Loxwood Football Club is a

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club based in Loxwood,

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, England. Nicknamed "The Magpies" and affiliated to the Surrey County FA, they are currently members of the and play at the Recreation Ground.

History

The club was originally established in 1920.History
Loxwood F.C. As Loxwood United they won the West Sussex League's Tony Kopp Cup in 1976–77.2013–14 Handbook
West Sussex League As Loxwood, they won the cup again in 1987–88 and were Division Two North champions the following season. Although the club subsequently folded, they reformed in 1997 and rejoined the West Sussex League, entering Division Five West. The club won the division in 1998–99 and were promoted to Division Four Central, which they won the following season. After being promoted from Division Three in 2000–01, the club were Division Two North champions in 2001–02. Loxwood won the league's Centenary Cup in 2003–04 and retained it the following season, also winning the Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup. In 2006 they moved up to Division Three of the Sussex County League. They won Division Three in 2007–08, earning promotion to Division Two. In 2011–12 the club finished fifth and were set to be promoted due to third-place Dorking Wanderers failing ground grading requirements; however, the decision was overturned by

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and Dorking were promoted. A third-place finish in Division Two in 2013–14 saw Loxwood promoted to Division One. In 2015 the league was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division One becoming the Premier Division. The club was relegated to Division One at the end of the 24/25 season after conceding a 94th minute goal in the final game of the season against Crowborough

Ground

The club play at the Recreation Ground on Plaistow Road. A new stand was built in 2008 and opened by

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prior to a friendly match against Corinthian-Casuals on 2 August. Floodlights were erected in 2010 and inaugurated with a friendly match against

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on 23 November.Loxwood Football Club
Philips Lighting A 100-seat stand was also installed.

Honours

*Southern Combination **Division Three champions 2007–08 *West Sussex League **Division Two North champions 1988–89, 2001–02 **Division Four Central champions 1994–95, 1999–2000 **Division Five West champions 1998–99 **Centenary Cup winners 2003–04, 2004–05 **Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup winners 2004–05 **Tony Kopp Cup winners 1976–77, 1987–88

Records

*Best

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performance: Preliminary round, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2024–25 *Best

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performance: Second round, 2014–15, 2015–16

References

External links

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