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Eastbourne Borough FC
Saturday afternoons in East Sussex, and a club worth turning up for.
Saturday afternoons in East Sussex, and a club worth turning up for.
A football club at Priory Lane, stitched into its town for generations.
The club announced Oliver’s involvement alongside Simon Leslie in June 2023, and the BBC reported the investment. No figures are stated.
WHAT THEY OFFER
Competitive football at Priory Lane, and a matchday that belongs to the town as much as the team.
WHY IT MATTERS
A club run for the people who turn up every week — the point of it is the community around it.
- Community
- Matchday
- East Sussex
Investment
A personal investment, announced by the club in 2023.
- Simon Leslie
- Chairman and majority shareholder
- Oliver Trevena
- Owner and investor
- Alan Williams
- Chief Executive
- John Bonar
- General Manager
INDUSTRY
Sports ClubsREACH & IMPACT
Men’s, women’s and youth football based at Priory Lane in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
The ownership era has brought the club’s rebuild and community role to a wider audience through the Owning Eastbourne documentary series.
SOURCES
- Eastbourne Borough — A new eraPrimary source
- Eastbourne Borough — Meet the ownersPrimary source
- Eastbourne Borough — Club officialsPrimary source
Sources establish the company facts shown here. Commercial figures and outcomes remain attributed where they are company-reported.

