Three Bridges Football Club is a football club based in

Three Bridges Three Bridges may refer to: England *Three Bridges, West Sussex, a neighbourhood within the town of Crawley **Three Bridges F.C., an association football team **Three Bridges railway station **Three Bridges depot, a rail depot * Three Bridges, Linc ...

Crawley Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...

, West Sussex, England. The club is affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association. They were established in 1901 and were founding members of the

Sussex County League The Macron Southern Combination Football League is a football league broadly covering the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey and South West London, England. The league consists of eight divisions – three for first teams (Premier Div ...

Division Two in 1952. In the 1981–82 season, they reached the Third Round of the

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. Currently they are members of the .

History

Three Bridges Football Club was founded in 1901. They were founder members of the

Division Two in 1952–53, but changed their name to Three Bridges United the following season. In 1953–54, the club were champions of Division Two and gained promotion to Division One. However, they only lasted one season at that level before returning to Division Two. The club's name reverted to Three Bridges in 1964, and in 1968–69, the club was promoted to Division One again, after finishing runners-up. Three Bridges were relegated again in 1973, but spent only one season in Division Two before returning after another runners-up spot. In 1977, the club was relegated again, this time for three seasons before returning after finishing runners-up for a third time. In the 1981–82 season, they reached the Third Round of the

. In 1985–86, Three Bridges were runners-up in Division One, and again in 1987–88 and 1988–89. In 1997, the club was relegated again to Division One, but returned two seasons later after a fourth Division Two runners-up place. The club finally secured its first Sussex County League Division One championship in 2011–12 and gained promotion to the

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Division One South.

Ground

Three Bridges play their home games at Jubilee Walk, Three Bridges Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1LQ.

Honours

Division One **Champions 2011–12 **Runners-up 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89 *

Division Two **Champions 1953–54 **Runners-up 1968–69, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1998–99

Cup honours

* The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup ** Winners (3): 1982–83, 1987–88, 2007–08 ** Runners Up (1): 2003–04

Records

* FA Cup: Third Qualifying Round, 2022-23 *

: Fifth Round, 1981–82 *Record attendance: 2,000 vs

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

, 1948Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2020) ''Non-League Club Directory 2021'', p574 *Most appearances: John Malthouse

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