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150th anniversary day - 25/10/25

By Andrew Schooler
On the day of the club's 150th anniversary, awards were made by the Essex Senior League, FA and Essex FA (all photos by Rob Southgate)
FA representative Andy Chaplin presents Tony Armstrong with a special award to recognise the 150 years achievement
Club secretary Andy Schooler presented Tony Armstrong a life membership of HPFC
Harwich town mayor Pam Morrison was in attendance
Essex Senior League secretary Michelle Dorling was on hand to praise the club
70s greats with 1,883 appearances between them - Mal Crissell, Tony Armstrong, Reg Smith and Mick Clarke
Tendring District Council chairman Bill Davidson was among those to make a speech
Essex FA were represented by Andy French, Mick Hemsted, Andy Chaplin and Greg Hart
An array of guests were in attendance before kick-off
HPFC greats Mal Crissell and Reg Smith found their younger selves on an old photo!
HPFC committee members face the camera
Joint chairman Colin Rogers checks out the photo exhibition
Matchday sponsors - The Saul family, who have links to the kindertransport scheme which ran through Harwich in the late 1930s, kindly sponsored the day's game
The Royal Oak looked resplendent ahead of kick-off
The current HPFC team was joined by mascots from HPFC U10s
A decent crowd of 265 gathered for what was a special day
Mascots meet the referee before kick-off
Zac Pedro in action during the game
Brad Cook saw this effort over the bar
Alfie Edlridge in the thick of it
Man's best friend looks on
Brad Cook makes a crucial punch clear
Alfie Canning tries to win possession
Louie Bloom storms forward
Heads up - Ted Johnson clears
Alfie Canning and Shaun Avis in discussion
Brad Cook claims and looks upfield
Stretch for it - Louie Bloom attempts to win the ball
Reece Harte is closed down
Shaun Avis pushes on as coach Glenn Eldridge and manager Matt Carmichael look on
Reece Harte keeps his eye on the ball
Captain Gareth Heath chases down an opponent
Melee - the ball gets stuck in a group of players in the Harwich goalmouth
Clearance - Gareth Heath goes long