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Norwich Church of England Young Men's Society Football Club, commonly called Norwich CEYMS, is a
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club based in
Swardeston Swardeston is a village four miles (6 km) south of Norwich in Norfolk, England, on high ground above the Tas valley. It covers an area of and had a population of 619 at the 2011 census. History One of the earliest mentions of this plac ...
, near
Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...
, in
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, England. They are currently members of the , having previously played in 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, Suffolk ...
. It has been suggested that the world's oldest football song, " On The Ball, City", was used for CEYMS before being adopted by Norwich City. The club is affiliated to the
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.


History

Formed by the local branch of the Church of England Young Men's Society on 22 August 1888,Blakeman, M (2010) ''The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935-2010, Volume II'' the club was known locally as "Churches". They won the Norfolk Senior Cup in 1891–92 and 1896–97. In 1897 they were founder 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 ...
, winning it in 1899–1900, losing only a single match. They then won the Senior Cup three times in a row between 1900 and 1902. Frustrated by a perceived lack of ambition, in 1902 the team's captain (Robert Webster) and vice-captain (Joseph Cowper Nutchey) left to form a new club,
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...
, which also joined the Norfolk & Suffolk League. City finished above CEYMS in their first season, and although CEYMS won the league again in 1906–07 and 1910–11, Norwich City went on to become the dominant team in Norwich. The club won the Norfolk & Suffolk League again in 1935–36,Norfolk & Suffolk League 1897–1939
Non-League Matters
and joined 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, Suffolk ...
in 1937 and finished eighth in 1937–38 and twelfth in 1938–39. The 1939–40 season was abandoned due to the outbreak of
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, and due to the high travelling costs the club left the league before it resumed in 1946, rejoining the Norfolk & Suffolk League. They were invited to rejoin the Eastern Counties League in 1963, but after initially accepting the offer, it was later turned down. When the Norfolk & Suffolk League merged into the
Anglian Combination The Anglian Combination (currently known as the Fosters Solicitors Anglian Combination for sponsorship reasons) is an English association football, football league that operates in East Anglia. The league specifically covers Norfolk and northern ...
in 1964 they were placed in the Premier Division, but were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1969–70 season, and to Division Two at the end of 1973–74. They were promoted back to Division One in 1984–85, but were relegated at the end of the following season. In 2005–06 CEYMS finished as runners-up in Division Three and were promoted to Division Two. However, they were relegated the following season. In 2007–08 they won Division Three to make an immediate return to Division Two. CEYMS gained promotion to Division One at the end of the 2010–11 season. In 2012–13 the club won Division One with a record points total, earning promotion to the Premier Division.


Grounds

The club initially played at "The Rec" on Earlham Road, a ground which also reportedly included the best cycle track in England. After World War II they moved to Norwich City's old Newmarket Road ground, now owned by
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. They remained at the site until the school required the ground for its own use, at which point they moved to another ground on Newmarket Road known as the Civil Service Ground. In 1988 they relocated to their current site in
Swardeston Swardeston is a village four miles (6 km) south of Norwich in Norfolk, England, on high ground above the Tas valley. It covers an area of and had a population of 619 at the 2011 census. History One of the earliest mentions of this plac ...
.


Honours

*Norfolk & Suffolk League **Champions 1899–1900, 1906–07, 1910–11, 1935–36 *Norfolk Senior Cup **Winners 1891–92, 1896–97, 1899–1900, 1901–02, 1903–04 *East Anglian Cup **Winners 1984–85 *Anglian Combination **Division One champions 2012–13 **Division Two champions 1985–86, 2010–11 **Division Three champions 2007–08


Records

*Best
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performance: Fourth qualifying round, 1906–07


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