Westfield F.C. (Sussex)

Not to be confused with Westfield F.C. (Surrey) or Westfields F.C..

Westfield

Full name

Westfield Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Westies

Founded

1911^[1]

Ground

The Parish Field, Westfield

Capacity

200

Chairman

Mick Kempster

Manager

Jack Stapley

League

Southern Combination Division Two

2015–16

Southern Combination Division Two, 10th

Home colours

Away colours

Westfield Football Club are a football club based in Westfield, near Hastings, England. They were established before World War I. They joined the Sussex County Football League Division Three in 1997. Despite finishing outside the Sussex County Football League Division Two relegation places Westfield were relegated due to failing the ground grading regulations. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division Two and play at the Parish Field.

History

Westfield joined Division Two of the East Sussex League in 1971, the finished runners up in 1972–73. The following season in Division One, they won a league and cup double, in 1977–78 in the Premier Division they won another league and cup double. However, by 1991 the club were back in Division Two of the league.

The club were admitted back into Division Three of the Sussex County League for the 1997–98 season. In the 1998–99 season, the club finished 4th and were promoted into Division Two, where they have remained since. The club managed to reach the final of the Division Two Challenge Cup in the 2002–03 season, which saw them finish 6th in the league, they missed out to league champions and local rivals Rye & Iden United. The club finished in 3rd in 2006–07, however due to having no floodlights at their home ground, could not get promoted into Division One.^[1]

Ground

Westfield play their home games at The Parish Field, Main Road, Westfield, East Sussex, TN35 4SB.

In 2009 a fire destroyed the clubhouse, which was built primarily from wood and dated back to the 1970s, the club have since installed temporary cabins to use as a temporary clubhouse.^[2]

Honours and Achievements

Sussex County League^[1]
Sussex County League Division 2 Cup Runners up 2002/03
Sussex County League Division 3 Runners Up 1998/99
Sussex County League Reserve Section (East) Runners Up 2014/15
East Sussex League^[1]
East Sussex League Premier Division Winners 1977/78
East Sussex League Premier Division Runners Up 1996/97
Hastings League^[1]
Hastings League Division One Winners 1956/57
Hastings League Division One Runners Up 1946/47, 1955/56, 1957/58
Hastings League Division Two Runners Up 1953/54
Hastings League Division Three East Winners 1952/53
Hastings League Division Three East Runners Up 1951/52
Hastings & District FA^[1]
Hastings Senior Cup Winners 2007/08, 2013/14
Hastings Senior Cup Runners Up 2002/03, 2005/06
Hastings FA Intermediate Cup Winners 1997/98, 2013/14
Hastings FA Intermediate Cup Runners Up 1998/99
Hastings FA Junior Cup Winners 1936/37, 1938/39, 1946/47, 1962/63
Hastings FA Junior Cup Runners Up 1937/38

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Us". Westfield (Sussex) Football Club. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
↑ Westfield clubhouse burned down – Hastings Observer

External links

Official site
Westfield at the Football Club History Database
Club page on Nomad Online

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

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