Tiptree United F.C.

Tiptree United F.C. was an English football club based in Tiptree, Essex. Established in 1933, the club was absorbed into Maldon Town in 2010, creating Maldon & Tiptree.HistoryThe club was founded in 1933 by a merger of Anchor Press of the Essex & Suffolk Border League and Tiptree Heath of the Kelvedon & District League. The new club joined both the Braintree & District League and Division Two of the North Essex League, winning the former in their first season. They then moved to the Brightlingsea & District League, winning the league and league cup double in their debut season. In 1935 they absorbed fellow Brightlingsea & District League club Tiptree Rovers, and the following season they won the league cup again. In 1936 they re-entered the North Essex League but also continued to run a team in the Brightlingsea & District League. The following season they entered another team into the Braintree & District League. After playing in three leagues during the 1937–38 season, they left the Brightlingsea & District League and remained members of the other two for 1938–39.After World War II the club spent the 1945–46 season in the Colchester & District Combination before rejoining the North Essex League in 1946. They won Division Two in 1946–47 and were promoted the following season. In 1949 they switched to Division One of the Colchester & East Essex League, which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 1956 they were relegated back to Division One. However, they won Division One in 1960–61 and the Premier Division in 1961–62. After winning the Premier Division they moved up to Division One of the Essex & Suffolk Border League. They finished as runners-up in their first season and were promoted to the Premier Division.