Full name | Haywards Heath Town Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Blues |
Founded | 1888 |
Ground | Hanbury Park, Haywards Heath |
Capacity | 2,000 |
Chairman | Mick Cottingham |
Manager | Shaun Saunders |
League | Southern Combination Premier Division |
2015–16 | Southern Combination Division One, 1st (promoted) |
Haywards Heath Town Football Club is a football club based in Haywards Heath, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and play at Hanbury Park.
The club was formed in 1888 as Haywards Heath. They joined the Sussex County League in 1927, and rejoined after World War II. Haywards Heath won the Eastern Division upon their return in 1945–46 and also reached the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. The club were champions of the recombined Sussex County League in 1949–50 and 1950–51, and in 1952 joined the Metropolitan & District League. However, they rejoined the Sussex County League in 1961, being placed in Division One. The club were champions for the third time in 1969–70 and finished runners-up in 1974–75 before being relegated to Division Two in 1980. They returned to Division One in 1986 after finishing runners-up. In 1989, they changed their name to their present name, and reached the Third Round of the FA Vase in 1990–91. However, from 1992 to 1993 the club was relegated twice in successive seasons to Division Three. Haywards Heath Town moved back up to Division Two in 2003 with a runners-up finish, but were relegated again the following season.
Haywards Heath Town play their home games at Hanbury Stadium, Allen Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3PT.
Coordinates: 51°00′01.06″N 0°05′13.93″W / 51.0002944°N 0.0872028°W