- March Town United F.C.
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March Town United Full name March Town United Football Club Nickname(s) The Hares Founded 1885 (as March Town) Ground The GER Sports Ground, March Chairman Philip White Manager Jamie Weston League Eastern Counties League
Division One2010-11 Eastern Counties League
Division One, 8thHome coloursAway coloursMarch Town United F.C. are an English football club based in March, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of Eastern Counties League Division One and play at the GER Sports Ground.
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History
Prior to World War II there were two football clubs in the town; March GER United had been established in 1911 and moved to the GER Sports Ground in 1923, and March Town, established in 1885, who played at Estover Road, Gaul Drove, Burrowmoor Road and the Avenue Ground (1923-1939). After the war March GER United did not reform, and March Town took over their ground, adding United to their title in 1950.[1] The GER ground also staged greyhound racing, cycling and cricket until 1960, resulting in the wooden stand being some distance from the pitch.
The club joined the Eastern Counties League in 1954, finishing third in their first season and runners-up in their second, a season in which they also reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 4-0 at Brentford. They reached the first round again in 1978-79, but lost 2-0 at Swindon Town.
In 1987-88 they won the league for the first, and to date only time, playing the title decider in front of 2,000 fans at local rivals Chatteris Town. In 1996-97 they finished bottom of the Premier Division, and were relegated to Division One, where they have remained since.
Honours
- Eastern Counties League
- Champions 1987-88
References
- ^ March Town United Pyramid Passion
External links
- Club website
- March Town United at the Football Club History Database
Eastern Counties League Premier Division Brantham Athletic · Cambridge Regional College · Diss Town · Dereham Town · Ely City · Felixstowe & Walton United · FC Clacton · Gorleston · Great Yarmouth Town · Hadleigh United · Haverhill Rovers · Kirkley & Pakefield · Mildenhall Town · Newmarket Town · Norwich United · Stanway Rovers · Walsham-le-Willows · Wisbech Town · Wivenhoe Town · Woodbridge Town · WroxhamDivision One Brightlingsea Regent · Cambridge University Press · Cornard United · Debenham LC · Downham Town · Fakenham Town · Godmanchester Rovers · Halstead Town · Ipswich Wanderers · Long Melford · March Town United · Stowmarket Town · Swaffham Town · Team Bury · Thetford Town · Whitton UnitedCoordinates: 52°33′15.44″N 00°05′09.59″E / 52.5542889°N 0.0859972°E
Categories:- Eastern Counties Football League
- Association football clubs established in 1885
- English football clubs
- Sport in Cambridgeshire
- Eastern Counties League
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