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Horsham Town FC is a semi-professional football club from Horsham, West Sussex. They currently compete in the Mid-Sussex Football League.

Early History
The club formed in 2000 when a group of students from The College of Richard Collyer, their friends, and older relatives, joined up to play 5-a-side and then 11-a-side football under the name of Horsham Royals FC. An off-shoot of this project was a youth team who played friendlies against local sides. It is unknown if there is any link between the club and local side Southwater Royals FC, or whether both sides just happened to wear royal blue kit.

The students moved on to university and the remaining players continued to play 5-a-side football for a few more years.

In 2012 a local investor took over the club and started looking for a permanent home to be able to operate the club from on a more secure basis. The club was incorporated as a company before the start of the 2013/14 season and affiliated to the Sussex County FA for the first time meaning that matches would be officially recognised.

Home Ground
When the club joined the Mid-Sussex Football League in 2018-19, the intention was to play home matches at the home of Faygate United FC just outside of Horsham however discussions broke down just prior to the season commencing leaving the team without a home and therefore unable to complete the season.

The same occurred in 2019-20 when the club was due to start the season playing at Breezehurst Community Pavilion in Crawley however despite meeting with a representative of the council, Horsham Town's interest in renting the ground didn't match the council's intent to lease it to Crawley Town FC or Sussex CCC for training facilities. The pavilion still remains unused since.

The club remained homeless and didn't play any competitive matches during the COVID-19 pandemic.