Newham F.C.

Newham F.C.
Full name Newham Football Club
Founded 1993 (as Ahle Sunnah)
Ground Terence McMillan Stadium,
Plaistow, London
Capacity 2,000
Chairman Zulfi Ali
Manager Zak Hussein
League Essex Senior League
2014–15 Essex Senior League, 13th

Newham Football Club are a non-League football team, based in Plaistow, London who play in the Essex Senior League.

History

London APSA (London All Peoples' Sports Association) was formed in 1993, corresponding with the creation of the first Asian Football League (AFL). They were originally known as Ahle Sunnah.[1] The team was set up by a group of friends from East Ham College in Newham who teamed up with a local youth team, known as Young Muslims, who were no longer eligible to play under 16s football. London APSA were crowned the first-ever Asian League Champions.

The club competed in Asian-run competitions until they decided to join the London Intermediate League in 2000. However the club resigned pre-season and instead joined the Essex Business Houses League Senior Intermediate Division. They played in that division for three seasons, after which they joined the Essex Senior League for the start of the 2003–04 season, and have remained in this league since.[2]

For the 2014-15 season, London APSA changed their name to Newham F.C..[3]

Ground

The club's ground is the Terrence McMillan Stadium, which they share with Essex Olympian Football League club Canning Town.

For the 2011–12 season the club groundshared with Clapton at the Old Spotted Dog Ground in the London Borough of Newham, as work was being done to their home stadium. During the 2012–13 season they played home games at Aveley's Mill Field ground.

Club records

Former players

London APSA/Newham FC players that have played professional football include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ London APSA Football Club London Borough of Newham
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 FCHD Football Club History Database
  3. ↑

External links

Coordinates: 51°31′11.27″N 0°02′11.8″E / 51.5197972°N 0.036611°E