The Norfolk & Suffolk League was a football league covering the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk in England.
| Founded | 1897 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1964 |
| Country | England |
| Region | East Anglia |
| Last champions | CNS Old Boy's Union (1963–64) |
| Most championships | King's Lynn and Lowestoft Town (8 titles each) |
History
editThe league was established in 1897, starting with six clubs, Beccles Caxton, Great Yarmouth Town, Kirkley, Lowestoft Town, Lynn Town and Norwich CEYMS.[1] Lowestoft won the inaugural league title and went on to win six of the first seven championships.[1] By the early 1900s it had attracted the two biggest clubs in the region, Ipswich Town and Norwich City. The league gradually expanded, reaching 14 clubs in the 1920s and after a slight contraction, losing many of its better clubs to the newly established Eastern Counties League, it had sixteen members by the late 1930s.[1] During the late 1950s it had 18 members. However, it had lost most of the Suffolk-based clubs and in 1964 the league merged with the East Anglian League to form the Anglian Combination.[1]
Champions
edit| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1897–98 | Lowestoft Town |
| 1898–99 | Lowestoft Town |
| 1899–1900 | Norwich CEYMS |
| 1900–01 | Lowestoft Town |
| 1901–02 | Lowestoft Town |
| 1902–03 | Lowestoft Town |
| 1903–04 | Lowestoft Town |
| 1904–05 | Norwich City |
| 1905–06 | Lynn Town |
| 1906–07 | Norwich CEYMS |
| 1907–08 | Lynn Town |
| 1908–09 | Cromer |
| 1909–10 | Lynn Town |
| 1910–11 | Norwich CEYMS |
| 1911–12 | 16th Lancers |
| 1912–13 | Lynn Town |
| 1913–14 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 1919–20 | Norwich City Reserves |
| 1920–21 | Gorleston |
| 1921–22 | Lynn Town |
| 1922–23 | Lynn Town |
| 1923–24 | Lynn Town |
| 1924–25 | Lynn Town |
| 1925–26 | Gorleston |
| 1926–27 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 1927–28 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 1928–29 | Lowestoft Town |
| 1929–30 | Gorleston |
| 1930–31 | Lowestoft Town |
| 1931–32 | Gorleston |
| 1932–33 | Gorleston |
| 1933–34 | Gorleston |
| 1934–35 | Gorleston |
| 1935–36 | Norwich CEYMS |
| 1936–37 | Norwich City 'A' |
| 1937–38 | Eastern Coachworks |
| 1938–39 | Holt United |
| 1946–47 | Bungay Town |
| 1947–48 | Bungay Town |
| 1948–49 | Bungay Town |
| 1949–50 | Gothic |
| 1950–51 | Gothic |
| 1951–52 | Bungay Town |
| 1952–53 | Beccles Town |
| 1953–54 | North Walsham Town |
| 1954–55 | Thetford Town |
| 1955–56 | Gothic |
| 1956–57 | Gothic |
| 1957–58 | Sheringham |
| 1958–59 | Gothic |
| 1959–60 | CNS Old Boy's Union |
| 1960–61 | Gothic |
| 1961–62 | Gothic |
| 1962–63 | CNS Old Boy's Union |
| 1963–64 | CNS Old Boy's Union |
Member clubs
editMember clubs during the league's existence included:
- 12th Lancers
- 16th Lancers
- Beccles Caxton
- Beccles Town
- Boulton & Paul
- Bungay Town
- Bury Town
- CNS Old Boy's Union
- Carrow Works
- City Wanderers
- Cromer
- Dereham Town
- Diss Town
- Eastern Coachworks
- Eastern Counties United
- Electricity Works
- Fakenham Town
- Frosts Athletic
- Gorleston
- Gothic
- Great Yarmouth Town
- Holt United
- Ipswich Town
- King's Lynn
- Kirkley
- Lakenheath
- Leiston
- Lowestoft Town
- Mortons Athletic
- North Walsham Athletic
- North Walsham Town
- Norwich CEYMS
- Norwich City
- Norwich City 'A'
- Norwich Reserves
- Norwich Electricity
- Norwich Federation
- Norwich St Barnabas
- Norwich St James
- Norwich YMCA
- RAF Bircham Newton
- RAF Feltwell
- RAF Marham
- Reepham Town
- Sheringham
- Sprowston Athletic
- Swaffham Town
- Thetford Recreation
- Thetford Town
- Thorpe Village
- Wymondham Town
References
edit- ^ a b c d Norfolk & Suffolk League 1897–1939 Non-League Matters