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Hackney Wick F.C.

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Hackney Wick
File:Hackney Wick FC logo.png
Full nameHackney Wick Football Club
NicknameThe Wickers
Founded1995 (Bari)
2015 (Hackney Wick)
2017 (merger)
GroundSpa Road, Witham
Capacity2,500 (157 seated)[1]
ChairmanBobby Kasanga
ManagerErnest Eghan
LeagueEssex Senior League
2024–25Eastern Counties League Division One South, 2nd of 20 (promoted via play-offs)

Hackney Wick Football Club is a football club based in Hackney Wick, Greater London United Kingdom. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Spa Road in Witham.

History

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Bari Football Club was established in 1995 and played in the South Essex Football League until 1998.[2] After leaving, the club joined Division One of the Asian League.[2] In 2011–12 the club won the Essex Corinthian Sunday Football League. They then successfully applied to join the Essex Senior League, adopting the name London Bari.[3] In the club's first season in the league, they finished tenth. The following season saw them finish bottom of the league.[3]

In 2017 the club merged with Middlesex County League club Hackney Wick, which had been founded in 2015 and played at Mabley Green in Hackney. The merged club took the Hackney Wick name and London Bari's place in the Essex Senior League.[4] In 2017–18 they finished bottom of the Essex Senior League and were relegated to the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties League.

In 2024–25 Hackney Wick won the League Cup with a 2–1 win over Harlow Town in the final.[5] They were also runners-up in Division One South, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Hutton 4–1 in the semi-finals, they defeated Rayleigh Town 2–0 in the final to earn promotion to the Essex Senior League.

Ground

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After joining the Essex Senior League, London Bari started groundsharing with Clapton at the Old Spotted Dog Ground.[6] The merged club continued playing at the ground. The club was due to move to the London Marathon Community Track stadium for the 2018–19 season,[6] but ground issues put the move on hold and the club remained at the Old Spotted Dog Ground. In the opening weeks of the 2019–20 season, Hackney Wick, and fellow tenants Clapton, were forced to vacate the Old Spotted Dog due to issues at the ground. Hackney Wick subsequently entered a groundsharing agreement with Haringey Borough at Coles Park.[7] On 23 July 2020, the club announced a groundsharing agreement with Witham Town at Spa Road.[8]

Honours

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  • Eastern Counties Football League
    • League Cup winners 2024–25

Records

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References

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  1. ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p368 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b About Us Bari FC
  3. ^ a b c London Bari at the Football Club History Database
  4. ^ Local community football team Hackney Wick FC to turn semi-pro Hackney Citizen, 28 April 2017
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  6. ^ a b Clapton groundsharers Hackney Wick to quit the Old Spotted Dog Clapton News, 28 January 2018
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  9. ^ Hackney Wick at the Football Club History Database
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