Home of Needham Market FC

Opened 1996

Capacity 4,000

Rating: 4.4

(182) Google Reviews

Lovely friendly club with 3G and grass pitches. At the time of my visit there were only 2 seated stands. (There is planning permission for this to change.) The seats in the main stand were generally not clean but was not an issue to me, as I usually stand. The toilets and cafe were clean and tidy. My chips were £3 and a can of Tango £1.20 (Sep 2024 prices). The free car park held a lot of cars and traffic seemed to flow put of the ground. Attendance was 519.
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5 months ago
Took Spennymoor fc here last week lovely little ground and cracking food
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3 months ago
Pleasant little stadium with excellent facilities for this level. Very modern Clubhouse, plenty of cover and seating large car park. Very friendly people. Ground is a bit tucked away but my Satnav found the way.
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3 years ago
Lovely 3G pitches, main pitch looks great too, parking ok could be better and the entrance/exit drive is a bit tight for two way traffic especially with the tree cover and bend.
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6 months ago
Lovely non League football club. Unusual clubhouse that you can watch the game from a balcony. Friendly local fans. Great day out. #farsleyceltic
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4 months ago

History (from Wikipedia)

Ground[edit]

The club initially played at Young's Meadow, before relocating to Crowley Park.[1] In 1996 they moved to a new ground, buying the site after former player Arthur Rodwell died and left the club money, which was used together with a grant from the National Lottery.[1] The new ground was named Bloomfields after former player and clubman Derrick Bloomfield.[1]

A new record attendance of 750 was set for a 
Suffolk Premier Cup match against Ipswich Town reserves during the 2006–07 season. This was beaten when a crowd of 1,375 watched the FA Vase semi-final against Kirkham & Wesham in 2008. Another new record was set on 26 October 2013 when 1,748 saw the club play Cambridge United in an FA Cup fourth qualifying round game.[2]

In 2018 a 3G pitch with a 50-seat stand and new changing rooms were installed within the Bloomfields complex, which is used by the reserve team.
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