The biggest day in the club’s history and this squad here have only gone and done it! Not to mention there was 9 club academy graduates & current students in the squad. Yeovil Away..?? Completed it mate! ❤️⚽️
#UpTheMarketmen
BREAKING NEWS: It’s an incredibly proud day for the Football Club as we can announce that club academy graduate and attacker Callum Page has signed a professional contract with local League One side
@IpswichTown
. Keep working hard and reaping the rewards Pagey. All the best! ⚽️
Breaking News: Needham Market goalkeeper Danny Gay has made the decision to 'hang up his gloves' and retire from the game at the age of 35. Danny has been a superb servant to the club and has made countless match winning saves. Happy Retirement Danny!
#safehands
Breaking News: Needham Market have been forced to withdraw from the FA Trophy. It follows Saturday's postponed first round tie at Weymouth FC, where we endured a 500mile round trip only for the game to be postponed an hour before kick off. Full club statement below:
BREAKING NEWS: Moving forward we are delighted to announce Kevin Horlock as first team manager. Kevin brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge and will continue with his role as Academy Manager. Kevin was the catalyst to the Reserves’ good form in the past year ⚽️❤️
FULL TIME: YEOVIL TOWN 1-1 NEEDHAM MARKET (NEEDHAM WIN 8-7 ON PENALTIES). An absolutely incredible performance from the Marketmen with heart and passion personified throughout. It doesn’t get any better than that, enjoy the night Marketmen fans! ❤️⚽️
🏆 STOCKPORT COUNTY AT HOME!! 👋
The Marketmen have been drawn at HOME to Vanarama National League side Stockport County in the FA Trophy Quarter Finals. Stockport currently sit top of the league, and the tie will take place at Bloomfields on Saturday 12th March.
Full Time: Needham Market 1-0 Maidstone United. A huge day in club history as Needham break more club records in cup competitions and proceed through to the FA Cup 1st Round Proper for the first ever time. What an incredible performance, get in there lads! ❤️⚽️
NEW SIGNING: Needham Market can also announce the signing of experienced attacking midfielder Patrick Brothers. Patrick joins from Brantham Athletic, but is renowned for his successful career with Leiston where he achieved over 350 appearances. Welcome Patrick! ⚽️❤️
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are delighted to announce the signing of experienced goalkeeper Marcus Garnham. Marcus joins from Leiston and has also played for Bury, Lowestoft, & Sudbury. The shot-stopper has agreed to a long term contract and we can’t wait to see him in action!
Breaking News: The club are delighted to announce that we are the winners of the 2018 Buildbase Club Renovation Programme and will be rewarded with £50,000 worth of building materials which will be spent on club improvements! A massive well done to all involved!
Following the passing of Simon Warr the Football Club decided to rename the Press Box in his memory. We felt this was a fitting tribute in Simon's memory who was a one-off and is sadly missed by everyone. The press box was his favourite vantage point at Bloomfields.
SAD NEWS: The Football Club is very sad to hear of the passing of BBC Radio Suffolk's Simon Warr. Simon always enjoyed using the press box which we built and this will now be named in his memory. We pass on our condolences and he will be missed by us all!
#RIPSimon
Brilliant to hear that
@ByronLawrence
featured for our 1st Team this evening after recovering from the horrific injury that he suffered against
@PSLFC
almost 2 years ago - having gradually returned to competitive action with our U23 side. Great to have you back Byron! ❤️
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are delighted to announce the appointment of Kevin Horlock as full time Academy Manager. Kevin has signed an initial 3-year contract and brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role.
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market have been drawn at HOME to Vanarama National League South side Dartford in the FA Trophy Fifth Round. Dartford currently sit 5th in the league, and the tie will take place at Bloomfields on Saturday 12th February. Thoughts on that Marketmen fans?! ❤️
Absolutely unreal support from The Marketmen fans who made the mammoth 460 mile round trip to go and support their team yesterday! This is what football is all about and I am so pleased that we got our just rewards.
#UpTheMarketmen
📸
@totallyfocused_
Breaking News: Needham Market are delighted to announce that club vice-captain Keiran Morphew has extended his stay at Bloomfields with a new long term contract. Keiran is currently in his 8th season and closing in on 300 club appearances, having graduated from the clubs academy!
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are delighted to announce their second summer signing in quick succession! The club have swooped to sign versatile defender/midfielder Kyle Hammond following his departure from neighbours Leiston. Welcome to the club
@kyleehammondd2
⚽️
MATCHDAYYYY!! ⚽️🏆 Needham Market vs Stockport County in the FA Trophy Quarter Finals. After a staggering FA Trophy run The Marketmen now find themselves in the quarter finals, just two wins from Wembley, stuff that dreams are made of! Everyone is behind you today lads! ⚽️❤️
BREAKING NEWS: Midfielder Russell Short has put pen to paper, keeping him at the club for the forthcoming season. Russell signed for the club in the second half of the 2018/19 season from St Neots and we are looking forward to working with him again!
