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Maldon Town Football Club are an English football team from Maldon, Essex. They spent the 2005-06 season in the Isthmian League Premier Division, their highest posistion ever, but were relegated after finishing in 20th plac and now play in the Isthmian League First Division North.
[edit] History
The re-establishment of normal life in 1946 brought the formation of
Maldon Town F.C. with their HQ at the Rose and Crown pub and their home
venue at Sadd's Ground on the causeway.
The Mid-Essex Division 2 gave them their first league trophy in that
season when they gained the runners-up spot. Now transferring their
home ground to the Prom and joining the North-Essex League they once
again achieved runners-up spot in this league and were also runners-up
in the Essex Junior Cup, being narrowly beaten 2-1 by Aveley after a
2-2 draw.
Returning to the Mid-Essex Premier Division saw them lift the league
title in consecutive seasons as well as the league cup in 1949/50
Season. Success now followed them to their newly acquired Wallace
Binder ground in Fambridge Road, joining the Essex and Suffolk Border
League that season. A runners-up spot was gained but for them the major
trophy that year was the Essex Intermediate Cup, which they won beating
a strong Leytonstone Reserve team 2-1.
Ex-Liverpool hero Kevin Baron
took over the management reins continuing the success of the past when
his teams gained the runners-up position in the Essex Intermediate Cup
in the 1964/65 and 1965/66 seasons. The league winning team of 1965/66
gained them senior status, and they joined the Eastern Counties League
in 1966. After six years in this league they joined the Essex Senior
League, picking up the league title in 1984/85 and almost completing
the double when beaten in the final of the league cup by Chelmsford City Reserves.
Town moved to their new ground on Park Drive in 1994 and crossed the
pyramid structure to return to the Eastern Counties League in 1996.
Under the continued management of Ben Embery and his assistant Steve
Jackson, the pair were very unfortunate not to obtain promotion in
their first season in the Jewson League.
Their second year in the League proved to be a different story, with Town gaining promotion to the Premier Division, ending the 1997/98 season in the runners-up position.
Maldon's first year in the Premier League led them to finish in a
creditable 13th position and they improved that to eighth in the second
year. The Blues' third year in the Premier League ended with them
finishing fourth and they looked forward to further progress up the football pyramid.
In the 2002/03 season, Town reached the semi final of the FA Vase but lost to local rivals AFC Sudbury.
After 14 years as chairman, Bob Large decided to stand down as he felt
he had taken the club as far has he could. The new chairman, Mike
Kirkham, hoped to take Maldon to the next step up the ladder over the
next few years.
For the season of 2005/06, after two promotions, the club was in the Ryman Premier
division. Town soon found themselves fighting relegation which would
ultimately be unsucessful, even though they still had their fate in
their own hands up to the last 3 games of the season. However they did
reach the final of the Thames side trophy, losing 3–1 to Canvey Island, and also the final of the Eastern Floodlit Competition losing 5-3 on penalties to Billericay Town.
The current season of 2007/08 sees Maldon playing in the Ryman North Division and meeting up with old rivals AFC Sudbury and Bury Town.
This season also sees Russell Tanner take charge of the club as Colin
Wallington stepped down after several years. Maldon came close to
equalling there best FA Cup record during this season only to lose in a Second Round Qualifying Replay against Tonbridge Angels F.C./FONT> 3-0 A.E.T.
