Alfold Football Club is a football club based in Alfold, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at the Recreation Ground.
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| Full name | Alfold Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Fold | ||
| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Ground | The Recreation Ground, Alfold | ||
| Chairman | Terry Eames | ||
| Manager | Simon Funnell | ||
| League | Southern Combination Division One | ||
| 2023–24 | Southern Combination Division One, 15th of 18 | ||
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History
editThe club was established in 1920 as Loxwood and Alfold and joined the Rudgwick & District League.[1] The club split in 1928 and Alfold joined the Cranleigh & District league, before becoming members of the Horsham & District League.[1] They won the league title, the League Cup and the District Cup in 1953–54.[2] When the league folded in the late 1960s, the club transferred to the West Sussex League.[2] They won the Tony Kopp Cup in 1970–71 and were Division Two North champions 1980–81 and 1993–94,[3] also winning the Surrey County Lower Junior Cup in 1988.[2] The club won the Premier Division title in 2002–03 and the Chichester Charity Cup in 2010–11.[3]
Alfold were Division Two runners-up in 2012–13, earning promotion to Division One. In 2015 they moved up to Division Two of the Southern Combination. A fourth-place finish in 2017–18 was enough to earn promotion to Division One.[4] The following season saw the club win the Division One title, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division.[5] In 2022–23 they finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated back to Division One.
Ground
editThe club play at the Recreation Ground in Dunsfold Road, Alfold.[6] A new 50-seat stand and floodlights were installed in 2018.[7]
Honours
edit- Southern Combination
- Division One champions 2018–19
- West Sussex League League
- Premier Division champions 2002–03
- Division Two North champions 1980–81, 1993–94
- Tony Kopp Cup winners 1970–71
- Chichester Charity Cup winners 2010–11
- Horsham & District League
- Champions 1953–54
- League Cup winners 1953–54
- District Cup winners 1953–54
Records
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b History Alfold F.C.
- ^ a b c Loyalty Points David Bauckham
- ^ a b 2013–14 Handbook West Sussex League
- ^ ‘Big days are just around the corner for the great little club’ - joy at Alfold’s promotion West Sussex County Times, 1 June 2018
- ^ a b c Alfold at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Alfold Club Info". Alfold F.C. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ A new chapter for Alfold who have added on and off the pitch West Sussex County Times, 3 August 2018