Hailsham Town F.C.
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| Full name | Hailsham Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Stringers |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Ground | The Beaconsfield, Hailsham |
| Capacity | 2,000 (100 seated) |
| Chairman | Derek York |
| Manager | Dave Shearing |
| League | Southern Combination Premier Division |
| 2016–17 | Southern Combination Premier Division, 20/20 (relegated) |
Hailsham Town Football Club is a football club based in Hailsham, East Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and play at the Beaconsfield. The club are known locally as 'The Stringers', a nickname which derives from traditional industry in the town, and was adopted officially at the turn of the Millennium.
The club was established in 1885. They joined the East Sussex League and won the Sussex Junior Cup in 1895–96. Shortly before World War I the club was renamed Hailsham Butchers, but reverted to the name Hailsham shortly afterwards. In 1953–54 they won the Sussex Intermediate Cup, and in 1955 they joined Division Two of the Sussex County League under the name Hailsham Football Club. They won the Division Two Invitation Cup in their first season, but resigned from the league during the 1962–63 season. They subsequently joined the Eastbourne & District League, before returning to the East Sussex League in 1966.
In 1972, the now-renamed Hailsham Town transferred to the Southern Counties Combination League. They won the league in 1975–76 and were promoted to Division Two of the Sussex County League. After finishing as Division Two runners-up in 1980–81 they were promoted to Division One. They won the League Cup in 1994–95, beating Wick 2–1 in the final,<ref.League Cup Sussex County League</ref> and remained in Division One until being relegated at the end of the 1998–99 season. However, a third-place finish in Division Two in 2000–01 saw them promoted back to Division One.
In 2005–06 Hailsham won the Sussex RUR Cup, defeating Whitehawk 2–0 in the final. The club were relegated again in 2010–11, but finished second in Division Two the following season to earn an immediate promotion back to Division One. In 2015 the league was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division One becoming the Premier Division. They finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2016–17 and were relegated to Division One.
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