This is a list of English football seasons played by Devonshire Park (1881 until 1889), Eastbourne (1889 until 1971) andEastbourne Town Football Club from 1971 to the present day. Their early years (1881-1905) were spent playing in friendly and cup games. It wasn't until 1898 when Eastbourne competed in theFA Cup andFA Amateur Cup.Eastbourne joined the South Eastern League in 1905, replacing Eastbourne Swifts, the league agreed for Eastbourne to continue playing in their place. In 1907 Eastbourne were founder members of theSouthern Amateur Football League and played between 1907 and 1946,[1] winning the league on two occasions. Eastbourne were also founder members of theSussex County League in 1920 playing just one season alongside the Southern Amateur league. Eastbourne left for theCorinthian League from 1946 until it merged with theAthenian League in 1963, playing in Divisions One and Two.In 1976, Eastbourne Town re-joined the Sussex County League playing in Divisions One and Two until promotion into theIsthmian Football League in 2007 before being relegated into back into the Sussex County League in 2015.In 2015, the Sussex County Football League was renamed into theSouthern Combination Football League, the divisions being renamed into Premier and Division One.
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In this period, Devonshire Park and Eastbourne F.C. only competed in friendly games and later in theSussex Senior Cup.
| Season | ∆ | League | Major competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer | Average attendance | References | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup | League Cup | Sussex Senior | RUR Cup | Other | Result | ||||||
| 1881–82 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1882–83 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1883–84 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1884–85 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1885–86 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1886–87 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1887–88 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1888–89 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SF | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1889 | Renamed from Devonshire Park F.C. to Eastbourne F.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1889–90 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | W | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1890–91 | – | Sussex Senior Cup (League) | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 17 | 70 | 29 | 1st | – | – | – | W | – | – | – | – | [2] | ||
| 1891–92 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1892–93 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RU | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1893–94 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | W | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1894–95 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Withdrew | – | – | W | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1895–96 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1896–97 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RU | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1897–98 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | – | – | – | |
| 1898–99 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1Q | 1R | – | W | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | 1R | – | – | – | [3] |
| 1899–1900 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1Q | 2Q | – | W | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | – | – | – | [4] |
In this period, Eastbourne only played in cup games before joining the Amateur Football League and the Southern Amateur League in 1907
| Season | ∆ | League | Major competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer | Average attendance | References | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup | AFA Senior Cup | Sussex Senior | RUR Cup | Other | Result | ||||||
| 1900–01 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1Q | 1R | – | W | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF | – | – | – | [5][6] |
| 1901–02 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1Q | 2Q | – | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | – | – | – | [7][8] |
| 1902–03 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2Q | – | W | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | – | – | – | [9] |
| 1903–04 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2Q | 3Q | – | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Tournoi du Nouvel An Paris | 1R W | – | – | – | [10][11] |
| 1904–05 | – | Not entered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1Q | – | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Oxford Hospitals Cup | 1R RU | – | – | – | [12] |
| 1905 | Joined South Eastern League (as Eastbourne FC) replacing Eastbourne Swifts, who withdrew. Entered Division 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905–06 | – | SE1 ↓ | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 125 | -89 | 6 | 13th | PR | 2R | – | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | C. Rudd Wallace Gardner | 11 | – | [13][14] |
| 1906–07 | – | SE2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 63 | -27 | 12 | 7th | – | 1R | – | RU | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF | Wallace Gardner | 31 | – | [15] |
| 1907 | Left South Eastern League and joinedSouthern Amateur League as founder members, entered Section A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1907–08 | – | SAA | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 16 | 6th | – | – | SF | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Wallace Gardner | 24 | – | [16] |
| 1908–09 | – | SAA | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 27 | 3rd | – | – | 2R | – | – | Challenge International du Nord Eastbourne Charity Cup Sussex AFA Cup | W 1R 1R | Wallace Gardner | 20 | – | [17] |
| 1909–10 | – | SAA | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 17 | 4th | – | – | 3R | – | – | Challenge International du Nord Eastbourne Charity Cup Sussex AFA Cup | 1R W RU | H. Grevett | 20 | – | [18] |
| 1910–11 | – | SAA ↓ | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 9 | 8th | – | – | 1R | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Sussex AFA Cup | SF RU | W. Dann | 9 | – | [19] |
| 1911–12 | – | SAB ↑ | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 23 | 2nd | – | – | 2R | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Sussex AFA Cup | RU SF | Jack French | 21 | – | [20] |
| 1912–13 | – | SAA ↓ | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 6 | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Sussex AFA Cup | SF RU | Donald Wood | 10 | – | [21] |
| 1913–14 | – | SAB | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 16 | 4th | – | – | 2R | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Sussex AFA Cup | W W | C. Cook Fred Garrard | 7 | – | [22] |
| 1914–19 | Football was suspended until after the First World War | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–20 | – | SAA | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 22 | 2nd | – | 2R | – | 3R | RU | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | C. Goldsmith Guy Hollobone | 20 | – | [23][24] |
In this period, Eastbourne remained in the Southern Amateur League, but also joined the Sussex County League as a founding member, playing in two leagues for just one season.
