Crowborough Athletic Football Club is a
football club based in
Crowborough,
East Sussex,
England
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. Affiliated to the
Sussex County Football Association
The Sussex County Football Association, also simply known as ''Sussex County FA'' or ''Sussex FA'', is the governing body of football in the county of Sussex, England. The Sussex County FA was founded on 23 September 1882 and run a number of Count ...
, the club are currently members of the and play at the Crowborough Community Stadium.
History
The club was established in 1894 and initially played in leagues in the Tunbridge Wells areas.
[Crowborough Athletic]
Nomad Online In 1974 they joined Division Two of the
Sussex County League.
[ In 1977–78 the club won the Division Two Cup.][History]
Crowborough Athletic F.C. They remained in Division Two until being relegated to Division Three at the end of the 1983–84 season. After finishing as Division Three runners-up in 1986–87, the club were promoted back to Division Two. In 1992–93 they won Division Two, beating title rivals Stamco 3–2 on the final day of the season with Stamco having only needed a draw to win the title,[ and were promoted to Division One.][ In 2001–02 they won the Division Three Cup,][ and in 2003–04 the club were Division Three champions, and after winning Division Two the following season, they returned to Division One.][ The 2006–07 season saw them win the League Cup.][ In 2007–08 they won Division One and were promoted to Division One South of the Isthmian League.][ However, after the majority of the team left following the withdrawal of financial support from a major benefactor, the club finished bottom of the division in their first season in the league and were relegated back to the Sussex County League. In 2014 the club were transferred to the Southern Counties East League, and became members of the Premier Division in 2016 when the league gained a second division.][
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Ground
The club has played at the Alderbrook Recreation Ground since the early 1950s.[ Redevelopment saw a new stadium created in the recreation ground, named the Crowborough Community Stadium. The ground currently has a capacity of 2,000, of which 150 is seated.][
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Honours
*Sussex County League
**Champions 2007–08
**Division Two champions 1992–93, 2004–05
**Division Three champions 2003–04
**John O'Hara League Challenge Cup winners 2006–07
**Division Three Cup winners 2001-02, 2003–04
*Mid-Sussex Senior Charity Cup
**Winners 1951–52, 1953–54[League Honours]
Mid-Sussex League.
Records
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Third qualifying round, 2008–09[
*Best FA Trophy performance: First qualifying round, 2008–09][
*Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2007–08][
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References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in East Sussex
Association football clubs established in 1894
1894 establishments in England
Crowborough
Southern Combination Football League
Isthmian League
Southern Counties East Football League