Downham Town F.C.

Downham Town

Full name

Downham Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

Town

Founded

1881

Ground

Memorial Field, Downham Market

Capacity

1,000

Chairman

Sandra Calvert

Manager

Pawel Guziejko

League

Eastern Counties League Division One

2015–16

Eastern Counties League Division One, 16th

Home colours

Away colours

Downham Town F.C. is an English football club based in Downham Market, Norfolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One and play at Memorial Field.

The club is affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.

History

The club was established in 1881, and were originally nicknamed the Saints.^[1] They initially played in junior leagues in the Kings Lynn area, before joining the Peterborough and District League. In 1949 the club gained senior status after being elected to the league's Premier Division. In 1962 they won the Peterborough Senior Cup, which they retained the following year, also winning the league title. In 1964 they won the Norfolk Senior Cup, winning it again two years later. Further victories in the Peterborough Senior Cup came in 1967, 1972 and 1987, whilst the league was won in 1973–74, 1978–79, 1986–87 and 1987–88. Following back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988, the club were founding members of the new Division One of the Eastern Counties League in 1988,^[2] where they have remained since. Their best league performance was third place in 1998–99.

They began entering the FA Vase in 1979, reaching the third round in 1986–87, which remains their best performance in the competition.

Honours

Norfolk Senior Cup
- Winners 1964, 1966
Norfolk Primary Cup
- Winners 1991
Peterborough & District League
- Champions 1962–63, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1986–87, 1987–88
Peterborough Senior Cup
- Winners 1962, 1963, 1967, 1972, 1987
Isle of Ely Challenge Cup
- Winners 1986, 1988
Harry Overland Cup
- Winners 1997, 1999
West Norfolk Cup
- Winners 1988
Bill Knott Trophy
- Winners 1990, 1992
Anglian Combination
- Division Four champions 1996–97 (reserve team)

Records

Attendance: 1,500 vs. Norwich City, 1948–49

References

↑ Club history Downham Town FC
↑ Downham Town Football Club History Database

External links

Official website

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

Anglian Combination

Premier Division	Acle United Blofield United Caister Cromer Town Dersingham Rovers Harleston Town Kirkley & Pakefield Reserves Long Stratton Mattishall Mulbarton Wanderers Norwich CEYMS Reepham Town St. Andrews Scole United Spixworth Wroxham Reserves

Division One	Aylsham Beccles Town Bradenham Wanderers Bungay Town Foulsham Hellesdon Hempnall Hindringham Holt United Loddon United North Walsham Town Poringland Wanderers Sheringham Stalham Town Waveney Wymondham Town

Division Two	Acle United Reserves Attleborough Town Blofield United Reserves Caister Reserves East Harling Easton Horsford United Hoveton Wherrymen Martham Mundford Norwich CEYMS Reserves Sprowston Athletic Thetford Rovers University of East Anglia Wells Town Yelverton

Division Three	Beccles Caxton Brandon Town Buxton Costessey Sports Downham Town Reserves Fakenham Town Reserves Freethorpe Hemsby Loddon United Reserves Long Stratton Reserves Mattishall Reserves Redgate Rangers South Walsham Sprowston Wanderers Swaffham Town Reserves Watton United

Division Four	Bungay Town Reserves Dersingham Rovers Reserves Earsham Feltwell United Gayton United Hingham Athletic Horsford United Reserves North Walsham Town Reserves Redgrave Rangers Reepham Town Reserves St. Andrews Reserves Sheringham Reserves Sprowston Athletic Reserves Stalham Town Reserves Thorpe Village Wymondham Town Reserves

Division Five North	Aylsham Reserves Bradenham Wanderers Reserves Costessey Sports Reserves Cromer Town Reserves Easton Reserves Foulsham Reserves Hellesdon Reserves Hindringham Reserves Martham Reserves Mundford Reserves Necton Plumstead Rangers South Walsham Reserves Spixworth Reserves University of East Anglia Reserves Wells Town Reserves

Division Five South	Attleborough Town Reserves Beccles Town Reserves Corton Seltic East Harling Reserves Freethorpe Reserves Gorleston Reserves Great Yarmouth Town Reserves Harleston Town Reserves Hempnall Reserves Mulbarton Wanderers Reserves Newton Flotman Poringland Wanderers Reserves Scole United Reserves Thetford Rovers Reserves Thetford Town Reserves Waveney Reserves

Coordinates: 52°36′34.02″N 0°23′3.79″E / 52.6094500°N 0.3843861°E / 52.6094500; 0.3843861

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