Mulbarton Wanderers F.C.

Mulbarton Wanderers Football Club is a football club based in Mulbarton, Norfolk. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North.

Mulbarton Wanderers
Full nameMulbarton Wanderers Football Club
Founded1993
GroundMulberry Park, Mulbarton
ChairmanDuane James
ManagerBen Thompson & Danny Self
LeagueEastern Counties League Division One North
2019–20Eastern Counties League Division One North (season abandoned)

History

The football club was established in 1993 when the youth team of Mulbarton United – a now-defunct Anglian Combination side – broke away to form their own youth team.[1] They merged with the Harford Belles girls team in 2001 and established a Mens senior league team starting in division four of the Central and South Norfolk League.[2]. The club won promotion in their first year and continued to rise through the league, getting to division one for the start of the 2007–08 season.[2] They were promoted to the Anglian Combination Division Six in 2009, and achieved six successive promotions, reaching the Premier Division in 2015.[3][2] After finishing second in 2018, the club successfully applied to join the Eastern Counties Football League, entering in Division One North for 2018–19.[4]

Their first season in the Eastern Counties football league saw the club enter the FA Vase for the first time, and the following season saw the club enter the FA Cup for the first time losing out to Boston Town in the extra preliminary round.[3]

Ground

The club play at Mulberry Park.[5] The ground has one stand ‘Ken Lewis Stand’ which has 60 seats.[2]

Honours
  • Anglian Combination[3]
    • Division One champions 2014–15
    • Division Four champions 2011–12
    • Division Five champions 2010–11
  • Mummery Cup[6]
    • Winners 2016–17
  • Cyril Ballyn Cup[7]
    • Winners 2012–13

Records
  • Highest league position: 3rd in Eastern Counties League Division One North 2018–19[3]
  • Best FA Cup performance: Extra preliminary qualification round, 2019–20[3]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2018–19, 2019–20[3]

References
  1. Buildbase Blog: Diary of a Groundhopper: talkSPORT’s Tony Incenzo – Mulbarton Wanderers + Norwich United – Buildbase Blog, accessdate: January 26, 2020
  2. 20190831-Res-Mulbarton.pdf: Programme – Mulbarton 2019 – 20190831-Res-Mulbarton.pdf, accessdate: January 26, 2020
  3. MULBARTON WANDERERS at the Football Club History Database
  4. Eastern Daily Press: Mulbarton Wanderers could face Liverpool FC and Manchester City in FA Cup | Norwich City FC and Norfolk and Suffolk sport | Eastern Daily Press, accessdate: January 26, 2020
  5. Thurlow Nunn League: Mulbarton Wanderers – Thurlow Nunn League, accessdate: January 26, 2020
  6. Great Yarmouth Mercury: Disappointing end to season as Acle are beaten in Mummery Cup Final | Great Yarmouth Sport News | Great Yarmouth Mercury, accessdate: January 26, 2020
  7. 2 Mulbarton Wanderers : First Team: Match Overview: Bungay Town 1 – 2 Mulbarton Wanderers : First Team, accessdate: January 26, 2020

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