Sidley United F.C.
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| Full name | Sidley United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "The Blues" | ||
| Founded | 1906 | ||
| Ground | Gullivers Sports Ground Bexhill-on-Sea |
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| Chairman | Dickie Day | ||
| Manager | Adam Day/Owen Ball | ||
| League | East Sussex Football League Division One |
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| 2015–16 | 1st | ||
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Sidley United F.C. is a football club based in Sidley, near Bexhill, England. The club is affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association[1] For the 2015-16 season they are members of the East Sussex Football League, playing in Division One.
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History
Sidley United were founded in 1906 and were founder members of Division Two of the Sussex County League in 1952.[2] Which they managed to win in the 1958–59 season.[3] By 1965 the club found themselves back in Division Two, however they won the Division straight away to win promotion back into Division One.[4]
The club alternated between Division One and Two for the next 21 seasons, which saw them twice finish runners up in Division Two in 1971 and 1978.[5] During this period the club also made their debut in the FA Cup in the 1973-74 season.[5] At the end of the 1987–88 season Sidley were relegated into Division Three.[6] It then took the club three seasons to get back up to Division Two when they won promotion into Division Two as runners-up in 1988–89.[6]
In 1996–97 Sidley won the Division Two cup and won the league in 1998–99, winning promotion back into Division One.[7] The 2000–01 season saw Sidley win Division One for the first time in their history, finishing five points ahead of Burgess Hill Town, they also won the John O'Hara League Challenge Cup completing the league and cup double.[2] Seven seasons later at the end of the 2007-08 campaign the club were relegated back to Divisions two, when they finished bottom of Division One.[8] Under the management of John Lambert the club gained promotion back to Division One at the end of the 2009-10 season, and completed a double by winning the Hastings Senior Cup as well.[9][10] The club withdrew from the Sussex County League in 2013 due to the loss of their home ground following the financial collapse of the main social club and went without football that season but resumed playing in the ADA East Sussex Football League for the 2014/15 season in which they finished mid table. On the 28th of February 2015 their former clubhouse at The Gullivers was burnt down due to a fire.
Stadium
Sidley United used to play their home games at Gullivers Sports Ground,Glovers Lane, North Road, Sidley, East Sussex, TN39 5BL.
Following the collapse of Sidley Social club, Gullivers closed and is no longer available. On February 28th 2015 the clubhouse suffered extensive damage following a fire.
For the 2014/15 season Sidley United are playing their home matches at Mill Lane in Hooe, which they share with Division Three side Hooe Sports.
Current squad
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Honours
League honours
- Sussex County League Division One[5]
- Champions (1): 2000–01
- Sussex County League Division Two[5]
- Champions (3): 1958–59, 1964–65, 1998–99
- Runners-up (2): 1971–72, 1977–78
- Sussex County League Division Three[5]
- Runners-up (1): 1989–90
Cup honours
- The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup[11]
- Runners Up (1): 2002–03
- Sussex County League Challenge Cup[12]
- Winners (1): 2000-01
- Runners Up (2): 1969-70, 2006–07
- Sussex County League Division Two Cup[12]
- Winners (2): 1957-58, 1996–97
- Runners Up (2): 1953-54, 1975–76
- Hastings Senior Cup[10][13]
- Winners (2): 2009-10, 2010–11
- Runners Up (1): 2011-12
Records
- Highest League Position:[5] 1st in Sussex County League Division One 2000-01
- FA Cup best performance:[5] First Qualifying Round 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79
- FA Vase best performance:[5] Third Round 1998–99, 2005–06
Former players
- Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Players with full international caps.
References
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External links
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