Suffolk and Ipswich Football League

Suffolk and Ipswich Football League

Country	England
Founded	1896
First season	1896–97
Divisions	9
Level on pyramid	Levels 11–16
Feeder to	Eastern Counties League
Promotion to	Eastern Counties League Division One
Relegation to	Lowestoft & District League St Edmundsbury League
Domestic cup(s)	Suffolk Senior Cup Winners (Lakenhead)
Current champions	Crane Sports (Senior Division) (2015–16)
Website	suffolkandipswichleague.co.uk

The Suffolk and Ipswich Football League is a football competition based in Suffolk, England. The league has a total of nine divisions; the Senior Division, divisions 1–5 and three reserve divisions. The Senior Division is at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. The league was founded in 1896 as the Ipswich & District League changing its name in 1978.^[1]

The Senior Division champions may apply for promotion to the Eastern Counties League Division One. Clubs from the league to progress up the pyramid include Whitton United, Sudbury Town, Hadleigh United, Woodbridge Town, Needham Market, Walsham-le-Willows, and Debenham LC.

The champion club in the St. Edmundsbury Football League is able to seek promotion to the Suffolk and Ipswich League competition but to date few clubs have taken up this opportunity.

The league is affiliated to the Suffolk County Football Association.

History

The league was established in 1896 at the initiative of F C H Gibbons. Gibbons placed an advert in the East Anglian Daily Times stating that he intended to launch a Football League for Ipswich and the surrounding area.^[2] A meeting on 10 September 1896 was attended by officials from 18 clubs:

Brantham Athletic
Churchmans
Great Eastern Railway
Higher Grade School
Institute Rovers

Ipswich Rugby
Ipswich Town
Orwell Works
Prettys Athletic
Primitive Methodists

St Clement
St Helen
St Lawrence Works
St Mary Stoke

St Matthew
Stoke United
Trinity Old Boys
West End Excelsiors

The league started in October that year, but without Ipswich Town.^[2] The top division was known as Division One until 1950, when it became the Premier Division. It was re–named Senior Division in 1978.

List of champions

Senior Division

1896–97 Stowmarket
1897–98 Stowmarket
1898–99 Woodbridge Association
1899–00 Stowmarket
1900–01 Leiston
1901–02 Leiston
1902–03 Leiston
1903–04 28th RGA Landguard
1904–05 Orwell Works
1905–06 Orwell Works
1906–07 Orwell Works
1907–08 Stowmarket
1908–09 Westbourne Mills
1909–10 Stowmarket
1910–11 Felixstowe Town
1911–12
1912–13 Stowmarket
1913–14 Stowmarket
1919–20
1920–21 Walton United
1921–22 Stowmarket
1922–23 Harwich & Parkeston
1923–24
1924–25 RAF Felixstowe
1925–26 Walton United
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30 Newmarket Town
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34 Newmarket Town
1934–35 Sudbury Town
1935–36
1936–37 Felixstowe Town
1937–38

1938–39
1945–46 Achilles and HMS Ganges
1946–47 Whitton United
1947–48 Whitton United
1948–49 Achilles
1949–50 Waterside Works
1950–51 Waterside Works
1951–52 Waterside Works
1952–53 Sudbury Town
1953–54 Hadleigh United
1954–55 Waterside Works
1955–56 Waterside Works
1956–57 Hadleigh United
1957–58 Felixstowe Town
1958–59 Waterside Works
1959–60 Electric Supply
1960–61 Orwell Works
1961–62 Orwell Works
1962–63 Waterside Works
1963–64 Waterside Works
1964–65 Felixstowe Town
1965–66 Whitton United
1966–67 Electric Supply
1967–68 Whitton United
1968–69 Electric Supply
1969–70 ICI Paints
1970–71 Heath Row
1971–72 Nicholians
1972–73 Hadleigh United
1973–74 Nicholians Locomotive
1974–75 Crane Sports
1975–76 Nicholians
1976–77 Hadleigh United
1977–78 Bull Motors
1978–79 Hadleigh United
1979–80 Nicholians Locomotive

1980–81 Ransomes
1981–82 Westerfield United
1982–83 Haughley United
1983–84 Westerfield United
1984–85 Westerfield United
1985–86 Achilles
1986–87 RSSC Ransomes
1987–88 Achilles
1988–89 Woodbridge Town
1989–90 Grundisburgh
1990–91 Grundisburgh
1991–92 Framlingham Town
1992–93 Whitton United
1993–94 Grundisburgh
1994–95 Whitton United
1995–96 Needham Market
1996–97 Haughley United
1997–98 Grundisburgh
1998–99 Walton United
1999–00 Grundisburgh
2000–01 Grundisburgh
2001–02 Walsham-le-Willows
2002–03 Walsham-le-Willows
2003–04 East Bergholt United
2004–05 East Bergholt United
2005–06 East Bergholt United
2006–07 Grundisburgh
2007–08 Brantham Athletic
2008–09 Grundisburgh
2009–10 Old Newton United
2010–11 Grundisburgh
2011–12 Woodbridge Athletic
2012–13 Ipswich Valley Rangers
2013–14 Achilles
2014–15 Crane Sports
2015–16 Crane Sports

2015–16 Members

Senior Division

Division One

Division Two

Intermediate A

Intermediate B

Intermediate C

Division Three

Division Four

Division Five

League Cup

The league also runs a league cup, known since 1997 as the Omnico Cup for sponsorship purposes. Between 1976 and 1997 it was known as the McNeil League Knock–Out Cup, and is now known as the Bob Coleman Cup.^[2]

List of winners

1976–77 Hadleigh United
1977–78 Needham Market
1978–79 Woodbridge Town
1979–80 Needham Market
1980–81 Hadleigh United
1981–82 Hadleigh United
1982–83 Ransomes
1983–84 Westerfield United
1984–85 Westerfield United
1985–86 Haughley United
1986–87 Hadleigh United
1987–88 Achilles
1988–89 Grundisburgh

1989–90 Framlingham Town
1990–91 Grundisburgh
1991–92 Framlingham Town
1992–93 Grundisburgh
1993–94 Whitton United
1994–95 Stanton
1995–96 Haughley United
1996–97 Brantham & Stutton United
1997–98 Grundisburgh
1998–99 Walsham-le-Willows
1999–00 Walsham-le-Willows
2000–01 Grundisburgh
2001–02 Walsham-le-Willows

2002–03 Old Newton United
2003–04 East Bergholt United
2004–05 Crane Sports
2005–06 Ransomes Sports
2006–07 Melton St Audrys
2007–08 Grundisburgh
2008–09 Ransomes Sports
2009–10 Ransomes Sports
2010–11 Crane Sports
2011–12 Haughley United
2012–13 Crane Sports
2013–14 Grundisburgh
2014–15 Ipswich Athletic

References

↑ KP Wood (1996). Five Score - The SIL Football Book Of The Century, p. 184. ISBN 978-0-9526272-0-3.
1 2 3 League History Suffolk & Ipswich League

External links

Official website

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