Thurrock F.C.
Full name | Thurrock Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Fleet | ||
Founded | 1984 (as Essex Sports) | ||
Dissolved | 2018 | ||
Ground | Ship Lane, Thurrock | ||
Capacity | 3,500 (524 seated) | ||
| Isthmian League Premier Division, 15th of 24 | ||
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Thurrock Football Club was an English football club based in Purfleet, Thurrock, Essex. Known as Purfleet until 2003, the club played at Ship Lane.
History
Originally being founded as Essex Sports in 1984,[1] the club was renamed to Purfleet in April 1985, in order to play senior football, and entered the Reserve Division of the Essex Senior League in 1985 and spent one season in that division before joining the first-team league. After finishing third and winning the league cup in their first season, they won the league and cup double in 1987–88, earning promotion to Division Two North of the Isthmian League. They finished as runners-up in their first season and were promoted to Division One. However, the following season they were relegated back to Division Two North after finishing second from bottom.
In 1991–92 the club won the division, and were promoted to Division One. Two seasons later they finished second, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2003 the club changed its name to Thurrock, and after finishing third in the league at the end of the 2003–04 season, in which they also won the league cup and the
In the club's
Thurrock announced manager Robbie Garvey resigned following the club's defeat against fellow Conference strugglers
2013–14 saw Thurrock fall short of the play-offs on the final game of the season. A 2–1 defeat to
On 27 August 2017,[3] chairman Tommy South announced that due to health reasons he would be selling Thurrock and stepping down at the end of the 2017/18 season. With no buyer forthcoming Thurrock formally resigned from the Isthmian League on 31 March 2018.[4] Thurrock won their last home game at Ship Lane on 21 April 2018 against Kingstonian[5] and lost their final competitive fixture away to Staines Town on 28 April 2018.[6] They finished 15th in the 2017–18 Isthmian League.
Stadium
The club played at Ship Lane since their establishment in April 1985 until the end in 2018. At first the ground was a part of the Thurrock Hotel complex, and initially consisted of two pitches and dressing rooms in the main hotel building. Due to this set-up the club could only compete at Junior level. The playing area was turned around 90° to make one full pitch and dressing rooms were built so the club could become a separate entity.
Honours
- Essex Senior League
- Champions: 1987–88
- League Cup Winners: 1986–87, 1987–88
- Isthmian League
- Division Two Champions: 1991–92
- League Cup winners: 2003–04
- Essex Senior Cup
- Winners: 2003–04, 2004–05
Records
- Best league performance: Third in the Conference South, 2004–05
- Best FA Cup performance: First round proper, 2003–04, 2004–05
- Best FA Trophy performance: Fourth round, 2004–05
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 1990–91
References
- ^ "Bostik Blog: The Fleet Entertain In A -Floodlit Farewell?". Isthmian League. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Robbie Garvey Quits at Thurrock". 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Tommy South stepping down". 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Thurrock resign from league". 31 March 2018.
- ^ Danny Rust (21 April 2018). "Thurrock beat Kingstonian in last ever home clash". Thurrock Gazette. Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Thurrock's final game". 28 April 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Thurrock at the Football Club History Database
- Purfleet at the Football Club History Database