Thetford Town Football Club is an

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football club based in

Thetford Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just east of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of , in 2015 had a population of 24, ...

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

. The club are currently members of the and play at Mundford Road. The club is affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.

History

The club was established in 1883 and moved to its current ground on Mundford Road in 1905. They played in the Norwich and District League until

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, but due to the town's position on the

- Suffolk border, the club could enter cups in both counties, and in 1911 were victorious in the Suffolk Junior Cup final. After the war they played in leagues in the

Norfolk & Suffolk League The Norfolk & Suffolk League was a football league covering the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk in England. History The league was established in 1897, starting with six clubs, Beccles Caxton, Great Yarmouth Town, Kirkley, Lowestoft Town, Lynn ...

until becoming founder members of the

Eastern Counties League The Eastern Counties Football League, currently known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship purposes, is an English football league at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It currently contains clubs from Norfolk, Suff ...

in 1935. However, they finished bottom in both 1935–36 and 1936–37 and rejoined the Norfolk & Suffolk League in 1937. In 1948 they won the

Norfolk Senior Cup The Norfolk Senior Cup (currently known as the Ashtons Legal Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football cup competition for clubs in the county of Norfolk, England, who compete between steps three and seven of the non-League pyramid. The fi ...

, and after finishing as league runners-up in 1951–52, 1952–53 and 1953–54, they were league champions in 1954–55.Norfolk & Suffolk League 1946–1964
Non-League Matters In 1963 the club rejoined the Eastern Counties League. However, they never finished higher than fifth, and were bottom in both 1983–84 and 1984–85. In 1989–90 the club finished as runners-up in the Premier Division. Although they won the Norfolk Senior Cup final the following season, in 1991–92 they were relegated to Division One after finishing bottom. The club finished bottom of Division One in 1998–99 and 1999–2000, but were not relegated. In 2011–12, the club finished second behind Godmanchester Rovers on goal difference in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. Thetford finished 7th in the 2016–17 season, the team's highest finish in 26 years. The next two seasons saw Thetford finish just below mid-table, following inconsistent campaigns, however they reached a cup final in each season, firstly losing to Brantham Athletic in the Thurlow Nunn Challenge Cup, and then in the

final to Dereham Town.

Stadium

The club play their home games at Mundford Road, adjacent to the Breckland Leisure Centre complex.

Honours

*Norfolk & Suffolk League **Champions 1954–55 *Suffolk Junior Cup **Winners 1910–11 *Norfolk Senior Cup **Winners 1947–48, 1990–91

Records

*Best

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– performance: Second qualifying round (five times) *Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 1990–91 *Attendance: 394 vs

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, Norfolk Senior Cup, 1991Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p646

References

External links

Club website
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