Some Sheep Are On The Pitch...
19 Nov 2008

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Easington United AFC was formed in 1947 and has remained a much-loved part of village life ever since. The full story of the first sixty years of the club (along with a look at neighbours Skeffling and Holmpton) is currently the subject of a book to be published (hopefully) some time in 2009.
As can be seen from the attached Time Line document, it is fairly safe to say that prior to 1991 the Eastenders' trophy cabinet hadn't seen much action. However, that all changed with the clinching of the ER County League Division 3 championship. This, together with appearances in the final of both the Harold Robinson (League) Cup and the South Holderness Cup suggested better times ahead. Such achievements were made all the more creditable, coming as they did against the sad backdrop created by the death of leading scorer Melvin Douglas halfway through the campaign.
Through the Nineties the Club continued its steady climb up the County League, reaching the Premier Division in 1999.
The 1998/99 season also saw them victorious in their first ever East Riding County FA Cup Final appearance, beating ER Amateur League side AFC Darleys 5-0 at Dene Park to win the Intermediate Cup (the winning team group is pictured here).
Since then the Eastenders have progressed to the Humber Premier League and expanded to fielding three teams every Saturday. In addition have come several trophies, a shortlived Junior section (which itself yielded a Divisional title), an award-winning match programme, a critically-acclaimed web site and a status as "top dogs" in the borough of Holderness.
Over the coming months, we aim to bring you pieces focussing on different chapters in the Club's history, many of which form part of the aforementioned book. Keep checking this page....

(FOOTNOTE: The attached Time Line is very much a work-in-progress, to be updated on a fairly regular basis)