#TheMarketmen
Breaking News: Needham Market are delighted to announce the signing of highly rated striker Billy Hunt from Brightlingsea Regent. Billy’s work rate will give defenders a real handful. Former clubs include Stanway Rovers, Heybridge Swifts and Chelmsford City. Welcome Billy! ❤️⚽️
Congratulations to NMFC Forward Jamie Griffiths and his partner on the arrival of their first born baby last week. Baby Harvey and Mum are both doing really well, and we look forward to seeing them soon as they watch Jamie in action & scoring plenty of goals for The Marketmen ⚽️
Full Time: Tamworth 1-2 Needham Market
WHAT A WIN! The Marketmen beat league leaders Tamworth with Luke Ingram & Dan Morphew the goalscorers. Makes the mammoth midweek trip all the more worthwhile! Well done lads, the 3 points are coming back to Suffolk ⚽️❤️
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are pleased to announce their third summer signing, Tom Maycock who joins the club from AFC Sudbury. Tom made his Sudbury debut aged just 16 and quickly became a regular member of their squad. Tom predominantly plays as a left winger. Welcome Tom! ⚽️
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are delighted to announce their first summer signing. The club have swooped to sign talented defender Joshua Pollard following his departure from Coggeshall Town. Josh can also operate as a holding midfielder. Welcome to the club
@joshuapolard755
! ⚽️
FULL TIME: Needham Market 2-1 Wealdstone. The Marketmen pull out an incredible performance here at Bloomfields to stun the Vanarama National League side and dump them out of the competition on their big day out! We march through to the next round. GET IN YOU REDS! ❤️⚽️
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are delighted to announce the loan signing of young striker Joe Neal from League Two club Cambridge United. Joe made an immediate impact, finding the back of the net twice in last nights pre-season friendly win. Welcome to the club Joe! 📝⚽️
Congratulations to NMFC Goalkeeper Danny Gay and his wife who welcomed their baby into the world in the early hours of this morning. What a fantastic start to 2018 for them!
Needham Market - Suffolk Premier Cup Winners 2019/20!
What a great, talented bunch of lads and a brilliant set of management/backroom staff to match. Well deserved and enjoy the moment ❤️
📸 - Club photographer
@hunterphotogra3
We welcome new signings Ross Crane, Harry Knights, Jamie McGrath, Jacob Lay and Christian Frimpong to Needham Market! The new lads are pictured here with 1st Team Manager Kevin Horlock! 📝
"Only in Moscow on the Red Square you can learn about the existence of such a team as
#NeedhamMarket
"
@Ben_Clarke31
putting the Needham Market FC flag to good use!
Breaking News: Needham Market are delighted to announce the signing of experienced goalkeeper Jake Jessup, formerly of Chelmsford City FC. The 6 foot 6 stopper produced some outstanding displays last season and made 8 appearances for Chelmsford in the league above. Welcome Jake!
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market have been drawn at AWAY to Vanarama National League side Yeovil Town in the FA Trophy Fourth Round. Yeovil currently sit 9th in the league, and the tie will take place at Huish Park on Saturday 15th January. Thoughts on that Marketmen fans?! ❤️
The Mitre Manager of the Month Award Winners for February have just been confirmed. The Premier Division winner is Richard Wilkins of Needham Market. Unbeaten during February, the Marketmen defeated Tonbridge Angels and high-flying Margate, aswell as drawing with Staines ⚽️🔴
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are delighted to announce the return of Tom Rothery, following his recent departure from Brightlingsea Regent. Tom has been with the Marketmen previously, and comes in as Joint Assistant Manager and Coach. Welcome Tom, it's great to have you back! ⚽️
@GCAFCofficial
@needhammktfc
Congratulations on the win, and best wishes in the next round and for the rest of the season! It was a pleasure to watch two teams playing football how it should be played, and it was great to be a part of a historical night for your club. Enjoy the new stadium! 🏟❤️
MATCHDAYYYY!! ⚽️🏆 Yeovil Town vs Needham Market in the FA Trophy 4th Round. 47 places separate the two teams, however we’ve already beaten National League opposition once, can we do it again? Go and give it your all lads, we are all behind you no matter what!
#UpTheMarketmen
BREAKING NEWS: The club are delighted to announce the signing of experienced player Shane Wardley. Shane will be able to help the reserve team and our young academy players both on & off the pitch. Shane is photographed with the reserve team manager
@Kevinhorlock6
. Welcome Shane!
Congratulations to former
@BuryTownFC
player Nick Pope who has just received his first call up to the England National Team having put in many impressive performances for
@BurnleyOfficial
. At Bury Town he played under Richard Wilkins, who is the current Needham manager ⚽️👐
@NonLeaguePaper
@chris_sutton73
Nothing wrong with this Non League Pitch 😍👀 Our volunteers work tirelessly on the pitch and the photos show that they have made a playing surface to be proud of! Kudos to
@ParkersPitches
for helping out too .
The last award was The Presidents Trophy which was given to... Ben Pooley! Ben has become a huge asset to the club since joining us. Not only has he helped to promote Needham through the media and his photography, but he has also undertaken countless other behind the scenes tasks
Breaking News: Needham Market are delighted to announce that defender Dan Morphew has extended his stay at Bloomfields with a new contract. Dan is a committed and consistent performer, and is currently in his 3rd season with the Marketmen. Well done Dan, keep it up! ❤️⚽️
𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝟙𝕤𝕥 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞!
