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      Horley Football Club was first affili-                                              the  final  of  the  Surrey  Senior  League  player  Chris  Weller.  2014/2015  season
      ated to Surrey County FA in 1896.  In                                               Charity Cup in this season.           the  Club  had  a  very  successful  season
      1903 another local club by the name of                                                The club went on to compete in the  finishing 6th in the League the highest
      Gatwick Rovers was formed and the                                                   London Spartan League and the Atheni- position for years and the most ever
      two clubs merged in 1908 with Horley                                                an League before returning to the Com- points. The Club also had the league Top
      retaining its name.  Both these origi-                                              bined  Counties  League  (formerly  the  goal scorer Ashley Nadasan who scored
      nal clubs played in the same colours                                                Surrey Senior League).                99 goals in the last two seasons before
      of red and black and it was not until                                                         The Modern Era              signing  form  League  One  side  Fleet-
      1912 that Horley adopted the colours                                                The early 1980’s saw the Club expand  wood Town in a three year professional
      of claret and blue that they still wear                                             their interest in Youth football with the  contract  (He  is  now  at  Crawley  Town
      to this very day.Intermediate football                                              creation of Horley Town Minors.  This  F.C.)  .2015/16  was  again  another  suc-
      was tasted for the first time in season  saw Horley win the Surrey Intermediate     relationship has grown over the years  cessful season for Town, but big changes
      1925/26  following  an  appearance  in  League Eastern Section and seek elec-       and  is  the  reason  why  the  Club  has  came in the Close season with Anthony
      the  Surrey  County  Junior  Cup  Fi-  tion to the Surrey Senior League for sea-    evolved into a well respected “commu- Jupp  and  Chris  Weller  standing  down
      nal in 1923/24 and winning the Sur-   son 1951/52.  This excursion into Sen-        nity club” providing football for the peo- and experienced ex Dorking boss Glynn
      rey  County  Junior  Charity  Cup  in  ior football was short lived as the Club     ple of Horley irrespective of age, sex or  Stephens stepping in as manager. More
      1924/25.                              found themselves back in Junior football      race. In September 2003, Horley Town  work was completed on the ground with
                  Post-war Era              by season 1954/55.  Intermediate status       moved to their new ground, named “The  a further 52 seats fitted this time to the
      Following the Second World War, Hor-  was regained in 1956/57 season and in         New Defence” in deference to their old  stand behind the goal. Half way through
      ley was faced with the prospect of losing  season  1957/58  they  entered  their  first   home, behind the Horley Adult Educa- the 2018/19 season Glynn Stevens was
      its home at “The Kings Head” ground  ever Youth team in the local Redhill &         tion Centre, which has now been demol- replaced by temporary manager Antho-
      and  set  about  finding  a  new  home.   A  District League.                       ished and replaced by the new Horley  ny Jupp to get the Club out of trouble
      local  landowner  by  the  name  of  Ma-         The Seventies                      Leisure  Centre.  The  Club  has  been  in  which he did.
      jor A.L.N. Jennings became the Club’s  With  the  expansion  of  the  village  of   the Combined Counties League Premier    The start of the 2019/20 season saw An-
      benefactor (and President) following his  Horley to a town the Club changed its     Division since 2006 and, in addition to  thony Jupp continue as manager and the
      generous decision to give the club 10.7  name in 1974 to become Horley Town         its Reserves and Youth teams, incorpo- Club  switched  League  from  the  Com-
      acres of land in Smallfield Road.  The  F.C.  During this spell in senior football,   rates successful junior football teams at  bined Counties League Premier Division
      land was held in trust for the people of  Horley  Town enjoyed their most suc-      all age levels.                       to  the  Southern  Combination  Football
      Horley from 1947, in memory of those  cessful period culminating in the win-           Anthony Jupp becomes manager       League Premier Division. Following the
      that died in the defence of their coun-  ning  of  the  Surrey  Senior  League  title   2013/14 saw Horley Town FC appointed  2020–21  season  they  were  transferred
      try, and the ground was appropriately  and  Surrey  Senior  League  Challenge       Ex player and club stalwart defender An- back  to  the  Premier  Division  South  of
      named  “The  Defence”.Season  1950/51  Cup in 1976/77.  The Club also reached       thony Jupp as manager alongside former  the Combined Counties League.
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