History
East Preston FC was originally formed in 1947, but within ten years the club had folded. However it was reformed, as the present club in 1966 when it was elected to the Worthing League. East Preston then moved on to the West Sussex League for the start of the 1968–69 season before becoming founder members of the newly formed Sussex County League Division Three in 1983–84, having won a number of honours in the seasons leading up to that. The club won Division Three at the first attempt but were unable to take their place in senior football as the ground and facilities were not up to the required standard. The club remained in Division Three until 1990–91 when they gained promotion once again, this time as runners up to Ifield. However, this lasted just one season before being relegated back the following year. After a couple of near misses they finally achieved promotion at the end of the 1994/95 season. In that promotion season they achieved a treble, also winning the Division 3 Cup and the Sussex Intermediate Cup.
In 1997–98 promotion to Division One was achieved for the first time in the club's history. The club finished fourth in 1999/00 before being relegated in 2000–01. East Preston were immediately promoted back to the top flight. Following a season of consolidation, 2003–04 saw East Preston finish third behind Chichester City United, and just missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference to Rye & Iden United. In the 2004–05 season the club managed only a mid-table finish. Disquiet behind the scenes culminated in December with the failure of the first team squad to fulfil a fixture at Eastbourne Town, and the ultimate resignation of manager Vic Short. The team did, however, reach the 3rd qualifying round of the FA Cup and lost to eventual winners Didcot Town in the 2nd round of the FA Vase. The team finished in 16th place in the 2005–06 season and then in 2007–08 secured a 4th place finish under Chris White, however following White's departure to Horsham YMCA East Preston were relegated the following season and continued to under achieve in Division 2.
Prior to the 2011–12 season East Preston appointed manager Dom Di Paola from Worthing United bringing with him his assistants Ian Brown, Jan Miller, Mick Wannacott and Adam Westwood.
Read more about this topic: East Preston F.C.
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“History is the present. That’s why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.”
—E.L. (Edgar Lawrence)
“I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility—I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)
“No matter how vital experience might be while you lived it, no sooner was it ended and dead than it became as lifeless as the piles of dry dust in a school history book.”
—Ellen Glasgow (1874–1945)