Editing Reigate (section)

==Sport==
===Association football===
[[Reigate Priory F.C.]] was founded in 1870, just seven years after [[The Football Association]] was created. It has played its home games at its ground in Park Lane for the entirety of its history.<ref>{{cite news |last= Dowling |first= J. R. |date= August 1973 |title= Reigate Priory Football Club |work= Surrey Life |volume= 2 |number= 11 |page= 26 }}</ref>

[[South Park F.C.]] was founded in 1897 and has been a member of the Redhill & District Football League since its inception. The club initially played its home games in upper South Park, between Crescent Road and Church Road. In the late 1920s, it moved to its current premises in Whitehall Lane.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://southparkfootballclub.co.uk/club-history/ |title= Club history |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 30 October 2020 |publisher= South Park F.C. |access-date= 13 April 2022 |archive-date= 4 January 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220104120231/https://southparkfootballclub.co.uk/club-history/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Cricket===
Reigate Priory Cricket Club was founded in 1852, but it is believed that the sport has been played in the town since the 1770s.<ref name=RPCC>{{cite web |url= https://www.reigatepriorycc.co.uk/a/club-history-36078.html |title= Club History |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= Reigate Priory Cricket Club |access-date= 13 April 2022 |archive-date= 8 July 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190708093154/http://www.reigatepriorycc.co.uk/a/club-history-36078.html |url-status= live }}</ref>{{refn|[[Thomas White (cricketer, born c. 1740)|Thomas White]], the batsman responsible for the so-called [[History of cricket (1726–1771)#The Laws of Cricket|"wide bat controversy"]] at a 1771 match between [[Chertsey Cricket Club|Chertsey]] and the [[Hambledon Club]], is thought to have lived in Reigate for much of his life.<ref name=RPCC/>|group=note}} The first recorded match at the [[Reigate Priory Cricket Club Ground|club ground]] took place in 1853 between teams from East Surrey and West Sussex.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/707_misc.html |title= Other matches played on Reigate Priory Cricket Club Ground |publisher= Cricket Archive |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131015010816/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/707_misc.html |archive-date= 15 October 2013}}</ref>

===Golf===
[[File:Reigate Heath Windmill and Reigate Heath Golf Club clubhouse - geograph.org.uk - 2081552.jpg|thumb|Reigate Heath Golf Course clubhouse and windmill church]]
Reigate Heath Golf Club was founded in 1895. Permission to create a 9-hole course on the heath was granted on the condition that male and female club members had equal rights.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://evalu18.com/courses/reigate-heath-golf-club/ |title= Reigate Heath Golf Club |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 25 March 2022 |publisher= EVALU18 |access-date= 14 April 2022 |archive-date= 18 July 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210718082426/https://evalu18.com/courses/reigate-heath-golf-club |url-status= live }}</ref> The course was formally opened on 20 February 1897;<ref>{{harvnb|Sheldon|1982|p=25}}</ref> the clubhouse was completed shortly afterwards, but was extensively remodelled in 1969.<ref>{{harvnb|Sheldon|1982|pp=23, 27}}</ref>

The 18-hole Reigate Hill Golf Club course was laid out as a par 72 course by the designer, David Williams.<ref>{{cite news |last= Gumb |first= Jo |date= 21 July 1994 |title= Work starts on 'pick your own' golf course |work= Surrey Mirror |issue= 6146 |page= 18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.reigatehillgolfclub.co.uk/golf/golf-club.html |title= Reigate Hill Golf Club, Surrey |author= <!--Not stated--> |year= 2018 |publisher= Reigate Hill Golf Club |access-date= 13 April 2022 |archive-date= 27 July 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210727030938/https://www.reigatehillgolfclub.co.uk/golf/golf-club.html |url-status= live }}</ref> The club, at Gatton Bottom, was officially opened in November 1995 by [[professional golfer]]s [[David Gilford]] and [[Andrew Murray (golfer)|Andrew Murray]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 9 November 1995 |title= Special events |work= Surrey Mirror |issue= 6210 |page= 17 }}</ref>

===Rugby Union===
Old Reigatian R.F.C. was founded in 1927. Initially the club played its home games at St Alban's Road, but after one year it relocated to Home Farm, Merstham. It moved to its current ground on Park Lane in 1946 and the current clubhouse opened in 2012. As of 2022, the 1st XV plays in the London Two South West League.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oldreigatianrfc.com/about-us/ |title= About us |publisher= Old Reigatian R.F.C. |date= 24 August 2021 |access-date= 11 July 2022 |archive-date= 16 July 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220716154800/https://www.oldreigatianrfc.com/about-us/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Field Hockey===
Reigate Priory Hockey Club is part of the [[Southern_Counties_Hockey_Association|South East Hockey]] league structure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions/2023-2024-4362305-adult-south-east-mens-group-4364001-south-east-mens-division-1-oaks/|title=South East Men's Division 1 Oaks - South East Hockey |access-date=2024-09-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://southeast.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions/2023-2024-4364709-adult-south-east-womens-group-4365802-south-east-womens-division-1-oaks/|title=South East Women's Division 1 Oaks - South East Hockey |access-date=2024-09-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reigateprioryhockeyclub.co.uk/|title=Reigate Priory Hockey Club|access-date=2024-09-19 }}</ref>