Marcel and the players are hard at work training, as the first pre-season fixture approaches. We look forward to welcoming everyone back and our opponents Basildon United to The Belmont Stadium. For those who haven't visited The Belmont Stadium before, a How to Find Us document is attached below. Entrance to the fixture is £5, Under 16s enter for Free.

The club was established in 1963 as a junior team named Armada Sports before becoming an adult club and adopting their current name in 1967. The club joined the Thurrock Thames-side Combination League for the 1967–68 season, before switching to the Reserves Division Two of the Greater London League in 1968. After finishing as runners-up in the division in 1969–70, they were promoted to Reserves Division One. In 1971 the club were founder members of the Essex Senior League (ESL). They finished as runners-up in 1972–73, before winning the league in 1976–77. The club went on to win the league for the next three seasons, as well as winning the League Cup in 1977–78, before switching to the Athenian League in 1980.

After finishing second in their first season in the Athenian League, Basildon joined Division Two of the Isthmian League for the 1981–82 season. In 1983–84 they won Division Two and were promoted to Division One. The club remained in Division One until being relegated at the end of the 1988–89 season when they finished second bottom of the Division and were demoted to Division Two North.

In 1991 Basildon left the Isthmian League and dropped back into the Essex Senior League. They won the League and League Cup double in 1993–94 but did not take promotion to the Isthmian League. The club won the League Cup for a third time in 2016/17. After finishing as runners-up in the league in 2017–18, they were promoted to the Isthmian League’s North Division for the first time in 27 years.