
Photo courtesy of Stephen Archer
Cressing Road Stadium, Braintree,
Essex CM7 3RD
Nearest Station: Braintree Freeport 0.45m, Braintree 0.59m
Capacity: 4151 Sts: 550 Cov: 1500
Adults: £10.00
Concessions: £5.00
Children(U-13): £5.00
Stand Transfer: £2
They were established in 1898 and accepted into the North Essex League as Manor Works FC, the works team of Crittall Windows. The former Braintree FC had folded over a debt of £6 10s 5d. In 1921 the club changed its name to Crittall Athletic and in 1923 moved to the new stadium in Clockhouse Way, by 1968 the club had changed it's name once again , this time to Braintree & Crittall Athletic, when links with Crittalls ended in 1981 they became Braintree FC, and in 1982 finally the name Braintree Town was adopted.
Isthmian Premier 05/06 Div 2 R-up 97-98; Div 3 R-up 96-97
Eastern Counties 83/84 84/85 R-up 86/87 87/88 88/89 90/91
Essex Senior Cup 95-96 R-up 96-97;
Robbie Garvey
The Irons
WDDLDW
| pos | p | w | d | l | f | a | w | d | l | f | a | gd | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 55 |
League Position: 14th
Leading scorer:
Danny Hockton (19 goals)
Highest Att: 1278 (Avge: 586)
v Chelmsford 13/04/09
Biggest win:
4-1 H to Team Bath, A to Bromley
Biggest defeat:
1-5 Away to Afc Wimbledon 24/01/09
| date | opposition | ha | r | score | Team | Subs | Att | referee | Pos | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08 | Eastleigh | a | w | 2-1 | Morgan | Peters | BDennis♦ | Bruce | Moran* | Quinton• | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks | Tejan-S | Howell* | Starkey• | Duncan♦ | Antoine | McDonald | 436 | Smith | 3 |
| 11/08 | Lewes | h | w | 3-0 | Morgan | Peters♦ | BDennis | Bruce | Howell | Quinton• | Mingle | Game | Purcell2 | Marks* | Tejan-S | Smith | Starkey• | Duncan♦ | Antoine* | McDonald | 430 | - | 1 |
| 15/08 | Maidenhead U | h | w | 2-0 | Morgan | Peters | Howell | Bruce | BDennis♦ | Quinton | Mingle• | Game | Purcell | Marks* | Tejan-S | Smith | Starkey• | Duncan♦ | Antoine* | McDonald | 507 | Rathbone | 1 |
| 18/08 | Hampton & Rich | a | d | 2-2 | 355 | - | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22/08 | Havant & Water | h | l | 0-2 | Morgan | Starkey | Howell | Bruce | Duncan | Quinton♦ | Deen | Game | Purcell | Antoine• | Tejan-S* | Jones | Keeling• | BDennis♦ | Bruno* | McDonald | 527 | George | 5 |
| 29/08 | Welling Utd | a | d | 0-0 | Morgan | Peters | Jones | Bruce | BDennis | Quinton | Mingle• | Game | Purcell* | Marks♦ | Deen | Tejan-S | Keeling* | Starkey• | Antoine♦ | McDonald | 534 | Rock | 6 |
| 31/08 | Chelmsford C | h | w | 2-1 | Morgan | Peters | Jones | Bruce | BDennis | Quinton | Mingle♦ | Game | Keeling | Marks* | Deen• | Tejan-S• | Purcell* | Starkey♦ | Antoine | McDonald | 1260 | Crouch | 4 |
| 05/09 | Weston-S-Mare | a | w | 2-1 | Morgan | Peters | Jones | Bruce | BDennis | Quinton | Mingle♦ | Game | Purcell2• | Marks | Tejan-S* | Deen♦ | Roache• | Starkey | Keeling* | McDonald | 262 | Bushby | 4 |
| 08/09 | Bromley | a | d | 1-1 | Morgan | Peters | Jones | Bruce | BDennis | Quinton | Deen | Game | Purcell | Marks* | Keeling• | Bruno | Roache* | Starkey• | Howell | McDonald | 455 | - | 4 |
| 12/09 | Worcester C | h | d | 0-0 | Morgan | Peters | Jones♦ | Bruce | BDennis | Quinton | Deen | Game | Purcell | Marks* | Keeling• | Bruno• | Roache* | Starkey♦ | Duncan | McDonald | 473 | Gillett | 4 |
| 19/09 | Basingstoke T | h | l | 1-2 | Morgan♦ | Peters | Howells | Bruce | BDennis* | Deen | Starkey | Game | Purcell | Roache• | Keeling | Bruno• | Moran* | Smith | Duncan | McDonald♦ | 437 | Daly | 6 |
| 03/10 | Dorchester T | a | l | 0-5 | McDonald | Peters | BDennis• | Bruce | Moran♦ | Bruno* | Deen | Game | Purcell | Marks | Keeling | Jones• | Power* | Roache | Duncan♦ | Morgan | 459 | Eaton | 8 |
| 17/10 | Staines Town | h | w | 2-0 | Blackmore | Peters | Jones• | Duncan | Goodacre♦ | Bruno* | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks | Keeling | BDennis• | Power* | Emmanuel | Starkey♦ | McDonald | 453 | Hair | 6 |
| 27/10 | Thurrock | h | w | 3-1 | Blackmore | Peters | Jones• | Duncan | Goodacre♦ | Bruno* | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks | Keeling | BDennis | Power* | Bruce• | Starkey♦ | McDonald | 580 | George | 6 |
| 31/10 | Woking | a | d | 0-0 | Blackmore | Peters | Jones | Duncan♦ | Goodacre | Bruno | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks | Keeling* | BDennis | Power* | Bruce♦ | Starkey | McDonald | 1418 | Forrester | 7 |
