Newbury Forest F.C.
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| Full name | Newbury Forest Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Oakside Stadium, Barkingside | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ron Dangerfield | ||
| Manager | Leo Connolly | ||
| League | Eastern Counties League Division One South | ||
| 2023–24 | Eastern Counties League Division One South, 14th of 22 | ||
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Newbury Forest Football Club is a football club based in England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at Oakside Stadium in Barkingside, where they ground-share with Redbridge.
History
[edit]The club were founded in 2003 as a Sunday league side. After adding three adult teams and youth teams down to under-10s, the club moved into the English football league system when they joined the Romford and District League in 2008. After winning the senior division in 2010,[1] they progressed to the Essex and Suffolk Border Football League, where they finished third in the Premier Division in 2012.[2] They then moved to the Essex Olympian Football League Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division after finishing third in 2013.[3] The club applied to join the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties League for the 2018–19 season, and their application was successful.
The club entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2015.[3]
Ground
[edit]The club play at Oakside Stadium, groundsharing with Redbridge.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Essex Saturday Premier Cup[5][6]
- Winners [2] 2012, 2014
- Romford & District League Senior Division:[7]
- Winners [1] 2009–10
Records
[edit]- Highest League Position: 4th in Essex Olympian League Premier Division 2014–15
- FA Vase best performance: First round proper 2018–19, 2024–25
References
[edit]- ^ Romford & District League
- ^ "Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division - NonLeagueMatters".
- ^ a b NEWBURY FOREST at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Club program
- ^ Ilford Recorder: Newbury Forest set for historic date | Football | Ilford Recorder, accessdate: January 25, 2020
- ^ Essex County Cups 2011–12: Football Club History Database – Essex County Cups 2011–12, accessdate: January 25, 2020
- ^ 2009/10: 2009/10, accessdate: January 25, 2020