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| Full name | Crowborough Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Crows | ||
| Founded | 1894 | ||
| Ground | Crowborough Community Stadium,Crowborough | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 (150 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Phil Tibbutt | ||
| Manager | Sean Muggeridge | ||
| League | Isthmian League South East Division | ||
| 2024–25 | Southern Combination Premier Division, 2nd of 20 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Website | crowboroughathletic.com | ||
Crowborough Athletic Football Club is afootball club based inCrowborough,East Sussex,England. Affiliated to theSussex County Football Association, the club are currently members of theIsthmian League South East Division and play at the Crowborough Community Stadium.
The club was established in 1894 and initially played in leagues in theTunbridge Wells area.[2] In 1974 they joined Division Two of theSussex County League.[3] In 1977–78 the club won the Division Two Cup.[4] They remained in Division Two until being relegated to Division Three at the end of the 1983–84 season. After finishing as Division Three runners-up in 1986–87, the club were promoted back to Division Two. In 1992–93 they won Division Two, beating title rivalsStamco 3–2 on the final day of the season with Stamco having only needed a draw to win the title,[4] and were promoted to Division One.[3] They remained in Division One until finishing bottom of the division in 1995–96, at which point they were relegated to Division Two.
In 1998–99 Crowborough were relegated toDivision Three. Although they were promoted back to Division Two in 1999–2000 having finished only fourth, they were relegated to Division Three again the following season.[3] In 2001–02 they won the Division Three Cup,[4] and in 2003–04 the club were Division Three champions, and after winning Division Two the following season, they returned to Division One.[3] The 2006–07 season saw them win the League Cup.[4] In 2007–08 they won Division One and were promoted to Division One South of theIsthmian League.[3] However, after the majority of the team left following the withdrawal of financial support from a major benefactor, the club finished bottom of the division in theirfirst season in the league and were relegated back to the Sussex County League. In 2014 the club were transferred to the Southern Counties East League, and became members of the Premier Division in 2016 when the league gained a second division.[3]
In 2022 Crowborough were transferred to the Premier Division of theSouthern Combination. In2023–24 the club finished third in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. They went on to lose 5–4 on penalties toNewhaven in the semi-finals. The club were runners-up in the Premier Division thefollowing season. In the subsequent play-offs, they beatPetersfield Town 2–0 in the semi-finals and then defeatedEastbourne United 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to the South East Division of the Isthmian League.[5] Four days after the play-off final the two teams met in theSussex RUR Cup final, with Crowborough winning 3–1.[6]
The club has played at the Alderbrook Recreation Ground since the early 1950s.[4] Redevelopment saw a new stadium created in the recreation ground, named the Crowborough Community Stadium. The ground currently has a capacity of 2,000, of which 150 is seated.[1]
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