Mildenhall Town F.C.
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| Full name | Mildenhall Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hall | ||
| Founded | August 1898 | ||
| Ground | Recreation Way, Mildenhall | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 (50 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Martin Tuck | ||
| League |
Eastern Counties League Premier Division | ||
| 2013–14 |
Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 10th | ||
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Mildenhall Town F.C. is an English football club based in Mildenhall, Suffolk. They are currently members of the Premier Division of the Eastern Counties League, and play at Recreation Way.
History
The club was established in August 1898 and won the Suffolk Junior Cup in 1900, beating Southwold RA Volunteers 4–0.[2] After playing at a variety of grounds, following World War II the club moved to its current ground on Recreation Way, which they initially shared with the cricket club. In 1945 they joined the Bury and District League, where they played until 1969, when they switched to the Cambridgeshire League.
In 1975 the club reached the Premier Division. In 1988 they joined the newly formed Division One of the Eastern Counties League. The step up required the club to upgrade the ground's facilities – such as adding a covered stand, perimeter rails, hard standing, a new clubhouse, and floodlights – in order to satisy the league's requirements. The last of these upgrades was completed in time for the beginning of the 1994–95 season.
In 1992–93 the club's reserves, still playing in the Cambridgeshire League, won the Cambridgeshire Junior Cup. The following season the reserves won Creake Shield, and then went onto complete a league and cup double the season after that by again winning the Junior Cup and Division 1b. In 1996 the club's first team won the Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup in 1996. Three years later they finished second in the league, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2006–07 the club finished runners-up to Lowestoft Town, their highest-ever league finish.
Honours
- Suffolk Junior Cup
- Winners 1900
- Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
- Winners 1996
- Cambridgeshire Junior Cup
- Winners 1993, 1994 (reserves)
- Creake Shield
- Winners 1994 (reserves)
- Cambridgeshire League
- Division 1b champions 1993–94 (reserves)
Records
- Best league performance: 2nd, Eastern Counties League, 2006–07
- Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2000–01
- Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2005–06
- Attendance: 450 vs Derby County, friendly match, July 2001[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p648 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
- ↑ Mildenhall Town Football Club – The History Eastern Counties League
External links
- Club website
- Mildenhall Town at the Football Club History Database
Coordinates: 52°20′32.80″N 0°30′54.09″E / 52.3424444°N 0.5150250°E