Deejayseesee
Lest we forget.
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- Welcome to Priory Lane -
My previous Blackburn Rovers' story unfortuantly came to an abrupt after five games into my second season. I would probably see a few complaints from other people on the website if I started another Blackburn story. So, I have come to my sences and have decided to choose a different team. They are a relatively local team to my location and always have a place in my heart, next to Sam and Harry Charnock. The team, ofcourse, is Eastbourne Borough FC. Below is a summary and some history of "The Sports".
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- Summary -
- Eastbourne Borough are a semi-professional English football club, based in the town of Eastborune, East Sussex, and are members of the Conference National. Compared to many other so-called 'non-league' clubs (i.e. those outside English football's top four professional divisions), Eastbourne Borough are relative newcomers to this level of football. They are known as "The Sports" after their previous name as Langney Sports. Eastbourne Borough play their home matches at the Langley Sports Club sometimes known as Priory Lane.
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- History -
- They were formed in 1964 as Langney F.C., naming themselves after the Langley district of Eastbourne in which the club continues to play its home games. It all started when a group of friends had played for the Langney and Friday Street youth team were too old to carry on playing and decided to form their own team so they could carry on playing football. On forming in 1964, Langney FC entered the Eastbourne & District Football League, competing in Division 2. (Clearly, the team was happy to just have 11 men on the pitch, sans fans.) Prior to the 1968/69 season there was a change of name to Langney Sports F.C. when the club affiliated to the Langney Community Association. At this time the club was playing on local recreation grounds before moving to Princes Park near the seafront, next door to Eastoburne United's ground at The Oval. At the end of the season 1973/74, the club won promotion to the Premier Division of the Eastbourne & Hastings League.
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Many Regards
David "Rudolph" Charnock
David "Rudolph" Charnock