President : Ron Hatcher
Vice President : John Sadler
Chairman : Billy Hannan
Vice Chairman / Secretary : Shaun Pugh
Treasurer : Tony Allen
Groundsman : Shaun Pugh/Martin Leno
Commercial Manager : Tony Joy
Press Officer : Nigel Ratcliff
1st Team Match Reporter : Simon King
Ballboys : Tom Howard , Liam Bridge
Bar Managers : Reg & Jeanette Down
First Team Manager : Del Robinson
Assistant Manager: Gary Kimble
First Team Coach : Clive Day
Sports Therapist : Becky Nutt
First Team Coach / Reserves Manager : James Haylock
Programme Editor : Martin Leno
Team Colours :
Home - Sky Blue Shirts , Black Shorts , Sky Blue Socks
Away - Red Shirts , Black Shorts, Red Socks
The first record of football being played in Burnham dates back to 1895. Out of this Burnham Ramblers came to be formed in 1900.
For 27 years the club used four different grounds until they moved to
Prior to 1985, Ramblers played in many competitions and won several honours, including reaching the Essex Junior Cup Final on three occasions and the Essex Intermediate Cup Final in 1981, losing to Leytonstone & Ilford.
The club’s greatest venture was completed when after years of preparation we moved to our current ten-acre complex. This includes three pitches and a training pitch. Over the last few years we have improved our facilities even more in preparation for our aim to gain promotion from Step 5 to Step 4.
In 1988/9 Ramblers had their greatest success to date when they reached the last sixteen in the F.A. Vase, but lost 1-0 to Southern League Bury Town. In 1991/2 we reached the last 32, losing at
Currently we run three adults sides plus Under 18’s and 16’s Youth teams. The boy’s section runs some ten teams. In 1997 the club won its first senior trophy when we beat Stansted 2-1 in the Harry Fisher Cup Final. Since then we have been runners up in E.S.L competitions six times. Three players made it into full professional football, Fred Wolfe to West Ham in 1911, Gordon Brasted to Arsenal in 1953 and John Warner to
A major blow in 2000 was the untimely death of our Chairman Gordon Brasted. With the demise of the Harry Fisher Trophy, we were delighted to replace it with the Gordon Brasted Trophy in the Essex Senior League, a fitting memorial to Gordon. William (
Mike Everett became 1st team manager for season 2003/2004. With a new team the season started better than hoped reaching the 2nd Qualifying round in the FA Cup and the 2nd round in the FA Vase but failed to reach expectation as the season progressed.
Season 2004/2005 was the most successful in the clubs history finishing runners up to Enfield Town by just one point in the league and just missing out again on promotion, reaching the Gordon Brasted Final and loosing to Waltham Abbey on penalty’s, winning the Tolleshunt D’Arcy Memorial Cup beating Stanway Rovers 2 – 1 in the final and semi finalists in the League Cup.
Work was completed on the ground in 2005 in readiness for promotion to Step 4 with the inclusion of three new turnstiles and new perimeter fencing. The club was optimistic with regard promotion in season 2005/2006, unfortunately this was not to be with an under par performance in the last two months of the season just missing out on that illusive promotion spot by one point and reaching the semi final of both the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy and the League Cup.
Derek Robinson takes over as 1st team manager for season 2006/2007, with the departure of many of last seasons players Derek will be building a new team for this season, he brings in as his assistant Gary Kimble who also has a vast experience within the game.
Secretary
Leslie Field Stadium, Springfield Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. CM0 8TE
Telephone: 01621 784383
By car:
A choice of routes. By M25 or North Circular Road and then A12 or A127 (Southend Road). From A12, when you approach Chelmsford look for the A130 (Battlesbridge / South Woodham Ferrers). Take A130 to Battlesbridge then A132 towards South Woodham Ferrers.
From A127 look for Wickford turn off (A132). Head through Battlesbridge to South Woodham Ferrers. At South Woodham Ferrers take B1012 then head east towards North Fambridge. Look for B1010 (Burnham Road). Follow B1010 through Althorne and Ostend to Burnham-on-Crouch. As you approach Burnham there should be a turn on the right for Creeksea - go straight on, you're nearly there! Next couple of turnings on the right will include Springfield Road. Turn right into Springfield Road and look for the ground.
By rail:
First Great Eastern services from Liverpool Street. Take a Southend train and change at Wickford for a Southminster train (unless there is a through service from Liverpool Street). Get off at Burnham-on-Crouch. Walk along Station Approach to Church Road. Turn left. Walk along Church Road to Maldon Road. Turn left again. Walk along Maldon Road to Springfield Road (third turning on left). Walk along Springfield Road. Ground is in Leslie Fields. For train times phone 08457 48 49 50
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