Dunmow Town F.C.

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Dunmow Town
Full nameDunmow Town Football Club
FoundedJune 2020;5 years ago (2020-06)
GroundLowfield, Hoddesdon
Capacity3,000 [1]
ChairmanSimon Noakes
ManagerCraig Gillam
League Eastern Counties League Division One South
2024–25 Eastern Counties League Division One South, 12th of 20

Dunmow Town Football Club is a football club based in Great Dunmow, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at Lowfield, groundsharing with Hoddesdon Town.

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History

In June 2020, Dunmow Town were formed, joining the Essex and Suffolk Border League. [2] In 2023, the club was admitted into the Eastern Counties League Division One South after winning the Essex and Suffolk Border League. [3] [4]

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Dunmow entered a groundsharing agreement at Hoddesdon Town's Lowfield ground, before the agreement was terminated in November 2025 and Dunmow's remaining fixtures in the Eastern Counties League were cancelled. [5] In December 2025, it was announced the club had folded, [6] however, later that month, the club were reinstated back into the Eastern Counties League, returning to groundshare with Hoddesdon Town in the process. [7]

Ground

Upon formation, Dunmow groundshared with Braintree Town at their Cressing Road ground. In July 2022, it was announced that Dunmow would enter a groundsharing agreement with Heybridge Swifts to play at Scraley Road. [8] Ahead of the 2023–24 season, the club confirmed they would be groundsharing with Saffron Walden Town at Catons Lane. [9]

References

  1. Hoddesdon Town Pyramid Passion
  2. Dunmow Town F.C. [@dunmowtownfc] (18 June 2020). "I want to thank our newly formed board for backing this great project and bringing a standard of football the town of #Dunmow deserve #football #Essex #greatdunmow" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. "National League System club allocations – steps 5/6, season 2023–24" (.pdf). The Football Association. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. "Essex & Suffolk Border League". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. "Club statement". Hoddesdon Town F.C. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  6. "Clapton CFC Men's First Team result expunged as Dunmow Town fold". Clapton Community F.C. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. "Club statement". Hoddesdon Town F.C. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. "Swifts Announce A Groundshare". Isthmian League. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. Dunmow Town F.C. [@dunmowtownfc] (12 May 2024). "We are playing our Home games at Saffron Walden next season 🤝" (Tweet) via Twitter.