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Although Langney Football Club was founded in 1964, and became Langney Sports FC four years later, the club crest actually dates from the late 1970s. On deciding to create a recognisable crest for the Club, the Football Committee (the majority of whom are still present today) wished to adopt an image that was clearly identifiable with the then relatively undeveloped local area. At that time there were two options: the Priory, and the Martello Tower at nearby Langney Point. The latter was chosen, mainly because it was easier to draw! The idea for the original crest was inspired by that of Nottingham Forest FC; with the three wavy lines underneath taken from the logo of East Sussex County Council and also representative of the club and Langneys proximity to the sea.
About the time the new indoor bowls hall opened at the Club’s evolving Priory Lane headquarters in the early 1990s, it was decided that the crest required updating, and was passed to a local graphic design artist. The result was a more stylised version of the original. It should also be said that the image has always owed more in appearance to the well-known Wish Tower on Eastbourne seafront, than the Tower at Langney Point.
For general information on Martello Towers please visit ‘The South Coast Martello Towers’ site. The towers most relevant to Langney Sports Club / Eastbourne Borough Football Club are located at Norman’s Bay, Pevensey Bay and Eastbourne.
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