Barton Mills Football Club
The
earliest record of Barton Mills Football Club was in 1910, when this photograph
was taken.
After playing for a short while by Fiveways Roundabout, where the current
Little Chef is situated, the Club moved to the Browns Farm Meadows on the
Tuddenham Road. At the outbreak of the Second World War the Club suspended its
activities.
In 1951 the Club was reformed (using the same goals that had been in store
for 12 years!) - and in 1952 moved to 
its
present location on the Village Green. In the 50s and 60s the Club had a very
strong side and was run by villagers such as Ernie Powell and George Thorby. The
photo to the left records one of the teams of that era.
In 1979 the Club built its own purpose-built changing rooms and in the early
80s changed its league affiliation from the Bury St Edmunds leagues to the
Cambridgeshire leagues. In the early 90s the Sunday team was re-formed and
gained promotion in three successive years, moving from the fourth to the first
division. Into the new millennium, the Club still runs three sides and operates
indoor five-a-side and pre-season training. The final photo shows the three
sides together as the Millennium ended. 
Copyright 2000: R. Lewis, L. Brotherton (photos)
