Horley Town F.C.

Horley Town

Full name	Horley Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Clarets
Founded	1896 (as Horley F.C.)
Ground	The New Defence, Horley
Capacity	2,000 (130 seated)
Chairman	Mark Sale
Manager	Anthony Jupp , Chris Weller[1]
League	Combined Counties League Premier Division
2015–16	Combined Counties League Premier Division, 6th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Horley Town Football Club is a football club based in Horley, Surrey, England. They currently run three senior teams with the first team playing at step five of the National League System in the Combined Counties Football League.^[2] They have a junior section with teams from Under 7 to Under 18.^[3]

History

The club was originally known as Horley F.C. and was first affiliated to Surrey F.A. in 1896. In 1908 the club merged with Gatwick Rovers but did not change its name until 1975 when it became Horley Town F.C. In 1984 the club joined the Combined Counties Football League, but left in 1996 and were members of local leagues until rejoining the Combined Counties in 2003. They are currently members of the Premier Division, which is a feeder league to the Isthmian League. Horley were demoted to Division One in season 2005–06 because their ground failed to meet the facility requirements of the league.^[4]

The club runs a reserve side in the Suburban Football League^[5][6] and also has a youth team which competes in the Southern Youth League.^[7] The Vets team compete in the Mid-Sussex Vets League^[8] and in the Surrey Veterans Cup.^[9]

Stadium

The New Defence – Clubhouse

Horley Town play their home matches at the New Defence which they moved into in 2003. Their previous ground was known as The Defence in memory of those that died in the defence of their country.^[7]

During the close season in 2014, it was announced that Dorking F.C. would groundshare with Horley until Dorking's Meadowbank Stadium was once again fit for use.^[10]

Kit

Horley's traditional colours are claret and sky-blue. For the 2015-2016 season, the club have opted for a white away kit with black trim.^[11]

Honours

• Surrey Senior League:^[12]
  • Champions (1): 1976–77
• Combined Counties Football League - Division 1:^[13]
  • Runners-up (1): 2006–07
• Surrey Junior Cup:^[14]
  • Winners (1): 2008–09
  • Runners-up (1): 1923–24
• Surrey Veterans Cup:^[15]
  • Winners (2): 1992–93, 1994–95
  • Runners-up (2): 1990–91, 1995–96
• Home Counties Reserve League Champions:
  • Winners: 1981–1982
• Southern Youth League:
  • Southern Division Runners-up and Challenge Cup Runners-up: 2012–2013

Achievements

• FA Cup
  • 1st Qualifying Round - 1982–83, 1983–84, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013-14^[16]
• FA Vase
  • 3rd Round 2014-2015^[17]

Notable former players

• Nicky Forster

References

1. "Jupp and Weller take first team job at Horley Town". Surrey Mirror. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
2. "First Team". Horley Town F.C. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
3. "Match Reports". Horley Town F.C. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
4. "The History of the League". Combined Counties Football League. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
5. The Reserves
6. Mitoo League Table
7. Official club history
8. Gray Hooper Holt LLP Mid Sussex Football League
9. Surrey FA Veteran's County Cup
10. "Dorking confirm groundshare agreement with Horley Town". Dorking Advertiser. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
11. new away kit. Thanks to @urbanspaceprojects
12. "England - Lower Level Leagues - Lists of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
13. "2006-07 Combined Counties League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
14. "Saturday Junior Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
15. "Veterans Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
16. Horley Town
17. FA Vase: Horley Town handed home tie while Lingfield are on the road

External links

• Official site
• Horley at the Football Club History Database
• Horley Town at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 51°10′32″N 0°10′53″W / 51.17556°N 0.18139°W