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In 1993 the club lost its Snakes Lane ground, and transferred to Division One of the [[Spartan League]], which merged into the [[Spartan South Midlands Football League|Spartan South Midlands League]] in 1997, with Woodford placed in the Premier Division South. However, they left the league in 1998 and dropped into the [[London Intermediate League]], before returning to the Essex Senior League in 1999. They remained in the league until being voted out in 2003 after finishing bottom of the league for three seasons in a row.<ref name=FCHD/> |
In 1993 the club lost its Snakes Lane ground, and transferred to Division One of the [[Spartan League]], which merged into the [[Spartan South Midlands Football League|Spartan South Midlands League]] in 1997, with Woodford placed in the Premier Division South. However, they left the league in 1998 and dropped into the [[London Intermediate League]], before returning to the Essex Senior League in 1999. They remained in the league until being voted out in 2003 after finishing bottom of the league for three seasons in a row.<ref name=FCHD/> |
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A [[Woodford Town F.C.|re-formed club]] – formerly Bush Hill Rangers – began playing in 2015 at the Goldsdown Stadium in [[Brimsdown]]. This reformed club only lasted one season finishing |
A [[Woodford Town F.C.|re-formed club]] – formerly Bush Hill Rangers – began playing in 2015 at the Goldsdown Stadium in [[Brimsdown]]. This reformed club only lasted one season finishing 13 |
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th in the league and winning the [[2016 Middlesex Premier Cup]] in the process, [[Woodford Town 2017 F.C.|Woodford Town 2017]] and now back to there original name Woodford Town FC arising in the [[Essex Senior League]] after Haringey & Waltham changed their name. |
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==Ground== |
==Ground== |
Revision as of 13:01, 4 October 2018
Full name | Woodford Town Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Woods |
Founded | 1937 |
Ground | The Harlow Arena |
Capacity | 3500 |
Chairman | Tony Scott |
Manager | Dee Safer |
League | Essex Senior Football League |
2017–18 | Essex Senior League, 12/20 |
Woodford Town F.C. was an English football club based in Woodford, Greater London.
History
The club was established in 1937, and were founder members of the Delphian League in 1951.[1] In 1961 they switched to the Metropolitan League, before joining Division One of the Greater London League in 1967. They left the Greater London League at the end of the 1968–69 season, and rejoined the Metropolitan League in 1970.
At the end of the 1970–71 season they joined Division One South of the Southern League, but left after a single season in which they finished bottom of the table. They joined the Essex Senior League in 1976, before switching to the Athenian League in 1979. They rejoined the Southern Division of Southern League in 1982, and played in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1986 losing 4–0 to Piacenza in the semi-final and then 3–2 to Merthyr Tydfil in the 3rd Place play-off.[2] Despite finishing third in 1986–87 and reaching the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, they dropped back into the Essex Senior League at the end of the season.
In 1993 the club lost its Snakes Lane ground, and transferred to Division One of the Spartan League, which merged into the Spartan South Midlands League in 1997, with Woodford placed in the Premier Division South. However, they left the league in 1998 and dropped into the London Intermediate League, before returning to the Essex Senior League in 1999. They remained in the league until being voted out in 2003 after finishing bottom of the league for three seasons in a row.[1]
A re-formed club – formerly Bush Hill Rangers – began playing in 2015 at the Goldsdown Stadium in Brimsdown. This reformed club only lasted one season finishing 13 th in the league and winning the 2016 Middlesex Premier Cup in the process, Woodford Town 2017 and now back to there original name Woodford Town FC arising in the Essex Senior League after Haringey & Waltham changed their name.
Ground
The club played at Snakes Lane until being evicted in 1993. They then played at various non-League grounds in East London. Their final season was spent ground sharing at Clapton's Old Spotted Dog Ground. 2015-16 Ware F.C.'s 2017-18 Broxborne Borough F.C.'s 2018-19 Harlow Town Football Club's
Notable players
Johnny Haynes played for the club as a boy, whilst Jimmy Greaves played for the club before retiring altogether (for some years his father was club president).
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: First round, 1986–87
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round: 1986–87
- Best Middlesex Premier Cup: Winners: 2015-16
References
- ^ a b Woodford Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Anglo-Italian Cup 1986 RSSSF
- Defunct football clubs in England
- Football clubs in London
- Association football clubs established in 1937
- Delphian League
- Metropolitan League
- Greater London League
- Southern Football League clubs
- Athenian League
- Essex Senior Football League
- Spartan League
- Spartan South Midlands Football League
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2003
- 1937 establishments in England
- 2003 disestablishments in England
- 2015 establishments in England