🎅 12 days of Christmas GIVEAWAY! 🎄
DAY 1⃣1⃣ - Hone your skills, win a set of new Nike balls and ball-bag to boot!
Simply like, re-tweet and tag a friend in the comments to win!
#XmasGIVEAWAY
🎁
#SussexFootball
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🌟 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🌟
🏃 We are delighted to announce that
@Run5k4NHS
the campaign setup by
@kevinkeehan
&
@sskirky
has won our Grassroots Project of the Year Award!!!
🥇 Find out more about Run 5k for NHS ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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It is with great sadness we announce that our chairman, Mathew Major, passed away peacefully yesterday.
Matt gave a huge amount to Sussex football and he will be be greatly missed by all of us here!
We send our heartfelt condolence to Matt's family and friends. 💙
💙 It is with great sadness we announce that our groundsman, Brian Harwood, has passed away at the age of 73.
Woody or Hardboard as he was otherwise affectionately known passed on doing what he loved, tending to the pitch here at our HQ.
Read our tribute ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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🗣️ 𝙏𝘼𝙕 𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙄 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒
🙌 17-year-old Sussex referee Tazlim Alli has been appointed as an official for The Buildbase FA Vase First Qualifying Round!
Read our full interview below ⬇️
🎉
@LittlehamptonFC
defeat Loughborough Students 4-0 to book a place in the
@BuildbaseUK
FA Vase Final at Wembley! Massive congratulations on a huge achievement.
‣ Homeless at 16
‣ Level 2 Coach at 18
‣ Full-time coach in his 20s
👏
@WorthingFC
coach, Nathan Bowen, has a remarkable story to tell and it was a pleasure to speak with him recently about his journey into coaching ⬇️
💙 It is with great sadness that we recently learnt of the passing of our dear friend and caterer David Lee.
Dave ran the Time Out franchise at Culver Road and anyone who visited would've experienced his bubbly, fun and cheeky personality.
We will miss you Dave!
#RIP
🟨 We're delighted to introduce 𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 for U18 referees in association with
@refsix
!
💪 The armbands are visual aids to highlight young refs that are still developing their game & remind everyone that the referee is a child!
Read more ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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🙌🏻 Our Under-18s Representative Squad are through to The
@FA
County Youth Cup FINAL after a 0-1 victory away at
@devon_fa
today!
We will now face
@NorfolkCountyFA
in the FINAL which will take place in Sussex on a date and at a venue to be confirmed!
#RepFootball
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🧐 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜
In this month's Referee Spotlight, in association with
@REFSIX
, we spoke to Martyn King! After two knee replacements, prostate cancer and a recent heart attack he's still going strong!
Read more about his story ⬇️
👏 Congratulations to Sussex match official Jonathon Wilks on his fourth official appointment for Saturday's FA Challenge Vase sixth round tie between Peacehaven & Telscombe and Corsham Town!
🙌 We're pleased to announce that
@FA
's plan for the return of outdoor competitive grassroots football has been approved by
@DCMS
and has now been published ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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🎅 12 days of Christmas GIVEAWAY! 🎄
DAY 🔟 - Looking to shake up your football shirt collection? Win yourself an order from the
@SecretShirtCo
!
Just like, re-tweet and tag a friend in the comments to be in with a chance of winning!
#XmasGIVEAWAY
🎁
#SussexFootball
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👀 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤...
🏆 With over 30 Cup wins between them,
@OfficialBHAFC
join
@WorthingFC
in the final of the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup!
See you there 👊
We've appointed Gary Mansell and Jay Lovett as our Under-16 & Under-18 Representative Squad managers ahead of the 2018/19 season!➡️
#RepFootball
#SussexFootball
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𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 👊
We are delighted to be returning to the Amex Stadium for the Sussex Senior Cup Final between
@OfficialBHAFC
and
@WorthingFC
on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮!
Full story...⬇️
#SussexFootball
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On Friday we said goodbye to our football services manager Ash Slaughter! After 16 years with us he's moved on to pastures new... His enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for
#SussexFootball
⚽️ will be greatly missed - thank you Ash and
#GoodLuck
for the future!
🌟 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🌟
🤩 We are delighted to announce that Taz Alli has won our Grassroots Match Official of the Year Award! He is a popular character amongst Sussex football and always supports his peers 🙌
Full story ⬇️
🏟️ We are delighted to announce that
@OfficialBHAFC
's 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 will once again host the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup Final!
📅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
Full story ⬇️
#CountyCup
🏆
👏 There are few clubs in Sussex that haven’t had the pleasure of having Brian 'Sammy' Donnelly in the dugout!
🏅 We were delighted to be able to present Sammy with his 50 Years Service Award from
@FA
last month!
Check out his story... ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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#GrassrootsAwards
❓ Do you know who your local Female Football Club is in Sussex? Now you do!
📧 If you want to enquire about playing, coaching or supporting any of the Women’s teams listed below then search for their respective club websites, or contact Development
@SussexFA
.com
🔻 The FA will introduce 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for teams across the grassroots game from the start of the 2023/24 season if their players or coaches commit 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁.
