Worthing Football Club

Worthing Association FC was established in February 1886 and played home matches mostly in the People's (now Homefield) Park until the Club moved to Beach House Park in 1889. The early years were spent playing friendlies and competing in the Sussex Senior Cup, in which our 1st tie on November 27th 1886 resulted in a 1-0 home win over Brighton Hornets. Worthing reached their 1 Senior Cup final in 1891-92 (losing 5-3 to Brighton Hornets) before winning the 1892-93 final 2-1 against Eastbourne at the County Ground, Hove. This was the 1st of a record 21 Senior Cup wins, the most recent being in 1999.