Beccles Town F.C.
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| Full name | Beccles Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Wherrymen | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | College Meadow, Beccles | ||
| Chairman | Andy Woodcock | ||
| Manager | Neil Hurren & Steven Batt | ||
| League |
Anglian Combination Division One | ||
| 2014–15 |
Anglian Combination Division One, 3rd | ||
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Beccles Town Football Club is an English football club based in Beccles, Suffolk. They are nicknamed 'The Wherrymen', because Beccles was once a busy trading town on the River Waveney. The club are currently members of the Anglian Combination Division One and play at College Meadow. The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.
History
The club were established in 1919 as Beccles F.C.. They won the Suffolk Senior Cup in 1920 and 1922.[1] They won the Suffolk Junior Cup in 1939,[2] and the Suffolk Minor Cup in 1948 and 1949.[3] They played in the FA Cup for seven seasons in the 1950s whilst members of the Norfolk & Suffolk League, reaching the Third Qualifying Round three times.[4] They joined the Anglian Combination when the Norfolk & Suffolk League merged with the East Anglian League in 1964. Beccles won the Anglian Combination Division Three in 1971–72, gaining promotion to Division Two. After finishing runners-up the following season the club reached Division One. The club finished runners-up in Division One in 1976–77 and again 1985–86. During this time, Beccles entered the FA Vase four times and reached the First Round in 1979.[4] Beccles were champions of Division One in 2001–02 and won the Suffolk Senior Cup for the third time in 2009, beating Crane Sports 1–0.
Honours
- Suffolk Senior Cup[1]
- Winners 1919–20, 1921–22, 2008–09
- Suffolk Junior Cup
- Winners 1938–1939
- Suffolk Minor Cup
- Winners 1947–48, 1948–49
- Anglian Combination Division One
- Champions 2001–02
- Runners-up 1976–77, 1985–86
- Anglian Combination Division Two
- Runners-up 1972–73
- Anglian Combination Division Three
- Champions 1971–72
Records
- FA Cup best performance: third qualifying round in 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56[4]
- FA Vase best performance: first round proper in 1978–79
References
- 1 2 Secretary 'euphoric' about cup win Beccles & Bungay Journal, 2 April 2009
- ↑ Suffolk Junior Cup Winners 1939 Beccles Town FC
- ↑ The Suffolk Minor Cup Beccles Town FC
- 1 2 3 Beccles at the Football Club History Database
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