Hashtag United F.C.

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Hashtag United
Full nameHashtag United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tags, Hashtag
FoundedMarch 2016
GroundLen Salmon Stadium, Pitsea
Capacity3,500 (500 seated)[1]
ChairmanSpencer Carmichael-Brown[2]
ManagerJay Devereux
LeagueIsthmian League Premier Division
2023–24Isthmian League Premier Division, 13th of 22
WebsiteClub website

Hashtag United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Essex, England. They are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at the Len Salmon Stadium in Pitsea.

History

Hashtag United Football Club was formed in March 2016 by Spencer Carmichael-Brown, a football YouTuber who went by the name of Spencer FC. Carmichael-Brown had begun making YouTube videos in 2007 as a student at the University of Reading, and the team initially consisted of friends from school and university.[3]

From their foundation, the team primarily played five, seven, and eleven-a-side exhibition matches, which were filmed and uploaded to their YouTube channel. By September 2016, the team's Instagram account had over 100,000 followers, their Twitter account 41,000, and a 'penalty challenge' video uploaded to YouTube had accumulated over two million views. Hashtag United played various teams including a Comedians XI whom they beat 19–1, Google, the GB Deaf Team, Barawa, and a Manchester City staff team, with opponents fielding former professional footballers such as Paul Dickov, Graeme Le Saux and Ray Parlour, and celebrities including Omid Djalili. At one point in 2016, the club was rumoured to be interested in signing professional footballer Adebayo Akinfenwa.[3] In 2017, the club won the EE Wembley Cup, a competition that Carmichael-Brown had created in 2015.[4] The team included Scott Pollock, winner of the Hashtag Academy competition in 2017, who went on to sign professional terms with Northampton Town.[5]

In early 2018 Chelsea captain and Spanish international

Saffron Walden Town and with three matches in hand. After the 2020–21 season was also curtailed due to the pandemic, at which point Hashtag United were top of the league, the club was promoted to the North Division of the Isthmian League based on the points per game accumulated over the two abandoned seasons.[10][11] During their two seasons in the Essex Senior League, the club won 96 points from 38 games.[12]

In 2022–23 Hashtag won 21 league matches in a row,[13] going on to win the North Division title and earning promotion to the Isthmian League's Premier Division.

Season-by-season record

Season League Level Position FA Cup FA Vase / FA Trophy Notes
2018–19 Eastern Counties League Division One South 10 1/19 – – Promoted
2019–20 Essex Senior League 9 – – Second qualifying round Season abandoned
2020–21 Essex Senior League 9 – Second qualifying round Second round Season curtailed, promoted
2021–22 Isthmian League North Division 8 8/20 Preliminary round First qualifying round
2022–23 Isthmian League North Division 8 1/20 First qualifying round First qualifying round Promoted

Other teams

The club operates a Sunday league team, which was established in 2017 under the name West Oviedo and joined Division Two of the Brentwood Sunday League.[14] They were runners-up in their first season and were promoted to Division One. They went on to win Division One in 2018–19.[15] The club also had a team named Hashtag Academy that played in the seven-a-side Next Level Football League.[16]

The club currently operates a reserve and development men's side, as well as a number of development men's and women's youth teams.

eSports teams in the history of eFootball with many titles to their name. Their players have also won the ePremier League on two occasions.[25]

Colours and badge

Hashtag United's colours are yellow and blue.

West Ham United FC, following their Europa Conference League win.[34]

The club's badge is yellow and blue, with the club's name emblazoned on the horizontal lines of a hashtag symbol.

