Diss Town F.C.
Association football club in England
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Diss Town Football Club is a football club based in Diss, Norfolk, England. Affiliated to the Norfolk County FA, they are members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North and play at Brewers Green Lane.
| Full name | Diss Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Tangerines | ||
| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Ground | Brewers Green Lane, Diss | ||
| Chairman | Steve Flatman | ||
| Manager | Garth Good | ||
| League | Eastern Counties League Division One North | ||
| 2025–26 | Eastern Counties League Division One North, 17th of 20 | ||
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History
The club was established in 1888 following a suggestion from the local cricket club.[1] In 1892 they won their first trophy, the Norfolk Junior Cup, beating the Great Yarmouth Town second team 3–1 in a replay after the initial final had ended 0–0.[2]
In 1906 Diss joined the Norwich and District League.[1] In 1935 they moved up to the Norfolk & Suffolk League,[3] and were runners-up in 1955–56.[4] They won the league cup the following season, and again in 1959–60 (shared with Gothic) and 1960–61.[1] In 1964 the club were founder members of the Anglian Combination, winning Division One in 1967–68 (also winning the league cup) and again in 1973–74.[1] In 1974–75 Diss won the Norfolk Senior Cup, beating St Andrews 3–2 at Carrow Road.[1] In 1975–76 they finished as league runners up and league cup winners.[1] In 1976–77 they won the Premier Division, and won it again in 1978–79.[1] In 1979–80 and 1981–82 the club won the league cup again.[1]
In 1988 Diss were founder members of Division One of the Eastern Counties League.[5] After finishing third, sixth and fourth, they won Division One in 1991–92 and were promoted to the Premier Division.[5] In the same season, the club's reserve team won the Norfolk Junior Cup, a century after the first team had won it.[1] Two seasons later the club won the FA Vase in front of a crowd of 13,450 at Wembley, beating Taunton Town 2–1 after extra time, following an injury time equaliser.[6] The following season they finished as runners-up in the Premier Division and won the Norfolk Senior Cup again, beating Wroxham 4–0.[5][1]
Diss won the Senior Cup for the third time in 2002–03, beating Great Yarmouth Town 4–1 in the final,[1] and retained it the following season by beating Wroxham 3–0.[1] In 2005 they reached the final for a third consecutive season, but lost on penalties to Wroxham. At the end of the 2006–07 season the club were relegated to Division One after finishing third-from-bottom of the Premier Division.[5] In 2008–09 they won the Division One Cup, beating Hadleigh United 1–0 in the final.[1] They returned to the Premier Division after finishing third in Division One in 2010–11.[5] However, they were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2014–15 season when they finished third-from-bottom of the Premier Division.[5] When Division One was split in 2018, the club were placed in Division One North.
Ground
Honours
- FA Vase
- Winners 1993–94
- Eastern Counties League
- Division One champions 1991–92
- Division One Cup winners 2008–09
- Norfolk & Suffolk League
- League Cup winners 1956–57, 1959–60 (joint), 1960–61
- Anglian Combination
- Premier Division champions 1976–77, 1978–79
- Division One champions 1967–68, 1973–74
- League Cup winners 1967–68, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1981–82
- Norfolk Senior Cup
- Winners 1974–75, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2004–05
- Norfolk Junior Cup
- Winners 1891–92