Crawley Down Gatwick F.C.

Not to be confused with Crawley Town F.C..
Crawley Down Gatwick
Full name Crawley Down Gatwick Football Club
Nickname(s) The Anvils
Founded 1993 (as Crawley Down Village)
Ground The Haven Sportsfield, Crawley Down
Ground Capacity 2,900
Chairman Donal Barrett
Manager Paul Cooper
League Southern Combination Football League Division One
2015–16 Sussex County Football League ,

Crawley Down Gatwick F.C. are a football club based in Crawley Down, near East Grinstead, England. They play in the Sussex County Football League Division One

History

They were established in 1993, when Crawley Down United merged with two other sides to form Crawley Down Village F.C.. and continued to play in the Mid Sussex league.[1] Two seasons later the club joined the Sussex County League Division Three for the 1995–96 season.[2] The club earned promotion to Division Two at their first attempt, and remained at that level until promotion to Division One in the 2008–09 season.[3] During their time in Division two the club finished in a promotion spot during the 1998–99 campaign but were denied promotion due to their ground having no floodlights, which were installed in May 2007.[4] The club changed its name to Crawley Down F.C. in 1999.[5]

They first entered the FA Cup in the 2008–09 season.[6] They won the Sussex County League Division One in 2010–11 and earned promotion to the Isthmian League Division One South for the first time in their history.[7] For the 2012–13 season they changed their name to their current incarnation of Crawley Down Gatwick, the reasons being was to distinguish themselves from Crawley Town and to widen their fanbase.[8]

Ground

Crawley Down Gatwick play their games at The Havens Sportsfield, Hophurst Lane, Crawley Down, West Sussex, RH10 4LJ.

The ground had floodlights and hard standing installed in 2007, to meet the requirements for entry into Sussex County League Division One.[1] In 2012 railings were added to the pitch so the club could continue to play in the Isthmian league.[9]

Honours

League honours

Sussex County League Division 1 Runners Up 20015-16

Cup honours

Records

Former coaches

  1. Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Managers/Coaches with full international caps.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Club – History". Crawley Down Gatwick FC. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  2. 1 2 CRAWLEY DOWN VILLAGE at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ "Crawley Down FC – Club History". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  4. ↑ "Crawley Down FC". Sussexcountyfc.milbint.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 CRAWLEY DOWN at the Football Club History Database
  6. ↑ "The FA Cup Archive". The Football Association. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "When Saturday Comes – Under the floodlights at the Haven Sportsfield". Wsc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  8. ↑ "Flying start". This is Sussex. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  9. ↑ "Relegation threat due to no railings". This is Sussex. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  10. ↑ Griggs, Howard (2012-05-12). "Gargan hits late winner as Hawks lift Senior Cup (From The Argus)". Theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  11. ↑ "The John O'Hara League Challenge Cup Final Results – Sussex County Football League". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  12. ↑ "Sussex Principal RUR Charity Cup". Sussex FA. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  13. ↑ "The Ryman Isthmian Football League – 11–12 Season". Isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  14. ↑ "The FA Trophy Results". The FA.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.

External links

Coordinates: 51°7′36.703″N 0°4′29.248″W / 51.12686194°N 0.07479111°W / 51.12686194; -0.07479111

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