Beccles Town Football Club is an

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club based in

Beccles Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is located along the A145 r ...

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. They are nicknamed 'The Wherrymen', because

was once a busy trading town on the

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. The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA and are currently members of the

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Premier Division. They play at College Meadow. They play an annual match against Beccles Caxton called the Hospital Cup. All proceeds from the match are donated to Beccles Hospital.

History

The club were established in 1919 as Beccles F.C.. They won the

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in 1919–20 and 1921–22.Secretary 'euphoric' about cup win
Beccles & Bungay Journal, 2 April 2009 They won the Suffolk Junior Cup in 1939,Suffolk Junior Cup Winners 1939
Beccles Town FC and the Suffolk Minor Cup in 1948 and 1949. They played in the

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for seven seasons in the 1950s whilst members of 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 ...

, reaching the third qualifying round three times. In 1952–53 they were Norfolk & Suffolk League champions.Norfolk & Suffolk League 1946–1964
Non-League Matters They joined the

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

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four times and reached the first round in 1979. 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

*Norfolk & Suffolk League **Champions 1952–53 *Anglian Combination **Division One champions 2001–02 **Division Three champions 1971–72 *Suffolk Senior Cup **Winners 1919–20, 1921–22, 2008–09 *Suffolk Junior Cup **Winners 1938–39 *Suffolk Minor Cup **Winners 1947–48, 1948–49

Records

*Best

performance: Third qualifying round, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56 *Best

performance: First round, 1978–79

References

External links

Official website
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