Little Oakley F.C.

Little Oakley
Full nameLittle Oakley Football Club
NicknameThe Acorns
Founded1947
GroundMemorial Ground, Little Oakley
ChairmanMichael Good
ManagerPaul Phelan
LeagueIsthmian League North Division
2025–26Essex Senior League, 1st of 20 (promoted)

Little Oakley Football Club is a football club based in Little Oakley, Essex, England. They are currently members of the Isthmian League North Division 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.[1] 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.[2]

The club was promoted as champions of the Essex & Suffolk Border League in 2017,[3] joining the Eastern Counties League. It was the club's fifth Premier Division title.[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.[5] On the final day of the 2025–26 season, Little Oakley won the Essex Senior League, gaining promotion to step four for the first time in their history.[6]

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.[7]

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

  1. ^ "A Brief History Of Little Oakley FC". Little Oakley F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ Jon Weaver (2005) The Football Grounds of Rural Essex, p75
  3. ^ Full-time 2016/17 league table
  4. ^ Little Oakley FC Promotion confirmed
  5. ^ "National League System club allocations – steps 5/6, season 2021–22" (.pdf). The Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Paul Phelan: 'They were good from start to finish'". BBC Essex Sport. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  7. ^ "Little Oakley", Groundtastic, Autumn 2017, issue 90, p18

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