Suffolk and Ipswich Football League

Suffolk and Ipswich Football League

Countries	England
Founded	1896
First season	1896–97
Divisions	7
Number of teams	93 (plus 29 reserve teams)
Levels on pyramid	Levels 11 - 17
Feeder to	Eastern Counties League
Promotion to	Eastern Counties League Division One
League cup(s)	Omnico Cup Touchline Sports Trophy Club Colours Cup
Current champions	Grundisburgh (Senior Division) (2010-11)
Website	suffolkandipswichleague.co.uk

The Suffolk and Ipswich Football League is a football competition based in Suffolk, England. The league has a total of nine divisions; the Senior Division, divisions 1–6 and two reserve divisions. The Senior Division is at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.

The Senior Division champions may apply for promotion to the Eastern Counties League Division One. Clubs from the league to progress up the pyramid include Whitton United, Sudbury Town, Hadleigh United, Woodbridge Town, Needham Market, Walsham-le-Willows, and Debenham LC.

The champion club in the St. Edmundsbury Football League is able to seek promotion to the Suffolk and Ipswich League competition but to date few clubs have taken up this opportunity.

The league is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.

Contents 1 History 1.1 List of champions 1.1.1 Senior Division 2 2011–12 Members 2.1 Senior Division 2.2 Division One 2.3 Division Two 2.4 Division Three 2.5 Division Four 2.6 Division Five 2.7 Division Six 3 League Cup 3.1 List of winners 4 References 5 External links

History

The league was established in 1896 at the initiative of F C H Gibbons. Gibbons placed an advert in the East Anglian Daily Times stating that he intended to launch a Football League for Ipswich and the surrounding area.^[1] A meeting on 10 September 1896 was attended by officials from 18 clubs:

Brantham Athletic Churchmans Great Eastern Railway Higher Grade School Institute Rovers

Ipswich Rugby Ipswich Town Orwell Works Prettys Athletic Primitive Methodists

St Clement St Helen St Lawrence Works St Mary Stoke

St Matthew Stoke United Trinity Old Boys West End Excelsiors

The league started in October that year, but without Ipswich Town.^[1] The top division was known as Division One until 1950, when it became the Premier Division. It was re–named Senior Division in 1978.

List of champions

Senior Division

1896–97 Stowmarket 1897–98 Stowmarket 1898–99 Woodbridge Association 1899–00 Stowmarket 1900–01 Leiston 1901–02 Leiston 1902–03 Leiston 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 Stowmarket 1908–09 1909–10 Stowmarket 1910–11 Felixstowe Town 1911–12 1912–13 Stowmarket 1913–14 Stowmarket 1919–20 1920–21 Walton United 1921–22 Stowmarket 1922–23 Harwich & Parkeston 1923–24 1924–25 RAF Felixstowe 1925–26 Walton United 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 Newmarket Town 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 Newmarket Town 1934–35 Sudbury Town 1935–36

1936–37 Felixstowe Town 1937–38 1938–39 1945–46 Achilles and HMS Ganges 1946–47 Whitton United 1947–48 Whitton United 1948–49 Achilles 1949–50 Waterside Works 1950–51 Waterside Works 1951–52 Waterside Works 1952–53 Sudbury Town 1953–54 Hadleigh United 1954–55 Waterside Works 1955–56 Waterside Works 1956–57 Hadleigh United 1957–58 Felixstowe Town 1958–59 Waterside Works 1959–60 Electric Supply 1960–61 Orwell Works 1961–62 Orwell Works 1962–63 Waterside Works 1963–64 Waterside Works 1964–65 Felixstowe Town 1965–66 Whitton United 1966–67 Electric Supply 1967–68 Whitton United 1968–69 Electric Supply 1969–70 ICI Paints 1970–71 Heath Row 1971–72 Nicholians 1972–73 Hadleigh United 1973–74 Nicholians Locomotive 1974–75 Crane Sports 1975–76 Nicholians 1976–77 Hadleigh United

