Rustington F.C. is a
football
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club based in the village of
Rustington
Rustington is a small town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex. Rustington is approximately at the midpoint of the West Sussex coast and midway between the county town of Chichester and Brighton. The A259 runs along the north ...
,
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 ar ...
, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Recreation Ground.
History
They club were established in 1903 and joined the Bognor District League.
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they joined the Littlehampton District League, winning it in 1932–33, 1933–34, 1947–48 and 1948–49. They later joined the
West Sussex League
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, which they won in 1999–2000 and again in 2003–04. They then joined Division Three of the Sussex County League. In 2006–07 they won Division Three, going unbeaten in the league for the whole of 2006, this resulted them being featured on Sky Sports. The record was to remain until 24 February 2007, when it was ended by Haywards Heath.
[ They become champions of Division Two in 2017-18 and 2018-19 but were ineligible for promotion to Division One of the Southern Combination. They were also champions three seasons in a row up to the 2021–22 season. The club was previously sponsored by British rock band ]Royal Blood
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.
Honours
League honours
*Southern Combination League Division Two
**Champions (3) 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
*Sussex County Football League Division Three
**Champions 2006–07
* West Sussex Football League
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Premier Division:
**Champions (2): 1999–00, 2003–04
* West Sussex Football 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 th ...
Division Three South:
**Champions (1): 1970–71
Cup honours
* The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup
** Runners Up (1): 2008–09
*Sussex FA Intermediate Challenge Cup
**Winners (3): 2004–05, 2017–18,
Club records
*Highest League Position:[
**454 vs Littlehampton Town: 2006–07
]
References
External links
Official Club Website
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Arun District
Southern Combination Football League
Football clubs in West Sussex
Association football clubs established in 1903
Football clubs in England
1903 establishments in England
West Sussex Football League