A.F.C. Hornchurch
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| Full name | Association Football Club Hornchurch | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Urchins | ||
| Founded | 2005 (or 1923 as Upminster Wanderers) |
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| Ground | Hornchurch Stadium, Bridge Avenue (Capacity: 3,500 +) |
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| Chairman |  Jon Smith(officially managing director) |
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| Manager | Colin McBride |
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| League | Isthmian League Premier Division | ||
| 2008-09 | Isthmian League Premier Division, 6th | ||
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AFC Hornchurch are a non-League football team based in Hornchurch, Greater London, England.
The club formed in 2005 when Hornchurch Football Club suffered financial problems and was closed down. A.F.C. Hornchurch played in the Essex Senior Football League, an English football league covering Essex and East London, during the 2005-06 season, where they were champions at the first attempt, and followed this up by winning the Isthmian League Division One North title in 2006-07.
The Hornchurch home kit has a red and white striped shirt and black shorts whilst the away kit has blue and white striped shirt and blue shorts. The Hornchurch kits are sponsored by AMAX lifts.
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[edit] Club history
A.F.C. Hornchurch started off their life in the Essex Senior League, having signed many players from other clubs in the division.[citation needed]. The new club proved to be highly successful on the pitch embarking on an unbeaten run from the second game of the season through to the start of December. The Urchins recorded a record attendance for the league when 702 fans attended Bridge Avenue to watch the derby match with Romford which Hornchurch won 3-0. The club went on to win the league, with six games to spare, finishing with a league record of 78 points. Hornchurch completed a treble by winning both the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy and the Westview Essex Senior League Challenge Cup. The season was tarnished for the club somewhat by the death of Club President and founder, Jim Bradshaw, in February 2006. Prior to the new club's formation Bradshaw had been at Hornchurch since 1971.
They reached the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup in season 2007-08 and improved on this in 2008-09 when they reached the first round, when they played Peterborough United.
[edit] Current squad
- Donny Barnard
- Darren Behcet
- Billy Coyne
- Frankie Curley
- Mark Goodfellow
- Dean Green
- Kris Lee
- Jimmy McFarlane
- Simon Parker
- John Purdie
- Dave Sadler
- Mitchell Stuart-Evans
- Elliot Styles
- Andy Tomlinson
- Ross Wall
- Michael Bowditch
- Bradley Gray
- Jason Willis
[edit] Fans
Before promotion to the Isthmian Premier, Hornchurch were among the best supported teams in their league,[citation needed] recently attracting a crowd of over 1000 for a match against Welling United in the latter stages of qualifying for the FA Cup, in October 2006. A visit from local rivals Romford brought a crowd of 702. A.F.C. Hornchurch last season got an average home attendance of around 400 whilst a pre season friendly against West Ham United got an attendance of 911.
[edit] Rivals
AFC Hornchurch have quite a few rivals, including Dagenham and Redbridge, Grays Athletic, Canvey Island and Romford.
[edit] Stadium
A.F.C. Hornchurch play at Hornchurch Stadium, Bridge Avenue, Upminster - also home to an athletics club. The stadium has two stands, the Riverside and the East Side. In addition to this, during the 2003-04 season when AFC Hornchurch achieved a good run in the FA Cup, temporary stands were erected at both ends of the ground. The end nearest the tunnel was appropriately referred to as the 'Tunnel End' however these stands were removed shortly after meaning there is no standing or seating behind either goals.
[edit] Honours
- Isthmian League
- Division One North Champions 2006-07
- Essex Senior League
- Champions 2005-06
- Challenge Cup Winners 2006
- Gordon Brasted Trophy
- Winners 2006
- Essex Senior Cup
- Winners 2007
FA Cup 2nd Round v's Tranmere 0-1 FA Cup 1st Round v's Darlington 2-0 , v's Peterborough 0-1 (2008)
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