Club History & Honours
Directions to Ground
From Hastings take the A21, turning right onto the A28 towards Ashford.
Travel through Westfield, and the ground is located off Westfield Lane on the left (visible from the road - look for netting!).
The Parish Field, Main Road, Westfield, East Sussex.
Click here for a map of Westfield and the surrounding towns.
Description of the ground
Right alongside the main road to Ashford, just outside the village, Westfield’s Parish Field ground is one of many in the County League which although basic, nevertheless conveys a certain rural charm.
There are actually two entrances to the ground, but the main one is directly off the main road, where there is parking available on the grass just behind the near touchline. Further along, at the far end is a covered shelter which is perfectly adequate, adjacent to the changing rooms; with a small clubhouse behind.
New breezeblock dugouts have replaced their rather quaint wooden predecessors (pictured) on the opposite touchline, which has hard standing along its length.
The Parish Field playing surface has come in for a lot of criticism from rival clubs, and although there has been talk of a move to a new ground, nothing has yet materialised.
Club History
The exact date of formation of Westfield FC is unclear but it was before the 1914-18 Great War, and they were certainly playing in 1911. However, the present club was established in 1927.
Following many successful seasons in junior football, Westfield joined Division Two of the East Sussex League in 1971, and were promoted as runners-up in 1972/73. The following season they won Division One, and also the Division One League Cup.
A Premier Division League-Cup double followed in 1977/79, but at the end of the 1990/91 season Westfield were relegated back to Division Two of the East Sussex League.
In 1997 the club was admitted into Division Three of the Sussex County League and, after finishing 4th in the their first season, promotion to senior football was achieved in 1998/99 as runners-up to Oving
Westfield enjoyed their best season to date in 2002/03: finishing 6th, and reaching the Final of the Division Two Challenge Cup, where they were beaten by League champions Rye & Iden United. Although they slipped to 9th in 2003/04 they reached the semi-finals of the cup - losing a penalty shoot-out to ‘double’ winners Littlehampton Town.
2004/05 saw the club finish in a creditable 5th position in the table, recording their best points total to date with 54 points. This record was eclipsed in 2005/06 with a 4th place finish (55 points), albeit 13 points behind the third-placed club St. Francis Rangers.
Honours
Hastings Senior Cup Winner 2007/08
Matthew Clark Sussex County League Division 2 Cup Runners up 2002/03
Hastings Senior Cup Runners Up 2002/03, 2005/06
Unijet County league Division 3 Runners Up 1998/99
Hastings FA Intermediate Cup Winners 1997/98
Hastings FA Intermediate Cup Runners Up 1998/99
Hastings FA Junior Cup Winners 1936/37, 1938/39, 1946/47, 1962/63
Hastings FA Junior Cup Runners Up 1937/38
East Sussex League Premier Division Winners 1977/78
East Sussex League Premier Division Runners Up 1996/97
East Sussex League Division 2 Winners 1998/99
Hastings League Division One Winners 1956/57
Hastings League Division One Runners Up 1946/47, 1955/56, 1957/58
Hastings League Division Two Runners Up 1953/54
Hastings League Division Three East Winners 1952/53
Hastings League Division Three East Runners Up 1951/52
