Copthorne F.C.

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Copthorne
CopthorneFClogo.jpg
Full nameCopthorne Football Club
Founded2004
GroundThe Camping World Community Stadium, Hop Oast, Horsham
Capacity1,300
ChairmanAndrew Beadle
Manager Simon Funnell
Website Club website

Copthorne Football Club is a football club based in Copthorne in West Sussex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Camping World Community Stadium in Horsham.

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History

The club was established in 2004. Becoming members of the Mid-Sussex League, they were Division Six champions in 2007–08. [1] The won a treble in the 2009–10 season, winning Division Five, the Sommerville Challenge Cup and the Stratford Cup. [1] Also winning Division Three the following season. [1] And finishing second in Division Two in the 2011–12 season. [2] They were promoted into the Premier Division at the end of the 2014–15 season after finishing third. [3]

The club joined the Southern Combination Football League Division Two for the 2018–19 season, finishing 2nd but did not apply to enter step 6 in the English football league system pyramid. Applying for promotion into Division One in the 2021–22 season, the league declined due to the ground-grading, the club moved from King George's Field in Copthorne, and entered a groundshare agreement with Horsham for the 2022–23 in which they finished 2nd but gained promotion into Division One for the 2023–24 season. [4]

Ground

Copthorne play their home games at Horsham's Camping World Community Stadium, Hop Oast in Horsham, West Sussex.

Originally playing on King Georges playing fields in Copthorne, the club had a one year groundshare agreement for the 2022–23 season whilst they were looking to find land for their own stadium. [4]

Honours

League

Division Six champions (1): 2007–08
Division Five champions (1): 2009–10
Division Three champions (1): 2010–11
Division Two runnners-up (1): 2011–12
Division Two runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2022–23

Cups

Winners (1): 2009–10
Winners (1): 2009–10
Winners (1): 2015–16

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References

  1. 1 2 3 League Honours Mid-Sussex Football League
  2. Mid-Sussex League history 2002–2012 Non-League Matters
  3. Gray Hooper Holt LLP Mid Sussex Football League FA Full Time
  4. 1 2 'Matt Pole' (3 May 2022). "Copthorne confirm groundshare agreement with Horsham FC". Sussex Express.
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