Mile Oak F.C.

Mile Oak Football Club are a football club based in the Mile Oak district of Hove, England. They were established in 1960 and joined the Sussex County League in 1987. In the 2005–06 season, they reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and play at Chalky Road.

Mile Oak
Full nameMile Oak Football Club
Nickname(s)The Oak
Founded1960
GroundChalky Road, Mile Oak
ChairmanPhil Brotherton
ManagerCurtis Foster
LeagueSouthern Combination Division One
2019–20Southern Combination Division One (season abandoned)

They enjoy a fierce, if good natured, local rivalry with neighbours Southwick F.C.

History

Mile Oak FC was formed in 1960 and started in Division eight of the Brighton, Hove & District Football League and won the division at the first attempt, and promoted to Division six.[1] Further promotion followed in the 1963–64 season when the club finished as runners up in Division six and the club was promoted again the following season.[2] The club's first attempt at Division four saw them finish as champions, however four seasons later and the club was back in Division five.[3][4] A season later they were back in Division four and the 1971–72 campaign saw them finish as runners-up and promotion Division two.[5][6] The club had instant success in Division two finishing as champions, a feat they repeated the next season in Division one[7][8] The 1980–81 season saw the club become winners of the Brighton League.[9]

In 1986 made the decision to leave the Brighton, Hove & District Football League to become a senior club in the Sussex County League, and an application was made to join the Southern Counties Combination League, which was a feeder into the Sussex 'pyramid'.[10] After just one season, the club won promotion to Division Three of the County League as champions.

After five seasons, promotion was gained to Division Two in 1991–92, as runners-up to Hassocks, and then to Division One as champions in 1994–95. They stayed in this division for three seasons, and were relegated back to Division two in 1997–98

In 2005–06 they won some silverware after defeating Sidlesham 1–0 in the Final of the Division Two Challenge Cup.[10]

In the 2008–09 season the club again gained promotion to Division one but only survived one season back in the top flight of the Sussex league.[11]

In the 2014/15 season the Sussex league was renamed the Southern counties league with division 1, 2 and 3 being renamed premier, division 1 and division 2 respectively.

Ground

Mile Oak, play their home games at Mile Oak Recreation Ground, Chalky Road, Mile Oak, Brighton, BN41 2WS[12]

In 1995 Floodlights were added to the ground, and permanent dugouts were erected in 2002.[10]

During the 2003 close-season the ground was bought up to FA Cup & FA Vase standards. This included new separate male/female toilets, a segregated walkway for players and officials up to the pitch, and hard standing on three sides of pitch (stand side and both ends).[10]

Honours

Records
  • Highest League Position:[11]
    • 16th in Sussex County Division one: 1996–97
  • FA CUP Best Performance[11]
    • First Qualifying Round: 1996–97, 2004–05
  • FA VASE Best Performance[11]
    • Second Round: 2005–06, 2008–09
  • Highest Attendance:[10]
    • 143 vs Worthing : 2015–16

Past performance
SeasonLeaguePlace
1987/88SUSSEX-34/14[17]
1988/89SUSSEX-310/16
1989/90SUSSEX-33/14
1990/91SUSSEX-35/13
1991/92SUSSEX-32/14
1992/93SUSSEX-29/19
1993/94SUSSEX-28/18
1994/95SUSSEX-21/18
1995/96SUSSEX-117/20
1996/97SUSSEX-116/20
1997/98SUSSEX-118/20
1998/99SUSSEX-25/18
1999/2000SUSSEX-211/18
2000/01SUSSEX-215/18
2001/02SUSSEX-214/18
2002/03SUSSEX-216/18
2003/04SUSSEX-27/18
2004/05SUSSEX-211/18
2005/06SUSSEX-28/18
2006/07SUSSEX-29/18
2007/08SUSSEX-25/18
2008/09SUSSEX-22/18
2009/10SUSSEX-120/20
2010/11SUSSEX-27/18
2011/12SUSSEX-210/18
2012/13SUSSEX-27/18
2013/14SUSSEX-27/17
2014/15SUSSEX-25/15
2015/16Sussex Combination 16/17
2016/17Sussex Combination 14/18
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  17. view-source:http://www.fchd.info/MILEOAK.HTM

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