Cannons Wood Football Club is a non-league football club based in Harlow, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside Stadium, Aveley.

History

Formed as DTFC in 2019 by

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contributor, Liam Goodenough, the club initially entered the Essex Alliance League. In January 2022, the club announced they had applied to

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to rebrand the club after gaining promotion into Step 6 of the non-league pyramid. Later that year, the club was admitted into the

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Division One South under the new name of Cannons Wood. The name originates from the nearby Canons Brook estate in Harlow.

Ground

In 2020, the club entered a groundsharing agreement with

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to play at the Harlow Arena. However, following the suspension of football activities at Harlow Town, in December 2022 Cannons Wood began playing their home games at Goffs Lane,

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, the former home of Broxbourne Borough. In March 2023, it was announced that Cannons Wood would be groundsharing with

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at Parkside for the 2023–24 season.

Honours

* Essex Alliance League ** Cup winners: 2020–21 * Essex Alliance League **Fenton Cup winners: 2020–21 * Essex Alliance League **Senior Division champions: 2021–22 * Essex Alliance League **Senior Division Cup winners: 2021–22

References

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