Sport
Worthing's location between the sea and the downs makes the area a popular location for outdoor recreation. Its wide open water and five miles of coastline provides for many types of watersport, especially catamaran racing, windsurfing and kitesurfing and the town has held a regatta for rowing since at least 1859. The South Downs is popular for hiking and mountain-biking, with around 22 trail-heads within the borough. Two of Worthing's three golf clubs, including Worthing Golf Club are also located on the Downs, which is also the location for the Three Forts Marathon, a 27-mile ultramarathon from Broadwater to the three Iron Age hill forts of Cissbury Ring, Chanctonbury Ring and Devil's Dyke.
Formed in 1886 and nicknamed "The Rebels", Worthing F.C. is the town's main football club. They play in the Isthmian League Division One South, having been relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the 2006/07 season. Worthing United F.C. who are nicknamed 'the "Mavericks" play in the First Division of the Sussex County League.
Home to Bowls England, Worthing is, with Johannesburg, one of only two locations in the world to have hosted the men's World Bowls Championships twice. The events were held in 1972 and 1992, both at Beach House Park, which is sometimes known as the spiritual home of bowls, and is also the venue for the annual National Championships each August.
Denton Gardens is home to an 18 Hole Mini Golf Course which is due to host the British Masters Mini Golf Championships in April 2012.
| Club | Nickname | Sport | League | Venue | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing Cricket Club | Cricket | Sussex Premier League | Manor Sports Ground | 1855 | |
| Worthing Football Club | The Rebels | Football | Isthmian League Division One South | Woodside Road | 1886 |
| Worthing Rugby Football Club | Raiders | Rugby union | National League 2 South | Roundstone Lane, Angmering | 1920 |
| Worthing United Football Club | The Mavericks | Football | Sussex County League Division 2 | Robert Albon Memorial Ground | 1988 |
| Worthing Thunder | Thunder | Basketball | English Basketball League | Worthing Leisure Centre | 1999 |
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