South Weald Football Club was a

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club based in Brentwood,

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History

In 1900, South Weald joined the Romford & District League, later joining the

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, winning two consecutive titles in 1906 and 1907.Ronald Price ''Non-League Retrospect Volume 12 Number 3'' In the 1905–06 season, South Weald entered the

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for the first time, losing 4–1 against

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ian club Staple Hill, who played

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away in the following round, losing 7–2. During the early 20th century, South Weald competeted in six Essex Senior Cup finals in nine seasons, winning the competition in 1907 and 1910. In 1908, South Weald joined the

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, before rejoining the South Essex League, winning the league in 1910. In 1912, the club folded after being suspended from the

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, due to fielding an ineligible player in the Romford Charity Cup. Prior to folding, South Weald were due to join the newly formed Athenian League.

Ground

South Weald played on Warley Road in Brentwood, erecting a canvas screen in 1902 on the Woodman Road side of the ground to prevent the public viewing games for free.

Records

*Best

performance: Fourth qualifying round,

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Honours

*South Essex League **First Division champions: 1905–06, 1906–07, 1909–10 *Essex Senior Cup **Winners: 1906–07, 1909–10 **Runners-up: 1903–04, 1905–06, 1910–11, 1911–12

References

External links

* Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in Essex Association football clubs disestablished in 1912 1912 disestablishments in England Spartan League South Essex League Brentwood (Essex town) {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub