Dunmow Town F.C.
| Full name | Dunmow Town Football Club | |
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| Founded | June 2020 | |
| Ground | Scraley Road Stadium (Heybridge Swifts FC) | |
| Capacity | 3,000 ( 500 Seated) | |
| Chairman | Paul Oglesby | |
| Manager | Vacant | |
| League | Eastern Counties League Division One South | |
| 2025–26 | Eastern Counties League Division One South, 16th of 21 | |
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Dunmow Town Football Club is a football club based in Great Dunmow, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at Scraley Road Stadium , groundsharing with Heybridge Swifts.
History
In June 2020, Dunmow Town were formed, joining the Essex and Suffolk Border League.[1] In 2023, the club was admitted into the Eastern Counties League Division One South after winning the Essex and Suffolk Border League.[2][3]
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Dunmow entered a groundsharing agreement at Hoddesdon Town's Lowfield ground, before the agreement was terminated in November 2025 and Dunmow's remaining fixtures in the Eastern Counties League were cancelled.[4] In December 2025, it was announced the club had folded,[5] however, later that month, the club were reinstated back into the Eastern Counties League, returning to groundshare with Hoddesdon Town in the process.[6]
Ground
Upon formation, Dunmow groundshared with Braintree Town at their Cressing Road ground. In July 2022, it was announced that Dunmow would enter a groundsharing agreement with Heybridge Swifts to play at Scraley Road.[7] Ahead of the 2023–24 season, the club confirmed they would be groundsharing with Saffron Walden Town at Catons Lane.[8]
References
- ↑ Dunmow Town F.C. [@dunmowtownfc] (18 June 2020). "I want to thank our newly formed board for backing this great project and bringing a standard of football the town of #Dunmow deserve #football #Essex #greatdunmow" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "National League System club allocations – steps 5/6, season 2023–24" (.pdf). The Football Association. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Essex & Suffolk Border League". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Club statement". Hoddesdon Town F.C. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "Clapton CFC Men's First Team result expunged as Dunmow Town fold". Clapton Community F.C. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "Club statement". Hoddesdon Town F.C. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "Swifts Announce A Groundshare". Isthmian League. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ Dunmow Town F.C. [@dunmowtownfc] (12 May 2024). "We are playing our Home games at Saffron Walden next season 🤝" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).