Nickname(s) The Jammers Chairman Ed Garty Founded 1946 Manager Terry Spillaine | Ground Capacity 2,000 Website Club home page Arena/Stadium Wallace Binder Ground | |
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Full name Maldon & Tiptree Football Club 2015–16 Isthmian League Division One North, 7th Leagues Isthmian League Division One North, Isthmian League | ||
Maldon & Tiptree Football Club is an English football club based in Maldon, Essex. The club competes in the Isthmian League Division One North, the eighth tier of the English football league system.
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Founded in 1946, the club spent its early years in the Chelmsford & Mid-Essex and the North Essex leagues, where they were Premier Division champions for two consecutive seasons, before joining the Essex and Suffolk Border Football League. They were champions of the league in the 1965–66 season. The club then spent six seasons in the Eastern Counties Football League between 1966 and 1972, when they resigned to join the Essex Senior Football League. They won the league in the 1984–85 season, before returning to the Eastern Counties League in 1996. They were promoted to the Premier Division in 1998, and then earned promotion to the Southern League Eastern Division in 2004. They were again promoted in 2005, moving to the Isthmian League Premier Division, but were relegated after just one season in the seventh tier to the Isthmian League Division One North, where the club currently play.
History
Maldon Town were formed in August 1946 as part of the Maldon Social and Athletic Club. The club initially joined Division Two of the Chelmsford & Mid-Essex League. The following season, they played in the North Essex League before making a return to the Chelmsford & Mid-Essex League in 1949. They won the Premier Division that season and the following season joined the Premier Division of the Essex and Suffolk Border Football League. They won the league cup in 1964–65 and the Premier Division the following season, after which they joined the Eastern Counties Football League.
Between 1966 and 1972, the club consistently finished in the bottom half of the Eastern Counties League, until they opted to leave to join the Essex Senior Football League. Town won the Essex Senior League in the 1984–85 season on a goal difference of two goals over Witham Town. They made a return to the Eastern Counties League, joining Division One in 1996. In the 1997–98 season, Town finished as runners-up to Ipswich Wanderers and were promoted to the Premier Division. In the 2003–04 season, they were runners-up to A.F.C. Sudbury. Promotion and just one season in the Southern League Eastern Division followed, when the club were again promoted after beating Uxbridge 3–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw in the play-off final to reach the seventh tier of English football.
Town were placed in the Isthmian League Premier Division for the 2005–06 season, but finished the season in 20th-position and relegated to the Isthmian League Division One North. Their first season in Division One North ended in disappointment after being barred from taking part in the play-offs due to ground grading issues.
In September 2009, Maldon Town were taken over by Tiptree United chairman Ed Garty in a move which saw both clubs form under a single umbrella of control. Maldon boss Stuart Nethercott was removed as manager and Tiptree manager Colin Wallington took his place. Both teams would play from Maldon's Park Drive ground while both teams completed their respective seasons. It was announced in April 2010 that Maldon Town would be rebranded as Maldon & Tiptree Football Club, with Tiptree United withdrawing from the Essex Senior League. In an effort preserve Tiptree United's name and history, the club were incorporated into Maldon Town, while a new blue and red striped kit was revealed ahead of the 2010–11 season. Fans were asked to vote on a nickname for Maldon & Tiptree in January 2014, having previously been simply referred to as "Maldon". Fans opted for "The Jammers" over suggestions including "The River Boys", "The Marshmen" and "The Mudmen".
Grounds
During Maldon Town's first two years of existence, the club played its home games at Sadd's Ground on The Causeway in Maldon. From 1947, Town spent three seasons playing at the Promenade before acquiring a new ground in Farmbridge Road, where they remained until 1994. The club then moved to their current Wallace Binder Ground in Park Drive, Maldon. The record attendance at the new ground was set in 2003 when 1,163 watched the FA Vase semi-final against AFC Sudbury.
Current squad
As of 20 June 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.