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| Full name | Roffey Football Club | |
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| Nickname | The Boars | |
| Founded | 1901 | |
| Ground | Hop Oast Stadium, Horsham | |
| Capacity | 3000 | |
| Owner | Phil Gibbs | |
| Chairman | Phil Gibbs | |
| Manager | Naim Rouane | |
| League | Southern Combination Premier Division | |
| 2025–26 | Southern Combination Premier Division, 10th of 20 | |
| Website | https://roffeyfc.com/ | |
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Roffey F.C. is an English football club located in Roffey, Horsham in West Sussex. The club are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and play at the Bartholomew Way Ground.
They have a local rivalry with another Horsham based side Horsham YM.
History
Roffey was formed in 1901 and had been playing in the Mid-Sussex Football Leagues, in recent times they had three consecutive league wins between 2008 and 2010 by going from Division Three to Division One. In 2011 the club applied and were accepted to play in the Sussex County Football League1 for the 2011–12 season.
in the 2018–19 season the club came third in the table and secured promotion into Division One of the Southern Combination Football League, for the first time in their history they entered senior level football from the intermediate level.2 Roffey became Division One league champions in the 2021–22 season securing promotion into the Southern Combination League Premier Division for the first time. Following relegation in their first season at the level, the club were immediately promoted back to the Premier Division as champions in the 2023–24 season.3
The club have made a couple of good runs in different cup competitions in recent season's including their best FA Vase run in the 2023–24 season making the third round. In the 2022–23 season they made the semi-final of the Sussex RUR Cup for the first time before losing 3-0 to Horsham YM.
At the end of the 2025-26 season the club announced that their first team would begin a 2-year ground share with Horsham which would see the club play their games at the Fusion Aviation Community Stadium until the end of the 2027-28 season. The club also announced that First Team Manager Jack Munday would be standing down following 3 years in the role to take on a new position as commercial manager and the club announced the appointment of former Lancing and Haywards Heath Town manager Naim Rouane as his successor to kick start a new era for the club.
Stadium
Roffey currently play their home games at The Hop Oast Stadium, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Fusion Aviation Community Stadium (on a groundshare agreement), the home of National League South side Horsham.
Honours
League honors
- Division One Winners (1): 2009–10
- Division Two Winners (1): 2008–09
- Division Three Winners (1): 2007–08
Cup honors
- Southern Combination League Division Two Cup
- Winners (1): 2013–144
- Sussex Intermediate Cup
- Runners up (1): 2016–175
- Mid-Sussex Football League Senior Charity Cup:
- Winners (1): 2014–15
Records
Best FA Cup performance: extra preliminary round 2022-23, 2024-25, 2025-26
Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round proper 2023-24
Best Sussex Senior Cup performance: 3rd round 2024-25, 2025-26
Best Sussex RUR Cup performance: semi-final 2022-23, 2025-26
Highest eLague finish: 9th Southern Combination Football League Premier Division 2024-25
Highest attendance: 507 vs Pagham, Southern Combination Football League Premier Division, 8 March 2025
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club management
| Position | Name |
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| First Team Manager | Naim Rouane |
| First Team Assistant Manager | Daniel Mobsby |
| First Team Coach | Bradley Smith |
| First Team Goalkeeping Coach | Scott Percy |
| First team Analyst | Monty Watson-Price |
| First Team Support Coach | Daniel Edwards |
| First Team Physio | Amelia Montague |
| First Team Strength & Conditioning Coach | Daniel Pearse |
| First Team Kit Manager | Sam Chapman |
| U18 Manager | Dean Potter |
| U18 Assistant Manager | Monty Watson-Price |
| U18 Coach | Calum Curryer |
| U18 Analyst | Vacant |
| U18 Scout | Ricardo Moratalla |
| President | Keith Edwards |
| Chairman | Phillip Gibbs |
| Vice Chairman | Mark Powling |
| General Manager | Julian Miller |
| Commercial Director | Jack Munday |
| Head of Youth | Dean Potter |
| Club Secretary | Helen Gibbs |
| Youth Secretary | Monty Watson-Price |
| Treasurer | Tony Limmer |
| Club Welfare Officer | Jade Merries |
| First Team Fixtures Secretary | Jaymie Wicker |
| Social Media Managers | Beth Chapman & Jaymie Wicker |
| Photographer | Beth Chapman |
| Programme Design & Edit | Sam Chapman |
| Pitch Maintenance Team | Sam Chapman, Julian Miller & Richard Harris |
References
References
- 'unknown' (16 June 2011). "Roffey FC set to join Sussex County League". West Sussex County Times.
- 'Ollie Berry' (28 March 2019). "Special moment as Roffey secure historic promotion in final game of the season". West Sussex County Times.
- @RoffeyFC (6 April 2024). "FULLTIME THE BOARS ARE CHAMPIONS #uptheboars 🐗" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- 'Ollie Berry' (7 May 2014). "Aston motors Roffey FC to cup glory". West Sussex County Times.
- COWFOLD LEAVE IT LATE TO SEAL CUP GLORY Sussex FA
External links
External links
- Official website
- Roffey at the Football Club History Database
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