Copthorne F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club

Copthorne

Full name| Copthorne Football Club
Founded| 2004
Ground| The Camping World Community Stadium, Hop Oast, Horsham
Capacity| 1,300
Chairman| Andrew Beadle
Manager| Simon Funnell
League| Southern Combination Division One
2022–23| Southern Combination Division Two, 2nd of 14 (promoted)
Website| Club website

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Copthorne Football Club is a football club based in Copthorne in West Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at the Camping World Community Stadium in Horsham.

## History[edit]

The club was established in 2004. Becoming members of the Mid-Sussex League, they were Division Six champions in 2007–08.[1] The won a treble in the 2009–10 season, winning Division Five, the Sommerville Challenge Cup and the Stratford Cup.[1] Also winning Division Three the following season.[1] And finishing second in Division Two in the 2011–12 season.[2] They were promoted into the Premier Division at the end of the 2014–15 season after finishing third.[3]

The club joined the Southern Combination Football League Division Two for the 2018–19 season, finishing 2nd but did not apply to enter step 6 in the English football league system pyramid. Applying for promotion into Division One in the 2021–22 season, the league declined due to the ground-grading, the club moved from King George's Field in Copthorne, and entered a groundshare agreement with Horsham for the 2022–23 in which they finished 2nd but gained promotion into Division One for the 2023–24 season. [4]

## Ground[edit]

Copthorne play their home games at Horsham's Camping World Community Stadium, Hop Oast in Horsham, West Sussex.

Originally playing on King Georges playing fields in Copthorne, the club had a one year groundshare agreement for the 2022–23 season whilst they were looking to find land for their own stadium.[4]

## Honours[edit]

### League[edit]

* Mid-Sussex League

Division One runners-up (1): 2012–13
Division Two runners-up (1): 2011–12
Division Three champions (1): 2010–11
Division Five champions (1): 2009–10
Division Six champions (1): 2007–08

* Southern Combination League

Division Two runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2022–23

### Cups[edit]

* Sommerville Challenge Cup

Winners (1): 2009–10

* Stratford Cup

Winners (1): 2009–10

* Mid-Sussex Senior Charity Cup

Winners (1): 2015–16

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c League Honours Mid-Sussex Football League
2. ^ Mid-Sussex League history 2002–2012 Non-League Matters
3. ^ Gray Hooper Holt LLP Mid Sussex Football League FA Full Time
4. ^ a b 'Matt Pole' (3 May 2022). "Copthorne confirm groundshare agreement with Horsham FC". Sussex Express.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Copthorne at the Football Club History Database

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Southern Combination League

2023–24 Premier Division|

* AFC Uckfield Town
* AFC Varndeanians
* Bexhill United
* Crawley Down Gatwick
* Crowborough Athletic
* Eastbourne Town
* Eastbourne United Association
* Hassocks
* Haywards Heath Town
* Horsham YMCA
* Lingfield
* Little Common
* Loxwood
* Midhurst & Easebourne
* Newhaven
* Pagham
* Peacehaven & Telscombe
* Saltdean United
* Shoreham
* Steyning Town

2023–24 Division One|

* Alfold
* Arundel
* Banstead Athletic
* Billingshurst
* Chessington & Hook United
* Copthorne
* Dorking Wanderers Reserves
* East Preston
* Forest Row
* Godalming Town
* Mile Oak
* Montpelier Villa
* Oakwood
* Roffey
* Seaford Town
* Selsey
* Wick
* Worthing United

2023–24 Division Two|

* Bosham
* Brighton Electricity
* Capel
* Charlwood
* Ferring
* Hailsham Town
* Jarvis Brook
* Rottingdean Village
* Rustington
* Southwater
* St Francis Rangers
* Storrington
* Upper Beeding
* Worthing Town

Seasons|

* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
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* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
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* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

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