Pagham Football Club was formed in 1903, and joined Division Two of the Sussex County League in 1970/71, finishing third in their first three seasons.

In 1978/79 Pagham finished as champions of Division Two, winning promotion to the top division. The club finished fourth the following season, behind champions Chichester City, but lifted the title in 1980/81 - three points clear of runners-up Peacehaven & Telscombe, who went on to win the next two titles. Just three years later however, Pagham were relegated.

Two third placings followed before the Division Two championship was lifted for the second time in 1986/87. Better was to follow over the next two seasons, with successive Division One titles, as well as the League Challenge Cup in 1988/89.

The club firmly established itself as a Division One club subsequently, without reaching the heights of the late 1980s - the best season being 1992/93, when Pagham finished as runners-up to Peacehaven. 2003/04 however, saw the club finish in the bottom three, with only the earlier liquidation of St. Leonards sparing them the drop into Division Two. There was no escape in 2004/05 however, and a similarly wretched campaign saw the Lions drop back down into Division Two.

In what could be viewed as a season of consolidation after a couple of poor years, 2005/06 saw the Lions only able to manage 13th place but 2006/07 saw them comfortably return to the top flight as champions, ten points clear of runners-up St. Francis Rangers.

Attendances have never been great, but Nyetimber Lane was curiously full in September 2003 when AFC Wimbledon visited in the FA Vase, with just over 1,000 spectators watching the game (see photographs).

Description of ground
Pagham FC spent the first 47 years of its existence playing on various farmers’ fields until they moved onto a field adjoining the cricket club in Nyetimber Lane in 1950. A small wooded shed was provided by a local farmer, and this served as a changing room until the club applied to enter the County League in 1970. Originally there was a cricket-type pavilion erected, alongside the current breeze block stand which at the the time had no seats.

The pavilion and an old wooden building that served as a bar were eventually replaced by the current clubhouse, with dressing rooms behind. The clubhouse offers the benefit of large windows through which to watch the action when the weather is bad. A smart new uPVC fascia board was added for the 2007/08 season in addition to other improvements. Seating has also been added to the stand in recent years. In between are the unusual dugouts, which have been incorporated into the building as a whole. The ground was not fully segregated from the cricket club until 1988.

Opposite the stand is an area of open terracing, which provides the most elevated view in the ground. This dates from 1980 and although it is understood that there were once plans to cover both this, it is unlikely that this will ever be the case due to the proximity of housing immediately behind. Both ends of the ground are uncovered.

There is ample car parking, both behind the near goal, and adjacent to the clubhouse.

Directions
Follow the A27 Chichester bypass. At roundabout turn on to the B2145 (signposted Pagham). At junction bear left onto B2166 (Lagness Road). After about 2 miles bear right onto Pagham Road; and after a further two and a half miles (opposite The Bear PH) turn left into Nyetimber Lane. The ground is about 200 yards ahead on the right, just past the cricket club.

Nearest railway station: Bognor Regis (3 miles).

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