Wroxham Football Club is a football club based in Wroxham, Norfolk, England. They are currently members of the and play at Trafford Park.
The club was established in 1892 by George Preston, a former captain of the Norfolk County team. They played friendly matches until entering teams into the East Norfolk League and the Norwich City Junior League. They joined the East Anglian League in 1935, but after finishing bottom of the league in 1953âÂÂ54 and 1954âÂÂ55, they dropped into the Norwich and District League, a time during which they suffered a record 24âÂÂ0 defeat.
When the East Anglian League merged with the Norfolk & Suffolk League to form the Anglian Combination in 1964, Wroxham joined the new league, becoming a member of Section D. After winning the Norfolk Junior Cup in 1974âÂÂ75, they were Division Two champions in 1975âÂÂ76 and Division One champions the following season, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 1980âÂÂ81 the club won the Knock-Out Cup, and in 1981âÂÂ82 they were Premier Division champions, going on to retain the title in for the next three seasons, also winning the Knock-Out Cup in 1982âÂÂ83, 1984âÂÂ85 and 1986âÂÂ87.
After winning the Premier Division of the Anglian Combination for a fifth time in 1987âÂÂ88, Wroxham moved up to the newly formed Division One of the Eastern Counties League. They won the division in its inaugural season, beating Halstead Town to the title on goal difference, and were promoted to the Premier Division. After finishing twelfth in their first season in the Premier Division, the club finished eighth or higher in each of the next 22 seasons, winning the division for the first time with a record 99 points in 1991âÂÂ92. The 1992âÂÂ93 was the club's centenary, and saw them beat their record by retaining the league title with 100 points, as well as winning the League Cup and the Norfolk Senior Cup. In 1993âÂÂ94 they won a third consecutive Premier Division title. After a gap of two seasons, the club won the Premier Division again in 1996âÂÂ97 with 109 points, a season in which they also won the Senior Cup. They retained the title and the Senior Cup in 1997âÂÂ98, before winning the league for a third time in a row in 1998âÂÂ99.
Further success saw Wroxham win the League Cup and Norfolk Senior Cup in 1999âÂÂ2000, the Norfolk Senior Cup in 2001âÂÂ02, 2003âÂÂ04 and 2007âÂÂ08, and the Eastern Counties League Premier Division title in 2006âÂÂ07. In 2009âÂÂ10 the club reached the final of the FA Vase, but lost 6âÂÂ1 to holders Whitley Bay. In 2011âÂÂ12 they won the Premier Division for the eighth time this time taking promotion to the North Division of the Isthmian League. Although the club finished in the relegation zone in 2013âÂÂ14, they were reprieved from relegation when Worksop Town resigned from the Northern Premier League. The club finished in the relegation zone again in 2015âÂÂ16, but were again reprieved. However, they finished second-from-bottom of the division the following season and were relegated back to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division. In 2021âÂÂ22 the club were Premier Division runners-up, earning promotion back to the renamed North Division of the Isthmian League.
The club initially played at Wroxham Park. They subsequently played at The Avenue and Keys Hill. In the 1940s the club moved to Trafford Park, a field on Skinners Lane. An old timber pavilion was moved from the previous ground and used as a clubhouse. This was replaced by pre-fabricated buildings around fifteen years later.
The current main stand, the Les King Stand, was built in 1990, replacing a stand that had been in use for around a decade. Floodlights were erected in the early 1990s and a new clubhouse built in 1994. The record attendance of 1,262 was set in 2010 for an FA Vase semi-final against Whitehawk.
<small>The Isthmian League does not use a squad numbering system.</small>