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| Full name | Walsham-le-Willows Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Willows | ||
| Founded | 1890 | ||
| Ground | Summer Road,Walsham le Willows | ||
| Chairman | Keith Mills | ||
| Manager | Chay Budd & Ian Hubbard | ||
| League | Eastern Counties League Premier Division | ||
| 2024–25 | Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 5th of 20 | ||
Walsham-le-Willows Football Club is afootball club based in the village ofWalsham le Willows inSuffolk, England. The club are currently members of theEastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Summer Road. The club is affiliated to theSuffolk County FA.
Walsham-le-Willows F.C. was founded around 1890, and played at the Summer Road sports ground where there was a pavilion with a thatched roof.[1] DuringWorld 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 theSt. 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 theSuffolk 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 theEastern Counties League.
The club finished fourth in their first season in the division, narrowly missing out on promotion.[2] They also reached the final of theSuffolk Senior Cup, losing 2–1 toNeedham Market.[2] The following season, they reached the final again, this time beating Capel Plough 4–3 after extra time.[3] In 2006–07 the club won Division One, and were promoted to the Premier Division.[4]
In2024–25 Walsham-le-Willows finished fifth in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beatingFakenham Town 1–0 in the semi-finals, they lost 2–1 toDownham Town in the final.
The club play at Summer Road, a sports ground shared with Walsham-le-Willows Cricket Club and Walsham-le-Willows Bowls Club. The ground is managed by Walsham-le-Willows Sports Club.[5]
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