Ekco Football Club is a

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club based in

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History

Ekco were founded in 1929, as a

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for the workers of

EKCO EKCO (from Eric Kirkham Cole Limited) was a British electronics company producing radio and television sets from 1924 until 1960. Expanding into plastic production for its own use, Ekco Plastics produced both radio cases and later domestic plasti ...

. In 1930, the club joined the Southend Borough Combination.Jon Weaver (2005) ''The Football Grounds of Rural Essex'', p66 In 1945, Ekco joined the London League, entering the

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for the first time in 1946. In 1981, the club joined the

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, remaining in the league until 2000.

Ground

Upon formation, the club played at on a sports ground at Bournes Green, before moving to their current home of the Ecko Sports Ground in 1932.

Records

*Best

performance: Second qualifying round, 1947–48

References

London League (football) Works association football teams in England 1929 establishments in England Association football clubs established in 1929 Football clubs in Essex Sports clubs and teams in Southend-on-Sea Essex Olympian Football League Southend Borough Combination {{England-footyclub-stub