Arundel F.C.

Arundel
Full name	Arundel Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Mullets
Founded	1889
Ground	Mill Road, Arundel
Capacity	2,200 (100 seated)
Chairman	Bob Marchant
Manager	Craig Stewart
League	Southern Combination Division One
2023–24	Southern Combination Division One, 8th of 18
Home colours	Away colours

Arundel Football Club is a football club based in Arundel, West Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at Mill Road.

History

The club was established in 1889.^[1] They were founder members of the West Sussex League in 1896 and were placed in the Senior Division.^[2] They remained in the league until joining the Sussex County League in 1949.^[3] When the league gained a second division in 1952, they were placed in Division One.^[3] In 1957–58 they won Division One, and retained the title the following season.

In 1965–66 Arundel finished second-from-bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. However, they made an immediate return to Division One as Division Two runners-up the following season, and went on to finish as Division One runners-up in 1968–69.^[3] This was repeated in the mid-1970s, when relegation in 1975–76 was followed by promotion in 1976–77,^[3] a season in which the club also won the Division Two Cup.^[4] Another relegation in 1982–83 resulted in another immediate return to Division One as Division Two runners up in 1983–84, with the club going on to win their third title in 1986–87,^[3] also claiming the league's Challenge Cup.^[4] In 1997–98 they finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. Two seasons later they finished as runners-up in Division Two to earn promotion back to Division One.^[3]

In 2003–04 Arundel won the Challenge Cup,^[4] and in 2008–09 finished as Division One runners-up. In 2015 the league was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division One becoming the Premier Division.^[3] The 2018–19 season saw Arundel finish second-from-bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation to Division One.

League history

Season	Division	Position	Significant events
1949–50	Sussex County League	12/14
1950–51	Sussex County League	5/14
1951–52	Sussex County League	11/15
1952–53	Sussex County League Division One	4/14
1953–54	Sussex County League Division One	8/15
1954–55	Sussex County League Division One	15/17
1955–56	Sussex County League Division One	6/17
1956–57	Sussex County League Division One	3/16
1957–58	Sussex County League Division One	1/16	Champions
1958–59	Sussex County League Division One	1/16	Champions
1959–60	Sussex County League Division One	9/16
1960–61	Sussex County League Division One	5/16
1961–62	Sussex County League Division One	9/17
1961–62	League abandoned
1963–64	Sussex County League Division One	15/17
1964–65	Sussex County League Division One	14/17
1965–66	Sussex County League Division One	15/16	Relegated
1966–67	Sussex County League Division Two	2/17	Promoted
1967–68	Sussex County League Division One	10/16
1968–69	Sussex County League Division One	2/16
1969–70	Sussex County League Division One	13/16
1970–71	Sussex County League Division One	6/16
1971–72	Sussex County League Division One	5/16
1972–73	Sussex County League Division One	12/15
1973–74	Sussex County League Division One	10/15
1974–75	Sussex County League Division One	8/15
1975–76	Sussex County League Division One	14/15	Relegated
1976–77	Sussex County League Division Two	2/14	Promoted, Division Two Cup winners
1977–78	Sussex County League Division One	9/16
1978–79	Sussex County League Division One	7/16
1979–80	Sussex County League Division One	11/16
1980–81	Sussex County League Division One	8/16
1981–82	Sussex County League Division One	7/16
1982–83	Sussex County League Division One	15/16	Relegated
1983–84	Sussex County League Division Two	2/16	Promoted
1984–85	Sussex County League Division One	5/16
1985–86	Sussex County League Division One	9/16
1986–87	Sussex County League Division One	1/16	Champions, Challenge Cup winners
1987–88	Sussex County League Division One	12/16
1988–89	Sussex County League Division One	16/18
1989–90	Sussex County League Division One	16/18
1990–91	Sussex County League Division One	8/18
1991–92	Sussex County League Division One	11/18
1992–93	Sussex County League Division One	12/18
1993–94	Sussex County League Division One	10/20
1994–95	Sussex County League Division One	17/20
1995–96	Sussex County League Division One	7/20
1996–97	Sussex County League Division One	12/20
1997–98	Sussex County League Division One	20/20	Relegated
1998–99	Sussex County League Division Two	8/18
1999–00	Sussex County League Division Two	2/18	Promoted
2000–01	Sussex County League Division One	13/20
2001–02	Sussex County League Division One	9/20
2002–03	Sussex County League Division One	17/20
2003–04	Sussex County League Division One	6/19	Challenge Cup winners
2004–05	Sussex County League Division One	9/20
2005–06	Sussex County League Division One	7/20
2006–07	Sussex County League Division One	3/20
2007–08	Sussex County League Division One	3/20
2008–09	Sussex County League Division One	2/20
2009–10	Sussex County League Division One	12/20
2010–11	Sussex County League Division One	9/20
2011–12	Sussex County League Division One	17/20
2012–13	Sussex County League Division One	14/22
2013–14	Sussex County League Division One	12/20
2014–15	Sussex County League Division One	10/20
2015–16	Southern Combination Premier Division	12/20
2016–17	Southern Combination Premier Division	15/20
2017–18	Southern Combination Premier Division	17/20
2018–19	Southern Combination Premier Division	19/20	Relegated
Source: Football Club History Database

Ground

The club play their home games at Mill Road in Arundel. The ground has a capacity of 2,200, of which 100 is seated and 200 covered.^[1]

Honours

Southern Combination
- Division One champions 1957–58, 1958–59, 1986–87
- Challenge Cup winners 1986–87, 2003–04
- Division Two Cup winners 1976–77
Sussex RUR Cup
- Winners 1968–69, 1972–73, 1978–79, 1979–80

Records

Record attendance: 2,200 vs Chichester City, Sussex County League, 1967–68^[1]
Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1971–72 (second replay), 1972–73, 1986–87^[3]
Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2002–03^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p498 ISBN 978-1869833695
^ Shoreham F.C. - Early football in Shoreham and the 'Glory Years' Shoreham-by-the-Sea
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Arundel at the Football Club History Database
^ ^a ^b ^c 2017–18 League Handbook Archived 7 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine Southern Combination

External links

Official website

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[NLCD2017-1] Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p498 ISBN 978-1869833695

[2] Shoreham F.C. - Early football in Shoreham and the 'Glory Years' Shoreham-by-the-Sea

[FCHD-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Arundel at the Football Club History Database

[Handbook-4] 2017–18 League Handbook Archived 7 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine Southern Combination

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