Eastwood Community Football Club is a football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North and play at Coronation Park. The club is a FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the Nottinghamshire County Football Association.[1] The club's nickname is the Red Badgers.[2]
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| Full name | Eastwood Community Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Red Badgers | |
| Founded | 2014 | |
| Ground | Coronation Park, Eastwood | |
| Chairman | Lee Wood | |
| League | United Counties League Premier Division North | |
| 2023–24 | United Counties League Premier Division North, 8th of 18 | |
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History
editThe club was formed in 2014 following the folding of Eastwood Town.[3] They joined the South Division of the Central Midlands League and entered the FA Vase for the first time a year later.[4] After finishing as runners-up in the South Division in 2016–17, the club won the division the following season and were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League.[4]
In 2021 Eastwood were promoted to the Premier Division North of the United Counties League based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.
Ground
editThe club play their home games at Coronation Park.[5] This was also the home ground for Eastwood Town.[5]
Honours
edit- Central Midlands League[6]
- South Division champions 2017–18
Records
editReferences
edit- ^ Eastwood C : Details: Eastwood C : Details, accessdate: March 15, 2020
- ^ Eastwood Advertiser: Former Badgers boss Paul Cox takes Eastwood duo on trial – Eastwood Advertiser[permanent dead link], accessdate: March 15, 2020
- ^ New club is set to move in at Coronation Park Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Eastwood Advertiser, 18 July 2014
- ^ a b c Eastwood Community at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b * The 100 Football Grounds Club *: * The 100 Football Grounds Club *, accessdate: March 15, 2020
- ^ issuu: Ashby Ivanhoe FC vs Eastwood CFC Saturday 2 March 2019 by Ashby Ivanhoe FC – issuu, accessdate: March 15, 2020