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| Founded | 1896 |
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| First season | 1896–97 |
| Country | England |
| Divisions | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | Levels 11 (Senior Division) |
| Feeder to | Eastern Counties League |
| Promotion to | Eastern Counties League Division One |
| Domestic cup(s) | Suffolk Senior Cup |
| Current champions | Henley Athletic (Senior Division) (2022–23) |
| Website | suffolkandipswichleague.co.uk |
The Suffolk and Ipswich Football League is a football competition based in Suffolk, England. The league has a total of eight divisions; the Senior Division and Divisions 1–3 for first teams, three divisions (Leagues A, B and C) for reserve teams, and Division 4, which is for open to both first teams and reserves and is subordinate to both Division 3 and League C. The Senior Division is at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. The league was founded in 1896 as the Ipswich & District League changing its name in 1978.[1]
The Senior Division champions may apply for promotion to the Eastern Counties League Division One. Clubs from the league to progress up the pyramid include Whitton United, Sudbury Town, Hadleigh United, Woodbridge Town, Needham Market, Walsham-le-Willows, and Debenham LC.
The league is affiliated to the Suffolk County Football Association.
- ^ KP Wood (1996). Five Score - The SIL Football Book Of The Century, p. 184. ISBN 978-0-9526272-0-3.