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This is a list of English football seasons played by Langney Sports (1983 until 2001) and Eastbourne Borough Football Club from 2001 to the present day. Their early years (1964–1983) which were spent playing amateur and intermediate football are not included.

Eastbourne Borough Football Club is an English association football club based in Langney, Eastbourne. The club was founded in 1964 as Langney F.C and joined Division Two of the Eastbourne & District Football League. In 1968, the club changed its name to Langney Sports F.C. which is reflected in the club's nickname "The Sports". They spent their early years playing in the Eastbourne & District Football League and the Eastbourne & Hastings League, before becoming a founding member of the Sussex County League Division Three in 1983. The club moved to Priory Lane in the same year and was renamed Eastbourne Borough F.C. in 2001.

The years 1983–2000 were spent in the County League, before the club climbed the football pyramid under Garry Wilson reaching the Conference National in the space of nine seasons. They were relegated back to the Conference South in 2011. The club has won the Sussex Senior Cup three times, has reached the FA Cup first round on five occasions and the FA Trophy third round on six occasions.

Season ∆ League FA Cup FA Trophy FA Vase Other competitions Average home
attendance 		Top scorer References
Division P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
1983 Joined Joined Sussex County League as founder members of new Division Three (as Langney Sports F.C.)
1983–84 10 SC3 24 10 8 6 43 36 +7 38 5th n/a
1984–85 10 SC3 28 12 6 10 52 41 +11 42 5th n/a
1985–86 10 SC3 28 14 4 10 53 39 +14 46 4th n/a
1986–87 10 SC3 26 21 3 2 101 19 +82 66 1st n/a
1987 Promoted to Sussex County League Division Two
1987–88 9 SC2 28 20 6 2 65 19 +46 66 1st n/a
1988 Promoted to Sussex County League Division One
1988–89 8 SC1 34 12 13 9 54 46 +8 49 10th PR n/a
1989–90 8 SC1 34 12 6 8 63 33 +30 66 3rd PR n/a
1990–91 8 SC1 34 23 5 6 89 42 +47 74 3rd 1QR 2R n/a
1991–92 8 SC1 34 22 10 2 96 36 +60 76 2nd PR 2R SSC Runners-up Nigel Hole ?
1992–93 8 SC1 34 20 5 9 77 42 +35 65 4th 2QR PR n/a
1993–94 8 SC1 38 22 7 9 84 59 +25 73 3rd 1QR PR n/a
1994–95 8 SC1 38 13 11 14 61 58 +3 50 11th PR 1R n/a
1995–96 8 SC1 38 17 9 12 70 52 +18 60 9th 1QR 2QR n/a
1996–97 8 SC1 38 16 10 12 72 56 +16 58 6th PR 1R n/a
1997–98 8 SC1 38 23 5 10 76 46 +30 74 4th 3QR 2R n/a
1998–99 8 SC1 38 20 6 12 69 43 +26 66 4th 4QR 2QR n/a
1999–00 8 SC1 38 31 6 1 101 25 +76 99 1st 3QR 1QR John Snelgrove 33
2000 Promoted to Southern Football League Eastern Division
2000–01 7 SLE 42 19 8 15 75 55 +20 65 9th 2QR 1R Matt Allen 17
2001 Langney Sports F.C. renamed to Eastbourne Borough F.C.
2001–02 7 SLE 42 21 6 15 63 46 +17 69 7th 2QR 3R SSC Winners 382 Matt Allen 25
2002–03 7 SLE 42 29 6 7 92 33 +59 93 2nd 3QR 3R SSC Runners-up 534 Scott Ramsay 38
2003 Promoted to Southern Football League Premier Division
2003–04 6 SLP 42 14 13 15 48 56 -8 55 11th 4QR 1R 597 Scott Ramsay 28
2004 Joined newly formed Conference South
2004–05 6 Conf South 42 18 10 14 65 47 +18 64 5th 2QR 3R 719 Scott Ramsay 23
2005–06 6 Conf South 42 10 16 16 51 61 -10 46 17th 1R 3QR 603 Scott Ramsay 14
2006–07 6 Conf South 42 18 15 9 58 42 +16 69 7th 2QR 3QR 683 Scott Ramsay 16
2007–08 6 Conf South 42 23 11 8 83 38 +45 80 2nd 1R 3QR 872 Andy Atkin 29
2008 Promoted to Conference National
2008–09 5 Conf Nat 46 18 6 22 58 70 -12 60 13th 1R 1R SSC Winners 1,344 Andy Atkin 15
2009–10 5 Conf Nat 44 11 13 20 42 72 -30 46 19th 4QR 2R 1,206 Jamie Taylor 17
2010–11 5 Conf Nat 46 10 9 27 62 104 -42 39 23rd 4QR 3R SSC Runners-up 1,105 Jamie Taylor 19
2011 Relegated to Conference South
2011–12 6 Conf South 42 12 9 21 54 69 -15 45 18th 4QR 3QR 695 Ben Watson 14
2012–13 6 Conf South 42 14 9 19 42 52 -10 51 12th 3QR 3QR 533 Elliott Charles 14
2013–14 6 Conf South 42 16 10 16 55 59 -4 58 10th 3QR 3QR 545 Simon Johnson 10
2014–15 6 Conf South 40 14 13 13 51 50 +1 55 11th 4QR 3QR 574 Gavin McCallum 11
2015 Football Conference is renamed National League
2015–16 6 NLS 42 13 11 18 60 63 -3 50 17th 4QR 2R SSC Winners 533 Nathaniel Pinney 26
2016–17 6 NLS 42 16 10 16 82 70 +12 58 11th 1R 3QR 541 Nathaniel Pinney 25
2017–18 6 NLS 42 13 7 22 57 80 -23 46 18th 3QR 1R 517 Jamie Taylor 14
2018–19 6 NLS 42 10 12 20 52 65 -13 42 18th 4QR 1R 586 Charlie Walker/
Dean Cox 		12
2019–20 6 NLS 33 8 14 11 38 54 -16 38 18th 3QR 1R 546 Charlie Walker 12
2020–21 6 NLS 19 9 6 4 36 26 +10 33 3rd 1R 2R 499 Chris Whelpdale 15
2021–22 6 NLS 40 17 9 14 73 67 +6 60 6th 3QR 3R 968 Charley Kendall 27
2022–23 6 NLS 46 22 5 19 74 66 +8 71 8th 4QR 3R 1,052 Shiloh Remy 15
2023–24 6 NLS 46 14 10 22 53 74 -21 52 19th 2QR 2R 1,381 Fletcher Holman 10

