Heybridge Swifts F.C.
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| Full name | Heybridge Swifts Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Swifts | ||
| Founded | 1880 | ||
| Ground | Scraley Road, Heybridge (Capacity: 3,000 (550 seated)) |
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| Chairman | Nick Bowyer | ||
| Manager | Wayne Bond | ||
| League | Isthmian League Division One North | ||
| 2010–11 | Isthmian League Division One North, 9th | ||
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Heybridge Swifts are a non-league football club based in Heybridge, near Maldon, Essex. They were established in 1880 and were founding members of the Essex Senior League in 1971. The Swifts are currently playing in Isthmian League Division One North.
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[edit] History
Heybridge Swifts FC was formed in 1880, but the club's first foray into senior football did not come until 1971 when they were founder members of the Essex Senior League. After finishing in second place in 1980-81 the club claimed the league championship in the following three seasons, after which they were admitted to the Isthmian League, initially in Division Two North, which they won in the 1989-90 season.
In 1995-96 Swifts finished as runners-up in Isthmian League Division One and stepped up to the Premier Division, where they remained until relegation during the 2008–09 season. They finished second in the league in 2005-06 behind champions Braintree Town, missing out on promotion to the Conference South after a penalty shoot-out defeat to Fisher Athletic in the play-off final.
A poor 2008-09 season saw Heybridge Swifts relegated from the Isthmian League Premier Division to the Isthmian League Division One North.
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 2nd in Isthmian League Premier Division, 2005–06
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st round, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03
- Best FA Trophy performance: Quarter-finals, 1996–97
- Best FA Vase performance: 5th round, 1986–87
- Record attendance: 2,477 v Woking, FA Trophy, 1997
[edit] Notable former players
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- Cliff Akurang
- Simon Royce
- Jonathan Hunt
- Julian Lamb
- John Pollard
- Kingsley Banks
- Roy McDonough
- Paul Parker
- Mitchell Springett
- Dave Matthews
- Keith Bain
- John Devine[disambiguation needed
] - Peter Taylor
- Tommy McCabe
- Ashley Vickers
- Adam Gillespie
- Andy Ansah
- Kenny Gray
- Robbie Sach
- Tresor Kandol
- John Cheesewright
- Alan Kimble
- Paul Abrahams
- Dean Holdsworth
- Ernie Cooksey
- Richard Lewis[disambiguation needed ]
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Heybridge Swifts at the Football Club History Database
