Mulbarton Wanderers F.C.
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| Full name | Mulbarton Wanderers Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Ground | Mulberry Park, Mulbarton | ||
| Chairman | Duane James | ||
| Manager | Ben Thompson & Danny Self | ||
| League | Eastern Counties League Premier Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 3rd of 19 | ||
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Mulbarton Wanderers Football Club is a football club based in Mulbarton, Norfolk. They are currently members in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division.
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 establish in the Central and South Norfolk League a men's senior team in division four.[2] The club won promotion in their first season, continued to rise through the league, and beginning in 2007–08 season reached division one.[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] They finished 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 debut season in the Eastern Counties football league saw the club join the FA Vase for its debut time, and in 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] In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.
Ground
The club play at Mulberry Park.[5] The ground has one stand, the 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
- Norfolk Senior Cup
- Winners 2021–22
Records
- Highest league position: 4th in Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 2021–22[3]
- Best FA Cup performance: First Qualifying Round, 2021–22[3]
- Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2020–21[3]
- Best Norfolk Senior Cup performance: Winners, 2021–22[3]
References
- ^ Buildbase Blog: Diary of a Groundhopper: talkSPORT’s Tony Incenzo – Mulbarton Wanderers + Norwich United – Buildbase Blog, accessdate: January 26, 2020
- ^ a b c d 20190831-Res-Mulbarton.pdf: Programme – Mulbarton 2019 – 20190831-Res-Mulbarton.pdf, accessdate: January 26, 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g MULBARTON WANDERERS at the Football Club History Database
- ^ 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
- ^ Thurlow Nunn League: Mulbarton Wanderers – Thurlow Nunn League, accessdate: January 26, 2020
- ^ 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
- ^ 2 Mulbarton Wanderers : First Team: Match Overview: Bungay Town 1 – 2 Mulbarton Wanderers : First Team, accessdate: January 26, 2020