Eastwood C.F.C.
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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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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]
History
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]References
[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