Hailsham Town F.C.

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Hailsham Town
Hailsham Town F.C. logo.png
Full nameHailsham Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Stringers
Founded1885
GroundThe Beaconsfield, Hailsham
Capacity2,000 (100 seated) [1]
ChairmanChris Weller
ManagerMike Baker & Callum Standish
League Southern Combination Division Two
2023–24 Southern Combination Division Two, 5th of 12
The main stand at The Beaconsfield Hailsham Town Main Stand 2007.jpg
The main stand at The Beaconsfield

Hailsham Town Football Club is a football club based in Hailsham, East Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division Two and play at the Beaconsfield. The club are known locally as 'The Stringers', a nickname which derives from traditional industry in the town.

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History

Established in 1885, [1] Hailsham won the Sussex Junior Cup in the 1895–96 season [2] and went on to be one of the founder members of the East Sussex League in 1896. [3] After finishing bottom of the league for four consecutive seasons between 1901–02 and 1904–05 and then again in 1906–07 and 1907–08, Hailsham left to rejoin the Eastbourne League. [4] In 1912 the club merged with Hailsham Athletic. [5] Rejoining the East Sussex League in 1920, Hailsham finished bottom of the league in 1925–26. Although they were runners-up in 1927–28, they finished bottom of the league again in 1929–30, 1930–31 and 1931–32. [6] [7] The club were runners-up for a second time in 1937–38.

Following World War II Hailsham finished bottom of the table again in 1948–49 and 1950–51, before winning the East Sussex League for the first time in 1953–54, [8] a season which also saw them win the Sussex Intermediate Cup. [9] In 1955 Hailsham joined Division Two of the Sussex County League under the name Hailsham Football Club. They won the Division Two Invitation Cup in their first season, [10] but resigned from the league during the 1962–63 season. [11] They subsequently joined the Eastbourne & District League, before returning to the East Sussex League in 1968, when they joined Division Two. [12]

Hailsham were Division Two champions in their first season back in the East Sussex League, earning promotion to Division One. They went on to win the Division One title at the first attempt. [12] In 1972 the now-renamed Hailsham Town transferred to the Southern Counties Combination. [2] They won the league in 1974–75 and were promoted to Division Two of the Sussex County League. [13] [2] The following season saw them win the Hastings Senior Cup. [14] After finishing as Division Two runners-up in 1980–81 they were promoted to Division One. [15] They won the League Cup in 1994–95 beating Wick 2–1 in the final. [16] The club remained in Division One until being relegated at the end of the 1998–99 season.

Hailsham were promoted back to Division One following a third-placed finish in 2000–01. [15] In 2005–06 they won the Sussex RUR Cup with a 2–0 win over Whitehawk in the final. [2] The club were relegated again in 2010–11, but finished second in Division Two the following season to earn an immediate promotion back to Division One. In 2015 the league was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division One becoming the Premier Division. [15] Hailsham finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2016–17 and were relegated to Division One. In 2022–23 the club finished bottom of Division One, resulting in relegation to Division Two. [15] In 2023–24 they won the Hastings Intermediate Cup, beating Hawkhurst United 4–1 in the final. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p499 ISBN   978-1869833695
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hailsham Town Nomad Online
  3. ↑ East Sussex League 1890s Hastings Football History
  4. ↑ East Sussex League 1900s Hastings Football History
  5. ↑ Sussex Agricultural Express, 26 July 1912, p2
  6. ↑ East Sussex League 1920s Hastings Football History
  7. ↑ East Sussex League 1930s Hastings Football History
  8. ↑ East Sussex League 1950s Hastings Football History
  9. ↑ 1953-54 Sussex County League
  10. ↑ 1955-56 Sussex County League
  11. ↑ Hailsham at the Football Club History Database
  12. 1 2 East Sussex League 1960s Hastings Football History
  13. ↑ Southern Counties Combination Hastings Football History
  14. ↑ "Past Competition Winners". FA Full Time - Hastings FA. Hastings & District Football Association. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hailsham Town at the Football Club History Database
  16. ↑ League Cup Archived 2011-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Sussex County League
  17. ↑ "Hastings & District FA". The FA Full Time. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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