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
ChairmanJames Jenkins & Justin Farrow
ManagerJohn Kirby
League Southern Combination Premier Division
2022–23 Southern Combination Premier Division, 16th of 20
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 Premier Division and play at The Oaks.

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History

The club was formed in July 2014 by a merger of Uckfield Town and A.F.C. Uckfield; it adopted Uckfield Town's black and red colours for their home kit and A.F.C. 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] whilst A.F.C. Uckfield were in Division Two; [3] the new club took A.F.C. Uckfield's place in Division Two and continued to play at their Oaks ground.

In their first season the club finished second, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the renamed Southern Combination League. [4]

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 team play in the Southern Combination League's Under 18 (East) Division. The under-17s play in the Mid Sussex Youth 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

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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. AFC Uckfield Town at the Football Club History Database

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