Find out more ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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👏 Congratulations to
@hastingsufc
winners of the Sussex Under-23s Challenge Cup following a 5-1 victory over
@NewhavenFC
thanks to goals from Moynes and Hull x4!
#CountyCup
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📍 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻 & 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗱 💙
From Grasshoppers to
@Lionesses
! In our latest interview, we spoke to
@ChelseaFCW
's
@HanBlundell
about her incredible rise from Eastbourne to international footballer!
Full story ⬇️
It's with great sadness we announce that our president, Les Kempster, passed away peacefully yesterday.
He gave over 50 years of committed, dedicated hard work to Sussex football.
He will be greatly missed by all of us here and we send our condolence to Les' family & friends 💙
👋 Yesterday we said farewell to Ollie Powell who was our Football Services Manager - he moves on to take up a new role with The FA! We wish him well and thank him for his dedication, commitment and willingness to help and assist clubs and leagues!
#ThanksOllie
#SussexFootball
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🎅 12 days of Christmas GIVEAWAY! 🎄
DAY 1⃣ - With our
#ThreeLions
making us proud in Qatar there was only one place to start! Win yourself a retro England shirt!
Simply like, re-tweet and tag a friend to be in with a chance to win!
#XmasGIVEAWAY
🎁
#SussexFootball
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✍️ 𝙅𝙖𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙩𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬
In this month's 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧, we spoke to
@Official_BHTFC
manager,
@jlovetto
, about his journey into coaching, developing young players, travelling to Vietnam and more…
Full story ⬇️
👏 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Benn as our new Operations Officer!
Lisa brings to us a wealth of refereeing experience and will provide a valuable asset to our team!
Full story ⬇️
Best of luck to Sussex match official Jacob Miles who is refereeing on The FA Trophy Fifth Round tie between Oxford City and Peterborough Sports today!
#SussexFootball
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💙 Rest in peace Gary - one of the finest referees the county has ever produced and his support of the next generation of Sussex match officials will be greatly missed!
#SussexFootball
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It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Gary Willard following a courageous battle with leukaemia.
Coach to our Championship match officials and a former
#PL
referee, Gary was a beacon of mentorship and inspiration and will be sorely missed by everyone here at
🏆 The 2019 Volunteer of the Year is
@UpperBeedingFC
’s David Rowland! No matter what day, time or weather, he is there... his dedication, commitment and most of all enthusiasm is a league above everyone else! Incredible 👌
#GRHeroes19
#SussexFootball
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Congratulations
@CrawleyWaspsLFC
winners of the Sussex Women's Challenge Cup for the first time in their history following a 4-3 win on penalties over
@ChiCityLadiesFC
(1-1 AET) here this evening!
#CountyCup
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🤯 When Garry Wilson walked through the doors at Priory Lane he joked, "I'll take you to the Conference in 10 years."
Garry is known for his successful tenure at Eastbourne Borough FC, but his fantastic story goes beyond that...
Read our latest Coaches Corner below ⬇️
👋 Today we say a heartfelt farewell and thank you to our Football Development Officer,
@ClareNichols
who leaves us today after nearly 7 years!
Her passion and dedication for grassroots football in this county will be missed!!
#ThanksClare
#WomenInFootball
#SussexFootball
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🙌 Best of luck to Sussex match official, Tim Robinson, who will be refereeing this evening's
@SkyBetChamp
Play-off Semi-Final between Bournemouth and Brentford!
#SussexFootball
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🗺️ The latest international break was one to remember for
@HawksFCOfficial
's Imran Kayani, who made his debut for the Pakistan national team!
Check out our full interview with him down below... ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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💪 Best of luck today to Sussex match official, Jacob Miles, who will be refereeing today’s FA Vase Semi-Final between United Services Portsmouth and Binfield!
👏 Congratulations on a big appointment!
#SussexFootball
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👋 Today we say goodbye to
@SandraRedhead
our Safeguarding Manager who retires after 🔟 years with us ensuring
#SussexFootball
is a safe place!
Her vast knowledge, passion and enthusiasm for Safeguarding will be missed and she leaves a lasting legacy - thank you Sandra!!!
🌟 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🌟
🙌 We are delighted to announce 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 from
@CrawleyWaspsLFC
as the winner of our Grounds Team of the Year Award!
(📸 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧
@_bdphotography
)
🏅 Find out more about Mick ⬇️
👋 Yesterday we said farewell to Nina Edwards who was our Football Services Officer for over 20 years! She oversaw all of our County Cups as well as assisting with club and league queries... her knowledge, experience and compassion will be missed!
#ThanksNina
#SussexFootball
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The last of The
@FA
and
@McDonalds
awards goes to David Rowland who wins the Volunteer of the Year! His commitment, time, and enthusiasm have made him a standout volunteer in the community
#GrassrootsAwards
🏆
Great to see
@ArundelFC
's kit being used in Gambia! 🇬🇲
Thanks for donating as part of our
#SussexToAfrica
campaign. If anyone has any spare kit, please let us know and we can make sure it gets put to good use! 👍
Find out more:
#SussexFootball
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🌟 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🌟
🙌 We are delighted to announce that
@SUFCBrighton
have won our Grassroots Club of the Year Award!!!
