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28.9 miles and 52 minutes on the fastest route due to traffic conditions will take Google to Ilford and Frenford FC, although as ever, Google has a couple of alternatives so the choice is yours (or one of your passengers). It’s another East London/Essex away day for The Bridge so time to stop off for some pie’ n ’mash and jellied eels before or after the game (other good clichés are also available).

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,[4] 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 groundsharing 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.

Honours
Essex Olympian League
Premier Division champions 2011–12, 2012–13
Division Two champions 1995–96
Senior Cup winners 1999–2000, 2012–13, 2017–18
Senior Challenge Cup winners 2000–01, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2013–14
Essex Premier Cup
Winners 2003–04, 2010–11, 2015–16
Capital Counties Feeder League Trophy
Winners 2003–04, 2007–08
Ilford & District League
Premier Division champions 1975–76

Records
Highest league position: 1st in Eastern Counties League Division One South, 2022–23

30/03/24 Essex Senior League
BARKING 2
FRENFORD 1
(Nicholas Reynolds)

26/03/24 Essex Senior League
FRENFORD 0
GREAT WAKERING ROVERS 3

23/03/24 Essex Senior League
FRENFORD 0
SPORTING BENGAL UNITED 2

16/03/24 Essex Senior League
TAKELEY 0
FRENFORD 0

08/03/24 Essex Senior League
WOODFORD TOWN 3
FRENFORD 1

17/02/24 Essex Senior League
FRENFORD 3
(Harry Carter, Tyler Morgan, Tom Potter)
FC CLACTON 2

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After 34 matches, Frenford are 18th in the Essex Senior League and have 31 points from those 34 games. Their record is 8 wins, 9 draws, and 17 defeats, and a -28 goal difference, scoring 47 and conceding 75.
Home form consists of 4 wins, 3 draws, and 10 defeats, scoring 24 and conceding 41.
The 4 wins were:
17/02/2024
Frenford 3
FC CLACTON 2

09/12/2023
FRENFORD 2
ATHLETIC NEWHAM 0

16/09/2023
FRENFORD 3
STANWAY ROVERS 2

12/09/2023
FRENFORD 3
ROMFORD 2

In current form, Frenford are in 20th place (bottom) with 1 win, 1 draw, and 4 defeats, scoring 5 and conceding 12.

We met in the ESL on the 14th of October and The Bridge won 3-1 at the T.J.Cottis with goals from Jason Banton, Jon Evans, and Emmanuel Okunja. Roy Stevens (Ex The Bridge) scored for Frenford. 64 were in attendance.

Note – This is the official player list as per the Full Time Website. Some of the players listed may have left the club.
Augustine Appiah
Jacob Barlow
Lewis Bartrip
Jay Batchelor
Orlando Bethmann
Joshua Blackburn
William Braithwaite Darkwah
Ben Bridgman
Sandro Camara
Nathan Coombes
Sam Cross
Marc Curca
Bobby Dailly
Harry Daly
Kieran David
Timothy Dennis
Mohammed Diaby
Benedi Difika
Paulius Ditkevicius
George Edwards
Jordan Eels
Jordan Elongo
Georgie Fairhead
Lee Forbes
Liam Foster
Raheem Gray
Lee Haylock
Kai Haysman
Owen James
Brayden Johnson
Umaru Kabia
Matthew Knight
Jonathan Makuku
Tyler Morgan
Charlie Munns
Sam Munton
Edgar Musoke
Wilberforce Ocran
Alozie Ohuonu
Michael Onafuye
Osaretin Otote
Jimmy Charles Parker
Simon Peddie
Dawid Potoczek
Tom Potter
Christopher Reed
Nicholas Reynolds
Harry Rixon
Kehinde Sanni
Aaron Scott
Samir Sedaoui
Billy Stewart
Obed Sunkwah
Tom Troubridge
Alfie James Wilkinson
Elden Wrightson
Huseyin Yildiz

Well, Frenford don’t score many goals but if they do, they will probably come from Dion Johnston who has scored 11 goals in 29 matches. Having said that, he’s not played since the FC Clacton game on the 17th of February so he may not be in the line-up. Osaretin Otote has joined the club and was previously with The Bridge this season. He played 7 games for The Bridge scoring 1 goal.

Definitely a winnable game but as the season peters out it’s not possible to predict what The Bridge are going to do in their remaining 4 matches. I guess it is still an opportunity to impress and earn a contract for next season but given the ever-changing landscape of the squad, who knows what next season will bring. Anyway, it would be nice to finish the season with a few wins, even if it is too late to grab a play-off place. Four to go and as ever…