History
Frenford Football Club is a football club based in Ilford, London, England. Based at the Jack Carter Centre, they are currently members of the Essex Senior League.

The football club was established during World War II by the Frenford Sports and Social Club under the name Frenford Senior. They later joined the Ilford and District Football League, and were Premier Division champions in 1975–76. In 1995 the club joined Division Two of the Essex Intermediate League, going on to win the division at the first attempt and earning promotion to Division One.

In 1997–98 Frenford were Division One runners-up. They won the league's Senior Cup in 1999–2000 and the Senior Challenge Cup the following season. The 2003–04 season saw them win the Essex Premier Cup and the Capital Counties Feeder League Trophy. They finished second in Division One again in 2004–05, after which the league was renamed the Essex Olympian League. The club were Division One runners-up for a third time the following season. In 2006–07 they won the Senior Challenge Cup, and from 2007 Division One was renamed Premier Division.

Frenford were Premier Division runners-up in 2008–09. In 2010–11 the club won the Essex Premier Cup, and the following season saw them become Premier Division champions. They retained the title in 2012–13, also winning the Senior Cup and the Senior Challenge Cup.The club went on to win the Senior Challenge Cup again the following season and the Essex Premier Cup in 2015–16. In 2017 the club dropped Senior from their name, and the 2017–18 season saw them win the league's Senior Cup.They moved up to the newly-formed Division One South of the Eastern Counties League the following year.

Ground
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Frenford entered a groundsharing agreement at Bowers & Pitsea’s Len Salmon Stadium. The stadium has an artificial pitch, which was added in 2018. The stadium was named in 2000 after loyal club servant of forty years, Len Salmon died. Following the early abandonment of the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Frenford confirmed the improvement of their existing facilities at the Jack Carter Centre in Ilford.

Honours
Essex Olympian League
Premier Division champions 2011–12, 2012–13
Division Two champions 1995–96
Senior Cup winners 1999–2000, 2012–13, 2017–18
Senior Challenge Cup winners 2000–01, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2013–14
Essex Premier Cup
Winners 2003–04, 2010–11, 2015–16
Capital Counties Feeder League Trophy
Winners 2003–04, 2007–08
Ilford & District League
Premier Division champions 1975–76

Records
Highest league position: 1st in Eastern Counties League Division One South, 2022–23

Frenford Clubs,
The Jack Carter Centre,
The Drive,
Ilford IG1 3PS

Geography
A bit different from the usual Geography/History piece as Frenford is not a place but a club providing sports facilities for the local area. However, they do have some history…

History
Frenford Clubs was founded in 1928 when a group of 10-12 boys met every Sunday at the Friends Meeting House on Albert Road, Ilford. Founder, Jack Carter coming out of a Sunday service, noticed a group of boys aimlessly kicking a ball around with not much else to do. Inspired, he invited the boys to come in every Sunday, teaching them draughts and chess amongst other things. By 1930, it had grown into a sports and social club providing a varied programme of physical, mental and spiritual activities for boys aged 12 to 18.

In 1940, the Club moved to Cleveland School and used the basement for activities for the next 35 years. In 1941 girls were welcomed into the Club. In 1958 the Duke of Gloucester, the then President of the National Association of Boys Clubs, visited the Club to mark 30 years of outstanding effort in the field of youth work in Ilford.

Jack Carter remarked at the time:
"My horizons have been widened, my patience increased and my spiritual life depended by my experience. What of the future? Having come so far, my sincerest prayer is to see Frenford established in its own premises on a firm financial basis".

In 1975 the club moved to Cricklefields, Seven Kings and in 1995 Jack Carter was thrilled to sign an agreement with the London Borough of Redbridge to lease a 19-acre sports ground at Oakfield, Barkingside. This site opened in 1998 as the Jack Carter Pavilion. Frenford's now had two bases in the borough.

In 2010 the Club moved again to this brand new purpose-built club designed by an architect with club members' input. The Jack Carter Centre on The Drive. The site at Cricklefield was demolished to make room for a new academy catering for the growing number of young people in the borough.

Jack's original vision of a clubhouse of our own and a firm financial base have all been realised.

10/08/24 ESL PREMIER
SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN 1
FRENFORD 1
(Fahad Nazor)

03/08/24 FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Replay
FRENFORD 2
(Jordon Elongo, Tom Troubridge)
BIGGLESWADE UNITED 4

03/08/24 FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
BIGGLESWADE UNITED 2
FRENFORD 2
(Jordon Elongo 2)

30/07/24 ESL PREMIER
FRENFORD 2
(Emmanuel Oluwole, Nicholas Reynolds)
WHITE ENSIGN 4

27/07/24 ESL PREMIER
FRENFORD 2
(Jordon Elongo, Warren Kayembe)
SAWBRIDGEWORTH TOWN 0

Frenford are currently 13th in the ESL table with 4 points after three matches played. They have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 1, scoring 5 and conceding 5 for a zero goal difference.

Additionally, as shown above, they were knocked out of the FA Cup in a replay by Biggleswade United from the Spartans South Midlands League Premier Division, which is Step 5, the same as ESL Premier.

We met twice last season. At Lower Road in October, The Bridge won 3-1 with goals from Jason Banton, Jon Evans & Emmanuel Okunja. Roy Stevens replied for Frenford.

On the 6th of April 2024, Frenford won their home match 1-0 with a goal from Kai Haysman to make it 3 points each from season 23/24.