Little Common F.C.

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Little Common
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Full nameLittle Common Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Lane Boys
Founded1966 (as Albion United)
GroundLittle Common Recreation Ground, Bexhill-on-Sea
ChairmanDaniel Eldridge
ManagerRussell Eldridge
League Southern Combination Premier Division
2023–24 Southern Combination Premier Division, 12th of 20
Website Club website

Little Common Football Club is a football club based in the Little Common area of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and play at the Little Common Recreation Ground.

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History

The club was established by Ken Cherry in 1966 as a youth club under the name Albion United, initially fielding under-14 and under-16 teams. [1] They later started an adult team, which entered the Hastings League. [2] In 1970 the club joined Division Three of the East Sussex League, which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division Two. [3] They won Division Two the following season, resulting in promotion to Division One. [3] A third successive league title in 1972–73 saw the club win Division One and earn promotion to the Premier Division. [3]

In 1976–77 Albion United were Premier Division champions, remaining unbeaten through the entire league season. [3] The club then moved up to Division Two of the Sussex County League. [4] They finished bottom of Division Two in 1980–81 and 1981–82, but were not relegated. [4] In 1986 the club were renamed Little Common Albion. [4] After finishing bottom of Division Two in 1993–94, they were relegated to Division Three. [5] The following season saw them finish second-from-bottom of Division Three, [5] after which they dropped back into the East Sussex League. In 2002 the club dropped Albion from their name. [6]

After winning the East Sussex League Premier Division in 2004–05, [6] Little Common were promoted back to Division Three of the Sussex County League. [7] They were Division Three runners-up in 2008–09, earning promotion to Division Two. [7] In 2015 the league was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division Two becoming Division One. [7] In 2016–17 the club were Division One runners-up, but were unable to take promotion as their ground did not meet the required criteria. [8] However, after winning the division the following season, they were promoted to the Premier Division after moving to Eastbourne United's the Oval ground. [8]

Ground

After playing at grounds with no facilities, in 1974 the club purchased two prefabricated buildings that had been built in Fulham after World War II for £500 and moved them to their Little Common Recreation Ground to create a clubhouse and changing rooms. [2] A new pavilion was opened in November 2002. [2]

In 2018 the club relocated to Eastbourne United's Oval ground in order to secure promotion. However, after fully enclosing the ground and installing two new stands, the club is due to return to the Recreation Ground in December 2021. [9] [10]

Honours

Records

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References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Little Common Football Club". Little Common F.C.
  2. 1 2 3 "Little Common". Pyramid Passion. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "East Sussex League 1970's". Hastings Football History.
  4. 1 2 3 Albion United at the Football Club History Database
  5. 1 2 Little Common Athletic at the Football Club History Database
  6. 1 2 "East Sussex League 2000's". Hastings Football History.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Little Common at the Football Club History Database
  8. 1 2 "Senior clubs from the Rother and surrounding area". Hastings Football History.
  9. ↑ "Sussex football team ready for first home game since 2017". Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 17 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Common return to home". The Non-League Football Paper. 19 December 2021.

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