Storrington F.C.
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| Full name | Storrington Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Swans | |
| Founded | 1920 | |
| Ground |
The Recreation Ground Storrington | |
| Chairman | Stan Rhodie | |
| Manager | Nigel Dyer | |
| League |
Sussex County League Division Two | |
| 2014-15 |
Sussex County League Division Two, 14th | |
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Storrington F.C. is a football club based in Storrington, near Horsham, West Sussex, England. They joined Sussex County League Division Two in 1976. Since then, they have been relegated to Division Three on three occasions, but have been promoted back to Division Two after a three-season spell in the lower division on each occasion. For the 2014–15 season, they are members of Division Two.
History
Storrington FC was officially formed in 1920 and started playing in the Worthing league then joined West Sussex League in 1973.[1] The Swans then spent three seasons in the West Sussex League before being elected to join Division 2 of the Sussex County League in 1976. The club then spent the next 14 years in division two, during which time they twice achieved their highest placing of 4th. In the 1989–90 season the club was relegated and over the next 12 seasons spent the time gaining promotion twice in 1993 and 1998 but were relegated back down in 1995 and 2002. The club at the beginning of the 2002–03 season started building a new clubhouse and the club had to play a number of home games at opponents' grounds due to the building work.[2]
In the 2004–05 season the club gained promotion to Division 2, but this time as champions of Division 3 for the first time in their history.[3] The club has remained in Division 2 since. The club has also used this stability to erect floodlights during the 2009/10 season.[1] For the 2011–12 season a new Management Team was put in place of James Baker and Nigel Dyer, and saw the team achieve a 9th place finish, sitting comfortably with the 8th and 7th finishes from the previous two seasons. At the end of the season James Baker quit Storrington FC to become manager of Worthing United.[4]
Club honours
- Sussex County League Division Three :[3]
- Winners: 2004–05
- Runners-Up: 1992–93, 1997–98
- Sussex County League Division Two Cup :[1]
- Winners: 1978–79
- Runners-Up: 2010–11
- Sussex County Football League Division Three Cup:[5]
- Winners (1): 1997-98
- Vernon Wentworth Cup :[1]
- Winners: 1997–98, 2002–03
- Sussex Intermediate Cup :[1]
- Runners-Up: 1970–71, 1985–86
Club records
- Highest League Position:[3] 4th in Sussex County League Division Two 1984–85, 1988–89
- Highest Attendance:[2] 88 vs Steyning Town 2006–07
The Ground
Storrington play their home games at the Recreation Ground, Pulborough Rd, RH20 4HJ.[6] The ground has been redeveloped with a new club house built in 2003 by the Parish Council, which also houses the dressing rooms. The ground also had floodlights added during the 2009/10 season.
Current Squad 13/14
Manager Nigel Dyer
| Squad |
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| Jason Downer |
| Sam Elliot(C) |
| Iain Jarvie |
| Ash Minter(Rylan) |
| Olly Setchell |
| Alex Forsey |
| Chris Watton |
| John Rhodie |
| Joe Howard |
| Kelvin Hobden |
| Marcus Robertshaw |
| Joe Warner |
| Richard Ayres |
| Will Garrett |
| Ryan Quirke |
| Gary Elliott |
References
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Coordinates: 50°55′13.71″N 0°27′49.67″W / 50.9204750°N 0.4637972°W