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Bognor Regis Town 
Nickname(s) The Rocks Founded 1883 (as Bognor F.C.) Ground Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis
(Capacity: 4,000 approx (350 seated))Chairman Dominic Reynolds Manager Darin Killpartrick League Isthmian League Division One South 2010–11 Isthmian League Division One South, 2nd 
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Away coloursBognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Isthmian League Division One South and play at Nyewood Lane.
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History
Bognor F.C. were founded in 1883 and joined the West Sussex League in 1896. They won the championship of this league for five successive years in the early 1920s, after which they joined the Brighton & Hove District League in 1926. Just one year later, however, they joined the Sussex County League where they were to remain until 1972. The club became Bognor Regis F.C. in 1929 after King George V added the suffix 'Regis' to the seaside resort.
The club won the Sussex County Division One championship in the 1948–49 season. At the end of that season, they added "Town" to their name so as not to be confused with the local rugby club.
At the end of the 1969–70 season they were relegated, but won Division Two at the first attempt. The club won the Division One championship title the following season and were promoted to Division One South of the Southern League. In 1972–73 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 6–0 at Colchester United. In 1976 Jack Pearce became manager at the age of just 26, and went on to hold the position until 2007.
In 1981 the club were transferred to Division One of the Isthmian League, and were promoted at the end of the 1981–82 season after finishing second. In 1984–85 they reached the first round of the FA Cup again, beating Swansea City 3–1 in a replay after a 1–1 draw at the Vetch Field. In the second round they lost 6–2 at Reading. They reached the second round again the following season, beating Enfield in the first round, before losing 6–1 at Gillingham. They went on to reach the first round again in 1986–87 (losing 1–0 in a replay to Slough Town) and 1987–88 (losing 3–0 at home to Torquay United). In 1988–89 they beat Football League opposition again, defeating Exeter City 2–1, before losing to Cambridge United.
In 1991–92 Bognor finished in the relegation zone, but were reprieved after Dagenham and Redbridge Forest merged. However, the following season they finished bottom of the Premier Division, and were relegated to Division One. In 1995–96 they reached the second round of the FA Cup for a fourth time, before losing 4–0 at Peterborough United.
In 2002–03 they finished second in Division One South, and were promoted back to the Premier Division. After finishing tenth the following year, the club were placed in the newly-established Conference South. They were relegated back to the Isthmian League Premier Division at the end of the 2008–09 season, and were relegated again the following season.
Season 2010–11 saw the club compete in the Isthmian League Division One South and they missed out on promotion to the Premier Division by the tightest of margins. Having finished with a club record total of 96 points, they lost out in the title race to Metropolitan Police on goal difference by just one goal, having led the table by two points, going in to the last fixture. As a result they found themselves having to participate in the end-of-season play-offs, where they lost at home to Dulwich Hamlet who had finished 31 points behind.
Stadium
The club play at Nyewood Lane, which has a capacity of 4,000, of which 350 are seated. There is covered accommodation on three sides. The ground's first set of floodlights, were bought from Wembley Stadium and fitted onto telegraph poles. In the 1970s, the current floodlight pylons were added, with four along each touchline, before two of these were removed on each side, in the early 1990s.
On 15 August 2008 a fire destroyed the clubhouse, and was suspected to be arson.[1] Work on a brand new social club, named 'Seasons', commenced during the summer of 2009 and opened in November the same year.
The playing surface is arguably one of the finest in non-league football and won an award for the best in all three divisions of the Conference in 2008. Season 2010/11 also saw the pitch win an award, this time voted the best in all three divisions of the Isthmian League, in a poll of referees. The club also won an award two seasons running – 2007/08 and 2008/09, for the best canteen, as voted by supporters of rival Conference South clubs.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Craig Stoner GK Josh James (dual registration) DF Jon Marzetti DF James Crane DF Tim Bond DF Matt Whitehead DF Stuart Axten DF Daryl Wollers No. Position Player MF Chris Breach MF Kane Wills MF Dan Beck MF Jack Blatchford MF Lewis Ide MF Ben Johnson MF Jamie Howell (joint-manager) FW Jason Prior FW Luke Nightingale FW Terry Dodd Club management
As of 1 October 2011
Position Name General Club Manager Jack Pearce Joint 1st Team Manager Darin Killpartrick Joint 1st Team Manager Jamie Howell Goalkeeping Coach Lee Conway Fitness Coach/Kit Manager Neil Cockroft Physiotherapist Alan 'Fish' Robertson Physiotherapist Edith Sikorska Under 18s Manager Mike Wood Managers
As of 1 August 2011. Statistics below are League matches only (Sussex County/Southern/Isthmian/Conference South).
