F.C. Clacton
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| Full name | Football Club Clacton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Seasiders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Rush Green Bowl, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (Capacity tbc) |
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| Chairman | Dave Ballard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joint managers | David Coyle and John Reeves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Eastern Counties Football League Division One |
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| 2006–07 | Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division 21st |
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F.C. Clacton are a football club based in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England. They were the founder members of the Eastern Counties Football League in 1935. In the 1960-61 season, they reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties Football League Division One.
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[edit] History
FC CLACTON was announced on 15 June 2007 following the end of Clacton Town Football Club - after a long and distinguished 115-year history, having formed in 1892.
Four new owners, all local men, inherited Clacton Town Football Club Ltd in 2006, which was registered with The FA as being in control of the whole football club known as Clacton Town FC.
For many reasons they were uneasy with this Ltd company holding the club registration. Also, being a normal limited company the Club did not qualify for any tax breaks, business rates relief, etc. They were never Officials, Directors or connected to this Ltd company in any way. The previous Directors of Clacton Town FC Ltd decided to resign from the company and informed Companies House of this which eventually resulted in Companies House striking off the Ltd Company for not submitting accounts and for having no Directors or Secretary.
The time was therefore right for a complete shake up of how the club was to be administered a new start with a clean slate. A new club was formed and FC Clacton was born.
The club entered its first season playing in the first division of the Ridgeon Eastern Counties League with former Colchester United and Fulham player John Reeves and David Coyle as joint first-team Managers as the club embarked on a new beginning.
History of Clacton Town FC
Formed in 1892, Clacton Town's first match in a suitably affiliated competition had to wait until 1894. Clacton joined the North East Essex League for the 1895-96 season and won its first title, the Second Division championship, in 1899. However, the club was forced into a state of suspended animation sometime in the 1900-01 season, with many players deserting to form a new club, Old Clactonians. The stagnation of the original club continued, and in 1905 Old Clactonians agreed to change their name to Clacton Town, and the new look CTFC moved to a new site on Old Road in 1906.
In the 1911-12 season, Clacton became founder members of the Essex and Suffolk Border League. They remained in this league until 1935-36, when they were again founder members of the Eastern Counties League.
1947-48 saw Clacton turn professional, but the club stayed where they were in the Eastern Counties League until 1958, when they joined the Southern League. Here they set a league record in 1959-60, heading the league throughout the season and, of course, winning the title. The following season saw Clacton's best ever FA Cup run, reaching the 1st round proper. This success did not last, and in 1972, Clacton were forced back to amateur status and the Eastern Counties League in order to ensure the club's survival.
After over 80 years at Old Road, the club were obliged to The Rush Green Bowl in 1987, with the ground being sold for redevelopment by the local council. After a long stretch in the Eastern Counties League First Division, Clacton won promotion in 1995 to the Premier Division. After relegation in 1997-98 Clacton were bought out, and their Premier League status was established, winning the First Division at the first attempt. Clacton had re-established themselves at this level, but off the pitch troubles loomed with the ownership changing hands 3 times in 4 years. This turbulence led to financial difficulties and the departure of a manager and several players. Clacton finished 2005-06 at the bottom of the Premier Division with an undeniably terrible return of a solitary point and a goal difference of -159. Despite this Clacton avoided relegation to the First Division thanks to both A.F.C. Sudbury and Bury Town being promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North.
The 2006-7 season saw a vast improvement for the club both on and off the pitch. However as the season went on the team began to struggle, slipping down the table to finish 21st in the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division, which meant the relegation to the First Division that had been so fortunately avoided the season before.
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