In the third week of our look at the teams the Town will face next season, the first side we look at this week is Eastbourne Borough who will be kicking off their second season in the Blue Square Premier following promotion in 2007/08.

Nickname: Sports

Manager: Garry Wilson

Ground: Langley Sports Ground

Last season: Conference 13th

2008/09 average attendance: 1,344

2009/10 BSP title odds: 50/1

Previous meetings: None

Recent history:

Last season Garry Wilson led the Sports to an unprecedented 13th place in the Conference following their elevation from the Conference South in 2007/08.

Eastbourne were playing County League football as late as 2000 under the name Langley Sports before their climb up the pyramid.

After being renamed in 2001 the club won promotion from the Southern League East Division in 2002/03 before the non-league's restructuring the following season saw the Sports line-up in a newly formed Conference South in 2004/05.

Their rise to today's position among the top 24 Non-League sides in the country could have come earlier had Altrincham not beaten them in a North v South play-off final in 2005/06.

FACT: While the Hatters were winning the Littlewoods Cup with victory over Arsenal in 1988, Eastbourne - then known as Langley Sports - were lifting the Sussex County League Division 2 title.

Official website: www.eastbourneboroughfc.co.uk

Tomorrow: Ebbsfleet United

Eastbourne were the seven side we have featured in the run-up to the season. To view the previous previews click the teams below:

AFC Wimbledon

Altrincham

Barrow

Cambridge United

Chester City