Name Nationality Period G W D L Win % Darin Killpartrick January 2009–Present 103 43 28 32 - Jamie Howell June 2009–Present 84 38 23 23 - Mick Jenkins June 2008 – January 2009 23 2 7 14 - Michael Birmingham October 2007 – May 2008 30 9 10 11 - Jack Pearce June 1994 – October 2007 566 227 144 195 - Mick Pullen June 1992 – May 1994 84 20 24 40 - Jack Pearce March 1976 – May 1992 672 254 163 255 - Derek Edwards June 1970 – March 1976 208 86 50 72 - Club records and honours
- Record victory 24–0 v Littlehampton, West Sussex Senior League, 1913–14
- Record defeat 0–19 v Shoreham, West Sussex Senior League, 1906–07
- Record attendance 3,642 v Swansea City, FA Cup first round replay, 1984–85
- Appearances: Mick Pullen, 967, 1976–96
- Goalscorer: Kevin Clements, 216, 1978–89
- Best league performance: Ninth in the Conference South, 2004–05
- Best FA Cup performances: Second round, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1995–96. First round, 1972–73, 1986–87, 1987–88.
- Best FA Trophy performance: Last 32, 1995–96
- Most points in a season: 96 points in season 2010/2011, in the Isthmian Division One South
- West Sussex League Winners – 1920/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24, 24/25.
- Sussex County League Div. 1 Winners – 1948/49, 71/72.
- Sussex County League Div. 2 Winners – 1970/71.
- Southern League Southern Division runners-up – 1980/81.
- Isthmian Division One runners-up – 1981/82.
- Isthmian Division One South runners-up – 2002/03 (promoted), 2010/11 (not promoted)
- Isthmian League Cup winners – 1986/87
- Sussex Senior Cup winners – 1954/55, 55/56, 79/80, 80/81, 81/82, 82/83, 83/84, 86/87.
Team colours
The club's home strip consists of green and white, of which in the past, combinations have varied including green and white striped shirts, green and white halved shirts, green and white quartered shirts and plain green shirts with white shorts. Since the mid-1970s, the strip has mostly consisted of white shirts, green shorts and white socks, as is the case in 2011. Like most clubs, away colours have varied over the years, although the current away strip (2011) consists of blue shirts and shorts with white socks, which has proved very popular with the supporters.
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Season Kit Manufacturer Main Shirt Sponsor 1979–1980 Adidas Hago Plastics 1980–1981 Umbro 1981–1983 No Shirt Sponsor 1983–1985 Hamilton Lines 1985–1987 New Olympic West Sussex Contractors 1987–1989 Puma Butlins (FA Cup ties only) 1989–1991 New Olympic Adcocks Suzuki 1991–1992 Hall Signs 1992–1993 Bukta Spindlers Lamps & Lights 1993–1994 Diadora Reynolds Furniture Store 1994–1995 1995–1996 ICIS 1996–1997 Esprit Accountants 1997–1998 Butlins Bognor Regis 1998–1999 Vandanel Sports Competitive Cleaning 1999–2000 Reynolds Furniture Store 2000–2001 Spall Finest Windows 2001–2002 Express Printing 2002–2003 Wayne Windows 2003–2005 GX Aldersmead 2005–2006 homes2buy.co.uk 2006–2007 KFC 2007–2008 VRV Autos 2008–2009 Apogee Corporation 2009–2010 Erreà 2010–2011 Keith Jay Carpets 2011–2012 Chestnut Tree House See also
Category:Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
References
- ^ Fire hits Bognor Regis Town Portsmouth.co.uk
External links
- Club website
- Bognor Regis Town at the Football Club History Database
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