Coggeshall Town F.C.
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| Full name | Coggeshall Town Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Seedgrowers |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Ground | West Street, Coggeshall |
| League | Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division |
| 2014–15 | Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division, 6th |
Coggeshall Town Football Club is a football club based in Coggeshall, Essex, England. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Essex & Suffolk Border League and play at West Street.
History
The club was established on 27 September 1878 in a meeting at the White Hart Hotel.[1] They joined the Essex Senior League in 1972.[2] After finishing bottom of the table for three consecutive seasons between 1983–84 and 1985–86, the club left the league.[3] They rejoined the league in 1987, but left again at the end of the 1988–89 season for financial reasons.[4]
The club had two spells in the Essex Intermediate League during the 1990s,[3] before joining the Essex & Suffolk Border League. In 2012–13 they finished second in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2015–16 they won the League Cup, beating Holland 4–3 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw.[5]
Ground
The club originally played at Mynheer Park, until moving to Highfields in 1895. After being given notice to leave the ground in 1960, land for a new ground on West Street was offered to them on a leasehold basis, with £2,000 raised to prepare it for the club.[1] A pavilion was opened in 1961, a stand in 1964 and a clubhouse in 1971. When the landowner decided to sell the site in 1981, the club raised enough money to purchase it.[1]
Honours
- Essex & Suffolk Border League
- League Cup winners 2015–16
Records
References
- 1 2 3 About us Coggeshall Town F.C.
- ↑ England - Essex Senior League RSSSF
- 1 2 3 Coggeshall Town at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Coggeshall Town Pyramid Passion
- ↑ Town win Border League cup final Coggeshall Town F.C.