Ekco Park F.C. Explained

Clubname:Ekco Park
Fullname:Ekco Park Football Club
Founded:1929
Ground:Ekco 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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memories of EK Cole still touch town’s sportsmen. Echo. 31 December 2009. 22 March 2021.
  2. Jon Weaver (2005) The Football Grounds of Rural Essex, p66
  3. Web site: Ekco. Football Club History Database. 22 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Ekco First Data. Essex Olympian Football League. 22 March 2021.
  5. Web site: ProKit UK Essex Olympian Football League. Full Time FA. 26 July 2024.

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