Billingshurst F.C.
Full name | Billingshurst Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Hurst | ||
Founded | 1891 | ||
Ground | Jubilee Fields, Billingshurst | ||
Chairman | Kevin Tilley | ||
Manager | Lee Spickett | ||
League | Southern Combination Division One | ||
2022–23 | Southern Combination Division One, 8th of 17 | ||
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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]
References
- ^ Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday 12 June 2013 Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Billingshurst Parish Council
- ^ a b c d e f 2013–14 Handbook West Sussex League
- ^ Football: West Sussex League results The Argus, 1 May 2011
- ^ West Sussex League - West Sussex League Premier Division Non-League Matters
- ^ a b c Billingshurst at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Exciting News - We are going up! Billingshurst F.C.
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