Burgess Hill Town F.C.
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| Full name | Burgess Hill Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Hillians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Leylands Park, Burgess Hill, West Sussex |
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| Capacity | 2,000 (307 seated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Jack Lake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Gary Croydon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Isthmian League Division One South |
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| 2005-06 | Isthmian League Division One, 19th |
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Burgess Hill Town Football Club is an English football (soccer) club currently playing in the Isthmian League First Division South, the eighth tier of English football. The club plays its home games at Leylands Park in Burgess Hill.
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[edit] History
The club was formed in 1882 as simply Burgess Hill F.C. and played for a number of years in the Mid-Sussex Football League before joining the Sussex County League in 1958, initially in Division Two. In 1969 the club absorbed another local side, World's End F.C., changed their name to Burgess Hill Town F.C. and relocated to their current ground, Leylands Park.
In 1970-71 the Hillians finally gained promotion to Division One of the County League but were relegated again two years later. In 1974-75 they were Division Two champions and followed this up by winning the Division One title the following season. After this it was to be another twnety years before they claimed any more silverware but they then proceeded to dominate the County League, winning the title five times and finishing second twice in seven seasons, including three title wins in succession from 1996-97 to 1998-99. After the last of these five titles, they were finally able to step up to the Southern League Eastern Division, although after one season they were switched to the Isthmian League, where they remain to this day.
[edit] Club honours
- Sussex County League - Division 1 champions 1976, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003
- Sussex County League - Division 2 Champions: 1975
- Floodlit Cup winners: 1997, 2000
- RUR Cup winners: 1992, 2000
- John O’Hara League Challenge Cup winners: 1974, 1980, 1998, 1999
- Sussex Senior Cup winners: 1884, 1885, 1886
- Roy Hayden Trophy winners: 2004
- Norman Wingate Trophy winners: 2003
- Sussex County Reserve Section champions: 1978, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992
- Sussex County Reserve Section Cup winners: 1983, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2003
- Sussex Intermediate Cup winners: 1977
- Sussex County Youth League champions: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005
- Sussex County Youth League Cup winners: 1992, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005
- Sussex Youth Cup winners: 2005
- Mid-Sussex Football League champions: 1901, 1904, 1940, 1947, 1957
- Mid Sussex Senior Charity cup winners: 1993, 1997, 2002
- Mowatt Cup winners: 1946
- Montgomery Cup winners: 1940, 1957
- Sussex Junior Cup winners: 1890
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 9th in Southern League Eastern Division, 2003-04
- Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 1999-00
- Best FA Trophy performance: 2nd round proper, 2003-04 and 2004-05
- Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 2001-02
[edit] Sources
- Burgess Hill Town at the Football Club History Database
- Burgess Hill at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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