Welcome To the official website of Sidley United F.C

Sidley United were founder members of Division Two of the Sussex County League in 1952 and, after twice finishing as runners up, won promotion at the end of the 1958/59 season as champions.

After five seasons Sidley suffered relegation but bounced back back immediately as Division Two champions in 1965, and finished as runners-up in Division One the following two seasons. Between 1965-1967 the club alternated between the two divisions, with their best finishes two runners-up places in Division Two in 1972 and 1978; as well as a 4th place in Division One in 1974.

In 1987/88 Sidley were relegated into intermediate football after finishing bottom of Division Two, and narrowly avoided dropping out of the League altogether the following season, when they finished one place off the bottom of Division Three. The club however, recovered to finish 4th in 1988/89 and won promotion back to Division Two as runners-up to runaway winners Wigmore Athletic (now Worthing United) in 1989/90.

After a shaky start when they again just avoided relegation, Sidley remained in Division Two for nine seasons (winning the Division Two League Cup in 1996/7) until gaining promotion back to Division One in 1999 as champions.

In 1999/00 the Blues finished in sixth place and were the only side to beat champions Langney Sports (now Eastbourne Borough) all season. 2000/01 saw the club's best ever season, as they lifted the Division One championship for the first time, finishing five points ahead of Burgess Hill Town, and completed a League-Cup double by adding the John O' Hara League Challenge Cup.

Sidley finished 5th in 2001/02, but produced only mid to lower table positions in the following years as the club struggled to revive its fortunes, although 2006/07 saw the club reach the final of the League Challenge Cup where they were runners-up to Crowborough Athletic. Sidley were relegated in 2008 after finishing at the foot of the table.

In season 2009/2010 the new managerial pairing of John Lambert and Wayne Farrier, in their first season at the helm, took the club back to Division One; where we feel the club belongs. In their first season back in Division One Sidley United obtained a respectable 13th place finish and are looking to establish themselves amongst the frontrunners next season. Recent silverware has also been clinched in the form of the Hastings Senior Cup with the Blues winning the competition in 2009/10 and 2010/11 seasons.