Billingshurst F.C.

Billingshurst
Full nameBillingshurst Football Club
Nickname(s)Hurst
Founded1891
GroundJubilee Fields, Billingshurst
ChairmanKevin Tilley
ManagerLee Spickett
LeagueSouthern Combination Division One
2023–24Southern Combination Division One, 12th of 18

Billingshurst Football Club is a football club based in Billingshurst, West Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at Jubilee Fields.

History

The club was established in 1891,[1] and later joined the West Sussex League. They won the Division Two title in 1972–73 and went on to win Division One the following season.[2] Following relegation the club won the Tony Kopp Cup and the Division Three North in 1979–80 and then Division Two North in 1982–83.[2] They were Division Two North champions again in 1992–93, before winning Division Three Central in 1998–99 and Division Two North in 2006–07.[2]

In 2010–11 Billingshurst won the Centenary Cup with a 2–1 victory over Newtown Villa in the final.[3] After winning the Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup and the Premier Division title in 2011–12,[2][4] the club moved up to Division Three of the Sussex County League,[5] which was renamed Division Two when the league became the Southern Combination in 2015.[5] In 2015–16 they finished fifth,[5] earning promotion to Division One.

Ground

The club moved to Jubilee Fields in 2006.[6]

Honours

  • West Sussex League
    • Premier Division champions 2011–12
    • Division One champions 1973–74
    • Division Two champions 1972–73
    • Division Two North champions 1982–83, 1992–93, 2006–07
    • Division Three North champions 1979–80
    • Division Three Central champions 1998–99
    • Centenary Cup winners 2010–11
    • Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup winners 2011–12
    • Tony Kopp Cup winners 1979–80, 2002–03[2]
  • Chichester Charity Cup
    • Winners 1972–73, 1980–81[2]

Records

References

  1. ^ Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday 12 June 2013 Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Billingshurst Parish Council
  2. ^ a b c d e f 2013–14 Handbook West Sussex League
  3. ^ Football: West Sussex League results The Argus, 1 May 2011
  4. ^ West Sussex League - West Sussex League Premier Division Non-League Matters
  5. ^ a b c d Billingshurst at the Football Club History Database
  6. ^ Exciting News - We are going up! Billingshurst F.C.

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