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NEWS ABOUT THE CLUB IN SEASON 2025-26
FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
Posted on Monday, 22nd September 2025
The 1st team recorded the first win of the season for the Club on Saturday with a dominant display in defeating a Hollington United Reserves side containing a lot of quality by five goals to one.
Both Stan Coleman and Blake Henderson netted goals on their debuts while in contrast Sean Baker recorded his 216th goal for the Club. Archie Brunt and Oli Spain completed the scorers.
The 2nd team went down 2-1 at home to Hawkhurst United Reserves in a closely fought game with Zach Locke finding the net from outside the area. Although not yet reflected in results, improvements are being seen.
OPENING LEAGUE FIXTURES OF THE NEW SEASON
Posted on Wednesday, 27th August 2025
The opening League fixtures of the new season take place this Saturday with both sides away from home with cricket taking place at Icklesham Recreation Ground.
The 1st team travel to Burwash for their Division Three game which kicks-off at 2 pm while the newly reformed 2nd team are away at Hawkhurst United II in Division Four and have a later kick-off at 4 pm.
PLAYER SPONSORSHIP
Posted on Sunday, 24th August 2025
The Club would like to thank Botley’s Taxi, The Rye Chauffeur, Liz Pendennis of EW Production Services Limited and Stuart and Mags Baker for their kind sponsorship of players for the 2025-26 season.
Botley’s Taxi will be sponsoring Liam Sullivan, The Rye Chauffeur both Matt Ford and Frankie Dickson, EW Production Services Limited will be the sponsor of Harry Sullivan and Stuart and Mags Baker will sponsor Sean Baker.
There are still plenty of sponsorship opportunities available for other players – please see below for the full list.
NEW 2ND TEAM KIT
Posted on Sunday, 24th August 2025
The 2nd team wore their new kit in their final pre-season friendly against Bexhill AAC III at the Recreation Ground yesterday.
The kit is kindly sponsored by Long Rake Spar of Rye Harbour and the Club is extremely appreciative of their support.
SPONSOR A PLAYER
Posted on Friday, 22nd August 2025
1ST TEAM v SEMI-VETERANS
Posted on Thursday, 21st August 2025
The 1st team played a Semi- Veterans side in a friendly at the Recreation Ground yesterday evening in a game which proved a good work out for the two teams.
An extremely competitive fixture with both sides missing a few key players and some new faces on show saw the 1sts come out on top with a 5-2 victory.
Tom Cumber (2), Chris Anderson, Sean Melvin and Joe Hoblyn were the 1st team scorers with Michael Georgeson and Lee Pierce replying for the Semi-Vets.
OPENING FIXTURES
Posted on Monday, 16th August 2025
The new season starts on Saturday, 30th August when the 1st team begin their league campaign away to Burwash with the match at Swan Meadow kicking-off at 2 pm. With cricket at Icklesham, the newly reformed 2nd team are also away taking on Hawkhurst United II. The game at the King George V Playing Field starts at 4 pm.
SUSSEX CUP TIES
Posted on Saturday, 16th August 2025
Both the 1st team and the Veterans have been drawn away in their Sussex Cup 1st round fixtures.
The 1st team travel to Billinghurst 3rds in the Sussex Junior Cup on Saturday, 4th October. Billingshurst play in Division Two North of the West Sussex Football League.
The Veterans take on Rustington Veterans, who play in the veterans section of the Sussex Sunday Football League, on Sunday, 28th September in the Sussex Veterans Challenge Cup.
HASTINGS F A VETERANS LEAGUE 2025-26
Posted on Wednesday, 6th August 2025
The Hastings and District Football Association Veterans League will consist of nine teams for season 2025-26 with the veterans hoping to defend their title.
Hooe Veterans have folded but new teams in Crowhurst Veterans and Little Common Veterans have entered the competition.
The composition of the League will be – Battle Town Veterans, Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club Veterans, Crowhurst Veterans, FC Parker 99 Veterans, Icklesham Casuals Veterans, Little Common Veterans, Sedlescombe Rangers Veterans, Sidley United Veterans and Westfield Veterans.
UPDATED COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS FOR SEASON 2025-26
Posted on Tuesday, 8th July 2025
Following the East Sussex Football League Annual General Meeting yesterday evening the composition of divisions for the coming season were approved. These are slightly amended from previously advised with both Divisions Three and Four now having eleven teams.
Teams for the two divisions are below –
The 1st team have entered the East Sussex Football League Divisions 3/4 Challenge Cup, the East Sussex Football League Macron Store Hastings Vase, the Hastings F A Lower Divisions Cup and the Sussex Junior Cup while the 2nd team will be in the Macron Store Hastings Vase and Hastings F A Lower Divisions Cup.
The Veterans will compete in the Hastings F A Veterans League and Cup and the Sussex Veterans Challenge Cup.
The season will commence on Saturday, 30th August.
THE 18TH ICKLESHAM CASUALS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Posted on Saturday, 5th July 2025
The 18th Icklesham Casuals Golf Tournament took place yesterday afternoon at Eastbourne Downs Golf Club with ten competitors taking part.
The event was closely contested with just eleven stableford points separating the ten players. It was Steve Fuller who took the trophy with 31 points, two ahead of runner-up Nick Sparks with Hugh Sullivan a further point back in third place.
Once again a big thank you to Bob Baker for organising the competition and Tony Forster for making the arrangements with Eastbourne Downs.
For the full results together with a report and more photographs please see the 2025 Icklesham Casuals Golf Tournament.
COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS FOR SEASON 2025-26
Posted on Monday, 30th June 2025
The composition of Divisions Three and Four in the East Sussex League for the coming season are below.
These are subject to ratification at the East Sussex League Annual General Meeting next Monday so could yet change.
ICKLESHAM CASUALS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Posted on Thursday, 26th June 2025
The 18th Icklesham Casuals Golf Tournament takes place at Eastbourne Downs Golf Club on Friday, 4th July when Bob Baker will be defending his title.
Players to arrive by 1.30 pm for sandwiches and chips with tee-off times from 2.32 pm.
LONG RAKE SPAR
Posted on Thursday, 19th June 2025
Icklesham Casuals Football Club welcomes Long Rake Spar as a Club sponsor and is enormously appreciative of their generous support.
Established in 1867, Long Rake Spar has been supplying quality specialised decorative aggregates from its base in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District for over 150 years. During this time the company has diversified into many market sectors by focusing on the key strength of supplying the most extensive range of quality decorative aggregates currently available in the UK. The established product range is sold into a broad spectrum of industries.
With strategically placed production facilities, Long Rake Spar offers national coverage to numerous stockists and contractors. Long Rake Spar have three production sites – Youlgrave, Derbyshire, Rye Harbour and Prees, Shropshire, and further four dock sites that hold in excess of 100,000 tonnes of raw material.
The new second team will be wearing the logo of Long Rake Spar on the renowned green and white quartered shirts going into the Club’s 89th season.
