Downham Town Football Club is a football club based in Downham Market, Norfolk, England. Affiliated to the Norfolk County Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at Memorial Field.
The club was established in 1881, and were originally nicknamed the Saints. They initially played in junior leagues in the King's Lynn area, before joining the Peterborough & District League in 1949, when they gained senior status after being elected to the league's Premier Division. In 1961âÂÂ62 they won the Peterborough Senior Cup, which they retained the following year, also winning the Peterborough & District League title. In 1963âÂÂ64 they won the Norfolk Senior Cup, winning it again two years later. Further victories in the Peterborough Senior Cup came in 1966âÂÂ67, 1971âÂÂ72 and 1986âÂÂ87, whilst the league title was won in 1973âÂÂ74, 1978âÂÂ79. Following back-to-back titles in 1986âÂÂ87 and 1987âÂÂ88, the club became founding members of the new Division One of the Eastern Counties League in 1988. They remained in the division until 2018, when the league reorganisation saw them placed in Division One North. In 2021âÂÂ22 the club finished third in Division One North, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. Although they beat Norwich CBS 1âÂÂ0 in the semi-finals, they lost 3âÂÂ1 to Harleston Town in the final. The following season saw them finish as runners-up in the division, this time winning the promotion play-offs by beating Whittlesey Athletic 4âÂÂ1 in the semi-finals and Harwich & Parkeston 4âÂÂ0 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division.
Downham won the Norfolk Senior Cup for a third time in 2023âÂÂ24, beating Gorleston 4âÂÂ2 in the final. In 2024âÂÂ25 they finished third in the Premier Division. In the subsequent play-offs they defeated Ely City 3âÂÂ0 in the semi-finals and then beat Walsham-le-Willows 2âÂÂ1 in the final to earn promotion to the North Division of the Isthmian League.
The club plays at the Memorial Field, which is shared with the local cricket club. As a result, the ground only has three sides with hardstanding; one touchline features a seated main stand and two covered standing areas, with the area behind both goals consisting of hardstanding.