COACH & HORSES FOOTBALL CLUB 1998/1999
| Back Row ( Left to Right): | Phil Ferris, Richard Shepherd, Darren Goodley, Reece Fedden, Lee Walsh, Wayne Mahoney, Nicky Williams, Paul Webster, Dean Carley, Terry Walsh, Alan Griffin |
| Front Row (Left to Right): | Billy Powell, Danny Smith, Martin Shepherd, Darren Boland, Gary Cook, Mark Hawkins, Nerious Astrauskas |
| Mascots: | Jack Powell, Jamie Webster, Charlie Shepherd, Josef Mahoney, Terry Griffin, Tanya Griffin |
Formed in 1986 by Alan Griffin from BRSA Football Club,Coach & Horses played their football in the Corinthian Sunday League, where they quickly progressed through the Divisions, winning various honours. A switch to the Essex Sunday Football Combination also brought success. Coach & Horses were a regular feature in the League's Senior Division by the 1990's.
Alan started a reserve team in 1994 and after a season in the Combination, this team switched to the Essex Sunday Corinthian League. The following year the two teams reversed roles and Coach & Horses won the Essex Sunday Corinthian League Senior Division in their first season. They also won the Printers Cup and the Supplementary Cup, completing a treble and emulating their own achievement in the Combination just two season's previous, a unique record.
Despite being recognised as a quality football team, Coach & Horses failed to pick up anything other than domestic trophies. They have competed regularly in the National Sunday Cup and the Carslberg Pub Cup and were once runners-up in the London Intermediate Cup.
Their most recent cup final was in the 1998/99 Essex Sunday Intermediate Cup (now Essex Premier Cup) where along with Brannigans, they formed the first ever all Corinthian League Final. After trailing 3-0, Coach came back to lead 5-4 in extra time and possibly should have gone on to win. A last second equaliser from Brannigans saw the match go to penalties, where Brannigans prevailed.
Sadly, Coach & Horses played their last game in 1999/2000. The team were in decline after their cup final heroics but they leave a legacy of excellent football teams who achieved much in the Leagues but failed to land other major trophies, despite their ability. Manager Alan Griffin is moving on to other things, including playing for Royal Falcons in the League.