Kit history
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2017 Umbro EE
2017–2018 Top Eleven Football Manager
2018–2021 Adidas Football Manager
2021–2023 Hummel UFL / TGI Fridays (Women's)
2023– Adidas
UFL / Canna (Women's)

Stadium

After joining the Eastern Counties League, the club began playing at the Coles Park Stadium, groundsharing with Haringey Borough.[35] In April 2019, following promotion to the Essex Senior League, Hashtag United announced that the club would move to Tilbury's Chadfields for the 2019–20 season.[36] In March 2020 the club stated that they would move to the Len Salmon Stadium, home of Bowers & Pitsea, for the 2020–21 season.[37] Since the merger, the women's team played at Canvey Island's Park Lane ground; but in April 2022, it was announced that the Women's team would move to Aveley's Parkside Ground from the 2022–23 season.[38] In February 2024, it was announced that the men's team would be joining the women's at Parkside from the start of the 2024–25 season.[39]

Current squad

Men's team

As of 9 January 2024[40]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Tom Anderson
DF England ENG Farai Tsingano
DF England ENG Harry Haysom
DF England ENG Matthew Wooldridge
DF England ENG Greg Halford
DF Jamaica JAM Nathan Smith
MF England ENG Max Cornhill (captain)
MF England ENG Sam Cornish
Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Misha Djemaili
MF England ENG Percy Kiangebeni
FW England ENG Toby Aromolaran
FW Portugal POR Pedro Carvalho
FW England ENG Alex Teniola
FW Somalia SOM Sak Hassan
FW England ENG Alfie Cue

Women's team

As of 13 March 2024[41]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos. Nation Player
GK   Frankie Angel
DF   Courtney Lumley
DF   Esme Lancaster
DF   Grace Gillard
DF   Hayley West
DF   Malika Apindia
DF   Sophie Baigent
MF   Gemma Baker
MF   Jade Keogh
Pos. Nation Player}
MF   Kallie Balfour
MF   Macey Nicholls
MF   Sophie Kelly
MF   Wiktoria Fronc
FW   Emma Samways
FW   Georgia Griffin
FW   Kara Fordjour
FW   Sammy Rowland
FW   Valentine Pursey

Staff

Position Name[42][43]
Owner, Founder, CEO & Co-Chairman Spencer Carmichael-Brown
Co-Chairman Steve Carmichael-Brown
Co-Chairman Derrick Pearson
Commercial Director & Co-Founder Seb Carmichael-Brown
Chief Financial Officer & Co-Founder Alexandra Osipczak
Media/Operations Director Neil Smythe
Men's First Team Manager Jay Devereux
Men's Assistant Manager Joe Keith
Men's Goalkeeping Coach Ben Sewell
Men's Reserve Team Manager Billy Cove
Men's Reserve Team Assistant Manager Paul Prosser
Men's Development Team Manager Denis Simpson
Men's U18s EJA Team Manager Cain Brougham
Women's First Team Manager Jason Stephens
Women's Assistant Manager Craig Davidson
Women's Coach Wayne Rothon
Women's Goalkeeper Coach Andy Cade-Watts
Women's Reserve Team Manager Marc Wilson
Women's Reserve Team Assistant Manager Jack Costin
Women's Ambassador Siobhan Chamberlain
Physiotherapists Tyler Overton and Alan Richards
Kitman Mikey Rumin
Director of Youth Football Mark Skipp

