FC Clacton was announced on 15 June 2007 following the end of Clacton Town Football Club - after a long and distinguished 115-year history, having been formed in 1892. 

Four new owners, all local men, inherited Clacton Town Football Club Ltd in 2006, which was registered with The FA as being in control of the whole football club known as Clacton Town FC.  For many reasons they were uneasy with this Ltd Company holding the club registration. Also, being a normal limited company the Club did not qualify for any tax breaks, business rates relief, etc.  They were never Officials, Directors or connected to this Ltd Company in any way.  The previous Directors of Clacton Town FC Ltd decided to resign from the company and informed Companies House of this that eventually resulted in Companies House striking off the Ltd Company for not submitting accounts and for having no Directors or Secretary. 

The time was therefore right for a complete shake up of how the club was to be administered a new start with a clean slate.  A new club was formed and FC Clacton was born.  This club is run by FC Clacton CIC, which is a community interest company, set up to run the senior teams and bar. All other teams, the changing rooms and ground is administered by FC Clacton CASC Ltd.  As a Community Amateur Sports Club.  

The club entered it's first season playing in the first division of the Ridgeons Eastern Counties League in 2007/08 with former Colchester United and Fulham player John Reeves and David Coyle as joint first-team Managers as the club embarked on a new beginning.  The first-team finished in tenth place in this first season but just six points off a promotion place.  But for some horrendous injuries throughout the season, promotion at the first time of asking may well have been possible.  Reeves reverted back to his sole role as Physio towards the end of the season and Coyle went alone into the 2008/09 season to push on for a return to the premier division.

2008/09 saw us finish 7th in the league but with a good progress in the FA Cup, Essex Senior Cup and  FA Vase that saw a record-equalling run in the competition by reaching the fourth round proper for the first time since 1974/75. 

The 2009/10 pre-season saw Paul Hillier awarded a Testimonial, having been with the club since 1998/99 with the exception of a short spell with Wivenhoe Town and a match against Ipswich Town Reserves was his reward.  The visitors won 7-2 in front of 452 spectators.  

Last season saw us clinch promotion as runners-up back to the Ridgeons League Premier Division after an absence of three years and in the process, we recorded a record FC Clacton win on Saturday 3 April 2010 when we beat Downham Town 9-0.  We also scored our highest number of league goals ever in a season - 117.  To cap a great season, we reached our first-ever cup final as FCC and beat Halstead Town 2-1 in the First Division Knockout Cup at Millfield, home of Hadleigh United. 

During the close season of 2010, we lost the services of our Manager David Coyle who left for personal reasons, Captain Paul Hillier who retired from our level of the game, as well as a number of players.  In May, Steve Pitt was announced as our new Manager along with assistant Michael Pulford.  Former Colchester United and Millwall player Phil Coleman joined as first-team coach and we welcomed some new players to the Bowl, all of whom will begin the new chapter of FCC in 2010/11.