Catholic United F.C.

Catholic United Football Club is a football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Len Forge Centre.

History
Prior to Catholic United forming in 1959, Southend Catholic and Catholic Athletic represented the Catholic community in Southend-on-Sea. In 1968, Catholic United adopted green and white hoops after requesting a set of kits from Scottish club Celtic. Ahead of the 2009–10 season, the club joined the Essex Olympian League from the Southend Borough Combination. Between 2014–15 and 2016–17, Catholic United achieved three consecutive promotions in the Essex Olympian League system, winning the Premier Division in their debut season in 2017–18. Catholic United entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2019–20.

Ground
In 2020, after groundsharing with Bowers & Pitsea at the Len Salmon Stadium, Catholic United moved to the Len Forge Centre in Southend-on-Sea.

League Honours

 * Essex Olympian League
 * Division Three Champions           2014–15
 * Division Two Champions             2015–16
 * Division One runners-up            2016–17
 * Premier Division Champions         2017–18
 * Southend Borough Combination League
 * Premier Division Champions	     1968–69, 69–70
 * Division One Champions	         1964–65
 * Division Two Champions	         1927-28 (as Catholic Athletic), 70–71
 * Division Three Champions	         1962–63, 68–69

Cups & Trophies

 * Anagram Records Trophy Winners     2017–18, 18–19
 * Frank Walton Cup Winners		     1966–67, 67–68
 * EJ Gladwin Memorial Cup Winners	 1970–71, 71–72, 72–73
 * The Chautard Cup Winners		     1999–00
 * The Ken Cater Cup Winners		     1986–87
 * The Pete Simmonds Trophy Winners   1989–90, 90–91, 91–92, 93–94
 * John Mitchell Cup	Winners		     1928-29 (as Catholic Athletic)

Records

 * Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2019–20