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Hadleigh United Football Club is a football club based in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Millfield.HistoryThe club was founded in 1892 and joined Division Three, Section A of the Ipswich & District League in 1929. For the 1930–31 season the club was moved to Division Two, Section B, and the following season to Division Two, Section A. After finishing second in 1935–36, they were promoted to Division One. However, after finishing bottom in 1937–38, the club were relegated back to Division Two, Section A.After World War II Hadleigh won Division Two in 1948–49 and after being promoted, were Premier Division champions in 1953–54 and 1956–57. They club dropped out of the SIL during the 1964–65 season, but re-joined for the 1965–66 campaign. In 1968–69 the club won the Suffolk Senior Cup, beating Westerfield 3–2 in the final. They won the cup again in 1971–72 with a 1–0 victory over ICI Paints. They won a third Ipswich & District League title in 1971–72 and the 1976–77 season saw the club win the double, winning both the league title and the League Cup. They won the (now renamed) Suffolk & Ipswich League title again in 1978–79 and went on to win the League Cup in 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1986–87. The club also won the Suffolk Senior Cup in 1982–83 with a 4–1 win over Crane Sports.In 1991 Hadleigh moved up to Division One of the Eastern Counties League. They won the division in 1993–94, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the Premier Division in 1996–97, the club returned to Division One. The club won the Suffolk Senior Cup for a fourth time in 2003–04. In 2008–09 they finished as runners-up in Division One and were promoted back to the Premier Division. In 2013–14 the club won the Eastern Counties League title for the first time.