Billingshurst Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Billingshurst
Billingshurst is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the A29 road (the Roman Stane Street) at its crossroads with the A272, south-west of Horsham and north-east of Pulborough.
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West Sussex
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, England. They are currently members of the and play at Jubilee Fields.
History
The club was established in 1891, and later joined the
West Sussex League
The West Sussex Football League is a football competition in England. It was formed in 1896. The League has eight divisions of which the highest, the Premier Division, sits at level 12 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the ...
. They won the Division Two title in 1972–73 and went on to win Division One the following season.
[2013–14 Handbook]
West Sussex League Following relegation the club won the Tony Kopp Cup and the Division Three North in 1979–80 and then Division Two North in 1982–83.
[ They were Division Two North champions again in 1992–93, before winning Division Three Central in 1998–99 and Division Two North in 2006–07.][
In 2010–11 Billingshurst won the Centenary Cup with a 2–1 victory over Newtown Villa in the final. After winning the Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup and the Premier Division title in 2011–12,][ the club moved up to Division Three of the Sussex County League,][ In 2015–16 they finished fifth,][ earning promotion to Division One.
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Ground
The club moved to Jubilee Fields in 2006.Exciting News - We are going up!
Billingshurst F.C.
Honours
*West Sussex League
**Premier Division champions 2011–12
**Division One champions 1973–74
**Division Two champions 1972–73
**Division Two North champions 1982–83, 1992–93, 2006–07
**Division Three North champions 1979–80
**Division Three Central champions 1998–99
**Centenary Cup winners 2010–11
**Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup winners 2011–12
**Tony Kopp Cup winners 1979–80, 2002–03[
*Chichester Charity Cup
**Winners 1972–73, 1980–81][
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References
External links
Official website
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1891 establishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1891
Football clubs in England
Football clubs in West Sussex
West Sussex Football League
Southern Combination Football League