THE HISTORY OF LONG MELFORD FOOTBALL CLUB
Long Melford Football Club has a long and illustrious history as one of the country’s oldest clubs, with records dating back to 1868.
Looking back, history tells us that the first record of the Club that year was a 5-1 victory over Ipswich Rangers in a game that was played on the Church Green.
More than 150 years later, the club is still going strong, and continues to grow.
Below, you can click the links to read about the different stories from the club’s history, and if you have any of your own Long Melford tales, have pictures, or artefacts, we’d love to hear from you.
Drop us a line via our contact form to help us keep Long Melford’s history alive…
Selected Club Honours
- Eastern Counties First Division (1)
- Eastern Counties League Challenge Cup (1)
- Suffolk Senior Cup (8)
- Essex & Suffolk Border League (5)
- Essex & Suffolk Border League Cup (3)
From the Archives
Thank you to Paul Ticehurst for sending us this article from The Football Star (1979). Paul played for Long Melford for two seasons (1979-80 and...
Edmund Bond (1887-1977) biography
Thank you to David Underwood for sending us a very interesting biography of former Long Melford FC player Edmund Bond. Born: 5th October 1887 Age 16 - Played for Long Melford...
In memory of Alfred McGhee
The club is saddened to hear that Alfred (Freddie) McGhee passed away earlier this month aged 92. Freddie played for Long Melford between 1952 and 1954 when he was in the...
From the archives: LMFC in the 1950s
Thank you Keith Slater (of the Long Melford Historical & Archaeological Society) for sharing these Suffolk Free Press newspaper articles about the football club in the...
Champions: a look back at the club’s historic 2014/15 season
On 25 April 2015, Long Melford won the Thurlow Nunn First Division title and were promoted as Champions, reaching Step 5 for the first time in the club's long history. Andy...
Photo of 1888 Suffolk Challenge Cup winners donated
The Football Club was delighted to receive an original framed photo of Long Melford's 1888 Suffolk Challenge Cup winners. The photograph, which is still in its original ornate...
Villagers 1896 fixtures book unearthed
Another piece of Long Melford Football Club history has been unearthed - the team's 1896 fixtures book. Clubs like, Bury St Edmunds, Bury Alexandra, Lavenham, Colchester Town,...
The History of Long Melford Football Club: 2000-2019
The club joined the Eastern Counties League in the summer of 2002 following promotion from the Essex & Suffolk Border League. 2002/03 saw further progress for the Stoneylands...
The Little Village: Long Melford vs. Thetford Town
Photo journalist David Bauckham of Centre Circle Publishing visited Stoneylands on 16 November 2019 and produced two wonderful features on our great club. Initially his 'Thru The...
Long Melford triumph in the League Cup Final
A typical cup final in many ways as it was cagey and a physical battle at times, very few clear-cut chances at either end. But it was Melford who came up with the decisive...