Coggeshall United Football Club is a football club based in Coggeshall, Essex. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at Coggeshall Town's West Street ground. They were founded in 2017 by former footballer Cliff Akurang,[1] and are the second largest club in Coggeshall after Coggeshall Town.
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Full name | Coggeshall United Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Weavers | |
Founded | 2017 | |
Ground | West Street, Coggeshall | |
Chairman | Cliff Akurang | |
Manager | Cliff Akurang | |
League | Eastern Counties League Division One South | |
2021–22 | Eastern Counties League Division One South, 15th of 20 | |
Website | Club website | |
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The club was founded in 2017 and joined the Premier Division of the Essex & Suffolk Border League, with Cliff Akurang being appointed player-manager. Akurang also became club chairman later in the season. They finished second in the league in their first season, and successfully applied to join the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties League.[2] In 2018, Andrew Douglas took over as Club President. Coggeshall United also signed their first media deal with Modus Operandi Sports, with Gareth Davies then appointed head of media. In the 2018–19 season, they finished 2nd in Division One South of the Eastern Counties League, narrowly missing out on promotion to Hashtag United.[3]
Coggeshall United play at Coggeshall Town's West Street ground, which is located to the west of Coggeshall.
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