A.F.C. Uckfield Town

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AFC Uckfield Town
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Full nameAssociation Football Club Uckfield Town
Nickname(s)The Oakmen, The Uckers
Founded2014
GroundThe Oaks, Uckfield
ChairmanBilly Wood
ManagerBilly Wood
League Southern Combination Division One
2023–24 Southern Combination Premier Division, 20th of 20 (relegated)
Website Club website

A.F.C. Uckfield Town is a community football club based in Uckfield, East Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at The Oaks.

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History

The club was formed in July 2014 by a merger of Uckfield Town and AFC Uckfield; it adopted Uckfield Town's black and red colours for their home kit and AFC Uckfield's sky blue and navy blue as the away kit. [1] At the time of the merger Uckfield Town were in Division Three of the Sussex County League, [2] while AFC Uckfield were in Division Two; [3] the new club took AFC Uckfield's place in Division Two and continued to play at their Oaks ground.

In their first season the club were Division Two runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the renamed Southern Combination League. [4] They finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2023–24 and were relegated back to Division One.

Ground

The club play their home games at the Oaks on Eastbourne Road. The club's reserve team plays at the Victoria Pleasure Ground.

Other teams

The club's reserve team play in the Mid Sussex League, the under-18 teams play in the Mid Sussex Youth League and Crowborough and District Youth Football League, and the women's team in the Sussex Women and Girls League. The women's team won the league in 2022–23.

Non-playing staff

Records

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References

  1. Uckfield's top football clubs merge Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Uckfield News, 31 July 2014
  2. Uckfield Town at the Football Club History Database
  3. AFC Uckfield at the Football Club History Database
  4. 1 2 3 AFC Uckfield Town at the Football Club History Database

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