| Season | ∆ | League | Major competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer | Average attendance | References | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup | AFA Senior Cup | Sussex Senior | RUR Cup | Other | Result | ||||||
| 1920–21 | Joined Sussex County league | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920–21 | – | SA1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 19 | 8th | – | 4Q | – | RU | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Guy Hollobone | 26 | – | [25] |
| – | SC1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 32 | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| 1921 | Left Sussex County league | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–22 | – | SA1 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 31 | 2nd | – | 1Q | W | W | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | 1R | Guy Hollobone | 33 | – | [26] |
| 1922–23 | – | SA1 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 32 | 1st | – | 2R | RU | RU | – | – | – | Guy Hollobone | 28 | – | [27] |
| 1923–24 | – | SA1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 21 | 6th | – | 1Q | RU | 3R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Guy Hollobone | 25 | – | [28] |
| 1924–25 | – | SA1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 24 | 4th | – | 1R | W | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Guy Hollobone | 19 | – | [29] |
| 1925–26 | – | SA1 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 31 | 1st | – | 1R | 1R | RU | RU | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Guy Hollobone | 25 | – | [30] |
| 1926–27 | – | SA1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 25 | 3rd | – | 1R | 2R | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Tommy Francis | 23 | – | [31][32] |
| 1927–28 | – | SA1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 25 | 5th | – | 1R | 3R | RU | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | E. Bean | 18 | – | [33] |
| 1928–29 | – | SA1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 19 | 6th | – | 1R | 2R | 2R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Tommy Francis | 19 | – | [34] |
| 1929–30 | – | SA1 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 30 | 2nd | – | 1R | 3R | 2R | – | – | – | Tommy Francis | 37 | – | [35] |
| 1930–31 | – | SA1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 21 | 6th | – | 4Q | 3R | 2R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF | Vic Francis | 37 | – | [36] |
| 1931–32 | – | SA1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 23 | 6th | – | 2Q | 1R | W | SF | Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF | Vic Francis | 33 | [37] | |
| 1932–33 | – | SA1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 16 | 8th | – | 1Q | 3R | W | W | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Vic Francis | 25 | [38] | |
| 1933–34 | – | SA1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 23 | 4th | – | 3Q | 3R | SF | SF | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Vic Francis | 19 | – | [39] |
| 1934–35 | – | SA1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 15 | 11th | – | 1Q | 1R | 1R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | C. Burton Reg Teague | 12 | – | [40] |
| 1935–36 | – | SA1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 23 | 6th | – | 4Q | 3R | 2R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | F. Kennedy | 22 | – | [41] |
| 1936–37 | – | SA1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 19 | 9th | – | PR | 1R | 1R | SF | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Stan Joyce | 17 | – | [42] |
| 1937–38 | – | SA1 ↓ | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 15 | 11th | – | 1Q | 2R | 2R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Newhaven Charity Cup | RU RU | Stan Joyce | 13 | – | [43] |
| 1938–39 | – | SA2 ↑ | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 24 | 1st | – | 1Q | 1R | 1R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Newhaven Charity Cup | W RU | Tommy Francis | 18 | – | [44] |
| 1939 | Played in the Sussex County League East Division at the start of the Second World War | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939–40 | – | SCFL East Division | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 12 | 6th | – | – | – | 1R | 1R | Eastbourne Charity Cup Baldwin Cup | RU RU | P. Davies | 8 | – | |
| 1939–45 | Football was suspended until after the Second World War | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | – | ||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | – | SA1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 16 | 5th | – | 3R | – | SF | RU | – | – | Paddy Tracey | 30 | – | [45] |
In this period, Eastbourne left the Southern Amateur League and joined the Corinthian League.
