Lancing F.C.

Lancing

Full name

Lancing Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Lancers

Founded

1941 (as Lancing Athletic)

Ground

Culver Road, Lancing

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Martin Gander

Manager

Ash Bailey

League

Southern Combination Premier Division

2015–16

Southern Combination Premier Division, 4th

Home colours

Away colours

Lancing Football Club is a football club based in Lancing, West Sussex, England. Since forming in 1941, the club has spent a majority of its history in the Sussex County League. They have reached the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup and the Fourth Round of the FA Vase. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and play at Culver Road.

History

The club was formed in 1941 as Lancing Athletic.^[1] The club started in the Brighton, Hove & District Football League after the war and were champions in the 1946–47 campaign.^[2] The club then entered the Sussex County League in 1948–49, and finished runners-up the following season. They reached the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup in 1952–53, and changed their name to their current one in 1957 following relegation to the Sussex County League Division Two.^[3]

The club won the league in their inaugural season under their new name, gaining promotion back to Division One. In 1964–65, the club again finished runners-up of the Sussex County League, but in 1968 they were relegated to Division Two. They returned to Division One as champions in 1969–70, but were relegated again after two seasons. It was a decade before the club was again promoted to Division One, this time as runners-up, in 1982–83. They were relegated again in 1990, only to return in 2000 despite finishing third. Lancing only lasted one season in Division One before returning to Division Two. The club was again promoted in 2010–11 after finishing second. During that season, they also reached the Fourth Round (last 32) of the FA Vase, but their run was ended after a defeat at Holbrook Sports. In the 2011–12 season, the club finished as runners-up of Division One.^[4]

Ground

Lancing play their home games at Culver Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 9AX.

Honours

Sussex County League Division One^[3]^[4]
- Runners-up 1949–50, 1964–65, 2011–12
Sussex County League Division Two
- Champions 1957–58, 1969–70
- Runners-up 1982–83, 2010–11
Brighton, Hove & District Football League Division One^[2]
- Champions 1947–48

Cup honours

The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup^[5]
- Winners (1): 1965–66
- Runners Up (1): 1992–93

The Peter Bentley Challenge Cup

- Winners 2015/16

Records

FA Cup^[3]
- Fourth Qualifying Round 1952–53
FA Vase^[4]
- Fourth Round 2010–11
  - Martin Gander broke local record for number of hotdogs eaten in 25 minutes

References

↑ "History | Lancing Football Club". Lancingfc.org.uk. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
1 2 "Brighton, Hove & District Football League". Bhdfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
1 2 3 Lancing Athletic at the Football Club History Database
1 2 3 Lancing at the Football Club History Database
↑ "R.U.R. Cup Final Results – Sussex County Football Association". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.

External links

Club website

Southern Combination League

Premier Division	AFC Uckfield Town Arundel Broadbridge Heath Chichester City Crawley Down Gatwick Eastbourne Town Eastbourne United Association Hailsham Town Hassocks Haywards Heath Town Horsham YMCA Lancing Littlehampton Town Loxwood Newhaven Pagham Peacehaven & Telscombe Shoreham Wick & Barnham United Worthing United

Division One	AFC Varndeanians Bexhill United Billingshurt East Preston Langney Wanderers Lingfield Little Common Midhurst & Easebourne Mile Oak Oakwood Ringmer St. Francis Rangers Saltdean United Seaford Town Selsey Southwick Steyning Town Storrington

Division Two	AFC Roffey Club Alfold Bosham Clymping Cowfold Jarvis Brook Lancing United Montpelier Villa Roffey Rottingdean Village Rustington Sidlesham Upper Beeding Westfield Worthing Leisure Town

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Coordinates: 50°49′47.36″N 0°19′26.99″W / 50.8298222°N 0.3241639°W / 50.8298222; -0.3241639

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