Little Common

Little Common F.C. is a football club based in the Little Common area of Bexhill, East Sussex, who currently play in the Premier Division of the Southern Combination Football League. The club were founded as Albion United and were later renamed Little Common Albion, before dropping the 'Albion' from their name and are based at Little Common Recreation Ground. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and currently play at The Oval in Eastbourne as a groundshare with Eastbourne United Association F.C. Until 2018, their home ground was Little Common Recreation Ground in Bexhill.

History

Little Common were formed in 1966 as Albion United, originally consisting of two youth teams playing in the local Hastings League. By the 1977/78 season the club were playing in the East Sussex League and won a league and cup double, subsequently joining Division Two of the Sussex County League. Their first season in the League saw them finish in 5th place and reaching the Division Two Cup final, losing out to Crowborough Athletic.

The club changed their name to Little Common Albion after the 1985/86 season, the two subsequent seasons saw them finish in 6th place, however by the 1993–94 the finished bottom and were related to Division Three. The club then finished bottom in the 1994–95 season and left the Sussex County League and rejoined the East Sussex League, however the club found themselves playing junior football after another relegation.

By the 1998–99 season Little Common were back in the East Sussex Premier Division and just missed out on promotion back to the Sussex County League to Seaford, however the club were relegated back to Division One the following season. The 2004–05 season saw Little Common win the East Sussex League and earn promotion back into the Sussex County League. The club gained promotion to Division two of the league by finishing Runners up in the 2008–09 season.