Takeley Football Club is an

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club based in

Takeley __NOTOC__ Takeley is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. History A number of theories have arisen over the origin of the village's name. One believes the village's name was a corruption from the "Teg-Ley" of ...

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. The club are currently members of the and play at Station Road.

History

The club were established in 1903,Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p660 and joined the

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in 1978. They won the league in 1987–88 and 2001–02, and in 2006–07, won the Essex Premier Cup. After finishing as runners-up in 2007–08, the club was accepted into the Essex Senior League, finishing third in their first season. They also achieved third-place finishes in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Honours

* Essex Intermediate/Olympian League **Division One champions 1987–88, 2001–02 **Division Two champions 1993–94 *Essex Premier Cup **Winners 2006–07

Records

*Best

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performance: Preliminary round, 2012–13 *Best

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performance: Second round, 2012–13

References

External links

Club website
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