Storrington F.C.

Storrington
Full name	Storrington Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Swans
Founded	1920
Ground	The Recreation Ground, Storrington
Chairman	Nigel Dyer
Manager	John Rhodie
League	Southern Combination Division One
2023–24	Southern Combination Division Two, 1st of 12 (promoted)
Home colours	Away colours

Storrington Football Club is a football club based in Storrington, near Horsham, West Sussex, England. They joined Sussex County League Division Two in 1976. Since then, they have been relegated to Division Three on three occasions, but have been promoted back to Division Two after a three-season spell in the lower division on each occasion. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at the Recreation Ground.

History

Storrington FC was officially formed in 1920 and started playing in the Worthing league then joined West Sussex League in 1973.^[1] The Swans then spent three seasons in the West Sussex League before being elected to join Division 2 of the Sussex County League in 1976. The club then spent the next 14 years in division two, during which time they twice achieved their highest placing of 4th. In the 1989–90 season the club was relegated and over the next 12 seasons spent the time gaining promotion twice in 1993 and 1998 but were relegated back down in 1995 and 2002. The club at the beginning of the 2002–03 season started building a new clubhouse and the club had to play a number of home games at opponents' grounds due to the building work.^[2]

In the 2004–05 season the club gained promotion to Division 2, but this time as champions of Division 3 for the first time in their history.^[3] The club has remained in Division 2 since. The club has also used this stability to erect floodlights during the 2009/10 season.^[1] For the 2011–12 season a new Management Team was put in place of James Baker and Nigel Dyer, and saw the team achieve a 9th place finish, sitting comfortably with the 8th and 7th finishes from the previous two seasons. At the end of the season James Baker quit Storrington FC to become manager of Worthing United.^[4]

Club honours

Sussex County League Division Three :^[3]
- Winners: 2004–05
- Runners-Up: 1992–93, 1997–98
Sussex County League Division Two Cup :^[1]
- Winners: 1978–79
- Runners-Up: 2010–11
Sussex County Football League Division Three Cup:^[5]
- Winners (1): 1997-98
Vernon Wentworth Cup :^[1]
- Winners: 1997–98, 2002–03
Sussex Intermediate Cup :^[1]
- Runners-Up: 1970–71, 1985–86

Club records

Highest League Position:^[3] 4th in Sussex County League Division Two 1984–85, 1988–89
Highest Attendance:^[2] 88 vs Steyning Town 2006–07

The Ground

Storrington play their home games at the Recreation Ground, Pulborough Rd, RH20 4HJ.^[6] The ground has been redeveloped with a new club house built in 2003 by the Parish Council, which also houses the dressing rooms. The ground also had floodlights added during the 2009/10 season. There are plans to improve the ground further with the addition of 50 seats.

Current Squad 16/17

Manager John Rhodie

Squad
Gary Elliot
Matt Searle (c)
Iain Jarvie
Mike Jarvie
Olly Setchell
Adam Bardouleu
Russell Shoebridge
John Rhodie
Joe Warner
Josh Warner
Callum Meeney
James Naylor
Nathan Primus
Owen Cave
Jack Boxall
Ross Fraser

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Storrington FC About The Swans
^ ^a ^b Nomad Nomad Online
^ ^a ^b ^c FCHD Football Club History Database
^ Baker quits Storrington West Sussex County Times
^ http://www.sussexcountyleague.com/div3cup/index.htm
^ Yell Maps Directions to Ground

External links

Official Club Website

50°55′13.71″N 0°27′49.67″W / 50.9204750°N 0.4637972°W / 50.9204750; -0.4637972

[hist-1] Storrington FC About The Swans

[nomad-2] Nomad Nomad Online

[fchd-3] FCHD Football Club History Database

[4] Baker quits Storrington West Sussex County Times

[5] ttp://www.sussexcountyleague.com/div3cup/index.htm

[6] Yell Maps Directions to Ground

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