| Season | ∆ | League | Major competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer | Average attendance | References | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup | League Cup | Sussex Senior | RUR Cup | Other | Result | ||||||
| 1946 | Left the Southern Amateur League and joined the Corinthian League | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | – | COR | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 80 | -23 | 18 | 10th | 4Q | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | – | – | Paddy Tracey | 29 | – | |
| 1947–48 | – | COR | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 80 | -12 | 24 | 9th | – | 4Q | 1R | SF | W | Eastbourne Charity Cup Newhaven Charity Cup | W W | Paddy Tracey | 25 | – | |
| 1948–49 | – | COR | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 68 | -19 | 16 | 12th | – | 4Q | 2R | 2R | SF | Newhaven Charity Cup | W | Charlie Morgan | 21 | – | |
| 1949–50 | – | COR | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 27 | 7th | – | 4Q | 1R | 1R | W | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | William Stovell | 30 | – | |
| 1950–51 | – | COR | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 19 | 12th | 4Q | 3R | 1R | RU | 1R | – | – | William Stovell | 35 | – | |
| 1951–52 | – | COR | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 25 | 8th | 3Q | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | – | – | Alan Burgess | 30 | – | |
| 1952–53 | – | COR | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 21 | 11th | PR | – | SF | W | SF | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Alan Burgess | 24 | – | |
| 1953–54 | – | COR | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 25 | 8th | 2Q | PR | SF | SF | SF | – | – | Jim Simmonds | 14 | – | |
| 1954–55 | – | COR | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 63 | -39 | 13 | 14th | 2Q | 2Q | 1R | 3R | – | – | – | Jim Simmonds | 9 | – | |
| 1955–56 | – | COR | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 54 | -14 | 16 | 12th | 1Q | 2Q | 1R | 2R | RU | – | – | Derek Morris | 11 | – | |
| 1956–57 | – | COR | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 30 | 7th | 2Q | 2Q | SF | 1R | 1R | Freeman Thomas Shield | W | Gerry Colbran | 26 | – | |
| 1957–58 | – | COR | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 23 | 10th | PR | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | – | – | Ron Applebee | 22 | – | [46] |
| 1958–59 | – | COR | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 17 | 13th | PR | 4Q | 1R | 2R | – | AFA Invitation Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF W | Ron Applebee | 13 | – | [47] |
| 1959–60 | – | COR | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 67 | -26 | 20 | 15th | 2Q | PR | SF | R1 | – | AFA Invitation Cup | SF | R. Charlton | 8 | – | |
In this period, Eastbourne left the Corinthian League and joined the Athenian League, later renamed to Eastbourne Town and joined the Sussex County League.
