Hoddesdon FC First

Last updated : 13/05/2024 19:47:22

Introduction

Hoddesdon FC First are a Grassroots football team.

The team is from England, United Kingdom and play in the EAST HERTS CORINTHIAN SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE Division 3.

Team Details

Hoddesdon FC First is a football team based in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the EAST HERTS CORINTHIAN SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE Division One South and play at Lowfield.

History

The club was established in 1879 as Hoddesdon Football Club. In 1885 they were founding members of the Hertfordshire County Football Association and won the inaugural Herts Senior Cup in 1886–87. The club retained the cup the following season and won it again in 1889–90.

They were founder members of the East Herts League in 1896, merging with Hoddesdon Wanderers and Broxbourne Club in the same year. In 1903 the club absorbed another club, Rye Park. In 1908 Hoddesdon joined the Eastern Division of the Hertfordshire Senior County League.

The club won the FA Vase in 1975, becoming the first non-league team to do so. They have also won the Herts Senior Cup on 11 occasions.

Current season

Hoddesdon FC First are currently in their 144th season. They finished the 2022–23 season in 11th place in the EAST HERTS CORINTHIAN SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE Division One South.

The club's current manager is Paul Jones. The team's home ground is Lowfield, which has a capacity of 2,000.

EAST HERTS CORINTHIAN SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

The EAST HERTS CORINTHIAN SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE is a football league in Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1921 and currently has 20 teams in Division One South.

The league is affiliated to the Football Association and is a feeder league to the Spartan South Midlands Football League.