Ekco Park F.C.

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Ekco Park
Full nameEkco Park Football Club
Founded1929
GroundEkco Sports Ground, Southend-on-Sea

Ekco Park Football Club is a football club based in Southend-on-Sea, England, currently competing in the Essex Olympian League.

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History

Ekco were founded in 1929, as a works team for the workers of EKCO in Southend-on-Sea. [1] In 1930, the club joined the Southend Borough Combination. [2] In 1945, Ekco joined the London League, entering the FA Cup for the first time in 1946. [3] In 1981, the club joined the Essex Olympian League, remaining in the league until 2000. [4]

In 2024, following time in the Southend Borough & District Football Combination, the club, renamed to Ekco Park, joined the Essex Olympian League Division Four South East. [5]

Ground

Upon formation, the club played at on a sports ground at Bournes Green, before moving to their current home of the Ecko Sports Ground in 1932. [2]

Records

References

  1. ↑ "Memories of EK Cole still touch town's sportsmen". Echo. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Jon Weaver (2005) The Football Grounds of Rural Essex, p66
  3. ↑ "Ekco". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ekco First Data". Essex Olympian Football League. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "ProKit UK Essex Olympian Football League". Full Time FA. Retrieved 26 July 2024.


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