Cuckfield Town F.C.
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| Full name | Cuckfield Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The White Bellies, The Cuckoos |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Ground | Cuckfield Recreation Ground, Cuckfield |
| League | Mid-Sussex League Division Two |
| 2016–17 | Mid-Sussex League Division Two, 6th of 10 |
Cuckfield Town is a football club based in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England that currently plays in the Mid-Sussex League Division Two.
In 1872 they were formed by Mr. Wyndham Burrell and Mr. G.T. Bunting. Their home ground was Cuckfield Park and they played in red & black hooped shirts and cricket trousers. The usually played against the colleges of Sussex. The first game they ever played that was reported was against Brighton Rangers in 1880. It ended 4-0 to Brighton Rangers. In 1889 they formed their second team.
In 1900 they were founder members of the Mid Sussex League along with Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and East Grinstead & Hurstpierpoint. They also changed their playing kit to white shirts and blue socks. In 1905 the club moved to Ockenden Park and in 1911 made their first appearance in the Montgomery Cup Final. During the First World War they lost 16 players.
In 1922 they made it to their second Montgomery Cup Final which almost 2000 spectators witnessed. In 1925 the club moved to Cuckfield Recreation Park where they still are today. Three years later the club folded for one season due to lack of interest. Their 50th anniversary was celebrated by them winning the Division Two title and the Mowatt Cup.
In 1946 their first league championship was secured and a year later they won the Montgomery Cup at the seventh attempt. The trophy's continued in 1950 when they won the league and the Montgomery Cup. In 1952 the joined the Sussex County League Division Three. The same year their third team was founded. Two years later the broke association with the Mid Sussex League by entering a reserve side in the Brighton & District League but five years later had to rejoin because of financial reasons.
In 1963 their record appearance maker Dave Farrell made his début. He would go on to make 904 appearances for the club. In 1964, 1973 and 1974 they won league and Montgomery Cup doubles. In 1976 the reserves finished second in Division 1 but could not be promoted because the first team were in the Premier Division. Two years later their run of intermediate level football ended with relegation to Division 1.
In 1984 they got promoted up to the Premier Division as champions of Division 1. In 1987 they won a Montgomery cup clash with St. Francis Hospital. After 1-1 and 0-0 draws, Cuckfield won the cup with a single goal from Leigh Fanner. Cuckfield got press coverage after the game by wearing shirts that said 'Jesus Is Lord' during the second replay.
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