| 14/11 | St Albans City | a | d | 1-1 | Blackmore | Peters | Jones | Bruce | Goodacre | Starkey♦ | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Power* | Rhodes• | Marks* | Calliste | Bruno♦ | Duncan• | McDonald | 344 | Linden | 7 |
| 28/11 | Eastleigh | h | d | 1-1 | Blackmore | Game | Jones | Bruce | Duncan | Bruno♦ | Mingle | Keeling* | Purcell | Marks | Rhodes | Power* | Emmanuel | Starkey♦ | Hughes | McDonald | 454 | Bentley | 7 |
| 05/12 | Weymouth | h | w | 3-2 | Blackmore | Peters | Jones | Duncan | Goodacre | Bruno• | Mingle | Game | Purcell2 | Marks* | Rhodes♦ | Power* | Bruce | Starkey• | Harris♦ | McDonald | 431 | Blunden | 7 |
| 08/12 | Bath City | h | w | 2-0 | Holloway | Peters | Jones | Duncan | Goodacre | Bruce | Mingle | Game | Purcell2 | Marks | Harris | Power | Bruno | Starkey | Quinton | Blackmore | 434 | - | 4 |
| 26/12 | Bishop's Stortfd | a | d | 0-0 | Holloway | Peters | Jones* | Duncan | Goodacre | Bruce | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks• | Harris♦ | Power• | Bruno | Rhodes♦ | Quinton* | McDonald | 613 | Parker | 6 |
| 28/12 | Hampton & Rich | h | d | 1-1 | Holloway | Peters | Rhodes | Duncan* | Goodacre | Bruce | Mingle | Game• | Purcell | Power | Harris♦ | Marks• | Bruno | Starkey♦ | Quinton* | McDonald | 503 | - | 6 |
| 01/01 | Bishop's Stortfd | h | w | 2-0 | Holloway | Peters | Jones | Goodacre | Bruce | Quinton | Mingle♦ | Game* | Purcell | Power | Marks• | Harris• | Bruno* | Rhodes♦ | Duncan | McDonald | 994 | Kaye | 5 |
| 30/01 | Woking | h | w | 1-0 | Holloway | Peters | Jones | Champion | Goodacre | Quinton | Mingle* | Game | Power | Marks• | Purcell | Harris• | Bruno* | Bruce | Duncan | McDonald | 654 | Field | 6 |
| 06/02 | Lewes | a | d | 2-2 | Holloway | Peters | Jones | Champion | Goodacre | Quinton | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks• | Harris* | Power• | Bruno* | Bruce | Duncan | McDonald | 424 | Knight | 7 |
| 09/02 | Weston-S-Mare | h | w | 1-0 | Holloway | Peters* | Jones | Champion | Bruce | Quinton• | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks | Harris | Calver• | Bruno | Duncan* | McDonald | Burbridge | 402 | - | 3 |
| 13/02 | Dover Athletic | h | l | 1-2 | Holloway | Peters | Jones• | Bruce | Goodacre | Quinton* | Champion | Game | Purcell | Marks | Harris | Calver• | Bruno | Mingle* | McDonald | Dumas | 718 | Quelch | 6 |
| 15/02 | Worcester C | a | w | 3-2 | Holloway | Peters | Jones♦ | Bruce | Goodacre | Champion | Mingle | Game | Purcell* | Marks2 | Harris• | Calver• | Bruno | Burbridge | Quinton* | Dumas♦ | 525 | Wood | 2 |
| 20/02 | Bromley | h | d | 1-1 | Holloway | Peters* | Jones | Bruce | Goodacre | Champion | Mingle♦ | Game | Purcell | Marks | Harris• | Calver• | Bruno | Burbridge♦ | Quinton* | Dumas | 578 | Kendall | 5 |
| 23/02 | Weymouth | a | d | 1-1 | McDonald | Bruce | Jones | Champion | Goodacre* | Quinton | Mingle• | Game | Purcell | Marks♦ | Harris | Calver | Peters• | Burbridge♦ | Dumas* | Holloway | 1222 | - | 3 |
| 27/02 | Newport County | a | l | 0-1 | Holloway | Peters | Jones* | Bruce• | Champion | Quinton | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks | Harris♦ | Calver | Bruno• | Martin♦ | Dumas* | McDonald | 2117 | Perry | 4 |
| 06/03 | Dover Athletic | a | d | 0-0 | Holloway | Peters | Jones | Bruce | Champion | Quinton | Mingle* | Game | Purcell | Marks | Harris• | Calver• | Bruno | Martin* | Dumas | McDonald | 1007 | Harris | 6 |
| 09/03 | Thurrock | a | w | 2-1 | Holloway | Peters | Jones | Bruce | Champion | Quinton | Mingle | Game | Purcell | Marks | Martin | Brayley | Bruno | Harris | Dumas | McDonald | 315 | - | 4 |
| 13/03 | Dorchester T | h | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16/03 | Maidenhead U | a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20/03 | Bath City | a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22/03 | Havant & Water | a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27/03 | Staines Town | a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/04 | Welling Utd | h | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/04 | Chelmsford C | a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/04 | St Albans City | h | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17/04 | Basingstoke T | a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24/04 | Newport County | h |