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Association football club in England Football club

Little Oakley

Full name

Little Oakley Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Acorns

Founded

1947; 77 years ago (1947), as Little Oakley War Memorial

Ground

Memorial Ground, Little Oakley

Chairman

Michael Good

Manager

James Good

League

Essex Senior League

2023–24

Essex Senior League, 8th of 20

Home colours

Little Oakley Football Club is a football club based in Little Oakley, Essex, England. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at the Memorial Ground.

History

Despite evidence of a football club in Little Oakley prior to World War I, the club were founded in 1947 as Little Oakley War Memorial. In 1974, the club changed their name to the current guise of Little Oakley. In the 1987–88 season, the club were initially accepted into the Eastern Counties League Division One for the following season, before failing ground grading.

The club was promoted as champions of the Essex & Suffolk Border League in 2017, joining the Eastern Counties League. It was the club's fifth Premier Division title.

In 2021 the club were promoted to the Essex Senior League based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

Ground

Following the club's promotion to the Eastern Counties League, the War Memorial Ground required several upgrades. The ground was enclosed and the pitch surrounded with railing and hardstanding. Floodlights were installed, with a small covered stand built at the clubhouse end.

Honours

Essex and Suffolk Border League
- Premier Division champions 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2016–17
- Division One champions 1985–86

References

"A Brief History Of Little Oakley FC". Little Oakley F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
Jon Weaver (2005) The Football Grounds of Rural Essex, p75
Full-time 2016/17 league table
Little Oakley FC Promotion confirmed
"National League System club allocations – steps 5/6, season 2021–22" (.pdf). The Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
"Little Oakley", Groundtastic, Autumn 2017, issue 90, p18

External links

Official website

v t e Essex Senior League
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2023–24 clubs

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