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 F.C. is an English football club based in Needham Market, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division 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	Billericay Town Bognor Regis Town Brentwood Town Burgess Hill Town Canvey Island Dulwich Hamlet East Thurrock United Enfield Town Farnborough Grays Athletic Hampton & Richmond Borough Harrow Borough Hendon Kingstonian Leatherhead Leiston Lewes Merstham Metropolitan Police Needham Market Staines Town Tonbridge Angels VCD Athletic Wingate & Finchley

Division One North	AFC Hornchurch AFC Sudbury Aveley Barkingside Brightlingsea Regent Bury Town Cheshunt Cray Wanderers Dereham Town Great Wakering Rovers Haringey Borough Harlow Town Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree Phoenix Sports Redbridge Romford Soham Town Rangers Thamesmead Town Thurrock Tilbury Waltham Abbey Witham Town Wroxham

Division One South	Carshalton Athletic Chatham Town Chipstead Corinthian-Casuals Dorking Wanderers East Grinstead Town Faversham Town Folkestone Invicta Guernsey Hastings United Herne Bay Hythe Town Molesey Peacehaven & Telscombe Ramsgate Sittingbourne South Park Three Bridges Tooting & Mitcham United Walton & Hersham Walton Casuals Whitstable Town Whyteleafe Worthing

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 Clacton Fakenham Town Felixstowe & Walton United Godmanchester Rovers Gorleston Hadleigh United Haverhill Rovers Ipswich Wanderers Kirkley & Pakefield Long Melford Mildenhall Town Newmarket Town Norwich United Saffron Walden Town Stanway Rovers Swaffham Town Thetford Town Walsham-le-Willows Whitton United

Division One	AFC Sudbury Reserves Braintree Town Reserves Cornard United Debenham LC Dereham Town Reserves Diss Town Downham Town Ely City Great Yarmouth Town Halstead Town Haverhill Borough King's Lynn Town Reserves Leiston Reserves March Town United Needham Market Reserves Stowmarket Town Team Bury Wivenhoe Town Woodbridge Town

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

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

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