Here's the club's glorious (?) history :roll: :
Dereham Town Football Club was founded in 1884 spending much of it's early years in the local Norwich District and the Dereham & District Leagues.
During these early years, the club made its one and only appearance in the Norfolk Senior Cup Final to date when they lost to C.E.Y.M.S. in 1891-92.
Until 1965, the club played in the Norfolk and Suffolk League, 1965 seeing the formation of the Anglian Combination. In that transitional season the club won the Senior 'B' Division.
Although the club was well known for its hospitality and competitive spirit in the period between the late sixties and late eighties, honours were to be a regular absentee from the club.
In 1988-89 the Club was relegated from the Premier Division of the Anglian Combination thus losing the proud record of being the only club to have never played outside the Premier Division since the leagues formation in 1965.
The following season Premier Division status was again achieved when the Division One title was won.
In 1991, the club purchased a 10.2 acre site on the outskirts of the Town, with the view of providing the Town with the facilities to enable progression to a higher grade of football.
Back on the field, in 1993-94 the Senior Knockout Cup was won for the first time when Wymondham Town were comprehensively beaten 3-0 in the Final.
Decemeber 1996 saw the club move from its previous home on the Council owned Recreation Ground into the plush surrounding of the new site at Aldiss Park.
Costing close to £750,000, Aldiss Park has 3 soccer pitches, 1 of which is fully enclosed and floodlit, floodlit training ground, tennis and netball courts, bowling green, 4 changing rooms, conference room, sports injury clinic, bar an function room.
The clubs first full season at Aldiss Park (1997/98) saw the dream become reality when Eastern Counties League status was achieved with the club winning a first Premier Division title.
This was achieved by going undefeated for the first twenty-two league games and remaining undefeated all season away from Aldiss Park.
Not content with just the league title, the club also won the Don Frost Memorial Cup.
The Club's opening season in Eastern Counties League football (1998/99) saw the club finish seventh in Division One and reach the inaugural Division One Knockout Cup Final where we were beaten by League Champions Clacton Town.
At the start of season 2000/2001, Norwich City Football Club visited Aldiss Park for a pre-season friendly and although 'The Magpies' lost 9-0, a new record attendance of 1800 was established.
In 2001 the First Team secured promotion to the Premier Division on goal difference from Stanway Rovers, who were defeated 1-0 in the Clubs final league game of the season.
For the third year in succession, the Club received the annual Jewson Sportsmanship Trophy, along with the hospitality award and match day programme award.
In early July 2001, Norwich City again graced Aldiss Park with their presence and for the second year in succession recorded a new record attendance for Aldiss Park of over 3000 in a 3-0 win for the Canaries.
In July 2002, Norwich City returned to Aldiss Park for their third consecutive pre-season friendly, in front of 2500+ spectators the Canaries won 4-0. This was their first outing since the Division One Play-Off final defeat at the Millenium Stadium.
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Colours : Black and White stripe shirts and black shorts (like Newcastle Utd).
Nickname : The Magpies (the club colours give a clue :!: ).
Catering : Excellent bacon baps and burgers/chips served up till half-time.
Admission Fee : £4 (£2 for pensioners and kids)
Attendances : Anything from 100 to 300
Local Rivals :evil: : Fakenham Town ("The Ghosts"), until they were relegated last year from the Ridgeons Premier to the Ridgeons First Division. Otherwise, its Diss Town (trouble is, I like going to watch Diss every now and again as well :? ).
OK, who says that nostalgia is an anorak :?:
. Better send the 2 stars over on the next flight to Kidderminster International Airport: 5 games left and we'reeffectively 6 points adrift 
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That is excellent news for both Parklands sides 
