Ipswich Wanderers F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Ipswich Wanderers


fullname = Ipswich Wanderers Football Club
nickname = The Wanderers
founded = 1980
ground = Humber Doucy Lane, Ipswich
capacity = 50
chairman = Ed Nicholls
manager = Steve Buckle
league = Eastern Counties League
First Division
season = 2007-08
position = Eastern Counties League
Premier Division, 22nd (relegated)

Ipswich Wanderers F.C. is a football club based in Ipswich, England. They were established in 1980, as an under-14 boys team and in 1987 they were founders of the Eastern Counties Football League Division One. For the 2007-08 season, they were members of the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division. They play at the SEH Sports ground in Humber Doucy Lane, Rushmere.

History

The club started as an under 14's boys team and based in Bramford nr Ipswich in 1980 and two years later they entered the lowest division of the Ipswich Sunday League. Managed by Colwyn Rowe, Sponsorship resulted in a name change during 1988 to Loadwell Ipswich F.C., 1988–89 they became founder members of Division One in the Eastern Counties League. The club was renamed Ipswich Wanderers in 1989.fchd|id=LOADWELI|name=Loadwell Ipswich]

The club finished the 1997–98 as Division One champions,fchd|id=IPSWICHW|name=Ipswich Wanderers] nine points clear of Maldon Town, losing only three league games all season. Their first season in the Premier Division was a struggle and they were saved from relegation only by the merger of the two Sudbury clubs ("see A.F.C. Sudbury"). However, they won the East Anglian Cup, defeating St Neots Town in the final.

The club was relegated back to Division One on the last day of the 2002–03 season. Former Ipswich Town player Jason Dozzell was appointed in his first coaching post the following season, and in 2004–05 the club won the division and were promoted back to the Premier Division, finishing the season with a 26-game unbeaten run, collecting 28 points from the last 10 games and not conceding a goal in the last 6.

The 2007–08 season saw Ipswich Wanderers relegated back to the First Division as they finished bottom of the league, conceding 119 goals in the process. [cite web|url=http://www.football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=968&LeagueCode=ECFL2007|title=2007-2008 Season Ridgeons Football League - Premier Division League Table|publisher=www.football.mitoo.co.uk|accessdate=2008-06-12]

Honours

*Eastern Counties League Division One
** Champions 1997-98, 2004-05
*East Anglia Cup
**Winners 1998-99

Records

*FA Cup
**Best performance: 2nd Qualifying Round, 2000-01, 2001-02
*FA Vase
**Best performance: 5th Round, 2006-07

References

External links

* [http://www.ipswichwanderersfc.co.uk/ Official website]