Achilles Football Club is a
football club based in
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...
,
Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Pauls Social Club.
History
The club was established in 1937 by a merger of St Clements United and St Clements Institute and initially played at Murray Road. They joined the Ipswich & District League (now the Suffolk & Ipswich League), winning the title in 1943–44, 1945–46 (shared with ) and 1948–49. They entered the
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 ...
in
1948–49 and
1949–50, but failed to advance beyond the second qualifying round.
At the time, they also played in the
FA Amateur Cup.
In the late 1960s the club moved to its present ground at Pauls Social Club. They won the league again in 1985–86 and 1987–88, a season in which they also won the League Cup. The club won its sixth league title in 2013–14.
Honours
*Suffolk & Ipswich League
**Senior Division champions 1943–44, 1945–46 (shared), 1948–49, 1985–86, 1987–88, 2013–14
**League Cup winners 1987–88
Records
*
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 ...
**Second Qualifying Round 1948–49
See also
*
Achilles F.C. players
References
External links
Club websiteAchilles
Suffolk & Ipswich League
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Suffolk
Association football clubs established in 1937
Sport in Ipswich
1937 establishments in England
Suffolk and Ipswich Football League