Needham Market F.C.

Needham Market

Full name

Needham Market Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Marketmen

Founded

1919

Ground

Bloomfields, Needham Market

Capacity

4,000

Chairman

David Bugg

Manager

Mark Morsley

League

Isthmian League Premier Division

2015–16

Isthmian League Premier Division, 20th

Home colours

Away colours

Needham Market Football Club is an English football club based in Needham Market, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division as of the 2016-17 season and play at Bloomfields.

History

Although records show the existence of a Needham Market Football Club during the late 1890s, the modern club was officially established in 1919, initially playing at Young's Meadow. They later moved to Crowley Park, and joined the Suffolk & Ipswich League, winning Division Two in 1946–47 and Division One in 1952–53. They won the League Cup in 1978 and again in 1980. The Suffolk Junior Cup was won in 1985, and the Suffolk Senior Cup in 1990.

In 1995–96 the club won the Senior Division, and were promoted to Division One of the Eastern Counties League. In the same year, the club bought its current ground, after a former player, Arthur Rodwell, died and left the club money, which together with a grant from the National Lottery, was enough to purchase the site and build the necessary facilities.

The club finished runners-up in 2004–05 and were promoted to the Premier Division, winning the Senior Cup in the same season. A new record crowd of 750 was set for a Suffolk Premier Cup match against Ipswich Town reserves during the 2006–07 season, in which they also won the East Anglian Cup.^[1] The following season the club won the Suffolk Premier Cup and the League Cup, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the FA Vase, losing 4–2 on aggregate to Kirkham & Wesham. A new record attendance of 1,375 was set during the home leg.

In 2009–10 the club won the Premier Division of the Eastern Counties League and the League Cup, earning promotion to Division One North of the Isthmian League. In their first season in Division One, Needham finished as runners-up, but lost 3–1 at home to Brentwood Town in the play-off semi-finals. The following season the club finished third and reached the play-off final, but lost 1–0 to Enfield Town.

In 2014-15, they won Division One North and were promoted to the Isthmian League Premier Division for the first time.

Reserve team

In 2013 the club's reserve team joined Division One of the Eastern Counties League.

Honours

Isthmian League^[2]^[3]
- Division One North champions 2014–15
Eastern Counties League
- Premier Division champions 2009–10
- League Cup winners 2007–08, 2009–10
Suffolk Premier Cup^[3]
- Winners 2007–08
Suffolk Senior Cup^[3]
- Winners 1989–90, 2004–05
Suffolk & Ipswich League^[3]
- Senior Division champions 1995–96
- Division One champions 1952–53
- Division Two champions 1946–47
- League Cup winners 1977–78, 1979–80
Suffolk Junior Cup^[3]
- Winners 1984–85
East Anglian Cup^[3]
- Winners 2006–07

Club records

Highest league position:^[2] 1st in Isthmian Division One North, 2014–15
Best FA Cup performance:^[2] Fourth qualifying round, 2013–14
Best FA Trophy performance:^[2] First qualifying round, 2010–11, 2011–12
Best FA Vase performance:^[2] Semi-finals, 2007–08
Highest attendance: 1,784 vs Cambridge United, FA Cup Fourth qualifying round, 26 October 2013
Biggest win: 10–1 vs Ipswich Wanderers

Notable former players

Former professionals that have played for Needham Market include:

References

↑ History Needham Market FC
1 2 3 4 5 FCHD Football Club History Database
1 2 3 4 5 6 Honours Needham Market FC Honours List

External links

Club website
Needham Market at the Football Club History Database

Isthmian League

Premier Division	AFC Sudbury Billericay Town Bognor Regis Town Burgess Hill Town Canvey Island Dulwich Hamlet Enfield Town Folkestone Invicta Grays Athletic Harlow Town Harrow Borough Havant & Waterlooville Hendon Kingstonian Leatherhead Leiston Lowestoft Town Merstham Metropolitan Police Needham Market Staines Town Tonbridge Angels Wingate & Finchley Worthing

Division One North	AFC Hornchurch Aveley Bowers & Pitsea Brentwood Town Brightlingsea Regent Bury Town Cheshunt Dereham Town Great Wakering Rovers Haringey Borough Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree Norwich United Phoenix Sports Romford Soham Town Rangers Thamesmead Town Thurrock Tilbury VCD Athletic Waltham Abbey Ware Witham Town Wroxham

Division One South	Carshalton Athletic Chatham Town Chipstead Corinthian-Casuals Cray Wanderers Dorking Wanderers East Grinstead Town Faversham Town Godalming Town Greenwich Borough Guernsey Hastings United Herne Bay Horsham Hythe Town Lewes Molesey Ramsgate Sittingbourne South Park Three Bridges Tooting & Mitcham United Walton Casuals Whyteleafe

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Eastern Counties League

Premier Division	Brantham Athletic Ely City Fakenham Town FC Clacton Felixstowe & Walton United Godmanchester Rovers Gorleston Great Yarmouth Town Hadleigh United Haverhill Rovers Ipswich Wanderers Kirkley & Pakefield Long Melford Mildenhall Town Newmarket Town Saffron Walden Town Stanway Rovers Swaffham Town Thetford Town Walsham-le-Willows Wivenhoe Town

Division One	AFC Sudbury Reserves Braintree Town Reserves Coggeshall Town Cornard United Debenham LC Dereham Town Reserves Diss Town Downham Town Framlingham Town Halstead Town Haverhill Borough Holland King's Lynn Town Reserves Leiston Reserves March Town United Needham Market Reserves Stowmarket Town Team Bury Whitton United Wisbech St Mary Woodbridge Town

Seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Coordinates: 52°09′02.64″N 1°02′40.72″E / 52.1507333°N 1.0446444°E / 52.1507333; 1.0446444

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.