A.F.C. Uckfield Town

AFC Uckfield Town
Full name Association Football Club Uckfield Town
Nickname(s) The Oakmen
Founded 2014
Ground The Oaks, Uckfield
Chairman Tom Parker
Manager Steve Ives
League Southern Combination Premier Division
2015–16 Southern Combination Premier Division, 15th
Website Club home page

A.F.C. Uckfield Town is a football club based in Uckfield, East Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and play at the Oaks.

History

The club was formed in July 2014 by a merger of Uckfield Town and A.F.C. Uckfield; it adopted Uckfield Town's black and red colours for their home kit and A.F.C. Uckfield's sky blue and navy blue as the away kit.[1] At the time of the merger Uckfield Town were in Division Three of the Sussex County League,[2] whilst A.F.C. Uckfield were in Division Two;[3] the new club took A.F.C. Uckfield's place in Division Two and continued to play at their Oaks ground.

In their first season the club finished second, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the renamed Southern Combination League.[4]

Ground

The club play their home games at the Oaks on Eastbourne Road.

Other teams

The club's under-21 team plays in the Southern Combination League's Under 21 (East) Division. The under-18s play in the Southern Combination Youth U18 League whilst the third, fourth and veterans teams play in the Mid-Sussex Football League

Non-playing staff

References

  1. Uckfield’s top football clubs merge Uckfield News, 31 July 2014
  2. Uckfield Town at the Football Club History Database
  3. AFC Uckfield at the Football Club History Database
  4. AFC Uckfield Town at the Football Club History Database

External links

Coordinates: 50°59′43.29″N 0°05′17.97″E / 50.9953583°N 0.0883250°E / 50.9953583; 0.0883250

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