Hornchurch F.C.
| Full name | Hornchurch Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Urchins |
| Founded | 1923 (as Upminster Wanderers) |
| Dissolved | 2005 |
| Ground | Hornchurch Stadium, Upminster |
| Capacity | 3,500 (800 seated) |
| League | Conference South |
| 2004–05 | Conference South, 7th (liquidated) |
Hornchurch Football Club were a non-League football club based in east London. They last played in the Conference South, after being promoted from the Isthmian League.
The 'Urchins' stadium was Hornchurch Stadium, in Upminster and the highest attendance was 3,500, when Hornchurch played host to Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup second round.
The club ran into financial difficulties in the 2004–05 season and folded, only to be replaced by A.F.C. Hornchurch.
The clubs history dates back to 1923 when the team were formed as Upminster Wanderers. The home ground was the local recreation park in Upminster. The club were quickly elected to the Romford League and won the Second Division Championship in their first season.
After the Second World War the club joined the Spartan League and played in Division One East for several years before being promoted to the Premier Division. In 1953 they moved to the Delphian League and also moved into new premises and still their current home, Hornchurch Stadium at Bridge Avenue Upminster. The club changed their name in that same year to Hornchurch & Upminster. In 1961 the club again changed its name to Hornchurch Football Club.
The club were runners up for the Championship that same year, a performance which was good enough to see them gain election to the Athenian League. The club won the Division One Championship in 1967, were relegated in 1969 and promoted back again in 1971.
In season 1974/5 the club reached the fifth round of the very first FA Vase Competition where they lost to eventual Finalists Epsom & Ewell by one goal. That performance helped the club gain election to the Isthmian League.
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