Reigate Priory Football Club is a football club based in Reigate, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Mid-Sussex League Premiership and play at Park Lane.

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Reigate Priory

Full name	Reigate Priory Football Club
Nickname(s)	Priory
Founded	1870
Ground	Park Lane, Reigate
Chairman	Ray Connolly
Manager	Dale Wyatt
League	Mid-Sussex League Premier Division
2022–23	Mid-Sussex League Premier Division, 6th of 13
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The club can trace its history as far back as April 1870, not long after The Football Association was formed in 1863. In 1871 the club was one of only 15 teams that played for a £20 silver trophy, the first ever FA Challenge Cup competition; the club's share was £1 1s, and the club made 2/6 profit over the season thanks to £6 2/6 worth of income.^[1] The team were drawn in the first round against the Royal Engineers, who went on to lose in the final. Reigate Priory withdrew before the game, and Royal Engineers were awarded a walkover.^[2]

Reigate Priory was also present when the Surrey County F.A. (founded in 1877) decided to become affiliated to the Football Association on 16 March 1882. The club was one of the original 10 teams present at the meeting that took place in Guildford. At the same time, a County Senior Cup competition was introduced. The first winners of this trophy, Priory were victorious six times in the competition before the end of the 19th century.^[3]

The club is one of the oldest football clubs in the world still playing on its original ground. It numbers among its former members WW Read, with whom it enjoyed a long and happy association right through his sporting life.^[4]

In 2008 the club became founder members of the Surrey Elite Intermediate League.

Reigate Priory 1st and Reserves teams play their home games at Park Lane, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8JX.

The A and B teams play their home games at Netherne Amateur Sports Club, Woodplace Lane, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 1NB

First Team Manager
Dale Wyatt
Arun Field (Assistant)

Reserve Team Managers
Ben Smythe
Ricky De Abreu (Assistant)

A Team Managers
Tristan Davis
Daniel Rand (Assistants)

B Team Managers
George Murphy
Bradley Nelson (Assistant)

C Team Managers
Rich Hammond

Vets Over 35 Manager
Kelvin Beckett
Nigel Lomas
Chris Comben

• Surrey Senior Cup:^[3]
  • Winners (6): 1882–83, 1885–86, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1893–94, 1896–97
  • Runners-up (4): 1883–84, 1884–85, 1886–87, 1889-90
• Redhill and District Sunday Senior Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2014-15
• Challenge International du Nord:

Winners (1): 1910^[5]

• Gray Hooper Holt LLP Mid Sussex Championship

Winners (1): 2021–22

• Gray Hooper Holt LLP Mid Sussex Stubbins Cup

Winners (1): 2021–22

• FA Cup^[6]
  • Second Round 1874–75, 1875–76
• FA Vase
  • First Round 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78