Diss Town F.C.

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]

Diss initially shared a ground on Roydon Road with the local cricket club.[1] During the 1983–84 season they moved to a new ground at Brewers Green Lane.[1] A 270-seat stand was built in 1992 and a covered standing area in 1998.[1] An artificial pitch was installed in 2011.[1]

• 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

• Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 1956–57, 1994–95, 2002–03[5]
• Best FA Vase performance: Winners 1993–94[5]
• Record attendance: 1,731 vs Atherton LR, FA Vase semi-final, 19 March 1994[7]

• Diss Town F.C. players
• Diss Town F.C. managers

• Official website

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