| Season | ∆ | League | Major competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer | Average attendance | References | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | FA Amateur | FA Vase | League Cup | Sussex Senior | RUR Cup | Other | Result | ||||||
| 1960–61 | – | COR | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 26 | 11th | 2Q | 1Q | – | 1R | 3R | – | AFA Invitation Cup | SF | Jimmy Grant | 11 | – | |
| 1961–62 | – | COR | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 22 | 13th | – | 2R | – | 1R | 3R | 1R | AFA Invitation Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF W | Jimmy Grant | 16 | – | |
| 1962–63 | – | COR | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 76 | -33 | 19 | 14th | 1Q | 2R | – | 2R | 3R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Arthur Williams | 19 | – | |
| 1963 | Joined the Athenian League | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–64 | – | AL1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 75 | -31 | 17 | 11th | 1Q | 1R | – | 2R | 3R | RU | AFA Invitation Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF RU | Dave Delea | 11 | – | [48][49] |
| 1964–65 | – | AL1 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 67 | -14 | 27 | 10th | 2Q | 2R | – | 1R | 3R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Bobby Wilson | 17 | – | |
| 1965–66 | – | AL1 ↓ | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 45 | 81 | -36 | 15 | 16th | 1Q | 2R | – | 1R | 3R | – | AFA Invitation Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF W | Pat Tracey | 15 | – | |
| 1966–67 | – | AL2 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 23 | 13th | 1Q | 1R | – | 1R | 2R | – | AFA Invitation Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | SF RU | John Beasley | 12 | – | |
| 1967–68 | – | AL2 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 37 | 94 | -57 | 13 | 15th | 4Q | 1R | – | 1R | 4R | – | AFA Invitation Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | 1R RU | Barry Taylor | 19 | – | |
| 1968–69 | – | AL2 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 42 | 3rd | 4Q | 4Q | – | 1R | 3R | AFA Invitation Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU W | Barry Taylor | 33 | – | ||
| 1969–70 | – | AL2 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 41 | 4th | 2Q | PR | – | 1R | SF | – | AFA Invitation Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | W W | Barry Taylor | 27 | – | |
| 1970–71 | – | AL2 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 29 | 8th | 2Q | 1Q | – | 1R | 2R | – | AFA Invitation Cup Round Table Trophy | RU W | Barry Taylor | 20 | – | |
| 1971 | Renamed from Eastbourne F.C. to Eastbourne Town F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–72 | – | AL2 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 22 | 12th | 1Q | PR | – | 2R | 1R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup Round Table Trophy | SF 1R | Barry Taylor | 9 | – | [50] |
| 1972–73 | – | AL2 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 51 | -27 | 14 | 12th | 1Q | PR | – | 2R | RU | – | – | – | Roger Savage | 6 | – | [51] |
| 1973–74 | – | AL2 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 23 | 13th | 2Q | 2Q | – | 3R | SF | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Paul Rogers | 11 | – | [52] |
| 1974–75 | – | AL2 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 36 | 5th | 1Q | – | 4R | 2R | 2R | – | – | – | Wayne Peacock | 16 | – | [53] |
| 1975–76 | – | AL2 ↓ | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 31 | 7th | 2Q | – | 5R | RU | SF | – | – | – | Wayne Peacock | 28 | – | [54] |
| 1976 | Joined Sussex County League | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–77 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 44 | 1st | 1Q | – | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | – | – | Trevor Gurr | 23 | – | [55][56][57][58] |
| 1977–78 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 31 | 8th | 2Q | – | 3R | 2R | RU | 1R | Roy Hayden Memorial Trophy | RU | Alan Wilson | 19 | – | [59][60][61] |
| 1978–79 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 26 | 11th | 1Q | – | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Bert Roebuck | 12 | – | [62][63][64] |
| 1979–80 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 35 | 5th | 2Q | – | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Wally Manton | 9 | – | [65][66][67] |
In this period, Eastbourne Town played in the Sussex County League.
