Woodford Green with Essex Ladies is one of the leading British athletics clubs. They are based at Ashton Athletic Centre, Woodford, London and share the stadium with Woodford Town F.C..
History
Woodford Green was established in 1908 and admitted to the Amateur Athletic Association in March 1908.
Essex Ladies AC began life as Eastern Ladies AC in 1921, in 1922 became Manor Park Ladies AC and finally Essex Ladies in 1924. Woodford Green AC merged with Essex Ladies AC in 1998.
The club topped Division 1 of the British Athletics League for the first time in 2005.
Honours British Athletics League: winners 2005; second place: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011; third place: 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012 UK Women's Athletic League, winners 1987, 1988 (as Essex Ladies)
Olympic athletes AthleteClubEventsGamesMedals/RefHarry Payne Woodford Green AC marathon 1928Nellie Carrington Essex Ladies AC high jump 1936Dorothy Manley Essex Ladies AC 100 m, 4 × 100 m relay 1948 Joan Shepherd Essex Ladies AC long jump 1948 Geoff Elliott Woodford Green AC pole vault, decathlon 1952Jean Desforges Essex Ladies AC 80 m hurdles, 4 × 100 relay 1952 Pam Seaborne Essex Ladies AC 80 m hurdles 1952 Gerry Carr Woodford Green AC discus throw 1956Derek Johnson Woodford Green AC 800 m, 4 × 400 m relay 1956 Dave Chapman Woodford Green AC 3000 m steeplechase 1960 David Jones Woodford Green AC 100 m, 200 metres, 4 × 100 m 1960 Ron Jones Woodford Green AC 100 m, 4 × 100 1964, 1968Sue Longden Essex Ladies AC pentathlon 1976, 1980 Gladys Taylor Essex Ladies AC 400 m, 400 m hurdles, 4 × 400 1976, 1984 Kim Hagger Essex Ladies AC long jump, heptathlon 1984, 1988Jenny Stoute Essex Ladies AC 200 m, 4 × 400 1988, 1992 Prince Amara Woodford Green AC 800 m, 4 × 400 1992, 1996Sally Gunnell Essex Ladies AC 100 m hurdles, 400 m h, 4 × 400 1988, 1992, 1996 Josephus Thomas Woodford Green AC 4 × 100 1996Ashia Hansen Essex Ladies AC / WGEL triple jump 1996, 2000Shelley Holroyd Essex Ladies AC javelin 1996Joice Maduaka WGEL 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 2000, 2004 Uchenna Emedolu WGEL 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 2000, 2004, 2008 Musa Audu WGEL4 × 4002004 Malachi Davis WGEL 400 m, 4 × 400 2004Joanne Fenn WGEL 800 m 2004Emeka Udechuku WGEL discus throw 2004 Robert Wolski WGEL high jump 2004Sarah Claxton WGEL 100 m h 2004, 2008Jeanette Kwakye WGEL 100 m, 4 × 100 m 2008Daniel Awde WGEL decathlon 2008, 2012 Shana Cox WGEL 400 m, 4 × 400 m 2012Tiffany Porter WGEL 100 m hurdles 2012 Mark Dry WGEL hammer throw 2016Cindy Ofili WGEL 100 m hurdles 2016, 2020Phil Norman WGEL 3000 m steeplechase 2020Daniel Rowden WGEL 800 m 2020 English unless stated
Club kit The club vest is green and white alternating hoops, with black running shorts.
References
External links Official website