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East Thurrock United F.C. are a football club based in England. They were established on 27th April 1969. They are currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. In the 2003-04 season, they reached the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup; their best performance in the competition so far. They were the Isthmian League Division 3 champions in 2000.
[edit] Foundation
The club was founded on Sunday 27th April 1969 by a group of devoted football enthusiasts who felt that the expanding area around the Thameside towns of Corringham and Stanford-Le-Hope should have a senior non-league football club, following the very successful Corringham Social Sunday League side, which had enjoyed much local fame in the sixties.
[edit] Grounds
During the club's first season as members of the Southern Essex Combination, in 1969/70, home matches were played at Corringham Recreation Ground. They subsequently moved to the Billet in Stanford-Le-Hope, before ground-sharing with nearby Grays Athletic in order to achieve senior status. The club spent further spells sharing with Tilbury and Grays, among others, before finally, with the help of the The FA, Thurrock Council and brewers Greene King the club acquired some land and built Rookery Hill.
[edit] Club Records
- Record attendance: 1250 v Woking FA Cup 2003
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