Wroxham F.C.

Wroxham

Full name

Wroxham Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Yachtsmen

Founded

1892

Ground

Trafford Park, Wroxham

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Tom Jarrett

Manager

Vacant

League

Isthmian League
Division One North

2015–16

Isthmian League
Division One North, 22nd (Relegated)

Home colours

Away colours

Wroxham Football Club is an English football club based in the town of Wroxham, about four miles north-east of Norwich, in Norfolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Division One North. They joined the league from the Anglian Combination in 1988 when it added a second division and were promoted to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Since then they have won the Premier Division on eight occasions and reached the FA Vase final, losing 6–1 to Whitley Bay in 2009–10. The club have played home matches at Trafford Park since World War II.

History

Wroxham F.C. were established in 1892 by GE Preston, a former captain of the Norfolk County team, and initially played on Wroxham Park.^[1] The club played friendly matches until joining the East Norfolk League and the Norwich City Junior League. In 1935 they joined the East Anglian League, before dropping down to the Norwich and District League in the 1950s, a time during which they suffered a record 24–0 defeat.

In 1963 the club became founder members of the Anglian Combination. A successful spell during the mid-1970s saw the club rise through the divisions. In 1975 the club won its first major trophy, the Norfolk Junior Cup. The following season they won Division Two, and the season after, Division One. In 1981 the club won the Knock-Out Cup, and in 1981–82 they won the Premier Division, retaining the title in 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85, also winning the knock-out cup in 1983 and 1985. They did another league and cup double in 1986–87

In 1988 the club joined the newly formed Division One of the Eastern Counties League. They won the division in their first season, beating Halstead Town to the title on goal difference. After finishing twelfth in their first season in the Premier Division, the club have never finished lower than eighth. They won the title with a record 99 points in 1991–92, before beating their own record with 100 points and another title the following season, the club's centenary, in which they also won the League Cup and the Norfolk Senior Cup. In 1993–94 they won a third consecutive title. After a gap of two seasons, the club won the Premier Division again with 109 points in 1996–97,^[2] also winning the Senior Cup again. They retained the title and the Senior Cup in 1997–98, before winning the league for a third time in a row in 1998–99.

They won the Senior Cup again in 2000, 2002, 2004, the Premier Division in 2006–07, and the Norfolk Senior Cup in 2008. In 2009–10 the club reached the final of the FA Vase, but lost 6–1 to holders Whitley Bay.^[3] In 2011–12 the club won the Premier Division for the eighth time and were elected to the Isthmain League North Division for 2012–13 season and finished 22nd but were not relegated because of Worksop Town resigning.

Stadium

Since the club was formed, Wroxham F.C. have played at several venues. The first was just off Norwich Road and subsequent grounds were at The Avenue and Keys Hill. The Avenue ground has now reverted to agricultural use, whilst the others have been built upon.

Around the time of World War II, Wroxham moved to their current ground, Trafford Park, a field close to the railway line in Skinners Lane. The club took with them an old timber pavilion that was erected and used as a primitive clubhouse. Fifteen years later this was replaced by pre-fabricated buildings, which were themselves flattened to make way for a new permanent clubhouse that was opened in 1994.

The current main stand, the Les King Stand, was built in 1990, replacing an earlier structure that had stood on the same site for around 10 years. The capacity at Trafford Park is 2,000 but the record attendance to date is 1,262 for the FA Vase semi-final against Whitehawk in 2010.

Honours

FA Vase
- Finalists 2010
Eastern Counties League
- Premier Division champions 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2011–12
- Division One champions 1988–89
- League Cup winners 1993, 2000
Anglian Combination
- Premier Division champions 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88
- Division One champions 1976–77
- Division Two champions 1975–76
- Knock-out Cup winners 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987
Norfolk Senior Cup
- Winners 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2015
Norfolk Junior Cup
- Winners 1975

Notable former players

Wroxham players that have played professionally include:

Matthew Metcalf, played for Brentford
Keith Robson, played for Cardiff, Carlisle Newcastle, Norwich and West Ham
Paul Warne, played for several Football League clubs
Jon Rigby, played for Aldershot, Cambridge and Norwich
Adrian Coote, Northern Ireland international
David Jones, played for Bournemouth, Norwich and Nottingham Forest
Scott Howie, Scottish U21 international
Peter Mendham, played for Norwich
Alex Notman, Scotland U21 international
Daryl Sutch, England U21 international
Chris Sutton, England international
John Deehan, England U21 international
Cédric Anselin, French U21 international
Trevor Benjamin, England U21 and Jamaica international

References

↑ A brief history of Wroxham Football Club Wroxham FC
↑ Wroxham at the Football Club History Database
↑ History as Bay clinch third Vase The FA, 9 May 2010

External links

Club website

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

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°42′03.32″N 1°23′49.50″E / 52.7009222°N 1.3970833°E / 52.7009222; 1.3970833

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