Athletic Newham Football Club is a football club based in Newham, England. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at the Parsloes Park in Dagenham.
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| Full name | Athletic Newham Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Kings | |
| Founded | 2015 | |
| Ground | Parsloes Park, Dagenham | |
| Chairman | Ulisses Filipe Lopes Tavares | |
| Manager | Diogo Nobre | |
| League | Essex Senior League | |
| 2023–24 | Essex Senior League, 11th of 20 | |
| Website | https://www.athleticnewhamfc.com/ | |
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History
editThe club was founded in 2015 as a youth team, then known as Lopes Tavares London, before moving into adult football the following season, joining the Premier Division of the Essex Alliance Football League.[1] They played at the Memorial Recreation Ground in West Ham. They finished eighth in their first season and fifth in 2017–18,[2][3] before successfully applying to join the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties Football League for the 2018–19 season. On 27 August 2020, the club announced the renaming of the club to Athletic Newham.[4] In 2021, the club were promoted to the Essex Senior League based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.
Stadium
editFollowing time at the Memorial Recreation Ground, the club moved to the Terence McMillan Stadium in Plaistow.[5][6]
On 12 September 2024, Athletic Newham announced they would be moving out of Newham, moving to The Bobby Moore Sports Hub,Parsloes Park in Dagenham.[7]
Records
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us – Athletic Newham FC". Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "League Tables".
- ^ "League Tables".
- ^ Athletic Newham F.C. [@Athleticnewham] (27 August 2020). "It is with great pride that we officially announce our new club name 'ATHLETIC NEWHAM FC' and also reveal our new club badge. Through sports we will focus on the wellbeing of the Newham community. We hope to get the support of the community as we aim to continuously develop" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Terence McMillan Stadium: Groundhopper United: Ground #302 - Terence McMillan Stadium, accessdate: January 25, 2020
- ^ Terence McMillan Stadium: The Wycombe Wanderer: Fire United Christian - Terence McMillan Stadium, accessdate: January 25, 2020
- ^ "New Home Pitch for Athletic Newham". West Ham United F.C. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Table | Premier Division | Essex Senior Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "FA issues update on Brockenhurst's FA Vase fifth-round tie". Bournemouth Echo. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Analysis of the Hanwell Town vs Athletic Newham - FA Cup 2022". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.