Upper Beeding FC - History
The club has been in existence for many years, although the club as we know it was formed in 1965, playing as it still does at the Memorial Playing Field, High Street, Upper Beeding. In the 1965/66 season the club competed in the Worthing League, in the first season we were Division 2 Champions and winners of the Suttle Shield.

In 1974 the club moved to the Brighton League where we won the Invitation Cup in 1974, The Knockout Cup in 1976 & 1977, were Division 2 Champions in 1981 and Division 1 Runners Up in 1983 and promoted to the Premier Division. After 2 successful seasons without winnimg any trophies the club fell on harder times and were relegated to Division 1 then Division 2 in succesive seasons. The Club have always ran boys sides at various age groups playing on Sundays in the West Sussex Youth League.

In 1988 the club left the Brighton League to join the West Sussex Football league, we were Division 5 Champions in 1991/92, promoted from Division 4 in 1993/94 and promoted from Division 3 as Champions in 1994/95 when we also won the Tony Kopp Cup. In the same season the Reserves were Division 5 Champions.

In 1995/96 we wre promoted to the 1st Division after finishing Runners up in Division 2 and winning the play off. We also won the Tony Kopp Cup for the second year running. In 1996/97 we were Champions of Division 1 gaining promotion to the West Sussex League Premier Division,  in 1997/98 we finished 4th, in 1998/99 finishing 2nd and culminating the season by winning the Vernon Wentworth Cup 2-1 in a memorable final against The Ship (Aldwick).

2000/1 the first team finished as Champions of the  West Sussex Football League Premier Division and the Reserve team winners of the WSFL Division 4 Central, the club also competed Junior boys sides at Under 8 to Under 13 ages in the Horsham & District Youth League.

Season 2001/2 we were promoted and elected to the Sussex County League Division 3 for the first time in our history but in 2006/7 we were relegated back to the West Sussex Football League, at the same time we reformed our Reserve Team playing in the Worthing & District League

Season 2007/8 the First Team were promoted back to the west Sussex Football League Premier Division, the reserve side, back in the West Sussex League, were also been promoted, to Division 4

We also have mixed and boys Junior teams from aged U7 to U16. These sides play at either the small-sided pitches at The Memorial Playing Fiedl, Upper Beeding Primary school, or at Mackleys field in Small Dole.

Ron Patmore, July 2009
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