| Season | ∆ | League | Major competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer | Average attendance | References | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | FA Vase | League Cup | Sussex Senior | RUR Cup | Other | Result | ||||||
| 1980–81 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 26 | 13th | 1Q | PR | 2R | 1R | 2R | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Peter Andrews | 6 | – | [68][69][70] |
| 1981–82 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 25 | 13th | 1Q | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Des Brockwell | 12 | – | [71][72][73] |
| 1982–83 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 28 | 9th | 1Q | PR | 2R | 1R | QF | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Tim Williams | 11 | – | [74][75][76] |
| 1983–84 | 9 | SC1[a] | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 32 | 10th | 1Q | PR | 1R | 3R | 1R | Borough Centenary Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | W RU | Pip Facer | 8 | – | [77][78][79] |
| 1984–85 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 63 | 3rd | 2Q | PR | 2R | 2R | SF | Borough Centenary Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | W RU | John Kemp | 32 | – | [80][81][82] |
| 1985–86 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 23 | +48 | 61 | 3rd | 1Q | 2R | 2R | QF | W | Borough Centenary Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU W | John Kemp | 33 | – | [83][84][85] |
| 1986–87 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 56 | 5th | 2Q | 2R | 2R | 2R | W | Borough Centenary Cup | W | Derrick Smith | 24 | – | [86][87][88] |
| 1987–88 | 9 | SC1 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 55 | 4th | — | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | Borough Centenary Cup Eastbourne Charity Cup Maybank Cup | RU W W | Nigel Hole | 32 | – | [89][90][91] |
| 1988–89 | 9 | SC1 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 36 | 15th | — | 3R | 2R | QF | 1R | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Derrick Smith | 22 | – | [92][93][94] |
| 1989–90 | 9 | SC1 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 35 | 15th | — | EP | 1R | 2R | 2R | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Derrick Smith | 15 | – | [95][96][97] |
| 1990–91 | 9 | SC1 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 54 | -18 | 28 | 16th | — | PR | 2R | 1R | 2R | Eastbourne Charity Cup John Gower Memorial Trophy | RU W | Kenny Mackay | 8 | – | [98][99][100] |
| 1991–92 | 9 | SC1 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 63 | -30 | 40 | 12th | PR | EP | QF | QF | 2R | Charles Reynolds Memorial Trophy Eastbourne Charity Cup John Gower Memorial Trophy | RU RU RU | Steve Loughton | 19 | – | [101][102][103] |
| 1992–93 | 9 | SC1 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 35 | 78 | -43 | 28 | 17th | PR | PR | QF | 2R | 1R | – | – | Roger Myall | 12 | – | [104][105][106] |
| 1993–94 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 41 | 73 | -33 | 37 | 17th | — | EP | 1R | 1R | 1R | – | – | Roger Myall | 14 | – | [107][108][109] |
| 1994–95 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 79 | -29 | 40 | 12th | PR | PR | 1R | 2R | 1R | – | – | Tobi Hutchinson | 13 | – | [110][111][112] |
| 1995–96 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 89 | -38 | 40 | 14th | — | 1Q | 2R | 2R | PR | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Rob Forster | 11 | – | [113][114][115] |
| 1996–97 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 57 | 7th | — | 2Q | 1R | 3R | PR | – | – | Steve Loughton | 27 | – | [116][117][118] |
| 1997–98 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 73 | -19 | 43 | 14th | PR | 1R | 2R | 2R | – | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Ben Carrington | 15 | – | [119][120] |
| 1998–99 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 54 | 10th | 2Q | 2Q | SF | 3R | QF | – | – | Gary Brockwell | 21 | – | [121][122][123] |
| 1999–2000 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 56 | 9th | 1Q | 2 | 2R | 2R | QF | Eastbourne Charity Cup | W | Gary Brockwell | 23 | – | [124][125][126] |
In this period, Eastbourne Town were promoted into the Isthmian League and played in the FA Trophy for the first time.
