Norwich CEYMS F.C.
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| Norwich CEYMS | |
| Full name | Norwich CEYMS Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | |
| Ground | |
| League | Anglian Combination Division Three |
| 2006-07 | Division Two, 15th (relegated) |
Norwich CEYMS F.C. (CEYMS being an acroynm for Church of England Young Men's Society) is a football club based on the outskirts of Norwich, England, near the village of Swardeston. They currently play in Division Three of the Anglian Combination, having previously played in the Eastern Counties League. It has been suggested that the world's oldest football song, On The Ball, City, was used for CEYMS before being adopted by Norwich City.[1]
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[edit] History
Formed by the local branch of the Church of England Young Men's Society, the club was known locally as "Churches". Initially the dominant club in Norwich, they played in the Norfolk & Suffolk League, winning it in 1900 (losing only a single game),[2] as well as claiming the Norfolk Senior Cup four times between 1897 and 1902. In 1902 the team's captain (Robert Webster) and vice-captain (Joseph Cowper Nutchey) left to form a new club, Norwich City, which also joined the Norfolk & Suffolk League. City finished above CEYMS in their first season,[3] and although CEYMS won the league again in 1906-07, City went on to become the dominant team in Norwich.
The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1906. However, they lost their fourth round qualifying tie with Leytonstone 6-2. The club joined the Eastern Counties League in 1937 and finished 8th in 1937-38 and 12th in 1938-39. The 1939-40 season was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II, and the club left the league before it resumed in 1946. They entered the FA Cup twice more, in 1947 and 1948, but failed to progress beyond the first qualifying round.
[edit] Honours
- Norfolk & Suffolk League
- Champions 1899-00, 1906-07
- Norfolk Senior Cup
- Winners four times (1897-1904)
- East Anglian Cup
- Winners 1984-85
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Norwich CEYMS at the Football Club History Database