Key

Winners Runners up Play-offs Promoted Relegated

Key to league record
P - games played
W - games won
D - games drawn
L - games lost
F - goals for
A - goals against
Pts - points
Pos - final position

Key to rounds
1QR - first qualifying round
2QR - second qualifying round, etc.
PR - preliminary round
1R - first round
2R - second round, etc.
QF - quarter-final
SF - semi-final

Key to divisions
Conf Nat - Conference
Conf South - Conference South
NLS - National League South
SC1 - Sussex County League Division One
SC2 - Sussex County League Division Two
SC3 - Sussex County League Division Three
SLP - Southern League Premier Division
SLE - Southern League Eastern Division

Key to cups
SSC - Sussex Senior Cup

Stats websites list incorrect attendance figure of 214 for game played between Eastbourne and Chelmsford on 29 August 2011. Correct attendance was 783. Taking this into account, the average attendance for the season was 695.
Based off the only game of the season that fans were allowed to attend (v Dartford) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sources for League, FA Cup and FA Trophy statistics:

References

  1. "Club History". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. "Tony Kempster". Tony Kempster. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. "Non League Matters". Steve Walker. Non League Matters. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. "European Football Statistics". Thomas Mapfumo. European Football Statistics. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  5. Includes all competitive first-team matches: League, FA Cup, FA Trophy, FA Vase, Conference League Cup and Sussex Senior Cup.
  6. "SSC Final". David Bauckham. Langney Sports. Archived from the original on 25 February 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. "Sussex hot-shots eye title". The Argus. 28 April 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  8. "Langney Sports: All matches this season". Football News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  9. "Sub wins cup for Borough". The Argus. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  10. "Cup: Borough must break Lewes spirit". The Argus. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  11. "Player's Statistics 2002-03 Season". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 4 January 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
    N.B. Matt Allen started the 2001-02 season with 69 career goals, he therefore scored 25 goals in the 2001-02 season (69+25+4 = 98).
  12. "Reds win shoot-out". The Argus. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  13. "Player Statistics 2002-03". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 23 June 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  14. "Dr Martens (Premier): Worcester 2 Eastbourne B 1". The Argus. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  15. "Eastbourne target striker". The Argus. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  16. "Altrincham F.C. Archived News: The Opposition". Altrincham F.C. 13 May 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  17. "1st team squad and statistics". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
    N.B. Scott Ramsay started the 2005-06 season with 89 career goals, he therefore scored 14 goals in the 2005-06 season (89+14+3 = 106).
  18. "Hopes of a season shattered in one crazy week". Eastbourne Herald. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  19. "Another hat-trick for top scorer Atkin". Eastbourne Herald. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  20. "Boro lift Sussex Senior Cup". Eastbourne Herald. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  21. "Squad 2008/09". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  22. Paul Armstrong was the top scorer in the league with 9 goals. Atkin scored 8 in the league.
  23. "Eastbourne hand deals to Ben Austin and Jamie Taylor". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  24. Jamie Taylor scored 10 league goals.
  25. Naylor, Andy (16 July 2011). "Hart so pleased to score Amex opener". The Argus. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  26. "New striker Jamie Taylor wants Imps glory". Lincolnshire Echo. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  27. Jamie Taylor scored 15 league goals.
  28. "Striker Watson hailed as Simkin seals deal". Ky Capel. Dorset Echo. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  29. "Keeping Elliott is top priority". Eastbourne Herald. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  30. "Johnson: It was easy decision to stay". Howard Griggs. Telegraph & Argus. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  31. "Eastbourne Borough Review 2015". Eastbourne Herald. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  32. "Borough lift Senior Cup with victory over Worthing". Eastbourne Herald. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  33. Griggs, Howard (20 May 2016). "Pinney hero and villain as Borough win Senior Cup". The Argus. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  34. Griggs, Howard (23 May 2016). "Don't judge a book by its cover - An appreciation of Nathaniel Pinney". The Argus. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  35. Elliott Romain was the top scorer in the league with 20 goals. Pinney scored 13 in the league.
  36. Greg Luer was the top scorer in the league with 9 goals. Walker scored 7 in the league.
  37. Season was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Borough’s placement of 18th is based upon points per game.
  38. Season was declared null and void due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Borough’s placement of 3rd is based upon their position at the point the season curtailed.
  39. Peskett, Lee (29 August 2011). "City Quick Out Of the Blocks Sees The Sports Suffer Home Defeat". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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