Tags
Ashton Playing Fields, Essex Senior League, Football, groundhopping, Non League, Snakes Lane, Sporting Bengal United, Woodford Town
Tuesday 1st September 2021 ko 19.45
Essex Senior League
WOODFORD TOWN 4 (Burgin 18 Brissett 44 75 Asamoah 82)
SPORTING BENGAL UNITED 1 (Mici 36)
Att 224 at Ashton Playing Fields, Woodford Green
Entry £7
Programme £2
Now there are plenty of examples of a club returning home but the case of Woodford Town is an unusual one. The original club was formed in 1937 and played in the Delphian, Spartan and Essex Senior Leagues. They played at Snakes Lane, Woodford Green on the edge of London’s eastern suburbs- just a short walk from Woodford Tube Station on the Central Line. They lost their home in 1993, which proved to be the beginning of the end for the club. Continue reading