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Westfield Football Club are a football club based in Westfield, near Hastings, England. They were established before World War I. They joined the Sussex County Football League Division Three in 1997. Despite finishing outside the Sussex County Football League Division Two relegation places Westfield were relegated due to failing the ground grading regulations. They are currently members of the Mid-Sussex League Premier Division and play at the Parish Field.
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Full name | Westfield Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Westies | ||
Founded | 1911[1] | ||
Ground | The Parish Field, Westfield | ||
Capacity | 800 | ||
Owner | Steve Cook | ||
Chairman | Jack Stapley | ||
Manager | Harry Stapley | ||
League | Mid-Sussex League Premier Division | ||
2023–24 | Mid-Sussex League Premier Division, 5th of 13 | ||
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Westfield joined Division Two of the East Sussex League in 1971, the finished runners up in 1972–73. The following season in Division One, they won a league and cup double, in 1977–78 in the Premier Division they won another league and cup double. However, by 1991 the club were back in Division Two of the league.
The club were admitted back into Division Three of the Sussex County League for the 1997–98 season. In the 1998–99 season, the club finished 4th and were promoted into Division Two. The club managed to reach the final of the Division Two Challenge Cup in the 2002–03 season, which saw them finish 6th in the league, they missed out to league champions and local rivals Rye & Iden United. The club finished in 3rd in 2006–07, however due to having no floodlights at their home ground, could not be promoted into Division One.[1]
In June 2022, Premier League footballer Steve Cook bought a majority ownership in the club.[2]
Westfield play their home games at The Parish Field, Main Road, Westfield, East Sussex, TN35 4SB.
In 2009 a fire destroyed the clubhouse, which was built primarily from wood and dated back to the 1970s, the club have since installed temporary cabins to use as a temporary clubhouse.[3]
In April 2021 work started on the Westfield Downs project which incorporates a new ground for the football club alongside new facilities for the village cricket club.[4]
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