Your playing career...

[Lord Bracknell]

My playing career peaked at the age of 11, by which time, thanks to the training skills of an Irish nun, I'd attained the heady heights of being good enough to play for Newport Primary Schools. We then moved away to the midlands, where they tried to get me playing rugby.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

white hart,newhaven (lewes sunday league)

yes we were shit

but when it came to drinking pernoid & black could give anyone a game

 

[BHAWise]

U8s-U15s Seaford town
Trails for Albion(Jake Robinson looked a world beater) and Wimbledon at 16
U16s-U18s Lewes,Sussex FA and Ouse Valley school rep side
1 or 2 games for Seaford 1sts in county 2 then 2 seasons in the stiffs before playing for seaford Cinque Ports for 4 years in the pub leagues.

All started brightly then thourght i was best think since sliced bread.... I wasn't

 

[beefypigeon]

Ages 7 - 12 - Worthing Dynamo's and Broadwater C of E school team.

During the Dynamo years, I was Scouted at a 6-a-side tournament by a Portsmouth FC scout.

Said scout forgot to mention that the academy training was indoors and so needed white soled shoes rather than astro's. We didn't bother.

Dad got in contact with Brighton & Hove Albion FC and I went for a few training sessions in the "Centre of Excellence" at Worthing Leisure Centre on a Monday night. Signed a 2 year contract

A combination of probably lack of talent, lack of real desire and health problems (crohn's disease) I wasn't taken any further after the 2 years.

Then played for Southwick FC between the ages of roughly 12 and 14.

Then had a bit of a lay off due to health problems.

Played a bit of Saturday league briefly and Worthing 6 aside league.

Now for the last few years on and off I've been playing for EBR Athletic, a Sunday League 2nd div team!

 

[beefypigeon]

Oh forgot to mention Liss Athletic 3 years ago as well!

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

Youth - Adur Athletic (won loads of trophies), Fishersgate Flyers

Mens - Kings Manor Old Boys, Boundstone Old Boys (won nothing, and ended up with 2 cartilage operations.) Good times.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

I played for dynamos as well mate, what years did you play for them?

Ages 7 - 12 - Worthing Dynamo's and Broadwater C of E school team.

During the Dynamo years, I was Scouted at a 6-a-side tournament by a Portsmouth FC scout.

Said scout forgot to mention that the academy training was indoors and so needed white soled shoes rather than astro's. We didn't bother.

Dad got in contact with Brighton & Hove Albion FC and I went for a few training sessions in the "Centre of Excellence" at Worthing Leisure Centre on a Monday night. Signed a 2 year contract

A combination of probably lack of talent, lack of real desire and health problems (crohn's disease) I wasn't taken any further after the 2 years.

Then played for Southwick FC between the ages of roughly 12 and 14.

Then had a bit of a lay off due to health problems.

Played a bit of Saturday league briefly and Worthing 6 aside league.

Now for the last few years on and off I've been playing for EBR Athletic, a Sunday League 2nd div team!

 

[bha25]

under7s-u12s Copthorne FC
U13s-15s Chelsea Youth Team
U16s Copthorne U16s
U17s-U18s Oakwood Youth Team / First team
Adult- 23 apps Oakwood First team
aged just 19


4 League Titles
Player of the season 2010
Most Improved player u8s

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Under 11's - under14's Lurgashall Border league
14-18 Lurgashall, West Sussex Leagues
19-30 Northchapel, West Sussex Leagues( including a spell as player Manager, Never to be recommended)
30-31 Witley and Milford, Some Surrey league!
31-35 Petworth
35 retired due to snapped ACL

Probably played about 600 games in total in all the West Sussex Divs,
3 red cards (only one deserved!) we won a few league titles and runner up's and a few cups along the way.

Played in all position apart from Centre forward and goalie, but was predominantly a right or left back.

Although i was never the most skillfull on the pitch i rarely gave the opposition an easy game!

 

[SirElliotBennett]

Under 9's to Under 13's - Southdown Rovers

5 x Div 1 league title, 1 x mid Sussex tournament win, 1 x mid Sussex tournament runners up, 1 x runners up in Sussex cup, 1 x semi final of a south tournament (3rd place finish)

Under 14's to Under 16's - Southdown Athletic

1 x Div 2 league title

Personal: 1 x Player of the season, 1 x golden boot award

Positions covered: 4 seasons right wing > 1 season left back > 2 seasons centre mid > 1 season striker

Beckham like crossing abilities, corner taker, free kick taker, engine like Steven Gerrard, finishing like fat Ronaldo.

