Shoreham F.C.

Shoreham
Full name Shoreham Football Club
Nickname(s) The Musselmen
Founded 1892
Ground Middle Road, Shoreham-by-Sea
Capacity 2000
Chairman Stuart Slaney
Manager Kane Louis
League Sussex County League
Division One
2013–14 Sussex County League
Division One, 14th

Shoreham F.C. is a football club based in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England. The club is affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association.[1] For the 2014–15 season, they are members of Sussex County League Division One.

History

The club was established in 1892 and were one of the founding members of the West Sussex Football League in 1896.[2] After their first season in the league they were relegated to the Junior Division, but bounce back up as champions, the following season.[2] The 1901–02 season saw the club achieve their first senior honours when they beat Hailsham Town 3–0 in the final to lift the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup.[2] More success followed the season later when the club won the West Sussex Football League and the Sussex RUR Cup.[2] They repeated the league success two seasons later, but had to settle as runners up in the Sussex RUR and challenge cups.[2] The 1905–06 campaign saw the club achieve a treble of competitiotion wins when they took the league title, and both the Sussex RUR and challenge cups.[3]

After the first World War the club played in the Brighton, Hove & District Football League, until the end of the 1919–20 season when they became one of the founder members of Sussex County Football League.[4][5] After seven seasons the club left the sussex league after finishing bottom with just five points at the end of the 1926–27 campaign, however the club rejoined the league again for the start of the 1932–33 competition, from the Brighton league.[6][7] The club then remained in the league up until the Second World War, where play was suspended, during which time they finished as runners-up in the 1934–35 season.[8]

After hostilities had ceased the club rejoined the Sussex County League, when it resumed for normal competition in the 1946–47 season.[7] That season also saw the club make their debut in the FA Cup, where they met East Grinstead in the Preliminary qualifying round, but were soundly beat 11–0.[9]

The 1951–52 season, saw the club become champions of the Sussex County League for the first time, and they successfully defended their title the following season.[7] The club saw themselves finish bottom of Division one at the end of the 1960–61 Campaign, but immediately bounced back up as Champions of Division two the following season.[10] The club remained in Division one for four more seasons, before being relegated back to Division two, but this time did not bounce back straight away but had to wait six seasons, when they finished as runners up in the 1972–73 camapign.[10] However their stay in Division one could only last a single season, and it took the club another three seasosn to gain promotion again as Champions.[10] The club maintained their winning ways the next season, as they then went on to win Division One for the third time in their history.[11]

Four seasons after their Championship win, the club were relegated back to Division two, and it took the club till the end of the 1984–85 campaign to gain promotion, when they finished at the top of division two.[12] The 1991–92 season,s aw their seven year stay in Division one coome to an end, after finishing in the bottom two.[12] The club regained promotion to Division one in the 1993–94 season, when they topped Division two.[13] The club again was relegated six seasons later in the 1999-00 campaign, and again bounced back up after just two seasons in Division two as runners-up.[13] Since then the club has remained in Division one except for the 2004–05 season, where they were in Division two but promoted immediately back to Division one.[14]

Ground

Shoreham play their home games at Middle Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6GA.

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

Records

Notable former players

A list of players that have played for the club at one stage and meet one of the following criteria;

  1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Players with full international caps.

Former coaches

References

  1. ↑ "Shoreham Football Club – Links". Shorehamfc.co.uk. 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Shoreham F.C. – Early football in Shoreham and the 'Glory Years". Shoreham History Portal. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Bert Longstaff – Shoreham's First Professional Footballer". May 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Brighton, Hove & District Football League". Bhdfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Shoreham Football Club – History". Shorehamfc.co.uk. 2005-01-23. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Brighton, Hove & District Football League". Bhdfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Sussex County League 1920–1960". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  8. ↑ "SUSSEX COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1934–35". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 SHOREHAM at the Football Club History Database
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Sussex County League 1960–1980". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  11. ↑ "Shoreham FC – Club History". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Sussex County League 1980–1993". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Sussex County League 1993–2003". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  14. ↑ "Sussex County League 2003–2012". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  15. ↑ "Brighton, Hove & District Football League". Bhdfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  16. ↑ "The Sussex Senior Cup". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  17. ↑ "R.U.R. Cup Final Results – Sussex County Football Association". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  18. ↑ "The John O'Hara League Challenge Cup Final Results – Sussex County Football League". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  19. ↑ "SCFL Divsion 2 Cup – Sussex County Football League". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  20. ↑ "Floodlight Cup – Sussex County Football Association". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2013-04-25.

External links

Coordinates: 50°50′04.69″N 0°15′29.90″W / 50.8346361°N 0.2583056°W