Arundel Football Club is a

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club based in

Arundel Arundel ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Arun District of the South Downs, West Sussex, England. The much-conserved town has a medieval castle and Roman Catholic cathedral. Arundel has a museum and comes second behind much la ...

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. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Road.

History

The club was established in 1889. They were founder members of the

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in 1896 and were placed in the Senior Division.Shoreham F.C. - Early football in Shoreham and the 'Glory Years'
Shoreham-by-the-Sea They remained in the league until joining the

Sussex County League The Southern Combination Football League (named Premier Sports Southern Combination Football League) is a football league broadly covering the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey and South West London, England. The league consists of e ...

in 1949. When the league gained a second division in 1952, they were placed in Division One. In 1957–58 they won Division One, and retained the title the following season. In 1965–66 Arundel finished second-from-bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. However, they made an immediate return to Division One as Division Two runners-up the following season, and went on to finish as Division One runners-up in 1968–69. This was repeated in the mid-1970s, when relegation in 1975–76 was followed by promotion in 1976–77, a season in which the club also won the Division Two Cup. Another relegation in 1982–83 resulted in another immediate return to Division One as Division Two runners up in 1983–84, with the club going on to win their third title in 1986–87, also claiming the league's Challenge Cup. In 1997–98 they finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. Two seasons later they finished as runners-up in Division Two to earn promotion back to Division One. In 2003–04 Arundel won the Challenge Cup,2017–18 League Handbook
Southern Combination and in 2008–09 finished as Division One runners-up. In 2015 the league was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division One becoming the Premier Division. The 2018–19 season saw Arundel finish second-from-bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation to Division One.

League history

Ground

The club play their home games at Mill Road in Arundel. The ground has a capacity of 2,200, of which 100 is seated and 200 covered.

Honours

*Southern Combination **Division One champions 1957–58, 1958–59, 1986–87 **Challenge Cup winners 1986–87, 2003–04 **Division Two Cup winners 1976–77 *

Sussex RUR Cup The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup is the original Cup which was presented to the Sussex County FA in 1897 by the Officers and men of the Royal Irish Rifles (subsequently Royal Ulster Rifles). The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles won th ...

**Winners 1968–69, 1972–73, 1978–79, 1979–80

Records

*Best

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performance: Second qualifying round, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1971–72 (second replay),

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, 1986–87 *Best

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performance: Fourth round, 2002–03 *Record attendance: 2,200 vs Chichester City, Sussex County League, 1967–68

References

External links

Official website
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