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Bowers & Pitsea
Bowers & Pitsea FC
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Founded
1946
Years standing
80
Home ground
Len Salmon Stadium, Pitsea
Capacity
2,000200 seats
The Trophy Cabinet
- Isthmian League
- North Division champions 2018–19
- Essex Senior League
- Champions 1980–81, 1998–99, 2015–16
- Challenge Cup winners 1981–82, 1998–99, 2014–15
- Harry Fisher Trophy winners 1991–92
- Don Douglas Memorial Trophy winners 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15
- Thurrock & Thameside Combination League
- Champions 1958–59
- Thameside Trophy
- Winners 2022–23
Nickname: Bowers
Why Bowers & Pitsea
Adopting Bowers & Pitsea means England FA Trophy results start mattering to you, a club going since 1946. Not a novelty, a habit.
You get a nickname
Known as Bowers. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
London Southend Airport (SEN) is about 12km from the ground, and Pitsea railway station is 2km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
England FA Trophy is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1946 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Len Salmon Stadium, Pitsea. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
London Southend Airport (SEN)
12 km / 7 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Pitsea railway station
1.8 km / 1 miles out
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Len Salmon Stadium, Pitsea
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Len Salmon Stadium, Pitsea
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.