Rustington F.C.

Rustington

Full name

Rustington Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Blues

Founded

1903

Ground

Recreation Ground, Rustington

Chairman

John Virgo

Manager

Jon Tucker

League

Southern Combination Division Two

2015–16

Southern Combination Division Two, 9th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Rustington F.C. is an English football club based in Rustington, near Littlehampton in West Sussex. The club are currently members of the Southern Combination Division Two and play at the Recreation Ground.

History

They club were established in 1903 and joined the Bognor District League.^[1] After World War I 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, which they won in 1999–2000 and again in 2003–04. They then joined Division Three of the Sussex County League.^[2] 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.^[1]

Honours

League honours

Sussex County Football League Division Three
- Champions 2006–07
West Sussex Football League Premier Division:^[3]
- Champions (2): 1999–00, 2003–04
West Sussex Football League Division Three South:^[4]
- Champions (1): 1970–71

Cup honours

The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup^[5]
- Runners Up (1): 2008–09
Sussex County Football Association
- Sussex Intermediate Cup
- Winners 2005–06
Sussex Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners 2000–01
Division Two Challenge Cup
- Runners up 2007–08
Sussex County Football League Division Three Cup:^[6]
- Winners (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
Vernon Wentworth Invitation Cup
- Winners 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
Centenary Cup
- Winners 1999–2000
Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup
- Winners 1974–75, 1975–76
Bareham Trophy (Rustington Reserves)
- Winners 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04

Club records

Highest League Position:^[7]
- 3rd in Sussex County League Division Two: 2007–08
Highest Attendance:^[1]
- 218 vs Bosham: 2006–07

References

1 2 3 Rustington Nomad Online
↑ Rustington at the Football Club History Database
↑ "West Sussex Football League – Cup Details". Yourgolfclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
↑ "West Sussex Football League - Cup Details". Yourgolfclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
↑ "R.U.R. Cup Final Results – Sussex County Football Association". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
↑ http://www.sussexcountyleague.com/div3cup/index.htm
↑ "Football Club History Database - Rustington". Fchd.info. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

External links

Official Club Website

Southern Combination League

Premier Division	AFC Uckfield Town Arundel Broadbridge Heath Chichester City Crawley Down Gatwick Eastbourne Town Eastbourne United Association Hailsham Town Hassocks Haywards Heath Town Horsham YMCA Lancing Littlehampton Town Loxwood Newhaven Pagham Peacehaven & Telscombe Shoreham Wick & Barnham United Worthing United

Division One	AFC Varndeanians Bexhill United Billingshurt East Preston Langney Wanderers Lingfield Little Common Midhurst & Easebourne Mile Oak Oakwood Ringmer St. Francis Rangers Saltdean United Seaford Town Selsey Southwick Steyning Town Storrington

Division Two	AFC Roffey Club Alfold Bosham Clymping Cowfold Jarvis Brook Lancing United Montpelier Villa Roffey Rottingdean Village Rustington Sidlesham Upper Beeding Westfield Worthing Leisure Town

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Coordinates: 50°48′52.03″N 0°30′27.02″W / 50.8144528°N 0.5075056°W / 50.8144528; -0.5075056

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