Mildenhall Town Football Club is a

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club based in Mildenhall,

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. They are currently members of the and play at Recreation Way.

History

The club was established in August 1898. They won the Suffolk Junior Cup in 1900, beating Southwold RA Volunteers 4–0 in the final.Mildenhall Town Football Club – The History
Eastern Counties League In 1945 the club joined the Bury & District League, where they played until switching to the Cambridgeshire League in 1969. In 1974–75 they were promoted to the league's Premier Division. In 1988 Mildenhall joined the

Eastern Counties League The Eastern Counties Football League, currently known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship purposes, is an English football league at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It currently contains clubs from Norfolk, Suff ...

as founder members of the new Division One. The club won the

Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup The Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup is the senior county cup competition of the Cambridgeshire County Football Association. Established in 1950,Blakeman, M (2010) ''The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume I ...

in 1995–96, beating Foxton 3–0 in the final. They were Division One runners-up in 1998–99, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2006–07 the club were runners-up in the Premier Division. They won the Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup for a second time in 2009–10, beating Wisbech Town in the final, and went on to retain the trophy the following season with a 2–0 win against Haverhill Rovers. The 2016–17 season saw Mildenhall win the Eastern Counties League Premier Division title, resulting in promotion to Division One North of the

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

. They finished bottom of the division in 2018–19 and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Eastern Counties League.

Ground

After playing at several grounds, the club moved to its current ground on Recreation Way following

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, initially sharing with the

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club. The site had been gifted to the town by the Bunhill family during the war.Mildenhall Town
Pyramid Passion In 1970 the cricket club left and the football pitch was rotated 90º. Following promotion to the Eastern Counties League, a 250-capacity standing covered area was erected in 1989 and a clubhouse was built in 1991. Floodlights were installed in 1994. Another 50-seat stand was installed in 2017.Mildenhall Town should not be scared of Ryman League, says manager Dean Greygoose
East Anglian Daily Times, 19 April 2017

Honours

*Eastern Counties League **Premier Division champions 2016–17 **League Cup winners 2015–16, 2016–17 *Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup **Winners 1995–96, 2009–10, 2010–11 *Suffolk Junior Cup **Winners 1899–1900

Records

*Best

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

performance: Third qualifying round, 2000–01 *Best

FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The compet ...

performance: Third qualifying round, 2017–18 *Best

FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...

performance: Fifth round, 2005–06, 2006–07 *Record attendance: 450 vs

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 188 ...

, friendly match, July 2001Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p648

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