Saffron Walden Town F.C.
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clubname = Saffron Walden Town |
image = [[Image:Swtfclogo.jpg]] |
fullname = Saffron Walden Town <br>Football Club|
nickname = The Wardens, The Bloods, The Saffron |
founded = [[1872]] |
ground = Catons Lane<br />[[Saffron Walden]] |
capacity = 2000 |
chairman = J. Butchart |
manager = Marc Das |
league = [[Eastern Counties Football League]]<br>[[Eastern Counties Football League First Division|First Division]] |
season = 2007-08|
position = 7th|
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'''Saffron Walden Town F.C.''' are a football club based in [[Saffron Walden]], [[England]]. The club was established in [[1872]] and are the oldest senior football club in [[Essex]].{{Fact|date=January 2008}} They won the [[Essex Senior Football League]] twice in their history and are currently playing in the [[Eastern Counties Football League]] Division One. They also entered the first round of the [[FA Cup]] in [[1876]].
The team are mentioned in a chapter of English author [[Nick Hornby]]'s book Fever Pitch, an account of his life as a football fan. Saffron are mentioned beating fellow Eastern Counties side Tiptree United 3-0, as Hornby waxes poetical about his experience watching the game and the charm of non-league football.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
==External links==
*[http://www.saffronwaldentownfc.com/ Website]
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{{Eastern Counties One}}
[[Category:Essex football clubs]]
[[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1872]]
[[Category:Eastern Counties Football League]]
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