Beaumont Athletic F.C.
| Full name | Beaumont Athletic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Athletics |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Ground | Mile End Stadium, Mile End |
| League | Inner London Football League |
Beaumont Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Mile End in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. They play in the Inner London Football League, which is not part of the English football league system.
History
Beaumont Athletic F.C established in the summer of 1993 by a group of former pupils of Stepney Green School with the help of the Head of Year. The team was based around Stepney Green and spent the 1st year playing in local tournaments and friendly matches. In the summer of 1994, Beaumont recorded successes in the Tower Hamlets 7-a-side tournament and the Asian National 6-a-side tournament in which 96 teams from across the country participated. Beaumont came runners up in the National 6-a-side tournament and were offered the chance to join the Asian Football League.
Beaumont played in the Asian Football League from 1994 to 2001 in which they won promotion twice from the 1st Division. During the summer of 1997 Tower Hamlets members started the Summer League (knows as League Bangla) and Beaumont have been participating in that league for 10 years. Winning the 1st division and coming runners up in the premier division twice.
In 2001 Beaumont gained Intermediate status and joined the London Intermediate League and in the 1st season won promotion from the 1st Division. In 2003 Beaumont had a setback as the intermediate league folded and due to pitch problems Beaumont were not granted a place in any other intermediate league. Beaumont played in the Essex Business League from 2003-2006.
Tower Hamlets Council and Leisure department opened up the application process for Mile End Stadium and Beaumont’s application to use the facility was successful ahead of 10 other applicants. This led to Beaumont making a bid to play in the Senior League (Essex). Initially the application was rejected due to Beaumont not being part of the National League System. However, after consultation and correspondence with the League and the FA, Beaumont were granted senior status in June 2006. Beaumont played at Senior level from 2006-08 picking up over 25 points in the final season, in 2007 Beaumont also took part in the FA Vase Cup.
Beaumont were at the time only the second club from the borough to be playing at this level and the 4th Asian team in the country to be playing at Senior Level. Beaumont will now be looking to move up the Pyramid System and move into Conference Football.
Beaumont under 18′s were playing in the Eastern Alliance League and are looking to take part in the FA Youth Cup where professional Youth teams participate in.
Honours
- London Intermediate League[1]
- Runners-up 2001–02
Records
References
- 1 2 Beaumont Athletic at the Football Club History Database