Haverhill Rovers F.C.
Full name | Haverhill Rovers Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Rovers | ||
Founded | 1886 | ||
Ground | The New Croft, Haverhill | ||
Capacity | 3,000 (200 seated)[1] | ||
Manager | Ben Cowling | ||
League | Eastern Counties League Division One North | ||
2022–23 | Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 19th of 20 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Haverhill Rovers Football Club are a football club based in Haverhill, Suffolk, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North and play at the New Croft.
History
The club was established in 1886. They joined the
Haverhill were runners-up in the Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division in 1946–47, and did the double in 1947–48, winning both the league and the league cup, beating
In 1986–87 Haverhill reached the quarter-finals of the FA Vase, where they lost to Warrington Town in front of another record crowd of 1,578. In 1991 they won the East Anglian Cup, beating Eynesbury Rovers 2–1 in the final. At the end of the 1995–96 season the club were relegated to Division One after finishing second-from-bottom of the Premier Division.[3] The following season they won the Suffolk Senior Cup, beating Ipswich Wanderers 4–1 in the final. They won the Division One Cup in 2000–01 with a 2–1 win over Needham Market in the final. They won the cup again in 2003–04, defeating Kirkley 2–0 in the final, before winning it for a third time in 2006–07 after beating Saffron Walden Town 3–1.
In 2006 Haverhill reached the fourth and final qualifying round of the
Ground
The club initially played at the Seven Acres ground, before moving to Hamlet Croft in 1913.[4] The pitch originally had a clear slope, but was levelled in the early 1960s, with the club having to play on a local recreation ground whilst the works were carried out.[4] The main stand was built in 1935 at a cost of £250.[4] The club remained at Hamlet Croft until 2010, when they moved to the New Croft, initially sharing the pitch with Haverhill Borough before they switched to playing on the artificial pitch at the same complex in 2016.
Honours
- Eastern Counties League
- Champions 1978–79
- League Cup winners 1964–65
- Division One Cup winners 2000–01, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Essex & Suffolk Border League
- Premier Division champions 1947–48, 1962–63, 1963–64
- Division Two West champions 1919–20
- League Cup winners 1947–48, 1963–64
- Suffolk Senior Cup
- Winners 1996–97
- East Anglian Cup
- Winners 1990–91
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2006–07[3]
- Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 1969–70[3]
- Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 1986–87[3]
- Record attendance: 1,730 vs Aldershot Town, FA Cup fourth qualifying round, 2006–07 (at Hamlet Croft)
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
- ^ a b c 2016-2017 Official Handbook Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Essex & Suffolk Border League
- ^ a b c d e f Haverhill Rovers at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c Haverhill Rovers Pyramid Passion