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Takeley Football Club is an English football club based in Takeley, Essex. The club are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Station Road.

History
Takeley Football Club historically believed they were formed in 1903 as little was known about those early times. However, a local sports reporter from Bishops Stortford recently discovered a historical news article from November 1900 which uncovered the fact that Takeley were playing at that time – 3 years earlier than they thought!! The club became affiliated within the Bishop's Stortford, Stansted and District Football League (BSS & DFL) at the end of the First World War.

The original pitches were in Hatfield Forest, moving Station Road opposite to their present home ground. Additional Pitches for the club at the Recreation Ground just past Takeley Park have been arranged by the food office of Takeley Parish Council. The club is well looked after by local businessmen: Andrew Silvester, our President, Pat Curran, Chairman and Nick Rabey, Secretary together with local volunteers and active committee members.

Ground
ADDRESS: STATION ROAD, TAKELEY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM22 6QA

52 minutes and 28.5 miles on the fastest route Google can find and, before you know it, you’ll be in Takeley, you’ll be in Station Road and all you have to do is find the turnstile closely followed by the bar and the burger bar…probably!

03/10/23 BBC Essex Senior Cup May & Baker 3 Takeley 4
30/09/23 Essex Senior League Saffron Walden 5 Takeley 1
23/09/23 Isuzu FA Vase Stanway Pegasus 3 Takeley 1
16/09/23 Essex Senior League Takeley 0 Tilbury 3
16/09/23 Essex Senior League Sporting Bengal United 5 Takeley 1
09/09/23 Essex Senior League Great Wakering Rovers 2 Takeley

Takeley are currently in 17th place in the Essex Senior League Premier. They have 9 points from 10 games – 2 wins, 3 draws, and 5 defeats. They have a -11 goal difference.

On Saturday 5th August at the T.J. Cottis Stadium in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round. The Bridge won 4-1 in the pouring rain with goals from Charlie Heatley and the recently departed duo, Kevin Mbeukam and Harry Brown 2 (1 Pen).

Endrit Abazi
Jonathan Afeeva
Aldis Aliu
Charlie Thomas Allum
Hodje Almeida-Joaquim
Emmanuel James Alo
Kelly Ayiteyfio
Haaroon Belaid
Heavenly Bende
Bobby John Bolden
Jack Bull
Theo Campbell
Christian Cartlidge-Rainford
Riccardo Clarke-Rowe
Charlie Dobinson
Enos Duah
Giovanni Ellis
Presley Evans
Lee Glynn
Harry Harle
Macauley Harrington
Lewis Head
Andre Humphrey
Joseph Huston-Mendy
Luke Kalule
Jack Keegan
Alekos Lambrou
Joshua Lancaster
Michael Laronde
Jack Lawrence
Jaden Marzell
Caoilan McGettigan
Elvis Mensah
Joseph Nardelli
Kyle O Byrne
Glenn O'Hanlon
Wilberforce Ocran
Oluwadamilare Oguntuga
Marlon Ortiz
Diego Panessar
Daniel Papapetrou
Lewis Powell
Flinn Radcliffe
Samir Sedaoui

Bobby Bolden – top scorer with 3 goals.

The Bridge are now in a very good run of form and have moved up to 10th in the division. Now unbeaten in their last five matches, the lads will be looking to continue that run against 17th-placed Takeley who won last time out in the BBC Essex Senior Cup but haven’t won for five matches in the ESL. The Bridge look like favourites in this one but football has a habit of surprising you so we’re not getting carried away. Having said that, it's a great opportunity for three away points, so….
There remains just one thing left to say….