East Hull F.C.
East Hull Football Club is a football club based in Dunswell in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at Dunswell Park.
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Full name | East Hull Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Riversiders | ||
Ground | Dunswell Park, Dunswell | ||
Capacity | 2,000 (400 seated)[1] | ||
Chairman | Jamie Waltham | ||
Manager | Josh Barnes | ||
League | Northern Counties East League Division One | ||
2019–20 | Northern Counties East League Division One (season abandoned) | ||
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History
The club was originally formed as AFC Rovers and played in the East Riding County League. They were Division Two runners-up in 2008–09, earning promotion to Division One. The club went on to win the Division One title the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division.[2] After winning the Premier Division title in 2013–14,[3] they moved up to Division One of the Humber Premier League. They were Division One champions the following season, securing promotion to the Premier Division.[4]
In 2016 the club was taken over by Jamie Waltham after he bought the Dunswell Park ground,[5] and were renamed East Yorkshire Carnegie named after Andrew Carnegie, whose values of "Development, Success and Humanity" were included on the club badge.[6][5] The new club joined the Premier Division of the Humber Premier League and finished fifth in their first season, earning promotion to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[5]
In April 2019, it was announced that the club would be renamed East Hull at the start of the 2019–20 season.[7]
Honours
- Humber Premier League
- Division One champions 2014–15
- East Riding County League
- Premier Division champions 2013–14
- Division One champions 2009–10
See also
- East Hull F.C. managers
References
- East Hull NCEL
- East Riding County League 2008–2013 Non-League Matters
- East Riding County League 2013-14 Premier Division FA Full Time
- AFC Rovers at the Football Club History Database
- About East Yorkshire Carnegie F.C.
- East Yorkshire Carnegie at the Football Club History Database
- BREAKING NEWS! NCEL Division One Chairman steps down, they change their name & announce new man at helm! The Bootiful Game, 30 April 2019