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Reigate Priory F.C.

Coordinates: 51°14′15.69″N 0°12′55.76″W / 51.2376917°N 0.2154889°W / 51.2376917; -0.2154889
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Reigate Priory
Full nameReigate Priory Football Club
Nickname(s)Priory
Founded1870
GroundPark Lane, Reigate
ChairmanRay Connolly
ManagerDale Wyatt 1TM
LeagueSouthern Combination Division One
2023–24Mid-Sussex League Premier Division, 3rd of 14 (promoted)

Reigate Priory Football Club is a football club based in Reigate, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at Park Lane.

History

The club can trace its history as far back as April 1870, not long after The Football Association was formed in 1863. In 1871 the club was one of only 15 teams that played for a £20 silver trophy, the first ever FA Challenge Cup competition; the club's share was £1 1s, and the club made 2/6 profit over the season thanks to £6 2/6 worth of income.[1] The team were drawn in the first round against the Royal Engineers, who went on to lose in the final. Reigate Priory withdrew before the game, and Royal Engineers were awarded a walkover.[2]

Reigate Priory was also present when the Surrey County F.A. (founded in 1877) decided to become affiliated to the Football Association on 16 March 1882. The club was one of the original 10 teams present at the meeting that took place in Guildford. At the same time, a County Senior Cup competition was introduced. The first winners of this trophy, Priory were victorious six times in the competition before the end of the 19th century.[3]

The club is one of the oldest football clubs in the world still playing on its original ground. It numbers among its former members WW Read, with whom it enjoyed a long and happy association right through his sporting life.[4]

In 2008 the club became founder members of the Surrey Elite Intermediate League.

Ground

Reigate Priory 1st and Reserves teams play their home games at Park Lane, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8JX.

The A and B teams play their home games at Netherne Amateur Sports Club, Woodplace Lane, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 1NB

Current teams

Adult sides

First Team
Southern Combination Division One

Reserve Team
Mid-Sussex League Div 2 North

A Team
Mid-Sussex League Div 5 North

B Team
Mid-Sussex League Div 6 North

Vets Over35
Friendlies

Youth sides

Under 18s
Under 16s
Under 15s
Under 14s
Under 13s

Under 12s Predators
Under 12s Eagles
Under 12s Falcons

Under 11s Eagles
Under 11s Falcons
Under 11s Hawks

Under 10s Eagles
Under 10s Falcons

Under 9s Eagles
Under 9s Falcons
Under 9s Hawks
Under 9s Kestrels - A AA

Current management

First Team Manager
Dale Wyatt
Arun Field (Assistant)

Reserve Team Managers
Ben Smythe
John Searle (Assistant)

A Team Managers
Tristan Davis
Danny O'Connor (Assistants)
Michael Walker (Assistants)
Gulet Husbei (Assistants)

B Team Managers
Ricky De Abreu
Lee Murray (Assistant)

Vets Over 35 Manager
Kelvin Beckett
Nigel Lomas
Chris Comben

Honours

Winners (1): 1910[5]
  • Grant Hooper Holt LLP Mid Sussex Championship
Winners (1): 2021–22
  • Grant Hooper Holt LLP Mid Sussex Stubbins Cup
Winners (1): 2021–22

Records

References

  1. ^ "Reigate Priory among first entrants of the FA Cup". Surrey Mirror: 6. 11 January 1946.
  2. ^ "Football Club History Database - F.A. Cup 1871-72". Fchd.info. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Saturday Senior Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ Read, Walter William: Annals of Cricket (S. Low, Marston, 1896), p. 171.
  5. ^ "Challenge International du Nord".
  6. ^ Reigate Priory at the Football Club History Database

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