Loxwood Football Club is a
football club based in
Loxwood,
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ...
, England. Nicknamed "The Magpies" and affiliated to the
Surrey County FA, they are currently members of the and play at the Recreation Ground.
History
The club was originally established in 1920.
[History]
Loxwood F.C. As Loxwood United they won the
West Sussex League's Tony Kopp Cup in 1976–77.
[2013–14 Handbook]
West Sussex League As Loxwood, they won the cup again in 1987–88 and were Division Two North champions the following season.
[ Although the club subsequently folded, they reformed in 1997 and rejoined the West Sussex League, entering Division Five West.][ The club won the division in 1998–99 and were promoted to Division Four Central, which they won the following season. After being promoted from Division Three in 2000–01, the club were Division Two North champions in 2001–02.][
Loxwood won the league's Centenary Cup in 2003–04 and retained it the following season, also winning the Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup.][ In 2006 they moved up to Division Three of the Sussex County League.][ In 2011–12 the club finished fifth and were set to be promoted due to third-place Dorking Wanderers failing ground grading requirements; however, the decision was overturned by ]the Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world a ...
and Dorking were promoted. A third-place finish in Division Two in 2013–14 saw Loxwood promoted to Division One. In 2015 the league was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division One becoming the Premier Division.[
]
Ground
The club play at the Recreation Ground on Plaistow Road. A new stand was built in 2008 and opened by Jimmy Hill
James William Thomas Hill, OBE (22 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was an English footballer and later a television personality. His career included almost every role in the sport, including player, trade union leader, coach, manager, director ...
prior to a friendly match against Corinthian-Casuals on 2 August. Floodlights were erected in 2010 and inaugurated with a friendly match against Crawley Town
Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team com ...
on 23 November.Loxwood Football Club
Philips Lighting A 100-seat stand was also installed.[
]
Honours
*Southern Combination
**Division Three champions 2007–08
*West Sussex League
**Division Two North champions 1988–89, 2001–02
**Division Four Central champions 1994–95, 1999–2000
**Division Five West champions 1998–99
**Centenary Cup winners 2003–04, 2004–05[
**Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup winners 2004–05][
**Tony Kopp Cup winners 1976–77, 1987–88][
]
Records
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Preliminary round, 2016–17, 2017–18[
*Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2014–15, 2015–16][
]
See also
* Loxwood F.C. players
* Loxwood F.C. managers
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in West Sussex
Football clubs in England
Association football clubs established in 1920
1920 establishments in England
West Sussex Football League
Southern Combination Football League