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 20th in Isthmian League Premier Division (step 3), 2005-06
- Best FA Cup performance: 3rd qualifying round, 2000-01
- Best FA Trophy performance: 1st qualifying round, 2005-06, 2006-07
- Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 2002-03
[edit] Current squad
(As of the start of the 2007-08 season)
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GK |
Darren Gould |
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GK |
Jamie Finch |
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DF |
Ollie Blackwell |
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Alan Sampson |
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DF |
Frank Everett |
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DF |
Ryan Hubble |
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MF |
Glen Revell |
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MF |
Naveen Arain
Kaan Hawes
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MF |
Matt Cutchey |
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MF |
Ross Parmenter |
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MF |
Dean Parratt (Assistant Manager) |
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MF |
Lee Perry |
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MF |
Craig Emery |
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MF |
Ollie Rooke |
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MF |
Jack Meade |
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FW |
Kevin Hawes |
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FW |
Jamie Ricks
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FW |
Rob Edmonds |
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FW |
James Robinson | |
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] SourcesNational Honours
ESL Sportsmanship Trophy
FA Vase semi final 2002/03
Winners 1987/88
Winners 1988/89
County Cups
Winners 1994/95 Junior R.U. 1946/47
Winners Hospitality EAL 1996/97
Inter. Winners 1952/53
Inter. R.U. 1964/65
County Honours
Inter. R.U. 1965/66
Hon.Badge Keith Johnson EA. RU 2001/02
Junior Badge Brian Hobden
Under 15s Winners 2001/02
Youth Capt Alex Fiddes 1994/95
Youth Capt Andy Potter 1995/96
Charity Cups
E.S.F.A. U19 Danny Baillie 1995/96
Brightlingsea Wnrs 1951/52
E.S.F.A. U19 Andy Potter 1994/95
Tolleshunt D’Arcy R.U. 1962/63
E.S.F.A. U19 Andy Potter 1995/96
Tolleshunt D’Arcy R.U. 1992/93
Essex U/16 David Hawes 2002/03
Tolleshunt D’Arcy Winner 1993/94
Essex U/16 Ben Parker 2002/03
Colin Root.Mem Winners 1988/89
Essex U/16 Andy Hodge (cap) 2001/02
Colin Root.Mem Winners 1989/90
Essex U/16 Joe Mullender 2001/02
Colin Root.Mem Winners 1990/91
Essex U/16 Bradley Stopher 2002/03
Tolleshunt D’Arcy Winner 1999/00
Essex U/18 Bradley Stopher 2003/04
Tiptree Charity Winner 2002/03
Tiptree Charity Winner 2003/04
Tiptree Charity Winner 2004/05
Turned Professional
Neil Harris Millwall (FA Cup finalist) 1997/99
Joe Ilett 2001/02
Andy Hodge Tottenham 2001/02
Leading Goal Scorers
N-Eastern Div 1 R.U. 1947/48
Neil Harris (26 goals) ESL Premier 1995/96
Mid-Essex Prem.Wnrs 1948/49
Scott Witney (27 goals) JECL 1997/98
Mid-Essex Prem.Wnrs 1949/50
Tommy Noble (36 goals) RECL 2003/04
Mid-Essex Cup. Winners 1949/50
Simon Parker (35 goals) Southern Div 1 2004/05
Leagues
Mid-Essex Div 2 R.U. 1946/47
Essex & Suffolk R.U. 1951/52
Essex & Suffolk Cup R.U. 1951/52
Essex & Suffolk R.U. 1955/56
Essex & Suffolk R.U. 1959/60
Essex & Suffolk Cup R.U. 1959/60
Essex & Suffolk Cup Winners 1964/65
Essex & Suffolk Winners 1965/66
Individual Honours
Essex & Suffolk Res Cup Wnrs 1966/67
England U18 Schools Andy Potter 1995/96
ESL Res.Cup Winners 1981/82
England U16 Schools Andy Hodge 2001/02
ESL Senior Div Winners 1984/85
England U16 Schools Joe Mullender 2001/02
ESL Senior Cup R.U. 1984/85
England Chris Whelpdale 2004/05
ESL Res. Shield Winners 1993/94
ESL Res. Cup Winners 1994/95
JECL Div 1 R.U. 1997/98
EC Ridgeons R.U. 2003/04
EC Ridgeons League Cup Wnrs 2003/04
Southern League play off winrs
Promoted to Ryman Premier 2004/05
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