Great Bentley Football Club
The Club House, The Green, Heckfords Road, Great Bentley,
Colchester
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1895/1896 Club formed with HQ at the Victory Inn, and a pitch on the South side of the Green.
1901/1902 Affiliated to ECFA and played first competitive game in Essex Junior Cup, losing 3- 0 to Parkeston Athletic.
1903/1904 Joined Colchester & District League, Division 2.
1905/1906 Switched to Clacton & District League.
1906/ 1907 Played in both leagues.
1907 /1908 Withdrew from Colchester League, but when Clacton League was too late in affiliating Bentley were forced to play friendlies, and lost several of their best players. Continued to play friendlies and cup games until 1 st World War.
1912/1913 Moved HQ across the road to the Plough Inn, where the dressing room was in the old stable.
1919/1920 Joined the Tendring Hundred League. Started a Reserve side, which later played in the Tendring Hundred League and then the Brightlingsea and District League.
1925/1926 Joined the Border League, Division 2, Section B, and have enjoyed unbroken membership of the League ever since.