Swaffham Town Football Club is a

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club based in Swaffham,

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

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. The club are currently members of the and play at Shoemakers Lane. They are affiliated to the

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History

The club was established in 1892, reaching the final of the Norfolk Junior Cup two years later. In 1935 they joined the

Norfolk & Suffolk League The Norfolk & Suffolk League was a football league covering the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk in England. History The league was established in 1897, starting with six clubs, Beccles Caxton, Great Yarmouth Town, Kirkley, Lowestoft Town, Lynn ...

, but left after a single season. They won the Norfolk Junior Cup in 1951 and again the following season. In 1959 they moved to the Shoemakers Lane ground, having purchased the site for £250.History
Swaffham Town FC The club joined the

Anglian Combination The Anglian Combination (known as the Hadley & Ottaway Anglian Combination under the terms of a sponsorship deal) is an English football league that operates in the East Anglia area. The league specifically covers Norfolk and northern Suffolk ...

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.1. Long Melford 2. Swaffham Town 3. Saffron Walden Town
Eastern Counties League In 2016–17 Swaffham finished bottom of the Premier Division, and were relegated to Division One. They were moved to Division One North as part of league reorganisation in 2018, and went on to win the Division One North title in 2018–19, earning promotion back to the Premier Division.

Honours

*Eastern Counties League **Division One champions 2000–01 **Division One North champions 2018–19 *Anglian Combination **Division Two champions 1973–74 *Norfolk Junior Cup **Winners 1950–51, 1951–52

Records

*Best

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performance: Third round, 2018–19 *Attendance: 250 vs Downham Town, Eastern Counties League Cup, 3 September 1991Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p652

References

External links

Club website
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