A.F.C. Uckfield Town
Full name | Association Football Club Uckfield Town | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Oakmen, The Uckers | ||
Founded | 2014 | ||
Ground | The Oaks, Uckfield | ||
Chairman | Justin Farrow | ||
Manager | Billy Wood | ||
League | Southern Combination Division One | ||
2023–24 | Southern Combination Premier Division, 20th of 20 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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A.F.C. Uckfield Town is a community football club based in Uckfield, East Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at The Oaks.
History
The club was formed in July 2014 by a merger of Uckfield Town and A.F.C. Uckfield; it adopted Uckfield Town's black and red colours for their home kit and A.F.C. Uckfield's sky blue and navy blue as the away kit.[1] At the time of the merger Uckfield Town were in Division Three of the Sussex County League,[2] whilst A.F.C. Uckfield were in Division Two;[3] the new club took A.F.C. Uckfield's place in Division Two and continued to play at their Oaks ground.
In their first season the club finished second, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the renamed Southern Combination League.[4]
Ground
The club play their home games at The Oaks on Eastbourne Road. The club's reserve team plays at the Victoria Pleasure Ground. The Oaks is currently undergoing renovations ahead of the 2024/25 campaign alongside massive changes at the club.
Other teams
The club's reserve team play in the Mid Sussex League, the under-18 teams play in the Mid Sussex Youth League and Crowborough and District Youth Football League, and the women's team in the Sussex Women and Girls League. The women's team won the league in 2022–23.
Non-playing staff
- First Team Manager: Billy Wood
- First Team Asst Manager: TBD
- U18's Manager: Malcolm Jones
- Ladies Manager: Jon Wood
- Reserve Team Manager: William Leary
- Chairman: Justin Farrow
- Treasurer: Natasha Leppard
- Secretary: Michele Wright
- Senior Committee Member: Adrian Saunders
- Youth Welfare Officer(s): Nick Bignell
References
- ^ Uckfield's top football clubs merge Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Uckfield News, 31 July 2014
- ^ Uckfield Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ AFC Uckfield at the Football Club History Database
- ^ AFC Uckfield Town at the Football Club History Database
External links
- Webarchive template wayback links
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use British English from June 2013
- Use dmy dates from July 2020
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Southern Combination Football League
- Football clubs in East Sussex
- Association football clubs established in 2014
- Wealden District
- 2014 establishments in England
- Football clubs in England