Football teams that you have played for.

[Let's Have A Winner!]

As a kid:
Southdown Rovers
Wickham Minors (Hurstpierpoint)
Burgess Hill Athletic
Hassocks Youth

Saturdays:
Burgess Hill Athletic
Hassocks
Scaynes Hill...just about still playing when Albion away

Sundays...hate Sunday football:
Withdean Grange
Hassocks Falcons

 

[Hornblower]

In the mid 70's I played in a pro-celebrity Spurs v Arsenal game at Cheshunt. Let me start by saying as a footballer I make a very good sax player. However, in total contrast to my natural abililty as a footballer I rose to head the ball from a corner in the first 5 minutes and forced an excellent save from the Arsenal keeper. From that point on I had 2 gorillas marking me wherever I went. I told them that it was a fluke and that they were wasting their time but they just gave me a sh*t eating grin and followed me everywhere. Got taken off before half time.

 

[Hillian1]

As a kid:
Southdown Rovers
Wickham Minors (Hurstpierpoint)
Burgess Hill Athletic
Hassocks Youth

Saturdays:
Burgess Hill Athletic
Hassocks
Scaynes Hill...just about still playing when Albion away

Sundays...hate Sunday football:
Withdean Grange
Hassocks Falcons

Ah yes, I forgot Burgess Hill Athletic.

Did you play in the reunion/memorial match this summer?

 

[forrest]

Forgot to add I represented England against Poland in 1999. Was only a fans game, but an absolute belter of a day. Played in a stadium not too dissimilar to Withdean. People had actually paid to watch the game and the crowd was about 2,000. Proper ref, national anthems were played and teams we're read out over the tannoy. Will have to dig out the photo's

 

[Guinness Boy]

I was just going to say Somerhill school as Hove park didn't have a football team, they were too busy playing Rugby. However you have reminded me that I played for the sixth form team.

Wonder if you were in my year at HP? We had a REALLY good rugby team but the football team seemed to play about once a year. Year above and below had football teams though.

 

[Mackenzie]

Queens Park Jaguars, Whitehawk and my school.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Right, here goes ...

Roffey Robins
Chesworth(?) Rangers
Chesworth Rovers (?)
Forest Boys
Horsham Boys Club
The Coot Sunday
Watersfield
RAPC Worthy Down
RAOC Blackdown
CVD Ashchurch
Tewkesbury Sunday
MOD London
Combined Services London
Bushey Rangers
1st Armd Div Verden
MOD London
Three Crowns Hemel Hempstead Sunday
Collier Row ?? Sunday
Faygate Utd
Rudgwick
Mustard Midweek (Last game aged 52)

Loads of cameo roles, representative matches and a few ringer games including Cheltenham when in lower leagues whilst living in the area in the early 80s.

 

[beakyburn]

I am wondering who will be the oldest player amongst NSC.

Hangleton junior school
Brighton boys primary
Knoll school 62-66
Brighton boys 66
Sussex boys 66
Albion youth 67-69
Worthing
Lancing
Portslade Athletic
Alpine Rovers Waggon Wanderers and PDWT on Sundays.
Now 63 and I ache!!!!

 

[seagully]

St Vincent's, Welcome Stranger (Sunday's), Battle Rangers (Saturday's in the dark years)

I used to play for Battle Rangers under 11s back in the day. Not sure they even still exist now.

 

[Spadge]

Youth Football

Manor 30
Lancing Rangers
Worthing Schools Rep Side
Watford (Trials)

Adult football Saturdays

Lancing United
Worthing United
Lancing United (2nd spell)
GSK Sport
Worthing Rebels
Lancing United (3rd Spell and then retired)

Adult Football Sundays
Gateway and Brunswick FC

 

[Postman Pat]

Bevendean Badgers
Patcham High School
8th Brighton Boys Brigade

I was rubbish but very keen.

Where were the 8th.what years?

8th Were Coldean, I played for them between 87 - 92.
Bevendean Barcelona
Coombe Rovers
Falmer School
Aymer Athletic (Sun)

Then joined the dark side and became a ref, got to county league reserves before giving up after getting fed up with it (did win level 6 ref of the year in the Sunday league though!)

Although I did play a couple of games for L&G III when they were desperate.

 

[nelson73]

portslade community college res

ac mileoak..sundays 14 years

mile oak county league

portslade sports...saturdays

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

The Cuckfield United you played for, was it the one run by David Barnes (Chief Sports Writer NOTW)

It was run by a bloke called Dave, I didn't know what he did for a living. Basically it was a pub team based at the King's Head, I played for two seasons during the transitional phase when the kit changed from light blue to orange.

 

[Let's Have A Winner!]

Ah yes, I forgot Burgess Hill Athletic.

Did you play in the reunion/memorial match this summer?

I knew about it but no I didn't play...it was for Mickey Bell who sadly passed away recently is that right? I was only about 15 when I started playing men's football for BHA around the late 80's and didn't play that many games for them, so can't remember many of the guys too well to be honest...although I do remember a few names!

 

[Hillian1]

I knew about it but no I didn't play...it was for Mickey Bell who sadly passed away recently is that right? I was only about 15 when I started playing men's football for BHA around the late 80's and didn't play that many games for them, so can't remember many of the guys too well to be honest...although I do remember a few names!

That's right, it was supposed to be a reunion but was changed to a Memorial match in memory of Mick. we raised about £800 for the Hospice. All credit to Bowler for that.

We're going to do it every year now.

 

[Let's Have A Winner!]

That's right, it was supposed to be a reunion but was changed to a Memorial match in memory of Mick. we raised about £800 for the Hospice. All credit to Bowler for that.

We're going to do it every year now.

Great work! I certainly know Bowler so maybe I'll play in a future game...

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

2001-2004 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
2005-2006 Brighton and Hove Albion
2006 Teramo Calcio
2007-2008 Salernitana 1919
2009 Arezzo
2009-2011 Cavese
2012-2013 Agropecuario Argentino

 

[beefypigeon]

Age 6-12 - Worthing Dynamo's
Age 7-11 - Broadwater C of E School
Age 8-10 - Brighton & Hove Albion
Age 12-13 - Southwick

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Age 19-22 - EBR Athletic (Worthing Sunday leagues)
Age 24-25 - Liss Athletic (Hampshire Premier League)

 

[somerset]

Hatfield Junior - Salisbury Rhodesia
Milton - Bulawayo
Wynberg High - Cape Town
Kings Manor - Shoreham
Germany (various)
London Stock Exchange
Worthing Trades Council
Alliance + Leicester - Hove
Clerical Medical - Bristol

(Not that many, I am more of a rugby man)

 

[muzzledseagull]

saltdean tigers
peacehaven pirates
spanish school team
found beer and girls after that then took up rugby