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Frenford Football Club is a football club based in Ilford, London, England. Based at the Jack Carter Centre, they are currently members of the Essex Senior League.

History
The football club was established during World War II by the Frenford Sports and Social Club under the name Frenford Senior. They later joined the Ilford and District Football League and were Premier Division champions in 1975–76. In 1995 the club joined Division Two of the Essex Intermediate League, going on to win the division at the first attempt and earning promotion to Division One.

In 1997–98 Frenford were Division One runners-up. They won the league's Senior Cup in 1999–2000 and the Senior Challenge Cup the following season. The 2003–04 season saw them win the Essex Premier Cup and the Capital Counties Feeder League Trophy. They finished second in Division One again in 2004–05, after which the league was renamed the Essex Olympian League. The club were Division One runners-up for a third time the following season. In 2006–07 they won the Senior Challenge Cup, and from 2007 Division One was renamed Premier Division.

Frenford were Premier Division runners-up in 2008–09. In 2010–11 the club won the Essex Premier Cup, and the following season saw them become Premier Division champions. They retained the title in 2012–13, also winning the Senior Cup and the Senior Challenge Cup. The club went on to win the Senior Challenge Cup again the following season and the Essex Premier Cup in 2015–16. In 2017 the club dropped Senior from their name, and the 2017–18 season saw them win the league's Senior Cup. They moved up to the newly-formed Division One South of the Eastern Counties League the following year.

Ground
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Frenford entered a ground-sharing agreement at Bowers & Pitsea’s Len Salmon Stadium. The stadium has an artificial pitch, which was added in 2018. The stadium was named in 2000 after loyal club servant of forty years, Len Salmon died. Following the early abandonment of the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Frenford confirmed the improvement of their existing facilities at the Jack Carter Centre in Ilford and now play matches at this venue.

07/10/23 Essex Senior League Saffron Walden Town 4 Frenford 0
03/10/23 Essex Senior League Frenford 2 Ilford 4
30/09/23 Essex Senior League Frenford 0 Tilbury 3
26/09/23 BBC Essex Senior Cup Frenford 1 Barking 2
23/09/23 Isuzu FA Vase Brantham Athletic 1 Frenford 2
16/09/23 Essex Senior League Frenford 3 Stanway Rovers 2

After 11 matches, Frenford are currently in 18th place in the Essex Senior League Premier. They have 8 points from those 11 games – 2 wins, 2 draws, and 7 defeats. They have a -15 goal difference.

Away form is not good with no wins or draws and 5 defeats, scoring just 1 and conceding 13 but never trust football, anything can happen!

Augustine Appiah
Lewis Bartrip
Jay Batchelor
William Darkwah
Ben Bridgman
Nathan Coombes
Sam Cross
Marc Curca
Bobby Dailly
Harry Daly
Kieran David
Devante Davis
Timothy Dennis
George Edwards
Jordan Eels
Lee Forbes
Liam Foster
Lewis Francis
Raheem Gray
Samuel Ince
Owen James
Brayden Johnson
Dion Johnston
Billy Karby
Matthew Knight
Jonathan Makuku
Tyler Morgan
Charlie Munns
Sam Munton
Fabio Nunes
Michael Onafuye
Charles Opoku
Simon Peddie
Tom Potter
Christopher Reed
Nicholas Reynolds
Jack Ryan
Igor Sani
Aaron Scott
Roy Stevens
Billy Stewart
Alfie Wilkinson
Huseyin Yildiz

Samuel Ince, Dion Johnston, and Fabio Nunes have all scored 3 goals so, if they play, they may be the danger men. I think that's the Roy Stevens who played a couple of games for The Bridge at the end of last season, apologies if not, but watch him if he plays, good player, very quick.

After a run of away games, it’s back to the T.J.Cottis for a good old Saturday at 3 o’clock, just like in the olden days (kids, you’ll have to ask your grandparents). Although this is non-league where life is much simpler fixture-wise and kick-offs are all at 3 or 7:45, aren’t they Mr Coss?

The Bridge are going for eight unbeaten, Frenford looking for their first away point, on paper it looks like a surefire home win but we all know the one about paper and grass and what the teams will be playing on so The Bridge boys will need all the support we can give them, so let’s give them that support, the run they’re currently on they deserve it…

There remains just one thing left to say….