Little Oakley

Football had been played in the village before and after the First World War, but the present club was established in the late 1940s and initially played at the War Memorial Sports Ground. After joining local leagues, the club progressed through the Harwich & District, Tendring Hundred, and Colchester & East Essex competitions during the 1950s and early 1960s. Success in league football led to promotion through the divisions, and after joining the Essex and Suffolk Border League in the 1960s the club won the Division One Knock-Out Cup and the Harwich Junior Charity Cup. Reserve teams also competed in several local leagues during this period.

The club withdrew from the Border League at the end of the 1960s and spent time in the North East Essex Coastal League, winning the league title before returning to the Border League in the 1970s. During the 1980s and 1990s, the club enjoyed one of the most successful periods in its history, collecting league championships, cup victories and promotions. Achievements included multiple Harwich charity cup successes, the Tommy Thompson Cup, the Essex Intermediate Cup and several Border League titles. The reserve side also achieved promotion and won the area section of the Essex Junior Cup.

In the 21st century, the club added further league titles and cup success, including the Essex and Suffolk Border League Knock-Out Cup. Significant investment was made in the Memorial Ground during the late 2010s, with new floodlights, spectator facilities, fencing, pathways and a small all-weather pitch installed. The club joined the Eastern Counties League structure and later moved into the Essex Senior League Premier Division following league restructuring. Management changes accompanied this period of development, while the club also expanded its community activities through youth, junior, ladies and walking football programmes, a full-time football academy, walking netball sessions and further improvements to spectator and matchday facilities.