Newmarket Town F.C.

Newmarket Town

Full name	Newmarket Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Jockeys
Founded	22 November 1877
Ground	Cricket Field Road, Newmarket
Chairman	John Olive
Manager	Kevin Grainger
League	Eastern Counties League Premier Division
2010-11	Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 19th
Home colours Away colours

Cricket Field Road's main stand in 2008

Newmarket Town F.C. is an English football club based in Newmarket, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Cricket Field Road.

The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.

History

The club was formed on 22 November 1877, and played their first game against Pembroke College. They initially played on the heath, until moving to Cricket Field Road in 1885; the first game at the new match was played on 21 October 1885 versus Bury School.

In 1920 the club won the Cambridgeshire Senior League and the Cambridgeshire Senior Cup. They moved into the Bury and District League, which they won in 1926-27. The club then moved into the Suffolk and Ipswich League, winning the title in 1931-32, 1932–33 and 1933–34, and picking up the Suffolk Senior Cup the following season.

In 1937 the club was admitted to the Eastern Counties League. The club finished bottom during the 1937-38 season, but was not demoted, as the league was expanded from 10 to 13 clubs. During World War II Stan Mortensen, later of England and Blackpool fame, played for the club as a guest player.

Following the war, the club finished bottom for five consecutive seasons, and eventually left the league at the end of the 1951-52 season, in which they had lost all 34 matches and finished with a goal difference of -151.^[1] They dropped into the Peterborough and District League. After winning it in 1957-58, they returned to the ECL in 1959.

During the 1990s the club saw a period of success in the Suffolk Premier Cup, winning the trophy in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999. During 2007 the club was managed by former Cambridge United player John Taylor, but they were relegated at the end of the 2007-08 season. In 2008-09 the club won Division One, and were promoted back to the Premier Division.

Honours

• Eastern Counties League
  • Division One Champions 2008-09
• Bury and District League
  • Champions 1926-27
• Cambridgeshire Senior League
  • Champions 1919-20
• Peterborough and District League
  • Champions 1957-58
• Suffolk and Ipswich League
  • Champions 1931-32, 1932–33, 1933–34
• Cambridgeshire Senior Cup
  • Champions 1920
• Suffolk Senior Cup
  • Winners 1935
• Suffolk Premier Cup
  • Winners 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999

Records

• Best league performance: 2nd in Eastern Counties League, 1966–67
• FA Cup - best performance: 4th qualifying round, 1992–93
• FA Trophy - best performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1969–70
• FA Vase - best performance: Quarter-finals, 2005–06

References

1. ^ England - Eastern Counties League RSSSF

External links

• Club website
• Newmarket Town at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 52°14′21.43″N 0°24′41.15″E / 52.2392861°N 0.4114306°E / 52.2392861; 0.4114306