Chairman Mike Powles Nickname(s) The Willows | Founded 1890 Manager Chris Soanes | |
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Full name Walsham-le-Willows Football Club 2015–16 Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 14th League Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division Ground Summer Road, Walsham-le-Willows | ||
Walsham le Willows Football Club is a football club based in the village of Walsham-le-Willows in Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Summer Road. The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.
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History
Walsham-le-Willows F.C. was founded around 1890, and played at the Sumner Road sports ground where there was a pavilion with a thatched roof. During World War II, the ground was ploughed up to grow food and was not returned to sports use until 1951.
The club was a founder member of the St. Edmundsbury Football League in 1907 and won the Suffolk Junior Cup in 1988, 1989 and 1990. After winning several league titles, the club switched to the Suffolk and Ipswich League in 1989. It won the Senior Division in 2001–02 and again in 2002–03. In the following season, the club finished second, but earned promotion to Division One of the Eastern Counties League.
The club finished fourth in their first season in the division, narrowly missing out on promotion. They also reached the final of the Suffolk Senior Cup, losing 2–1 to Needham Market. The following season, they reached the final again, this time beating Capel Plough 4–3 after extra time. In 2006–07 the club won Division One, and were promoted to the Premier Division.