Saffron Walden Town F.C. 3751954 221832661 2008-06-26T08:45:53Z Sarumio 2156234 {{Football club infobox | 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| pattern_la1=_blackshoulders|pattern_b1=_blackshoulders|pattern_ra1=_blackshoulders| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_unknown|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF| }} '''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] {{Onesource|date=January 2008}} {{Eastern Counties One}} [[Category:Essex football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1872]] [[Category:Eastern Counties Football League]] {{england-footyclub-stub}}