Broadbridge Heath F.C.

Broadbridge Heath

Full name

Broadbridge Heath Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Bears

Founded

1919

Ground

Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre, Broadbridge Heath

Chairman

Keith Soane

Manager

Steve Painter

League

Southern Combination Premier Division

2016–17

Southern Combination Premier Division, 8th of 20

Home colours

Away colours

Broadbridge Heath Football Club is a football club based in Broadbridge Heath, near Horsham, in West Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and play at the Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre on Wickhurst Lane.

History

The club was established in 1919 by demobilised soldiers. Despite having only twelve players, they won the Horsham & District League and the Challenge Cup in their first season.^[1] When the league merged into the West Sussex League in 1970, Broadbridge Heath were placed in Division Three, earning promotion to Division Two in their second season in the league.^[1] They were later promoted to the Premier Division, but left to join the Southern Counties Combination League in 1978.^[1] When this league merged into the Sussex County League in 1983, the club were placed in the new Division Three.^[1]

After finishing third in 1987–88, the club were promoted to Division Two.^[2] They remained in Division Two until a third-place finish in 1997–98 saw them promoted to Division One. However, the club finishing bottom of Division One the following season and were relegated back to Division Two. In 2007–08 they finished second-from-bottom of Division Two and were relegated to Division Three. Despite only finishing fifth in 2011–12, they were promoted back to Division Two, and after finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 2013–14, the club were promoted to Division One. In 2015 the league was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division One becoming the Premier Division.^[2]

Honours

West Sussex League
- Division One champions 1975–76

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Extra-preliminary round, 2004–05^[2]
Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2002–03^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Club History Broadbridge Heath F.C.
1 2 3 4 Broadbridge Heath at the Football Club History Database

External links

Official website

2017–18 Southern Combination League
Premier Division	AFC Uckfield Town Arundel Broadbridge Heath Chichester City Crawley Down Gatwick Eastbourne Town Eastbourne United Association East Preston Hassocks Haywards Heath Town Horsham YMCA Lancing Littlehampton Town Loxwood Newhaven Pagham Peacehaven & Telscombe Saltdean United Three Bridges Worthing United
Division One	AFC Varndeanians Bexhill United Billingshurt Hailsham Town Langney Wanderers Lingfield Little Common Midhurst & Easebourne Mile Oak Oakwood Ringmer St Francis Rangers Seaford Town Selsey Southwick Steyning Town Storrington Wick & Barnham United
Division Two	Alfold Bosham Clymping Cowfold Ferring Jarvis Brook Lancing United Montpelier Villa Roffey Rottingdean Village Rustington Sidlesham Upper Beeding Westfield Worthing Town Leisure
Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Coordinates: 51°3′54.641″N 0°21′35.791″W / 51.06517806°N 0.35994194°W / 51.06517806; -0.35994194

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