Norwich United Football Club is a

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club based in

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, Norfolk, England. Affiliated to the Norfolk County FA, they play at Plantation Park.

History

The club was established in 1903 as

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and District, and initially played in the Norwich & District Business House League.History
Norwich United F.C. In 1965 they joined Division Three of the

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, which they went on to win at the first attempt. The club won the Norfolk Junior Cup in 1978–79, defeating Bradenham Wanderers 5–2 in the final. In 1980–81 they won the Norfolk Junior Cup again, beating Wroxham reserves in the final, and also won the Junior League Cup, defeating Acle 3–2. In 1983–84 the club won the Anglian Combination Senior Cup, beating Bradenham Wanderers 2–1. In 1987 the club was renamed Norwich United. In 1987–88 Norwich United were Anglian Combination Premier Division runners-up, before going on to win the title the following season, earning promotion to Division One of the

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. In their first season in Division One they finished as runners-up, but could not be promoted due to the inadequate facilities at Gothic. The following season saw them win the division; having relocated to Plantation Park, the club were promoted to the Premier Division. They won the League Cup in 1991–92. The club were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 1993–94 season after finishing bottom of the division. The club were Division One champions in 2001–02, securing promotion back to the Premier Division. Norwich United were Premier Division champions and League Cup winners in 2014–15, but opted not to take promotion to the

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. However, after retaining the league title the following season, they were promoted to Division One North of the Isthmian League. In 2017–18 the club won the

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, defeating Downham Town 4–2 after extra time in the final. However, they also finished bottom of Division One North and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Eastern Counties League. They withdrew from the league shortly after the start of the 2023–24 season following the departure of several players from the club and a 12–0 defeat at home to Thetford Town (equalling a league record away win).Thurlow Nunn league results wiped after Norwich United quit
Eastern Daily Press, 15 September 2023

Ground

The club initially played at the Poringland Memorial Playing Field, where they remained until moving to Heartsease Lane – the former ground of

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– in 1985 in order to achieve senior status.Norwich United
Pyramid Passion They relocated to Plantation Park in

in 1991 in order to meet the ground grading requirements of the Eastern Counties League's Premier Division. Plantation Park has a stand on one side of the pitch, which includes a seated section in the centre and terracing on either side.

Honours

*Eastern Counties League **Premier Division Champions 2014–15, 2015–16 **Division One champions 1990–91, 2001–02 **League Cup winners 1991–92, 2014–15 *Anglian Combination **Premier Division champions 1988–89 **Division Three champions 1965–66 **Senior Cup winners 1983–84 **Junior Cup winners 1980–81 *Norfolk Senior Cup **Winners 2017–18 *Norfolk Junior Cup **Winners 1978–79, 1980–81

Records

*Best

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performance: Third qualifying round, 2021–22 *Best

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performance: Preliminary round, 2016–17, 2017–18 *Best

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performance: Fifth round, 2015–16 *Record attendance: 401 vs

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, Eastern Counties League, 1991–92 *Most appearances: Tim Sayer *Most goals: M Money

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