Swaffham Town F.C.

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Swaffham Town
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Full nameSwaffham Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Pedlars
Founded1892
GroundShoemakers Lane, Swaffham
Capacity1,000 [1]
ChairmanAaron Jasper
ManagerPaul Faulkner
League Eastern Counties League Division One North
2023–24 Eastern Counties League Division One North, 19th of 21

Swaffham Town Football Club is a football club based in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North and play at Shoemakers Lane. They are affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.

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History

The club was established in 1892, reaching the final of the Norfolk Junior Cup two years later. In 1935 they joined the Norfolk & Suffolk League, but left after a single season. [2] They won the Norfolk Junior Cup in 1951 and again the following season. In 1959 they moved to the Shoemakers Lane ground, having purchased the site for £250. [3]

The club joined the Anglian Combination and won Division Two in 1973–74. In 1990 they were promoted to Division One of the Eastern Counties League. After winning the division in 2001–02 they were promoted to the Premier Division. However, they finished bottom of the Premier Division in their first season, and were relegated back to Division One. The club remained in Division One until the end of the 2014–15 season, when they were promoted after finishing as runners-up. [4]

In 2016–17 Swaffham finished bottom of the Premier Division, and were relegated to Division One. They were moved to Division One North as part of league reorganisation in 2018, and went on to win the Division One North title in 2018–19, earning promotion back to the Premier Division.

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References

  1. ↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2023). Non-League Club Directory 2023/24. p. 551.
  2. ↑ Norfolk & Suffolk League 1897–1939 Non-League Matters
  3. ↑ History Swaffham Town FC
  4. ↑ 1. Long Melford 2. Swaffham Town 3. Saffron Walden Town Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Eastern Counties League
  5. ↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p652 ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0

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