Lancing Football Club was founded in 1941 and is one of just nine FA Charter Standard Community Clubs in Sussex which is the highest award that we can receive and allows us to use the FA's 'three lions' logo. The FA Charter Standard accreditation is a clear demonstration that the club is well organised, safe and offers opportunities for all - it being awarded only for the most advanced level of club development and football provision. We are one of only a handful of clubs in the area with a pathway to progress from mini soccer for reception aged children through to open age football for the first team. We have FA qualified coaches as standard, we prioritise child welfare and we adhere to FA respect policies and codes of conduct. It is our stated aim that we wish to have a positive impact on the community and develop better people through football. We want to create a lasting legacy for anyone who comes into contact with our club and for them to develop a lifelong association with the sport. We aim to provide an environment that enables our players to develop a well rounded football education and to experience the many physical and mental benefits being involved in football brings.
Lancing FC is volunteer run. The twelve person committee encompasses a spectrum of volunteers aged from 18 to 82 as well as a whole range of volunteer coaches. We are passionately committed to equality and welfare. Our work in the community saw us nominated as 'Club of the Year' in the Sussex Sports Active awards and our work with Sussex MIND in our 'you're not in this alone' campaign has seen us raise hundreds of pounds for mental health charities as well as raising awareness amongst the particularly vulnerable group of men age 18-45. Six Lancing teams played the world record holding Heartbeat United in May with the aim of raising £3000 for MIND.
Lancing was described by the chair of Lancing Parish Council as 'everything a football club should be' and we aim to be at the heart of the community in everything we do.
