Swaffham Town F.C.

Swaffham Town

Full name

Swaffham Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Pedlars

Founded

1892

Ground

Shoemakers Lane, Swaffham

Chairman

Wayne Hardy

Manager

Paul Hunt

League

Eastern Counties League
Premier Division

2014–15

Eastern Counties League
Division One, 2nd (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

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

History

The club was established in 1892, reaching the final of the Norfolk Junior Cup two years later. They won the trophy in 1951 and again the following season. In 1959 they moved to the Shoemakers Lane ground, having purchased the site for £250.^[1]

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.^[2]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Lee Brookes
		DF	Liam Reed
		DF	Jake Platten
		DF	Matthew Castellan
		DF	Dean Miller
		MF	Lewy Thompson
		MF	Jack Redhead
		MF	Michael Thompson
		FW	Alex Vincent
		FW	Joe Jackson
		FW	Joe Woods
		MF	George Hutton

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Ashley Page
		MF	Luke Reed
		DF	Dwayne Hockton
		FW	Dylan Edge
		FW	Matthew Parkinson
		MF	Mark Allibone
		DF	Aaron Porter
		GK	Josh Barnes
		FW	Nick Castellan
		DF	Matthew Prudence
		MF	Ashley St John

Coaching staff

Manager: Paul Hunt
Assistant manager: Lewis Hemeter
Physio: Sarah Brookes
Club Doctor: Gerry Palmer

Honours

Eastern Counties League Division One
- Champions 2000–01
Anglian Combination Division Town
- Champions 1973–74
Norfolk Junior Cup
- Winners 1950–51, 1951–52

Records

Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 1996–97
Attendance: 250 vs Downham Town, Eastern Counties League Cup, 3 September 1991^[3]

References

↑ History Swaffham Town FC
↑ 1. Long Melford 2. Swaffham Town 3. Saffron Walden Town Eastern Counties League
↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p652 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0

External links

Club website

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

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°38′45.42″N 0°40′52.59″E / 52.6459500°N 0.6812750°E / 52.6459500; 0.6812750

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