This is a list of English football seasons played by Langney Sports (1983 until 2001) andEastbourne Borough Football Club from 2001 to the present day. Their early years (1964–1983) which were spent playing amateur and intermediate football are not included.
Eastbourne Borough Football Club is an English association football club based inLangney,Eastbourne. The club was founded in 1964 as Langney F.C and joined Division Two of the Eastbourne & District Football League. In 1968, the club changed its name to Langney Sports F.C. which is reflected in the club's nickname "The Sports". They spent their early years playing in the Eastbourne & District Football League and the Eastbourne & Hastings League, before becoming a founding member of theSussex County League Division Three in 1983. The club moved toPriory Lane in the same year and was renamed Eastbourne Borough F.C. in 2001.[1]
The years 1983–2000 were spent in the County League, before the club climbed thefootball pyramid underGarry Wilson reaching theConference National in the space of nine seasons. They were relegated back to theConference South in 2011. The club has won theSussex Senior Cup three times, has reached theFA Cup first round on five occasions and theFA Trophy third round on six occasions.
| Season | ∆ | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | Other competitions | Average home attendance[2][3][4] | Top scorer[5] | References | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | ||||||||||
| 1983 | Joined JoinedSussex County League as founder members of new Division Three (as Langney Sports F.C.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–84 | 10 | SC3 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 38 | 5th | n/a | |||||||
| 1984–85 | 10 | SC3 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 42 | 5th | n/a | |||||||
| 1985–86 | 10 | SC3 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 46 | 4th | n/a | |||||||
| 1986–87 | 10 | SC3 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 101 | 19 | +82 | 66 | 1st | n/a | |||||||
| 1987 | Promoted toSussex County League Division Two | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | 9 | SC2 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 19 | +46 | 66 | 1st | n/a | |||||||
| 1988 | Promoted toSussex County League Division One | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 8 | SC1 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 49 | 10th | PR | n/a | ||||||
| 1989–90 | 8 | SC1 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 66 | 3rd | PR | n/a | ||||||
| 1990–91 | 8 | SC1 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 89 | 42 | +47 | 74 | 3rd | 1QR | 2R | n/a | |||||
| 1991–92 | 8 | SC1 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 96 | 36 | +60 | 76 | 2nd | PR | 2R | SSC Runners-up | Nigel Hole | ? | [6] | ||
| 1992–93 | 8 | SC1 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 65 | 4th | 2QR | PR | n/a | |||||
| 1993–94 | 8 | SC1 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 84 | 59 | +25 | 73 | 3rd | 1QR | PR | n/a | |||||
| 1994–95 | 8 | SC1 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 50 | 11th | PR | 1R | n/a | |||||
| 1995–96 | 8 | SC1 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 60 | 9th | 1QR | 2QR | n/a | |||||
| 1996–97 | 8 | SC1 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 58 | 6th | PR | 1R | n/a | |||||
| 1997–98 | 8 | SC1 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 74 | 4th | 3QR | 2R | n/a | |||||
| 1998–99 | 8 | SC1 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 66 | 4th | 4QR | 2QR | n/a | |||||
| 1999–00 | 8 | SC1 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 25 | +76 | 99 | 1st | 3QR | 1QR | John Snelgrove | 33 | [7] | |||
| 2000 | Promoted toSouthern Football League Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 7 | SLE | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 65 | 9th | 2QR | 1R | Matt Allen | 17 | [8] | |||
| 2001 | Langney Sports F.C. renamed to Eastbourne Borough F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 7 | SLE | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 69 | 7th | 2QR | 3R | SSC Winners | 382 | Matt Allen | 25 | [9][10][11] | |
