Bognor Regis Town F.C.

Bognor Regis Town F.C. was founded in 1883 and the club became founding members of the West Sussex Football League in 1896, joining the Senior Division. They won the championship of this league for five successive years in the early 1920s, after which they joined the Brighton, Hove & District Football League in 1926. Just one year later, however, they joined the Sussex County League where they were to remain until 1972. The club became Bognor Regis F.C. in 1929 after King George V added the suffix 'Regis' to the seaside resort. The club won the Sussex County Division One championship in the 1948–49 season. At the end of that season, they added "Town" to their name so as not to be confused with the local rugby club. At the end of the 1969–70 season they were relegated, but won Division Two at the first attempt. The club won the Division One championship title the following season and were promoted to Division One South of the Southern League. In 1972–73 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 6–0 at Colchester United. In 1976 Jack Pearce became manager at the age of just 26, and went on to hold the position until 2007. In 1981 the club were transferred to Division One of the Isthmian League, and were promoted at the end of the 1981–82 season after finishing second. In 1984–85 they reached the first round of the FA Cup again, defeating Swansea City 3–1 in a replay after a 1–1 draw at the Vetch Field. In the second round they lost 6–2 at Reading.…

League Honours

West Sussex League Winners – 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25. West Sussex League Runners-Up – 1897–98. Sussex County League Div. 1 Winners – 1948–49, 1971–72. Sussex County League Div. 2 Winners – 1970/71. Southern League Southern Division Runners-Up – 1980–81. Isthmian Premier Division Runners-Up – 2015–16 (not promoted), 2016–17 (promoted). Isthmian Division One Runners-Up – 1981–82. Isthmian Division One South Runners-Up – 2002–03 (promoted), 2010–11 (not promoted), 2011–12 (promoted)

Cup Honours

FA Trophy semi-finalists – 2015–16 FA Cup second round proper – 4 times FA Cup first round proper – 3 times Sussex Senior Cup winners – 1954–55, 1955–56, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 2018–19. The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup Winners (1): 1971–72 Runners-up (1): 1958–59, Isthmian League Cup winners – 1986–87