Why did you move from Rovers to Athletic? When i played kids football Rovers were always so much better

 

[One Love]

No didn't play under him was in the team before he was manager and played with him , the manager was Ray Reeves who was a staunch Brighton fan and who i unfortunately heard died some months ago . I was one of the original members which started the team many years ago . Great guy Jurgen though , shame to hear the team folded .

Who are you? I was an original founder member of The Grenadier too.

 

[beefypigeon]

I played for dynamos as well mate, what years did you play for them?

I can't remember to be honest! But I'm 23 years old now soon to be 24... Could have been playing at a similar time?

 

[Taybha]

50 now and still playing im shit but im the manager so i can pick who i want

 

[SirElliotBennett]

Under 7's - under 13's Cuckfield Cosmos
Under 11's - under 13's Sussex
Under 14's - under 16's Lindfield
Youth football - St Francis

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Blimey!

This is a tester.

14-16 - Bognor Martlets. Chiochester & District U16 League
16-18 - Elmer Sports. Chichester & District Sunday League
18-20 - Bognor Rugby Club (Made the 2nd Team)
18-23 - Hawthorn United. Chichester & District Sunday league
20-23 - Bracklesham FC. West Sussex League Divs, 5(S), 4(S), 3(S) & 2
23-25 - St Lawrence FC. Jersey Football League
23-25 - Midland Bank FC. Jersey Sunday Football League
26-30 - Andover FC. Mainly Hampshire League Div 2 for the Reserves, but 2 games for the first team in Southern League
30-32 - Merlin FC. Andover & District Football League
30-32 - ABC FC. Andover & District Sunday League
32-35 - Bracksham FC. West Sussex League Prem, Div 1 & Div 2

After that, 5 shoulder dislocations, a f***ed ankle and a f***ed knee

I remember playing Bracklesham in the 80's i think, and i did a slide tackle on a guy and then stood up to see a dogs turd spread the length of my leg.

Dirtydogs in Bracklesham!

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Why did you move from Rovers to Athletic? When i played kids football Rovers were always so much better

Our team folded mate.

 

[Tomo1794]

Started at around the age of 5 but started games at U7 so here goes:

U7-U16 - Woodside Rovers

Honours:

Won the plate (not the cup ) at a summer tournament once.
Last Year at the club won the MK league div 2 on the last day of the season beating the runners-up 1-0
Also reached the League Cup final which was played at stadium:mk - we lost

Won a few players player awards as well as a managers player throughout the years

U17 - year out due to illness

U18 - Leighton Town Youth

Honours:

MK league Div 1 runners up
Beds County Cup runners up
Won the Clubman award as well, (thanks for coming)

Played numerous positions but started as a LM, but played at ST, CM, RB & CB regularly for at least a season. Played either LB, LM or ST this year

Currently joining an adults team which will be a bit different haha

 

[Bognorblue]

Under 10's - 13's - Bognor Martlets
13 - 16 BHAFC played with Ross Johnson
16- Bognor 1st Team
Sussex Under 18's, played in the FA Youth Cup Final at Bradford (lost 2-1)
Got shin splits at age 18 dropped down to County League
19 - Chichester City
20 - Littlehampton Town
21 - Arundel FC
Sunday football suffered a broken ankle
Age 25 managed a sunday side we were short, played up front (centre half by trade) fractured my ankle
End of! Now 36

 

[kalinski]

Ok then...

Hollingbury Hawks U11-U13
Brighton schools & Brighton & Hove Albion U13 - U16 (time of John Robinson if anyone wants to age me!)
Sussex Schools U14 & U15
Sussex FA U16 & U18
Southwick First team
Loaned to Worthing United got bored, started playing rugby got fat!
Leeds Polytechnic Rugby League 1st team
Lewes First XV

Terrible knee injury career ends!

 

[stugbhafc1]

8-16 fishersgate flyers
16-20 southwick fc
20-22 shoreham fc
22-23 wick fc
23-24 ringmer fc
24-25 southwick fc
25-26 ringmer fc
26-32 whitehawk fc
32-33 shoreham fc
33- present southwick fc bit of club swapping but thats fairly common in county league but still going strong at 35!!