Montpelier Villa F.C. is an

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located in

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. The club are currently members of the and play at Culver Road, Lancing.

History

Montpelier Villa was established in 1991. Becoming members of the

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where they won Division Six in their first season. After winning Division Four and the Hove and Worthing Cup in 1993–94 the club skipped a division and entered and won Division Two in 1994–95 and Division One in 1995–96. They were runners up in the Vernon Wentworth Cup in 2003–03. In 2009– 10 they were champions of the Premier Division and again in 2010–11. Joining the

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they rose though the leagues and finishing third in the Championship 2012–13 they were promoted into the Premier Division, finishing 8th in 2014–15 the club applied joined Division Two of the

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.Mid-Sussex League 2014–2015
Non-League Matters The club finished fifth in the

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, a season which was curtailed because of the

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, a supplementary shield was played and was won by the Villa. The club were promoted to Division One, entering step 6 of the English Football Pyramid for the first time. Montpelier Villa entered the

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for the first time in 2021–22.

Ground

Montpelier Villa play their home games at Culver Road, Lancing, West Sussex. The home of the

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and Lancing.

Honours

League honours

: Premier Division Winners (2): 2009–10, 2010–11 : Division One Winners (1): 1995–96 : Division Two Winners (1): 1994–95 : Division Four Winners (1): 1993–94 : Division Six Winners (1): 1991–92

Cup honours

*Hove & Worthing Cup : Winners (1): 1993–94 * Southern Combination League Division Two supplementary shield : Winners (1): 2021 *Vernon Wentworth Cup : Runners-up (1) 2002–03

References

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