🏅 Find out more about the club ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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🎉 We are delighted to celebrate that our Football Services Officer, Nina Edwards, has been with us for an incredible 2️⃣0️⃣ years! Here, she receives her certificate of recognition from CEO Ken Benham 👏
#SussexFootball
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Today we say goodbye to one of our Football Development Officer's, Keveena Mosen. After being with us for 15 years, we wish her the best of luck in her new adventure... Her enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for
#SussexFootball
⚽️will be greatly missed - thank you for everything!
Best of luck to Sussex referee, Tim Robinson, who will be officiating the
@EmiratesFACup
Third Round tie between Brentford and Middlesbrough this weekend 👏
#SussexFootball
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🚿 Reminder to Clubs responsible for changing facilities, with COVID-19 pausing football, water will be sitting in pipes for some time and it will heighten the risk of Legionnaires disease - if you can, run taps, showers, etc. to help reduce the risk!
#SussexFootball
⚽️ (
@TheSCFL
)
👏 Congratulations to Sussex match official Tim Robinson on his referee appointment for Sunday's
@EmiratesFACup
Quarter-Final match between Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers!
👏 Our congratulations to Sussex match official Conall Bartlett, on his appointment to the National League Semi-Final Play-Off between Barnet and Solihull Moors!
#SussexFootball
⚽️
😄 We welcome the announcement and publication of the Government’s return to recreational sport framework today, which means we can look forward to the safe return of competitive grassroots football! ⬇️
#SussexFootball
⚽️
🏟️ We are delighted to announce that Brighton & Hove Albion’s Amex Stadium will once again host the
@SussexTransport
Senior Cup Final!
🖥️ For all the info, check out the full story on our website!
#CountyCup
🏆
#SussexFootball
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🤩 Congratulations to match official Alex Bradley for his appointment as an assistant referee for the Premier League Cup Final (Under-21s) on Tuesday the 9th of May, between Brentford and Blackburn Rovers!
#SussexFootball
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🏅 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘽𝙀𝙈!
@CrawleyCOGs
founder,
@CarolBates
, has been honoured with a British Empire Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to football and inclusion!
Full story ⬇️
⚠️ Following the
@GOVUK
's
#COVID19
announcement today, for people to avoid social contact and gatherings where possible, we are now advising that all grassroots football is POSTPONED for the foreseeable future ⬇️
#SussexFootball
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👏 Our congratulations to Sussex match official Tim Robinson on his referee appointment for Monday's
@SkyBetLeagueOne
Play-Off Final between Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday!
#SussexFootball
⚽️
🎅 12 days of Christmas GIVEAWAY! 🎄
DAY 1⃣ - Get set for the winter break with the latest instalment of Football Manager!
Just like, re-post, tag a friend and drop us a follow to be in with a chance of winning! Click below for full T&C's
#XmasGIVEAWAY
🎁
#SussexFootball
⚽️
💬 In the latest of our Referee Spotlights, in association with
@REFSIX
, we spoke to Neal 'Barnsley' Saxton, on an officiating career spanning over 30 years!
Full interview...⬇️
#SussexFootball
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🙌 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲...𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸!
🤝 It has been agreed that
@RMFoundation5
will take over
@SFC_TheWickers
Old Barn stadium - refurbishing the site and transforming it into a community football hub!
Full story ⬇️
👏 One step closer... our Under-18s Representative Squad battled not only a strong
@devon_fa
side, but Storm Ciara as well, to secure their place in The
@FA
County Youth Cup final!
📝Match Report:
🎅 12 days of Christmas GIVEAWAY! 🎄
DAY 1️⃣1️⃣- Matchdays with style! Win a Nike kit & toiletry bag! Simply follow us & RT this tweet before 8pm tonight to be in with a chance of winning!
T&Cs:
#XmasGIVEAWAY
🎁
#SussexFootball
⚽️
We move on now to The
@FA
and
@McDonalds
Grassroots Football Awards! First up is the Grassroots Coach of the Year Award which goes to Gary Mansell!
#GrassrootsAwards
🏆
Congratulations to our under-18s Representative Squad who retained the
@SECYFC
title after a 3-2 AET victory over
@EssexCountyFA
today in the Play-Off Final thanks to goals from Pattenden x2 and Jennah!
#RepFootball
⚽️
#Champions
🏆
👏 Our congratulations to Tim Robinson on his appointment as Fourth Official for the Carabao Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool next Sunday!
#SussexFootball
⚽️
🎅 12 days of Christmas GIVEAWAY! 🎄
DAY 6⃣ - Visit the home of English football, win a tour of
@wembleystadium
for you and one other!
Simply like, re-tweet and tag a friend in the comments to be in with a chance of winning!
#XmasGIVEAWAY
🎁
#SussexFootball
⚽️
🌟 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🌟
🙌 We are delighted to announce
@reevie5
from
@ebuafcyouth
as the winner of our Grassroots Youth Coach of the Award!!!
🏆 Find out more about Mark ⬇️
#SussexFootball
⚽️