Halstead Town F.C.

[1] Due to a lack of football infrastructure in rural areas at the time the club played only occasional friendlies until they joined the newly formed North Essex League in 1895.

[1] After World War II the club added "Town" to their name and joined Division Two of the North Essex League.

[2] They were Premier Division runners-up the following season and also retained the League Cup with a 6–2 aggregate win over Clacton Town reserves.

[3] In 1993–94 they were Premier Division runners-up,[3] and also won the Essex Senior Trophy, beating Canvey Island 2–0 in the final.

After beating Benfleet 2–1 in the semi-finals, they defeated Buckhurst Hill by the same scoreline in the final, earning promotion to the Essex Senior League.

[4] When football restarted after the war, the club temporarily played at the Courtaulds Sports Ground, before moving to Rosemary Lane in 1948.

[5] Another death occurred at the ground when a drunken visitor to a funfair missed the tub of water they were aiming for after jumping off a high dive ladder.