Honours

Men's

Women's

Records

See also

References

  1. ^ Club Information Bowers & Pitsea F.C.
  2. ^ a b Hashtag United Eastern Counties League
  3. ^ a b Bysouth, Alex (6 September 2016). "Hashtag United & the YouTube generation: Football's future?". BBC News. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ EE scales up Wembley Cup experience to reach new audiences Campaign, 27 February 2019
  5. ^ Scott Pollock: Ex-Hashtag United player swaps season ticket for spot in Northampton side BBC Sport, 21 January 2019
  6. ^ Hashtag United: YouTube team can 'bring new fans' to non-league game BBC Sport, 1 June 2018
  7. ^ Hashtag United have conquered YouTube and non-league is next: behind the scenes of a phenomenon FourFourTwo, 16 November 2018
  8. ^ First Division Knock Out Cup 2018/19 FA Full Time
  9. ^ Hashtag United: YouTube side win title in debut non-league season BBC Sport, 18 April 2019
  10. ^ "EXPLAINED: The 2021–22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. The Football Association. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "National League System Club Allocations – Steps 1 To 4, Season 2021–22 (At 17 May 2021)" (PDF). The Football Association. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Hashtag United promotion delights manager Jay Devereux". The Non League Paper. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Non-league Hashtag United make it 20 wins in a row". BBC Sport. 13 March 2023.
  14. ^ Hashtag join Sunday league Hashtag United on YouTube
  15. ^ 2x champions? Hashtag United Sunday League S2E10 Hashtag United on YouTube
  16. ^ Meet the teams! – Next Level Football League Next Level Football League on YouTube
  17. ^ "The Future of Hashtag United Football Club". YouTube. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  18. ^ @hashtagutd (15 August 2020). "🚨IT'S MATCH D̶A̶Y̶ WEEKEND...AND IT'S HUUUGE 🙌 SAT: 1pm: MEN Development (@ForestGladeFC) vs @Benfleet_FC U23 2pm…" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "HASHTAG UNITED ANNOUNCE MERGER WITH FOREST GLADE FC TO BRING YOUTH FOOTBALL TO THE CLUB | Hashtag United". FootballFanCast.com. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Welcome to the official website of Forest Glade FC | Billericay, Essex". www.forestgladefc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  21. ^ HASHTAG'S NEW TEAM!, retrieved 20 April 2020
  22. ^ Whaling, James (20 April 2020). "Hashtag United join forces with AFC Basildon Women to launch ladies' side". mirror. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  23. ^ admin (20 April 2020). "Coronavirus battle: Hashtag United launch women's side with Basildon". The Non League Football Paper – Daily football news. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  24. ^ "AFC Basildon Girls U18". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  25. ^ Hashtag United, a unique symbiosis of virtual and real-life football FIFA, 28 December 2018
  26. ^ INTRODUCING HASHTAG UNITED! Hashtag United on YouTube
  27. ^ NEW KITS & NEW SIGNING! – HASHTAG UNITED Hashtag United on YouTube
  28. ^ Hashtag United: Inside story on the rise and rise of YouTube's No.1 football team Daily Mirror, 17 October 2008
  29. ^ Hashtag United x Hummel Kit Deal Announced – No More Adidas Footy Headlines, 28 April 2021
  30. ^ Hashtag United Women's FC signs deal with TGI Fridays Echo News, 8 July 2021
  31. ^ "Hashtag United on Twitter: "WITH @adidasfootball We've reunited with Adidas to bring you guys new kits & new memories for the coming season! 🙌"". Twitter. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  32. ^ "Adidas have very much saved the day here". Twitter. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  33. ^ "Hummel clubs assess fallout from Elite Sports Group's administration". SportBusiness. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  34. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  35. ^ We'll be moving home next season... Hashtag United, 25 April 2019
  36. ^ WHERE'S OUR NEW HOME? – ASK DEVS ANYTHING #3 Hashtag United, 25 April 2019
  37. ^ Hashtag United launch first Hashtag Academy sports and education programme Archived 13 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine Hashtag United, 12 March 2020
  38. ^ After Thursday’s final you’ll be seeing a lot more of the venue as next season our Women’s team will play at @AveleyFC’s state of the art PARKSIDE STADIUM! Hashtag United FC Women, 12 April 2022
  39. ^ "PARKSIDE HERE WE COME!". hashtagunited.co.uk. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  40. ^ "Hashtag United – Men". Hashtag United F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  41. ^ "Hashtag United – Women". Hashtag United F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  42. ^ Hashtag United vs Clapton Hashtag United
  43. ^ Hashtag UTD FC WOMEN vs ENFIELD TOWN LFC Hashtag United
  44. ^ a b c Hashtag United at the Football Club History Database

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