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Do You Remember ………… Phil Bloss (History Maker)
When researching to produce articles for this site it is not often that we are able to claim that someone connected with Wivenhoe Town F.C was a part of football history in England however Phil Bloss,...
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Do you remember ……. Martin Gittings
During his two season spell with Wivenhoe Town, Martin Gittings was a terrace hero among the dragons fans. Described in the Green’un as “having a direct uncompromising style of play, very reminiscent...
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Wivenhoe Town 5 Manchester United 0
Looks mightily impressive but unfortunately this was not the greatest result in the entire history of football, as this was actually against a visiting team from Gibraltar formed in 1962 and at the...
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Wivenhoe Town Ladies F.C. 1994/95
The above page is taken from a first team match programme reporting on the progress of the clubs ladies team. Cheryl Collins was certainly on fire with 16 goals in just six appearances as the team...
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Wivenhoe Town Under 15’s 2011/12
In the summer of 2011 the club expanded its youth setup to embrace age groups ranging from Under 7’s to Under 16’s. One of the new teams within the club were the Under 15’s managed by John Arthrell....
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Keith Bain
When the sad news broke that Keith Bain had passed away, we wondered how to pay tribute to a player who was quite simply a Dragons legend, especially as we already had an article elsewhere on this...
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Dragons’ Scrapbook
Important: Please note that all the adverts that appear here are vintage cuttings taken from football programmes ranging from the 1960’s through to the early 1990’s, so do not try to buy the pair of...
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A TO Z OF ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE DRAGONS PART 6
MICK PACKER ((pictured above (App. 134 Goals 9)) Hard tackling London born defender who joined the club in the summer of 1983 having previously played in the Football League for Watford (for whom he...
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A SEASON IN TIME 2010/2011
(Eastern Counties League Premier Division) To say the previous season had been traumatic would be an understatement and the fact that the club was still in existence at all was a miracle in itself....
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Manager Leads From The Front
Despite injuries and suspensions the Evening Gazette reports on a superb victory at high-flying Marlow on 5/2/00 to extend Wivenhoes run to just one defeat in 14 games. Jules’s treble took his goal...
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Welcome Back Ben Parkin
Having previously been with Stanway Rovers, Ben arrived at Broad Lane in 2010 whilst still being at the Colne Football College. He made his first team debut by coming on as a substitute in a 2-2 home...
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FARNBOROUGH TOWN 1 WIVENHOE TOWN 2
(F.A Trophy Second Qualifying Round) Saturday 22nd October 1988 An excellent performance by the Dragons saw them record one of the upsets of the round, what with the home side sitting in 2nd place in...
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Colchester & East Essex League Premier Division There was a change of Chairman at the club’s AGM with Jack Harris moving up from Vice Chairman to replace Jack Hatch who became Social Committee...
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Essex Junior Cup Final 1955-56
As a Junior club and members of the Colchester & East Essex League Wivenhoe Rangers managed to reach their first major County Cup Final during the 1955/56 campaign. Their terrific run in the...
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Wivenhoe Rangers 1952-53
This cutting comes from the Essex County Standard. The battered old photograph below includes more club members from the same season. We recognise Bill Hill in the back row and think that the two...
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DO YOU REMEMBER ………………… JULIAN HAZEL
A hero to those on the terrace it’s safe to say there was never a dull moment on or off the pitch during Julian Hazel’s association with Wivenhoe Town. He loved playing for the club and the fans and...
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Do You Remember ……… Phil Eley
It was sad to receive the news that former Wivenhoe Town defender Phil Eley passed away in August 2023. Having played in the Colchester & East Essex League for the likes of Layer United Phil...
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DO YOU REMEMBER…………………………………..KEVIN HUGHES
When the conversation turns to who would be on the short list of the best central defenders to play for the Dragons Kevin Hughes’ name is in the mix. As a 15 year old at Norwich City he was certainly...
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Mind The Gap
The “Non-League Paper” above reports on an opening day Southern League Division One East defeat for Wivenhoe on 13/8/05. Manager Steve Pitt was still in the process of trying to rebuild his team...
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ST JOHN’S SLAYING OF THE DRAGONS
The “Essex County Standard” reports on Wivenhoe’s first Essex & Suffolk Border League Division One defeat of the season on 14th October after a ten match unbeaten start to the 1972/73 campaign....
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