Soul Tower Hamlets Football Club is a

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club based in the

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. They are currently members of the and play at the Mile End Stadium.

History

Bethnal Green United was established in 2000 by Mohammed Nurul Hoque and Akhtar Ahmed as a community club. The club played in several leagues, including the Canary Wharf Summer League, the Inner London Football League and the London Intermediate League, before joining the

Middlesex County League The Middlesex County Football League is a football competition based in England loosely drawing teams from the central, northern and western parts of Greater London. The league was founded in 1984 and initially had only one division, although it ...

. They were granted Senior status after winning the league's Premier Division in 2009 and were promoted to the Essex Senior League. In the 2009–10 season, they finished fifth in the ESL and won both cups operated by the Essex Senior League, beating Burnham Ramblers 4–1 in the final of the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy. In 2013, the club was renamed to Tower Hamlets. During the 1990s, an unrelated club, also by the name of Tower Hamlets, played at the Mile End Stadium. At the end of the 2019–20 season, the club were transferred to the Premier Division of the

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after moving to Phoenix Sports' ground in Barnehurst from the Mile End Stadium. The 2021–22 season saw Tower Hamlets finish bottom of the league and suffer relegation to step 6 and were moved back to the Eastern Counties League after moving back to the Mile End Stadium. Hamlets finished 14th in the 2022-23 season and 15th in the following year, however they were once again moved to the Southern Counties East League for the 2024–25 season, along with Clapton FC and Claption CFC, despite still playing at Mile End. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, the club was renamed as Soul Tower Hamlets.

Ground

In 2008, the club moved from Meath Gardens in Bethnal Green to the Mile End Stadium. In 2020, Tower Hamlets moved to the Phoenix Sports Ground in Barnehurst. In 2022, the club moved back to the Mile End Stadium.

Honours

*Essex Senior League **League Cup winners 2009–10 **Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy winners 2009–10 *Middlesex County League **Premier Division champions 2008–09 **Premier Division Cup winners 2007–08 *Middlesex County Open Cup **Winners 2008–09 *Tower Hamlets League **Champions 2002–03 **League Cup winners 2002–03 * Tower Hamlet's Mayors Cup **Winners 2012

Records

*Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2010–11 *Best

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performance: Fifth round, 2011–12 *Record attendance: 468 vs Clapton, Essex Senior League, 25 August 2017

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