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Full name |
Arundel
Football Club |
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Nickname |
The
Mullets |
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Founded |
1889 |
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Ground |
 Mill
Road, Arundel |
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Chairman |
Bob Marchant |
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Manager |
Gary
Wheatcroft |
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League |
Sussex
County League
Division One |
|
2009-10 |
Sussex
County League
Division One,
12th |
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Founded in 1889 and
known as ‘The Mullets’
(Arundel being renowned
for its mullet fishing),
Arundel FC played in the
West Sussex League for
some 50 years, until
becoming a Sussex County
League side immediately
after the Second World
War.
County League champions
two years running in
1957-58 and 1958-59, and
again in 1986-87, when
they also won the League
Challenge Cup.
The Club has yet to
repeat that level of
success and were
relegated in 1997-98
after finishing bottom
of Division One. Up
until that point,
Arundel had spent 46
seasons out of 49 in the
top flight of the County
League.
After just two seasons
in Division Two, Arundel
gained promotion back to
Division One, after
finishing as runners-up
to Sidlesham in 1999-00.
In 2003-04 the Mullets
enjoyed their best
season since returning
to the top flight,
finishing sixth in
Division One (their
highest position since
winning the title in
1987); as well as
lifting the John O’Hara
League Cup by beating
Rye & Iden United 2-1.
2004-05 saw Arundel
finish in a respectable
9th place with some of
the seasons highlights
including a 7-1 win over
Southwick, a 5-1 victory
against Hailsham Town
and a 6-1 thrashing of
Sidlesham.
For the start of the new
2005-06 season a new
management team has been
brought into the club
with new 1st team
manager Vic Short and
assistant managers Kevin
Valentine and Simon
Butler.
After guiding the club
to a 7th and 3rd place
finish, Short left the
club before the start of
the 2007-08 season to be
replaced by Richard 'Kilroy'
Towers, with Simon
Butler staying on as his
assistant with the
addition of Jim Quigg to
the management team.
After a slow start in
the league, the team's
form picked up and
eventually finished 3rd
for the second season
running. The season's
highlights included a
5-0 win over Hythe Town
in the FA Vase and an
excellent 4-2 away win
over champions
Crowborough Athletic.
Towers second season in
charge (2008/09) saw the
club go one better by
finishing as runners up,
2 points behind
champions Eastbourne Utd,
who the Mullets beat
twice during the season.
They went into the final
day of the season with a
chance of claiming the
title and after beating
Ringmer 5-2 in an early
kick off (2pm) they led
the table with
Eastbourne still playing
at home to Redhill. 2
late goals for United
though clinched a 2-0
win and saw them claim
the championship. |
