Langney Wanderers Football Club were a football club based in the Langney district of Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. They groundshared at Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane.
History The club was established in 2010 and joined the Lewes Sunday League.Football: Lewes Sunday League - October 31, 2010 The Argus, 31 October 2010 In 2012 they applied for membership of the East Sussex League, gaining entry to the Premier Division for the 2012–13 season. The club were Premier Division champions at the first attempt, winning 17 of their 18 league matches,East Sussex League Premier Division 2012–13 Non-League Matters and were promoted to Division Three of the Sussex County League.
Langney were Division Three champions the following season, but were unable to be promoted to Division Two as their ground did not have floodlights. However, after finishing third in Division Three in 2014–15 the club were promoted after planning permission was secured for floodlights.Planners cast doubt on improvements to Eastbourne football grounds Eastbourne Herald, 26 August 2015
In 2015 the Sussex County League was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division Two becoming Division One. The 2016–17 season saw Langney win the Division One Cup, beating Southwick 3–0 in the final.Substitute Salvidge sends Southwick to final defeat Shoreham Herald, 14 April 2017 In the following season the club achieved promotion to the Premier Division with five games to spare.Hard work and ambition is key to Langney's rapid rise Eastbourne Herald, 4 April 2018
In March 2021 the club announced they would fold due to financial issues.
Ground The club initially played at Shinewater Lane, the former ground of Shinewater Association.Club shocked after vandals wreck pitch Eastbourne Herald, 14 November 2014 Due to problems with the pitch, they played at Eastbourne United Association's Oval ground during the 2016–17 season,Common to play home games in Eastbourne next season Bexhill Observer, 14 April 2015 before moving to Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane ground for the 2017–18 season.Sports and Wanderers In Ground Share at The Lane Eastbourne Borough F.C.
Management history NameFromToTime in chargeNotes Dave ShearingJuly 2013 Kenny McCreadie 13 October 2016 Andy Goodchild1 November 20169 October 2018 Kenny McCreadie10 October 201820 August 2019 Simon Colbran21 August 201923 July 2020 Alex Walsh27 July 202025 October 2020 Simon Colbran25 October 202031 March 2021
Honours Southern Combination Division Three champions 2013–14 Division One Cup winners 2016–17 East Sussex League Premier Division champions 2012–13
Records Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2020–21 Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18, 2020–21
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