Walsham-le-Willows Football Club is a football club based in the village of Walsham le Willows in Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Summer Road. The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.
Walsham-le-Willows F.C. was founded around 1890, and played at the Summer Road sports ground where there was a pavilion with a thatched roof. During World War II, the ground was ploughed up to grow food and was not returned to sports use until 1951.
The club was a founder member of the St. Edmundsbury Football League in 1907 and won the Suffolk Junior Cup in 1988, 1989 and 1990. After winning several league titles, the club switched to the Suffolk and Ipswich League in 1989. It won the Senior Division in 2001âÂÂ02 and again in 2002âÂÂ03. In the following season, the club finished second, but earned promotion to Division One of the Eastern Counties League.
The club finished fourth in their first season in the division, narrowly missing out on promotion. They also reached the final of the Suffolk Senior Cup, losing 2âÂÂ1 to Needham Market. The following season, they reached the final again, this time beating Capel Plough 4âÂÂ3 after extra time. In 2006âÂÂ07 the club won Division One, and were promoted to the Premier Division.
In 2024âÂÂ25 Walsham-le-Willows finished fifth in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Fakenham Town 1âÂÂ0 in the semi-finals, they lost 2âÂÂ1 to Downham Town in the final.
The club play at Summer Road, a sports ground shared with Walsham-le-Willows Cricket Club and Walsham-le-Willows Bowls Club. The ground is managed by Walsham-le-Willows Sports Club.