Canning Town F.C.
Canning Town Football Club is a football club based in Canning Town, in the London Borough of Newham, England. They are currently members of the Essex Olympian League Premier Division.
| Full name | Canning Town Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Ground | West Ham Foundation, Beckton | ||
| Chairman | Stephen Ives | ||
| Manager | Lee Wilson | ||
| League | Essex Olympian League Premier Division | ||
| 2018–19 | Essex Olympian League Premier Division, 12th of 14 | ||
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History
The club was formed in 1948 by Eric Keylock who had decided to start his own Football team after persuading his other founding company, Traffic Services, to provide sets of the club uniform. Keylock decided to pursue this endeavor after being discharged from the Royal Air Force.
Canning Town entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2009.
In the 2015–16 season, the first team won Division One of the Essex Olympian Football League and were promoted to Premier Division after 5 years since relegation to the Essex Olympian League Premier Division.[1]
In the 2016–17 season, they reached the First Round Proper of the FA Vase for the first time in their history.[2]
Ground
The club play at the West Ham Foundation ground. The pitch is surrounded by an athletics track and the playing field is a 3g artificial pitch.[3][4]
Records
- Best league position: 7th in the Essex Olympian League, 2007–08
- Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2016–17
References
- "Canning Town F.C - Canning Town Football Club Online". www.canningtownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- "Football Club History Database – Canning Town". fchd.info. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- Steve B the Groundhopper: Canning Town v Basildon Town: Steve B the Groundhopper: Canning Town v Basildon Town, accessdate: January 19, 2020
- Grounds for concern...: London APSA / Canning Town: Grounds for concern...: London APSA / Canning Town, accessdate: January 19, 2020