Bognor Regis Town F.C.
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| Full name | Bognor Regis Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1883 (as Bognor Regis F.C.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis (Capacity 4,000 approx (243 seated)) |
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| Chairman | Dominic Reynolds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | tbc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Conference South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Conference South, 18th[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bognor Regis Town F.C. is a football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. They were established in 1883 and have reached the second round of the FA Cup four times in their history. They currently play in the Conference South and were managed for 31 years by Jack Pearce, until his decision to step down in October 2007. The club's nickname of The Rocks stems from a formation of rocks which lie about a mile from the beach at Bognor.
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[edit] History
Bognor Regis F.C. was founded in 1883 and joined the West Sussex League in 1896. They won the championship of this league for five successive years in the early 1920s, after which they joined the Brighton & Hove District League in 1926. Just one year later, however, they joined the Sussex County League where they were to remain until 1972. Bognor won the Division One Championship in the 1948-49 season (the same year they added "Town" to their name) but were relegated in 1969-70.
They bounced back at the first attempt, winning the title, followed immediately by winning the championship of Division One, which was rewarded with a step up to the Southern Football League. They played in this league until 1981 when they switched to the Isthmian League, where promotion to the Premier Division was achieved at the first attempt. In 1991-92 they finished in 21st place but escaped relegation due to Dagenham withdrawing from the league, but the following year they finished rock bottom and dropped into Division One.
In 2002-03 they finally won promotion back to the Premier Division, and a 10th place finish the following season was enough to claim a place in the newly-formed Conference South.
[edit] Current squad
With the club facing serious financial issues, the club has decided to withdraw the payment of all wages to players and managing staff. Many players have already left, including player/manager Michael Birmingham. Other players are expected to follow suit over the course of the summer. The team will rely heavily on the Youth team, come the 2008/09 season.[2]
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 9th in Conference South, 2004-05
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round proper, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1995-96
- Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 2000-01, 2001-02
[edit] References
- ^ Bognor Regis Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Bognor Regis Observer
[edit] External links
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