2010 that Maldon Town would be rebranded as Maldon & Tiptree Football Club, with Tiptree United withdrawing from the Essex Senior League; a new blue and red striped kit was revealed ahead of the 2010–11 season. In 2012–13 they were runners-up in Division One North; in the subsequent play-offs the club defeated Aveley 3–1 in the semi-finals before losing 4–1 on penalties to Thamesmead Town in the final after the match had ended 2–2. They were Division One North runners-up again in 2016–17, beating Haringey Borough 5–4 in the play-off semi-finals and then losing 1–0 to Thurrock in the final. A third-place finish in the renamed North Division in 2018–19 resulted in another play-off campaign. After beating Coggeshall Town 1–0 in the semi-finals, they lost the final 3–0 on penalties to local rivals Heybridge Swifts following a 2–2 draw. In 2019–20 Maldon & Tiptree reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in their history. After defeating League Two club Leyton Orient 2–1 in the first round, they lost 1–0 at home to another League Two club, Newport County, in the second. The club reached the first round again the following season, losing 1–0 at home to Morecambe. Grounds The club initially played home games at Sadd's Ground on The Causeway. Between 1947 and 1950 they played at the Promenade before acquiring a new ground in Fambridge Road, where they remained until 1994. The club then moved to their current Wallace Binder Ground in Park Drive. The ground has a seated stand on one side of the pitch and a covered standing area behind one goal. A record attendance at the Wallace Binder Ground was set in 2003 when 1,163 watched the FA Vase semi-final against AFC Sudbury. This was broken for the FA Cup match against Newport County on 29 November 2019, which attracted a crowd of 1,876. Honours Essex Senior League Champions 1984–85 Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division champions 1965–66 League Cup winners 1964–55 Mid-Essex League Premier Division champions 1949–50, 1950–51 League Cup winners 1950–51 Essex Intermediate Cup Winners 1951–52 Records Best FA Cup performance: Second round, 2019–20 Best FA Trophy performance: Third qualifying round, 2011–12, 2019–20 Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 2002–03 Record attendance: 1,876 vs Newport County, FA Cup second round, 29 November 2019 See also Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. managers References External links