Langney Wanderers Football Club were a

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club based in the Langney district of Eastbourne,

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, England. They groundshared at Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane.

History

The club was established in 2010 and joined the Lewes Sunday League. In 2012 they applied for membership of the East Sussex League, gaining entry to the Premier Division for the 2012–13 season. The club were Premier Division champions at the first attempt, winning 17 of their 18 league matches, and were promoted to Division Three of the

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. Langney were Division Three champions the following season, but were unable to be promoted to Division Two as their ground did not have floodlights. However, after finishing third in Division Three in 2014–15 the club were promoted after planning permission was secured for floodlights. In 2015 the Sussex County League was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division Two becoming Division One. The 2016–17 season saw Langney win the Division One Cup, beating Southwick 3–0 in the final. In the following season the club achieved promotion to the Premier Division with five games to spare. In March 2021 the club announced they would fold due to financial issues.

Ground

The club initially played at Shinewater Lane, the former ground of Shinewater Association.Club shocked after vandals wreck pitch
Eastbourne Herald, 14 November 2014 Due to problems with the pitch, they played at Eastbourne United Association's Oval ground during the 2016–17 season, before moving to Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane ground for the 2017–18 season.Sports and Wanderers In Ground Share at The Lane
Eastbourne Borough F.C.

Management history

Honours

*Southern Combination **Division Three champions 2013–14 **Division One Cup winners 2016–17 *East Sussex League **Premier Division champions 2012–13

Records

*Best FA Cup performance: Extra preliminary round, 2018–19 *Best

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performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18

References

External links

*{{officialwebsite, www.langneywanderersfc.co.uk Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in East Sussex Sport in Eastbourne 2010 establishments in England Association football clubs established in 2010 2021 disestablishments in England Association football clubs disestablished in 2021 East Sussex Football League Southern Combination Football League