A.F.C. Uckfield Town is a

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club based in

Uckfield Uckfield () is a town in the Wealden District of East Sussex in South East England. The town is on the River Uck, one of the tributaries of the River Ouse, on the southern edge of the Weald. Etymology 'Uckfield', first recorded in writing as ...

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. They are currently members of the and play at The Oaks.

History

The club was formed in July 2014 by a merger of Uckfield Town and

A.F.C. Uckfield Association Football Club Uckfield was a football club based in Uckfield, East Sussex, England. History The club was formed in 1988 as Wealden Football Club. They joined the Sussex County League Division Three in 1998 and finished runners-up in ...

; it adopted Uckfield Town's black and red colours for their home kit and A.F.C. Uckfield's sky blue and navy blue as the away kit. At the time of the merger Uckfield Town were in Division Three of the Sussex County League, whilst A.F.C. Uckfield were in Division Two; the new club took A.F.C. Uckfield's place in Division Two and continued to play at their Oaks ground. In their first season the club finished second, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the renamed Southern Combination League.

Ground

The club play their home games at the Oaks on Eastbourne Road.

Other teams

The club's reserve team play in the Mid Sussex League, the under-18 team play in the Southern Combination League's Under 18 (East) Division. The under-17s play in the Mid Sussex Youth League, and the women's team in the Sussex Women and Girls League.

Non-playing staff

*First Team Manager: Jonny Elwood *Ladies Manager: Jon Wood *Reserve Team Manager: Justin Farrow *Under 18’s Manager: John Chesson *Under 17’s Manager: Nuno Bral *Chairman: Tom Parker *Vice-Chairman: Justin Farrow *Treasurer: Natasha Leppard *Senior Committee Member: James Jenkins *Senior Committee Member: Adrian Saunders *Youth Welfare Officer: Nick Bignell

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uckfield Southern Combination Football League Football clubs in East Sussex Association football clubs established in 2014 Wealden District 2014 establishments in England Football clubs in England