Watton United F.C.

Watton United Football Club is an English football club based in Watton, Norfolk. The club are currently members of Division Two of the Anglian Combination and play at Watton Sports Centre.HistoryThe club was established in 1888 and for over half a century played in local leagues. They won the Dereham & District League in 1949–50 and were elected to Division Two of the East Anglian League. They won the division at the first attempt, and were promoted to Division One. In 1952–53 they won the league cup. After the league merged into the Anglian Combination in 1964, Watton won the league and league cup double in 1966–67. They won the league again the following season and won the league cup for a second time in 1969–70.The club were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1974–75 season, but made an immediate return after finishing as runners-up the following season. They won the Premier Division again in 1985–86 and were promoted to the Eastern Counties League. In their first season in the ECL they finished eighth, and won the Norfolk Senior Cup for the first time with a 3–1 win over Poringland United. In 1989–90 they drew 19 of their 40 matches, an ECL record.After the club's floodlights failed standards tests, they were unable to meet ECL requirements and resigned from the league in April 2000. The following season they took their reserves' place in Division Two of the Anglian Combination. They finished second in their first season in the division, earning promotion to Division One. The following season they were Division One champions and were promoted to the Premier Division. They were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2005–06 season, but returned after finishing as runners-up in 2007–08. They were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2009–10 season.