Here’s some of the key moments:
1️⃣ Yeovil (A)
2️⃣ Dartford (H)
3️⃣ Stockport (H)
4️⃣ Retaining The Suffolk Premier Cup
5️⃣ Taking On Ipswich Town FC
6️⃣ Maidstone (H)
7️⃣ Burton (A)
Congratulations to former
@BuryTownFC
player Nick Pope who will be going to the 2018 World Cup with the England National Team having had a superb season with
@BurnleyOfficial
. At Bury Town he played under Richard Wilkins, who is the current Needham manager ⚽️👐
#safehands
Needham Market have made it into the top 10 shortlist for this years
@NonLgeChallenge
thanks to this
@G8Heath
strike and celebration against Billericay Town. PLEASE VOTE for our celebration at -
It only takes 10 seconds! Please vote + retweet!
@Benny_P17
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are delighted to announce the signing of former Bury Town, Biggleswade Town and St Neots Town midfielder Russell Short. Russell will provide excellent quality to our squad and can play anywhere in midfield or defence without any fuss.
Nathan Munson departs Needham Market after 9 years. Sadly, Nathan has decided not to return for the 2022-23 season. A combination of work commitments and the continued and growing travel commitments to the league schedule have played a big part in his decision. Good luck Munno!
Congratulations to
@BTFC
who are league champions. Wishing all the best to
@DulwichHamletFC
@FIFC
@HendonFC
and
@leistonfc
who have all made it into the playoffs, may the best team win! On a sad note, commiserations to Tooting who have unfortunately been relegated.
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market are delighted to announce their second summer signing. The club have swooped to sign talented attacking midfielder Byron Lawrence following his departure from Leiston. Welcome to the club
@ByronLawrence
⚽️
BREAKING NEWS: Needham Market can announce the departure of winger Adam Mills to Braintree Town. Although we are sad that he has left the club, we are pleased that he has the chance to show his skill and ability at a higher level. Thanks for your efforts for the Marketmen ⚽️
Full Time: Cambridge City 0-3 Needham Market. The Marketmen make it 5 games unbeaten in all competitions and proceed through to the Second Qualifying Round of the Buildbase FA Trophy after a fine second half performance with goals from Neal, Marsden & Heath. Well done lads 🏆❤️
Nothing beats a last minute winner! Even sweeter when it comes against a team who before today had won 6 consecutive league games, to defy the odds! Scenes! Let’s get a little run going, starting on Tuesday night vs Lowestoft ⚽️✅ Photos by the man
@Benny_P17
📸
NEW SIGNING:
We are delighted to announce the signing of Luke Brown from Soham Town Rangers. Luke is a Centre-Forward and was with Stowmarket Town last season, where he was their top scorer. Other clubs include Ely City, Hitchin Town and St Albans City. Welcome
@LukeBrownT
! ❤️⚽️
A special mention must also go to Needham’s Number 1 Danny Gay who announced his retirement from the game last week. Danny was first with Needham from 2009 to 2011, and his second spell lasted from 2015 to 2018. Photo by
@Benny_P17
📷
#safehands
#happyretirement
#goalkeeper
Just 1️⃣ day to go until our colossal Buildbase FA Trophy 4th Round tie away to former football league side Yeovil Town! Wishing all travelling supporters a very safe journey down & enjoy the occasion. Tweet us your good luck messages and they will be shared‼️
#UpTheMarketmen
❤️⚽️
ᴜɴʀᴇᴀʟ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ʏᴇꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʏ, ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛᴍᴇɴ ꜰᴀɴꜱ!
Who do we all want in the Quarter Finals? We have beaten St Ives, Margate, Welwyn, Wealdstone, Yeovil and Dartford to get this far in the competition, and now find ourselves 2 wins away from Wembley!
Best wishes and a speedy recovery goes out to
@milzy15
who has unfortunately suffered a dislocated shoulder against his former club tonight. Since joining he has been a real asset to the Needham team and his work rate is priceless.
Full Time: Alvechurch 2-3 Needham Market. After being 2 goals down at the break, the lads executed a fantastic second half performance with a remarkable three goal turnaround to win the match. Absolutely incredible character shown and the 3 points are coming back to Suffolk! ❤️
Full Time: Needham Market 1-0 Biggleswade Town. Needham snatch it at the death, and deservedly so. They played superbly tonight and defended as a unit throughout. Biggleswade had one or two chances, but nothing of note. A huge 3 points after Saturdays defeat. Get in! ⚽️👀
Our goalkeeper loves a penalty save 😉🧤
@marcuscharly
Photo:
@Steve_Screech
More photos from yesterday’s 3-2 friendly win against AFC Sudbury can be found at:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐀 𝐂𝐮𝐩! 🏆
👋 Morning Needham fans; how does it feel to be in the
@EmiratesFACup
1st Round Proper for the first time ever? 🤩 We have beaten Leiston, Sheringham, Brightlingsea and now Maidstone to get this far in the competition!