Norwich CBS F.C.
association football club based in Norwich, England
Norwich CBS Football Club was a football club based in Norwich, England. They were last members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North and played at the Football Development Centre in Bowthorpe until April 2024. On 12 May 2024 the club announced that they would be folding due to issues with finding a new ground.
History
The club was formed in 1888 as the works team of Norwich Union. They became members of the Norwich & District Business House League and were Division One champions in 1926–27, 1946–47 and 1947–48. The club then moved up to the East Anglian League, entering Division One in 1955. When the league merged with the Norfolk & Suffolk League to form the Anglian Combination in 1964, the club became members of Section A of the new league.
Norwich Union were Premier Division runners-up in 1987–88, before winning the division the following season. After winning the Norfolk Junior Cup in 1998–99, they were Division Two champions in 1999–2000. In 2002–03 the club were promoted back to the Premier Division.
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