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==Sport== ===Football=== [[File:The Dripping Pan.jpg|thumb|The Dripping Pan, home of Lewes FC men's and women's teams]] [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.]] is the most successful club in East Sussex, playing in the [[Premier League]] in 2024β25 and also competing in the [[2023β24 UEFA Europa League]]. It has appeared once in the [[1983 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]], in 1983, losing to Manchester United after a replay. It is the only fully professional men's team in the county. The oldest club in East Sussex is [[Eastbourne Town F.C.]], which was founded in 1881. [[Lewes F.C.]] is a semi-professional football club. The men's first team is in the [[Isthmian League]] Premier Division. It also has a [[Lewes F.C. Women|successful women's team]], which in 2023β24 was competing in the second-tier [[Women's Championship (England)|Women's Championship]] against teams supported by much larger clubs, including some with their men's team in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lewes Women β Fixtures and Results |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/lewes-women/fixtures-results |website=Football Web Pages |access-date=4 December 2023 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811082441/https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/lewes-women/fixtures-results |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Cricket=== Cricket had its [[History of cricket to 1725|origins]] in the counties of [[Kent]], [[Surrey]] and Sussex. There is no team representing East Sussex. It combines with West Sussex as the [[Sussex County Cricket Club]], playing first-team matches at the [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Ground]] in Hove and reserve-team matches in both East and West Sussex. There are around 25 local clubs playing the game in East Sussex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cricket clubs in East Sussex |url=http://www.eastsussex.org/sport/cricket-clubs.shtml |website=East Sussex.org |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205123028/http://www.eastsussex.org/sport/cricket-clubs.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Rugby=== There are around 15 rugby clubs in East Sussex, with many of them fielding several teams including women's and girls' teams. [[Seaford RFC|Seaford Rugby Club]] claims the distinction of playing its home games below sea level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby in East Sussex |url=http://www.eastsussex.org/sport/rugby.shtml |website=East Sussex.org |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> ===Cycling=== The fourth stage of the [[1994 Tour de France]] ended in Brighton after departing from [[Dover]]. The route included a climb over Ditchling Beacon.<ref>{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Ben |title=Spectacle over in a flash |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11475723.spectacle-over-in-a-flash/ |website=Evening Argus |date=16 September 2014 |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205123636/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11475723.spectacle-over-in-a-flash/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The hilly nature of the Downs presents a good challenge for cyclists and there are at least eight cycling clubs in East Sussex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cycling in East Sussex |url=http://www.eastsussex.org/sport/cycling.shtml |website=East Sussex.org |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205122717/http://www.eastsussex.org/sport/cycling.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Golf=== There are 42 golf courses in East Sussex, many on downland. Four of these (2 in Brighton and Hove, one in Eastbourne and one in Crowborough) are public courses; the remainder private, semi-private or resorts.<ref>{{cite web |title=East Sussex Golf Guide |url=https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/course-directory/11428-east-sussex/ |website=Golf Pass |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205175752/https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/course-directory/11428-east-sussex/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Other sports=== Other popular sports include sailing, [[bowls]], [[stoolball]], and tennis.
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