| Season | ∆ | League | Major competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer | Average attendance | References | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | League Cup | Sussex Senior | RUR Cup | Other | Result | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 9 | SC1 ↓ | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 66 | -19 | 35 | 19th | PR | — | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | – | – | Lee Walsh | 10 | 118 | [127][128][129] |
| 2001–02 | 10 | SC2 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 65 | 4th | PR | — | 2Q | 1R | 1R | 3R | – | – | Gary Brockwell | 29 | 109 | [130][131][132] |
| 2002–03 | 10 | SC2 ↑ | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 97 | 28 | +69 | 82 | 2nd | PR | — | 2Q | 2R | QF | 3R | – | – | Yemi Odubade | 44 | 122 | [133][134][135] |
| 2003–04 | 9 | SC1 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 66 | 5th | PR | — | 2Q | SF | 3R | 2R | – | – | Yemi Odubade | 31 | 141 | [136][137][138] |
| 2004–05 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 52 | 10th | PR | — | 2Q | QF | 3R | QF | Eastbourne Charity Cup | RU | Steve Dallaway | 18 | 132 | [139][140][141][142] |
| 2005–06 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 44 | -25 | 65 | 5th | 1Q | — | 2Q | 3R | QF | 2R | – | – | Steve Dallaway | 19 | 148 | [143][144][145][146] |
| 2006–07 | 9 | SC1 ↑ | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 97 | 42 | +55 | 87 | 1st | PR | — | 4R | SF | 3R | 3R | – | – | Liam Baitup | 42 | 192 | [147][148][149][150][151] |
| 2007 | Promoted to Isthmian League | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 8 | IL1 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 84 | -26 | 44 | 19th | 1Q | 1Q | — | 3R | 2R | — | Roy Hayden Memorial Trophy Norman Wingate Trophy | RU RU | Liam Baitup | 28 | 206 | [152][153] |
| 2008–09 | 8 | IL1 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 66 | 72 | -6 | 57 | 13th | 1Q | PR | — | 4R | 2R | — | – | – | Liam Baitup | 13 | 176 | [154][155] |
| 2009–10 | 8 | IL1 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 77 | -48 | 29 | 22nd | PR | PR | — | 2R | 3R | — | – | – | Danny Simmonds | 6 | 150 | [156] |
| 2010–11 | 8 | IL1 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 78 | -18 | 44 | 18th | 1Q | PR | — | 3R | 3R | — | – | – | Sam Crabb | 12 | 154 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | IL1 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 62 | -13 | 47 | 14th | PR | 1Q | — | 3R | 2R | — | – | – | Danny Curd | 9 | 189 | [157] |
| 2012–13 | 8 | IL1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 57 | 11th | 2Q | 1Q | — | 2R | 4R | — | – | – | Danny Curd | 13 | 190 | [158] |
| 2013–14 | 8 | IL1 ↓ | 46 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 60 | 121 | -61 | 29 | 24th | 2Q | 1Q | — | 1R | 3R | — | – | – | Billy Medlock | 30 | 156 | [159][160] |
| 2014 | Relegated to Sussex County League | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 9 | SC1 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 96 | 44 | +52 | 72 | 4th | PR | — | 1R | QF | 2R | W | – | – | Dominic Clarke | 17 | 149 | [161] |
| 2015 | Sussex County League renamed to Southern Combination League | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 9 | SCP | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 107 | 42 | +65 | 86 | 2nd | 3Q | — | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | – | – | Jason Taylor | 29 | 174 | [162][163] |
| 2016–17 | 9 | SCP | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 70 | 5th | 1Q | — | 4R | 2R | 2R | 3R | – | – | Evan Archibald | 26 | 190 | [164] |
| 2017–18 | 9 | SCP | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 69 | 5th | 1Q | — | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | – | – | Evan Archibald | 24 | 247 | [165][166] |
| 2018–19 | 9 | SCP | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 99 | 50 | +49 | 83 | 3rd | EP | — | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | – | – | Daniel Perry | 34 | 232 | [167] |
| 2019–20 | 9 | SCP | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 79 | 25 | +57 | 62 | 2nd[b] | PR | — | 3R | 2R | 1R | Final | – | – | Zac Attwood | 15 | 216 | [168] |
| Season | ∆ | League | Major competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer | Average attendance | References | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | League Cup | Sussex Senior | RUR Cup | |||||||
| 2020–21 | 9 | SCP | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 26 | 4th[c] | PR | — | 1R | – | – | – | Nathan Crabb | 9 | 293 | [169] | |
| 2021–22 | 9 | SCP | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 67 | 6th | PR | — | 1Q | 2R | QF | QF | Louis Veneti | 18 | 255 | [170] | |
| 2022–23 | 9 | SCP | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 66 | 9th | 1Q | — | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Fletcher Holman | 17 | 203 | [171] | |
| 2023–24 | 9 | SCP ↑ | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 82 | 2nd | EP | — | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | Ollie Davies | 23 | 218 | [172] | |
| 2024 | Promoted to Isthmian League | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–25 | 8 | ISE | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 53 | 15th | PR | 1Q | — | — | 3R | — | James Stone | 20 | 220 | [173] | |
| 2025–26 | 8 | ISE | EP | 1Q | — | — | 3R | — | [174] | |||||||||||||
Sources for League, FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Vase statistics:
