Lakenheath F.C.

Lakenheath Football Club is a football club based in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North and play at the Nest.

Lakenheath
Full nameLakenheath Football Club
GroundThe Nest, Lakenheath
ChairmanKevin Fincham
ManagerBen Cowling
LeagueEastern Counties League Division One North
2019–20Eastern Counties League Division One North (season abandoned)

History

The club played in the Norfolk & Suffolk League until it merged with the East Anglian League in 1964 to form the Anglian Combination,[1] at which point they were placed in Section D of the new league.[2] The club were runners-up in Division Three in 1968–69 and finished second in Division Two in 1974–75.[3] In 1981–82 they were runners-up in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[2] However, the following season saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation back to Division One. The club finished bottom of Division One in 1985–86 and were relegated to Division Two.[2]

Lakenheath later transferred to the Cambridgeshire County League and were champions of Senior Division A in 2007–08, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[4] The following season saw them finish as runners-up in the Premier Division.[4] In 2010–11 the club won the Premier Division title.[4] They were Premier Division runners-up the following season,[4] and again in 2014–15, a season that also saw the club win the Suffolk Senior Cup, beating Ipswich Valley Rangers 7–0 in the final.[5]

Despite finishing only eighth in the Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division in 2017–18, Lakenheath were promoted to Division One North of the Eastern Counties League.[6]

Honours

  • Cambridgeshire County League
    • Premier Division champions 2010–11
    • Senior Division A champions 2007–08
  • Suffolk Senior Cup
    • Winners 2014–15

References

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