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NEWS ABOUT THE CLUB IN SEASON 2026-27
VAL GONCALVES – 300 APPEARANCES
Posted on Wednesday, 15th July 2026
Val Goncalves was recently presented with a salver by Mike Beaumont to mark 300 appearances for Icklesham Casuals.
Val joined the Club for the 2005-06 season helping the 1st team become East Sussex League Division Two champions in his first year. He has now played 312 games for the Club scoring 82 goals.
It is great to see that some players still show loyalty – a rare attribute these days.
COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS FOR SEASON 2026-27
Posted on Wednesday, 8th July 2026
At the East Sussex Football League Annual General Meeting, the composition of divisions for season 2026-27 were confirmed. The League will have four Divisions for the coming season with the 1st team competing in Division Two and the 2nd team in Division Three.
The make-up of the divisions are shown below.
CHARITY GOLF DAY
Posted on Saturday, 27th June 2026
The Club supported the ‘Wear Yellow For Cystic Fibrosis’ Charity Golf Day held at Chartham Park Golf and Country Club on Friday, 12th June.
A target to raise £3,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust was set and we are pleased to announce that the final amount raised exceeded the target and was £4374.92. Thank you so much to everyone who supported the event.
The winning team on the day was C Squared made up of Chris Cope and Chris Burke who scored 64 points. winning by 5 points from runners-up Asa and Ben Croucher.
Full details of the results, the winners of the ‘Bus Stop’ prizes and the successful auction bids can be found on the website page.
THE PATRICIA RUTHERFORD MEMORIAL CUP
Posted on Saturday, 27th June 2026
The Club is proud and delighted to play Little Common tomorrow afternoon (28th June) for The Pat Rutherford Memorial Cup and to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
The match at The Oval, Eastbourne kicks-off at 2 pm. Please come along and support.
SEAN BAKER RETIREMENT
Posted on Saturday, 27th June 2026
Sean Baker has made the decision to hang up his boots after 26 years of representing Icklesham Casuals Football Club.
Sean made his debut as a substitute in a league fixture for the 2nd team away to East Hoathly II on Saturday 23rd September 2000, the match ending in a 3-3 draw and has now made 462 appearances for the Club scoring 230 goals which puts him in fifth place in the all-time scoring records.
Sean has been a stalwart of the Club both on and off the field and his attitude and commitment has been incredible. He was presented with a 15 year service award by ex-England footballer Alan Mullery on behalf of the the Sussex County Football Association in the 2018-19 season.
The Club thanks Sean for his service to the Club and wishes him all the best for the future knowing he will be welcomed back if he gets itchy feet!
STEVE BUSS – NEW RESERVE TEAM MANAGER
Posted on Saturday, 27th June 2026
The Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Buss as Reserve Team manager. Steve played for the Club in 2024-25 before moving to Wittersham for a season.
There is no doubt that Steve will bring stability and quality to the Reserves and use his abundance of experience to improve the side after a disappointing 2025-26 season.
TRAINING
Posted on Saturday, 6th June 2026
Training for the new season will commence at Icklesham Recreation Ground on Wednesday, 17th June at 6 pm. Any new players interested in joining the Club are welcome to come along.
