Athletic Newham F.C. Explained

Clubname:Athletic Newham
Fullname:Athletic Newham Football Club
Nickname:The Kings
Ground:Terence McMillan Stadium, Plaistow
Capacity:2000
Chairman:Ulisses Filipe Lopes Tavares
Manager:Diogo Nobre
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Website:https://www.athleticnewhamfc.com/
Current:2023–24 Essex Senior Football League

Athletic Newham Football Club is a football club based in London, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Terence McMillan Stadium in Plaistow.

History

The club was founded in 2015 as a youth team, then known as Lopes Tavares London, before moving into adult football the following season, joining the Premier Division of the Essex Alliance Football League.[1] They played at the Memorial Recreation Ground in West Ham. They finished eighth in their first season and fifth in 2017–18,[2] [3] before successfully applying to join the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties Football League for the 2018–19 season. On 27 August 2020, the club announced the renaming of the club to Athletic Newham.[4] In 2021, the club were promoted to the Essex Senior League based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

Stadium

The club play at the Terence McMillan Stadium. The stadium has one stand with seats for 192 spectators.[5] The stadium is named after the first Mayor of Newham.[6] The club share the ground with Clapton.[6]

Records

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us – Athletic Newham FC . 2023-08-28 . en.
  2. Web site: League Tables.
  3. Web site: League Tables.
  4. Athleticnewham . Athletic Newham F.C.. 1299044007373189121 . 27 August 2020 . It is with great pride that we officially announce our new club name ‘ATHLETIC NEWHAM FC’ and also reveal our new club badge. Through sports we will focus on the wellbeing of the Newham community. We hope to get the support of the community as we aim to continuously develop. .
  5. Terence McMillan Stadium: Groundhopper United: Ground #302 - Terence McMillan Stadium, accessdate: January 25, 2020
  6. Terence McMillan Stadium: The Wycombe Wanderer: Fire United Christian - Terence McMillan Stadium, accessdate: January 25, 2020
  7. Web site: Table Premier Division Essex Senior Football League . 2023-08-28 . fulltime.thefa.com.
  8. Web site: 2022-01-28 . FA issues update on Brockenhurst's FA Vase fifth-round tie . 2023-08-28 . Bournemouth Echo . en.
  9. Web site: Analysis of the Hanwell Town vs Athletic Newham - FA Cup 2022 . 2023-08-28 . www.besoccer.com . en.