Brentwood Town F.C.

Brentwood Town

Full name

Brentwood Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Blues

Founded

1954 (as Manor Athletic)

Ground

The Brentwood Centre Arena, Brentwood

Capacity

1,800 (1500 seated)

Chairman

Vacant

Manager

George Borg

League

Isthmian League Premier

2014–15

Isthmian League Division One North, 4th (Promoted via Play-Offs)

Home colours

Away colours

Brentwood Town Football Club are an English football club based in Brentwood, Essex. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier division, and play at the Brentwood Centre Arena.

History

The original Brentwood Town were reformed in 1965, replacing the amateur club Brentwood & Warley who had played in the Athenian League and were disbanded at the end of the 1964–65 season.^[1] The new club played at the Hive on Ongar Road and joined the Metropolitan League. After two third-place finishes and a League Cup win in 1966–67, the club moved up to Division One of the Southern League in 1967. In 1968–69 they won Division One, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In the same season the club also reached the second round of the FA Cup, where they lost 10–1 at Southend United.

The following season the club reached the third round of the cup. They beat Football League club Reading 1–0 in the first round, before defeating Hendon 2–0 in the second round. The third round saw them drawn at home against Northampton Town, with a record crowd of over 4,000 seeing the club lose 1–0.^[1] In the league the club briefly topped the table in September, and eventually finished ninth. However, at the end of the season the club directors decided to merge the club with Chelmsford City. The club's ground was sold for housing.^[1]

Modern club

The modern club was founded in 1954 as Manor Athletic.^[2] In 1967 they joined the Essex Olympian League, winning the League Cup in their first season. In 1970 the club's name was changed to Brentwood Athletic after Brentwood Town had been dissolved.^[1]^[3] In 1974 the club became Brentwood and joined the Essex Senior League.^[4]^[5] They went onto win the League Cup in 1975–76, 1978–79, 1990–91

In 2000–01 the club won their first Senior League title, although they finished third from bottom of the league the following season.^[5] In 2004 the club adopted its current name.^[6] After winning the Senior League for the second time in 2006–07, and also winning the League Cup, the club was promoted to Division One North of the Isthmian League.^[6] In 2008–09 they finished third and qualified for the promotion play-offs, but lost 4–1 at home to Waltham Abbey. In 2010–11 the club finished fifth and qualified for the play-offs again. After defeating Needham Market 3–1 in the semi-finals, they lost 3–2 to Wingate & Finchley in the final.^[7]

Stadium

The club play their home games at The Arena adjacent to the Brentwood Centre located in Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, approximately one mile north of the town centre. The Arena which has an enclosed pitch, perimeter barrier, perimeter path, a clubhouse and changing rooms. Floodlights were installed in 1999. There is cover and seating for 150 people outside the clubhouse and a covered standing area for approximately 100 people behind one goal. The largest attendance in recent history was over 1,200 for a veterans charity game Brentwood Town v West Ham Boys of '86, 14 October 2007, while 417 watched the Isthmian League Division 1 North play-off semi-final against Waltham Abbey in April 2009. The record gate of recent times stands at 763 for an Isthmian League Division 1 North game against Cheshunt on 23 April 2011 and in the same season 748 watched the FA Cup 3rd Round Qualifier against Woking on 9 October 2010, exactly 17 years from the first ever game at The Arena.

Honours

Original club

Southern League
- Division One Champions 1968–69
Metropolitan League
- League Cup winners 1966–67

Modern club

Isthmian League
- Division One North play-off winners 2014–15
Essex Senior League
- Champions 2000–01, 2006–07
- League Cup winners 1975–76, 1978–79, 1990–91, 2006–07
Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy
- Winners 2006–07
Harry Fisher Memorial Trophy
- Winners 1995–96
Essex Olympian League Cup
- Winners 1967–68

Previous managers

Years	Name
1972–1976	David Emerick
1978–1999	Derrick Stittle
1999–2004	Paul Delea
2004–2005	Andy Macdonald
2005–2006	Tony Myers
2006–2008	Steve Witherspoon
2008–2009	Carl Griffiths
2009–2011	Les Whitton
2011–2013	Steve Witherspoon
2013	Tony Cross
2013	Chris Smith
2013	Danny Dafter & Adam Flanagan

References

1 2 3 4 Memories of FA Cup glory in 1969 Brentwood Town
↑ About BTFC Brentwood Town Football Club
↑ Manor Athletic at the Football Club History Database
↑ Brentwood Athletic at the Football Club History Database
1 2 Brentwood at the Football Club History Database
1 2 Brentwood Town at the Football Club History Database
↑ 2010-11 Isthmian League FCHD

External links

Club website

Isthmian League

Premier Division	Billericay Town Bognor Regis Town Brentwood Town Burgess Hill Town Canvey Island Dulwich Hamlet East Thurrock United Enfield Town Farnborough Grays Athletic Hampton & Richmond Borough Harrow Borough Hendon Kingstonian Leatherhead Leiston Lewes Merstham Metropolitan Police Needham Market Staines Town Tonbridge Angels VCD Athletic Wingate & Finchley

Division One North	AFC Hornchurch AFC Sudbury Aveley Barkingside Brightlingsea Regent Bury Town Cheshunt Cray Wanderers Dereham Town Great Wakering Rovers Haringey Borough Harlow Town Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree Phoenix Sports Redbridge Romford Soham Town Rangers Thamesmead Town Thurrock Tilbury Waltham Abbey Witham Town Wroxham

Division One South	Carshalton Athletic Chatham Town Chipstead Corinthian-Casuals Dorking Wanderers East Grinstead Town Faversham Town Folkestone Invicta Guernsey Hastings United Herne Bay Hythe Town Molesey Peacehaven & Telscombe Ramsgate Sittingbourne South Park Three Bridges Tooting & Mitcham United Walton & Hersham Walton Casuals Whitstable Town Whyteleafe Worthing

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Coordinates: 51°38′2.400″N 0°18′2.160″E / 51.63400000°N 0.30060000°E / 51.63400000; 0.30060000

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