| 2002–03 | 7 | SLE | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 92 | 33 | +59 | 93 | 2nd | 3QR | 3R | SSC Runners-up | 534 | Scott Ramsay | 38 | [12][13] | |
| 2003 | Promoted toSouthern Football League Premier Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 6 | SLP | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 55 | 11th | 4QR | 1R | 597 | Scott Ramsay | 28 | [14][15] | ||
| 2004 | Joined newly formedConference South | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 6 | Conf South | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 64 | 5th | 2QR | 3R | 719 | Scott Ramsay | 23 | [16] | ||
| 2005–06 | 6 | Conf South | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 46 | 17th | 1R | 3QR | 603 | Scott Ramsay | 14 | [17] | ||
| 2006–07 | 6 | Conf South | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 69 | 7th | 2QR | 3QR | 683 | Scott Ramsay | 16 | [18] | ||
| 2007–08 | 6 | Conf South | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 83 | 38 | +45 | 80 | 2nd | 1R | 3QR | 872 | Andy Atkin | 29 | [19] | ||
| 2008 | Promoted toConference National | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 5 | Conf Nat | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 60 | 13th | 1R | 1R | SSC Winners | 1,344 | Andy Atkin | 15 | [20][21][22] | |
| 2009–10 | 5 | Conf Nat | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 72 | -30 | 46 | 19th | 4QR | 2R | 1,206 | Jamie Taylor | 17 | [23][24] | ||
| 2010–11 | 5 | Conf Nat | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 62 | 104 | -42 | 39 | 23rd | 4QR | 3R | SSC Runners-up | 1,105 | Jamie Taylor | 19 | [25][26][27] | |
| 2011 | Relegated toConference South | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 6 | Conf South | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 69 | -15 | 45 | 18th | 4QR | 3QR | 695a | Ben Watson | 14 | [28] | ||
| 2012–13 | 6 | Conf South | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 51 | 12th | 3QR | 3QR | 533 | Elliott Charles | 14 | [29] | ||
| 2013–14 | 6 | Conf South | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 58 | 10th | 3QR | 3QR | 545 | Simon Johnson | 10 | [30] | ||
| 2014–15 | 6 | Conf South | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 55 | 11th | 4QR | 3QR | 574 | Gavin McCallum | 11 | [31] | ||
| 2015 | Football Conference is renamedNational League | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 6 | NLS | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 50 | 17th | 4QR | 2R | SSC Winners | 533 | Nathaniel Pinney | 26 | [32][33][34] | |
| 2016–17 | 6 | NLS | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 82 | 70 | +12 | 58 | 11th | 1R | 3QR | 541 | Nathaniel Pinney | 25 | [35] | ||
| 2017–18 | 6 | NLS | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 57 | 80 | -23 | 46 | 18th | 3QR | 1R | 517 | Jamie Taylor | 14 | |||
| 2018–19 | 6 | NLS | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 65 | -13 | 42 | 18th | 4QR | 1R | 586 | Charlie Walker/ Dean Cox | 12 | |||
| 2019–20 | 6 | NLS | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 38 | 18th | 3QR | 1R | 546 | Charlie Walker | 12 | [36][37] | ||
| 2020–21 | 6 | NLS | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 33 | 3rd | 1R | 2R | 499b | Chris Whelpdale | 15 | [38] | ||
| 2021–22 | 6 | NLS | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 60 | 6th | 3QR | 3R | 968 | Charley Kendall | 27 | |||
| 2022–23 | 6 | NLS | 46 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 74 | 66 | +8 | 71 | 8th | 4QR | 3R | 1,052 | Shiloh Remy | 15 | |||
| 2023–24 | 6 | NLS | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 74 | -21 | 52 | 19th | 2QR | 2R | 1,381 | Fletcher Holman | 10 | |||
| 2024–25 | 6 | NLS | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 88 | 3rd | 2QR | 3R | 1,306 | George Alexander | 27 | |||
| Winners | Runners up | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
Key to league record | Key to divisions aStats websites list incorrect attendance figure of 214 for game played between Eastbourne and Chelmsford on 29 August 2011. Correct attendance was 783. Taking this into account, the average attendance for the season was 695.[39] |
Sources for League, FA Cup and FA Trophy statistics: