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Buckhurst Hill F.C.

Football club

Buckhurst Hill

Full name

Buckhurst Hill Football Club

Nickname(s)

Stags

Founded

1985; 39 years ago (1985)

Ground

Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill

Chairman

Simon Cornwell

Manager

Mark Williams

League

Essex Senior League

2022–23

Essex Senior League, 17th of 20

Home colours

Away colours

Buckhurst Hill Football Club is a football club based in Buckhurst Hill, England. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill.

History

Buckhurst Hill were formed in 1985 by Richard Brand and Alfie Sacre in a bid to provide Buckhurst Hill with youth football.^[1] In 2004, Buckhurst Hill joined the Hertfordshire Senior County League. In 2008, the club joined the Essex Olympian League. In 2017, the club won Division One, gaining promotion to the Premier Division, which they also won in 2018.^[2] In 2021, the club was admitted into the Eastern Counties League Division One South.^[3] In their first season at step 6, they finished as runners-up, losing only two league matches in the season. At the end of the season Buckhurst Hill were allocated a place in the Essex senior league. Buckhurst Hill entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2021–22.^[4] In 2022/23 season, Buckhurst Hill entered the FA Cup first the first time.

Ground

The club currently play at Myrak Park, Roding Lane in Buckhurst Hill. In 2020, the club won permission from Epping Forest District Council to erect a 100-seater stand, a 100-capacity standing area and six floodlights.^[5] A new standing area for 100 people was erected at the beginning of the 2022/23 season.

References

^ "Buckhurst Hill FC". Buckhurst Hill F.C. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Buckhurst Hill". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "National League System club allocations – steps 5/6, season 2021–22" (.pdf). The Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "The Buildbase FA Vase Season 2021–22" (.ashx). The Football Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ "Plans to develop Buckhurst Hill FC's ground approved". Epping Forest Guardian. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

Eastern Counties League

2023–24
clubs

Premier Division	Brantham Athletic Dereham Town Downham Town Ely City Fakenham Town Hadleigh United Harleston Town Heacham Kirkley & Pakefield Lakenheath Long Melford Mildenhall Town Mulbarton Wanderers Newmarket Town ~~Norwich United~~ Sheringham Soham Town Rangers Thetford Town Walsham-le-Willows Woodbridge Town
Division One North	AFC Sudbury Reserves Cornard United Diss Town Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers FC Peterborough Framlingham Town Great Yarmouth Town Harwich & Parkeston Haverhill Borough Haverhill Rovers Holbeach United Holland Leiston Reserves Needham Market Reserves Norwich CBS Parson Drove Stanway Pegasus Swaffham Town Whittlesey Athletic Whitton United Wivenhoe Town
Division One South	Barkingside Basildon Town Benfleet Brimsdown Burnham Ramblers Cannons Wood Clapton Clapton Community Dunmow Town Enfield Borough Hackney Wick Harlow Town Hoddesdon Town Hutton May & Baker Newbury Forest NW London Park View Southend Manor St Margaretsbury Tower Hamlets Wormley Rovers

Seasons

as Eastern Counties League	1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78
as Town & Country League	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
as Eastern Counties League	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24