1977–78 Bull Motors 1978–79 Hadleigh United 1979–80 Nicholians Locomotive 1980–81 Ransomes 1981–82 Westerfield United 1982–83 Haughley United 1983–84 Westerfield United 1984–85 Westerfield United 1985–86 Achilles 1986–87 RSSC Ransomes 1987–88 Achilles 1988–89 Woodbridge Town 1989–90 Grundisburgh 1990–91 Grundisburgh 1991–92 Framlingham Town 1992–93 Whitton United 1993–94 Grundisburgh 1994–95 Whitton United 1995–96 Needham Market 1996–97 Haughley United 1997–98 Grundisburgh 1998–99 Walton United 1999–00 Grundisburgh 2000–01 Grundisburgh 2001–02 Walsham-le-Willows 2002–03 Walsham-le-Willows 2003–04 East Bergholt United 2004–05 East Bergholt United 2005–06 East Bergholt United 2006–07 Grundisburgh 2007–08 Brantham Athletic 2008–09 Grundisburgh 2009–10 Old Newton United 2010–11 Grundisburgh

2011–12 Members

Senior Division

Achilles | Capel Plough | Crane Sports | East Bergholt United | Felixstowe United | Framlingham Town | Grundisburgh | Haughley United | Ipswich Athletic | Leiston St. Margaret's | Melton St. Audry's | Old Newton United | Ransomes Sports | Stanton | Wickham Market | Woodbridge Athletic

Division One

Bramford United | BT Trimley | Cockfield United | Coplestonians | Henley Athletic | Ipswich Exiles | Mendlesham | St. John's | Saxmundham Sports | Stonham Aspal | Thurston | Trimley Red Devils | Wenhaston United | Westerfield United

Division Two

AFC Crowley | Bacton United | Benhall St. Mary | Bildeston Rangers | Bramford Road Old Boys | Claydon | Great Blakenham | Halesworth Town | Parkside United | Salvation Army | Somersham | Sporting 87 | Sproughton Sports | Stowupland Falcons

Division Three

AFC Hoxne | Bacton United Reserves | Claydon Reserves | Coddenham | Coplestonians 'A' | Elmswell | John Bull United | St. Clement's Hospital | Tacket Street Boys Brigade Old Boys | Tattingstone United | Walsham-le-Willows 'A' | Waterside | Willis

Division Four

Aldeburgh Town | AFC Crowley Reserves | AFC Hoxne Reserves | Bramford Road Old Boys Reserves | Cedars Park | Felixstowe Harpers | St. Clement's Hospital Reserves | Sizewell Associates | Sporting 87 Reserves | Stowupland Falcons Reserves | Stradbroke United | Ufford Sports | Woolverstone United

Division Five

Benhall St. Mary Reserves | Cedars Park Reserves | Coddenham Reserves | Dennington United | East Bergholt United 'A' | Elmswell Reserves | FC Adhara | Salvation Army Reserves | Shotley | Sproughton Sports Reserves | Sproughton United | Stonham Aspal 'A'United 'A' | Witnesham Wasps

Division Six

Aldeburgh Town Reserves | AFC Titans | Bacton United 'A' | Halesworth Town Reserves | Kesgrave Kestrels | Old Newton United 'A' | Somersham Reserves | Tattingstone United Reserves | Waterside Reserves | Willis Reserves | Witnesham Wasps Reserves

League Cup

The league also runs a league cup, known since 1997 as the Omnico Cup for sponsorship purposes. Between 1976 and 1997 it was known as the McNeil League Knock–Out Cup.^[1]

List of winners

1976–77 Hadleigh United 1977–78 Needham Market 1978–79 Woodbridge Town 1979–80 Needham Market 1980–81 Hadleigh United 1981–82 Hadleigh United 1982–83 Ransomes 1983–84 Westerfield United 1984–85 Westerfield United 1985–86 Haughley United 1986–87 Hadleigh United 1987–88 Achilles

1988–89 Grundisburgh 1989–90 Framlingham Town 1990–91 Grundisburgh 1991–92 Framlingham Town 1992–93 Grundisburgh 1993–94 Whitton United 1994–95 Stanton 1995–96 Haughley United 1996–97 Brantham & Stutton United 1997–98 Grundisburgh 1998–99 Walsham-le-Willows 1999–00 Walsham-le-Willows

2000–01 Grundisburgh 2001–02 Walsham-le-Willows 2002–03 Old Newton United 2003–04 East Bergholt United 2004–05 Crane Sports 2005–06 Ransomes Sports 2006–07 Melton St Audrys 2007–08 Grundisburgh 2008–09 Ransomes Sports 2009–10 Ransomes Sports 2010–11 Crane Sports

References

External links

• League website