Coggeshall United Football Club was a football club based in Coggeshall, Essex. They were founded in 2017 by former footballer Cliff Akurang.[1]
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| Full name | Coggeshall United Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Weavers | |
| Founded | 2017 | |
| Dissolved | 2023 | |
| Ground | West Street, Coggeshall | |
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History
editThe club was founded in 2017 and joined the Premier Division of the Essex & Suffolk Border League, with Cliff Akurang being appointed player-manager. Akurang also became club chairman later in the season. They finished second in the league in their first season, and successfully applied to join the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties League.[2] In 2018, Andrew Douglas took over as Club President. In the 2018–19 season, they finished 2nd in Division One South of the Eastern Counties League, narrowly missing out on promotion to Hashtag United.[3]
In 2023, Coggeshall United finished bottom of the Eastern Counties League Division One South.[4] The following season, the club failed to enter a league.
Records
edit- Highest league position: 2nd in Eastern Counties League Division One South 2018–19
Ground
editCoggeshall United played at Coggeshall Town's West Street ground, which is located to the west of Coggeshall.
References
edit- ^ "About Us". Coggeshall United Football Club. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Season 2018/19 Constitution Archived 2018-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Eastern Counties League
- ^ "Eastern Counties League Division One South 2018-19". 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Coggeshall United at the Football Club History Database
External links
edit- Official website. Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine.