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Club · Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central · Needham Market

Needham Market

The Marketmen · Founded 1919 · Semi-Professional

Manager

Tom Rothery

2025 · Enterprise National League North · position 21

Game start 1 Jul 2025

Reputation
2,0001 of 5 stars calc
Squad strength calc
55.00 Best sixteen by CA
Players calc
14
Balance
£10,000
Transfer budget
£1
Wage budget
£250 p/w

Best XI (calc)

  1. GKJames BradbrookCA 50
  2. DLTommy SmithCA 67
  3. DRJake DyeCA 55
  4. MLOllie SaundersCA 48
  5. MRReggie LambeCA 65
  6. DCKeiran MorphewCA 60
  7. DCDan MorphewCA 55
  8. MCBen HunterCA 53
  9. MCKyle HammondCA 50
  10. STJoe NealCA 64
  11. STLuke IngramCA 54
Position and current ability. Unfilled positions remain blank.
Formation
4-4-2
Average CA (calc)
56.5
Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
50
Defender, highest CA (calc)
67
Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
65
Attacker, highest CA (calc)
64

Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.

The site's own 4-4-2 from up to 300 contracted players, including those on loan elsewhere. Each slot takes the highest-CA player at least accomplished there (familiarity 15+), with scarce positions filled first. This is a calculated selection, not a recorded lineup.

Best sixteen (calc)

Calculated by fm-reader from the 14 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.

MeasureAverageMedianLowestHighestLeague rank of averageLeague rank of median
Current ability 55.0053.54867 77
Expected potential 78.3672.557115 1316
Value £5,903£4,596£0£22,150 1613
Sale value £5,832£4,596£0£24,365 1812
Weekly wage £107£150£0£150 103
Age 27.5627.032034 45

Contracted players

14
NamePositionsAgeNationalityStatusCAPAValue calc Contract
Tommy Smith D/WB (L)23England — 67110 £22,150Jun 2025
Reggie Lambe M/AM (RLC)34Bermuda — 65115 £0—
Joe Neal ST (C)24England — 6480–110 £0—
Keiran Morphew D (C)31England — 6075 £10,311Jun 2025
Dan Morphew D (C), DM34England — 5558 £1,551Jun 2025
Jake Dye D (RC)27England — 5565 £8,925Jun 2025
Luke Ingram AM (R), ST (C)31England — 5465 £7,641Jun 2025
Ben Hunter DM, M (C)25England — 5370 £10,743Jun 2025
Kyle Hammond D (R), DM, M (C)29England — 5075 £9,206Jun 2025
James Bradbrook GK29England — 5057 £0—
Myles Cowling M (C)21England — 5060–90 £0—
Seth Chambers ST (C)20England — 5090–120 £12,118Jun 2025
Ryan Miles ST (C)26England — 4967 £0—
Ollie Saunders D/WB/M (L)24England — 4850–80 £0—

Contracted-player overview (calc)

Players
14
CA16
55 (best 14)
PA16
78.4 (best 14)
Off-scale CA values excluded
0
Off-scale PA values excluded
0
Average age
27
Under 21
1
Squad value (calc)
£82,645
Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2026
8

The site’s own figures from the contracted players above. CA16/PA16 are the means of the best sixteen; a potential range code enters PA16 at fm-reader’s expected PA. Value is fm-reader’s calculation.

Highest potential

Reggie Lambe34115
Tommy Smith23110
Keiran Morphew3175
Kyle Hammond2975
Ben Hunter2570
Ryan Miles2667
Jake Dye2765
Luke Ingram3165
Dan Morphew3458
James Bradbrook2957

Set-piece takers

Corner takersReggie Lambe
Free-kick takersReggie Lambe
Penalty takersReggie Lambe
Long-throw takersTommy Smith

The site’s own scores (see the rankings for the model).

Staff

4
NameJobNationalityAge
Managers
Tom RotheryManager First TeamEngland41
Assistant Managers
Nathan MunsonAssistant Manager First TeamEngland50
Coaches
Patrick BrothersCoach First TeamEngland34
Chairpeople
Keith NunnChairpersonEngland78

Club

Full name
Needham Market
Short name
Needham Market
Nickname
The Marketmen
Second nickname
—
Six-letter name
NHM
Three-letter name
NHM
Alternative abbreviation
NMFC
Nation
England
Stadium
Ecologic Stadium at Bloomfields 3,000
Training ground
—
World reputation
0
Potential reputation
2,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Local
Hashtag
Needham

Squad and expectations

Players (calc)
14
Foreign players (calc)
0
Homegrown in nation (calc)
14
Loaned in (calc)
0
Loaned out (calc)
0
Ranking score (calc)
2,000
Predicted position (calc)
17
Stored media expectation
Play-offs, Europa League Qualification or Top Half Finish
Stored predicted finish
—

Squad counts and ranking figures are calculated by fm-reader. Stored media expectations are shown separately; no prediction is inferred when either is missing.

Trial policy

Period
Any time
Target squad
First team
Tendency
Often
Maximum length (weeks)
7

A stored one-week maximum can represent 0–6 days or an unspecified length.

The club's own settings. Missing values use division or nation settings in the game; they remain blank here.

Finances

Financial state
—
Rich benefactor
None
Benefactor changes starting finances
No
Balance
£10,000
Transfer budget
£1
Transfer budget before the window
£1
Wage budget (weekly)
£250
Highest weekly wage
£375
Loan debt
£0
Previous turnover
£0
Previous profit
£0
Average ticket price
£15
Season ticket price
£250
Stadium rent (yearly)
£0
Rents stadium
No
Rent share of gate receipts
0%
Transfer embargo
—

Fans and facilities

Average attendance
487
Minimum attendance
158
Maximum attendance
1,600
Season ticket holders
50
Club members
—
Supporter loyalty
10
Supporter passion
10
Supporter patience
10
Supporter affluence
10
Supporter temperament
10
Supporter expectations
10
Morale
4
Training facilities
4
Corporate facilities
—
Youth facilities
3
Youth coaching
5
Youth recruitment
5
Youth importance
8

Kits

  • Home
  • Away

Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.

Every kit part (19)
HomeText— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #CD2031 trim colour #CD2031 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeIcon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #CD2031 trim colour #CD2031 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)ShirtShirt: Plain (Different Sleeves)Back: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #080808 background colour #FF7300 trim colour #080808 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #838383
Home (GK)Icon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #FF7300 trim colour #FF7300 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
HomeShirtShirt: PlainBack: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #CD2031 trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #CD2031
Home (GK)SocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #FF7300 trim colour #FF7300 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeSocksSocks: Three Top Hoops Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #CD2031 trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeShortsShorts: Side Stripe Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #CD2031 trim colour #CD2031 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #FF7300 background colour #FF7300 trim colour #FF7300 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)SocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #00E6E6 background colour #00E6E6 trim colour #00E6E6 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwaySocksSocks: Hoops Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #002083 trim colour #080808 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #00E6E6 background colour #00E6E6 trim colour #00E6E6 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 1 foreground colour #F6E620 background colour #F6E620 trim colour #F6E620 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #080808 background colour #002083 trim colour #002083 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)Icon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #080808 background colour #00E6E6 trim colour #00E6E6 number colour #080808 number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)ShirtShirt: PlainBack: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #00E6E6 background colour #00E6E6 trim colour #00E6E6 number colour #080808 number trim colour #00E6E6
AwayIcon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #002083 trim colour #002083 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
AwayText— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #002083 trim colour #002083 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayShirtShirt: Large Horizontal Stripe (Top)Back: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #0031A4 background colour #002083 trim colour #F6E620 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #002083

Teams

TeamTypeCaptainReputation
Needham MarketFirst TeamKeiran Morphew2,000

Board

Chairman title
—
Director of football
—

Income deals

TypeTotalPer year (calc)DatesRenewsFixed valuePromotion / relegation change
Stadium Sponsor£10,000£10,00030 Jun 2024 – 30 Jun 2025NoNo0%
General Sponsor£10,000£10,00030 Jun 2024 – 30 Jun 2025NoNo0%
Main Kit Sponsor£15,000—— – 30 Jun 2025NoNo0%

Total is the stored deal value. Annual amounts are calculated by fm-reader using the game's deal-length rule; missing dates can leave the annual amount unknown.

League position by season

12120112025 2011: 2 in Pitching In Isthmian Football League North2012: 4 in Pitching In Isthmian Football League North2013: 15 in Pitching In Isthmian Football League North2014: 5 in Pitching In Isthmian Football League North2015: 1 in Pitching In Isthmian Football League North2016: 20 in Pitching In Isthmian Football League Premier2017: 9 in Pitching In Isthmian Football League Premier2018: 19 in Pitching In Isthmian Football League Premier2019: 11 in Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2020: 13 in Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2021: 2 in Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2022: 12 in Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2023: 17 in Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2024: 1 in Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2025: 21 in Enterprise National League North

Drawn by the site from the stored final tables; gaps are seasons with no stored position.

Honours (calc)

CompetitionWonRunner-upLast won
Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central1—2024
Pitching In Isthmian Football League North112015
Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division112010

Counted by the site from the stored past winners: titles and runners-up of editions that took place.

League history

15
SeasonDivisionPosPWDLPts
2025Enterprise National League North21/24461092739
2024Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central1/2240267785
2023Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central17/22421392048
2022Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central12/214012131549
2021Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2/22752017
2020Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central13/22331391148
2019Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central11/22421791660
2018Pitching In Isthmian Football League Premier19/244613102349
2017Pitching In Isthmian Football League Premier9/244620121472
2016Pitching In Isthmian Football League Premier20/244613122151
2015Pitching In Isthmian Football League North1/24463358104
2014Pitching In Isthmian Football League North5/24462512987
2013Pitching In Isthmian Football League North15/224212131749
2012Pitching In Isthmian Football League North4/22422381177
2011Pitching In Isthmian Football League North2/2140269587

Club records

Highest attendance v Cambridge United 1,748 attendance 2013
Oldest player Nathan Munson v Tooting & Mitcham United 15,644 days (about 42 years) 2017
Record win v Ipswich Wanderers 10–1 2007
Most overall appearances Rhys Barber 365 games 2006
Most overall goals Sam Newson 134 goals 2010

Regional divisions

Level 5Enterprise National League—
Level 6Enterprise National League South—
Level 7Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central—
Level 8Pitching In Southern Football League Division One Central—
Level 9Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division—
Level 10Thurlow Nunn League First Division South—

Transfers in

DatePlayerFromTypeFee
14 Jun 2025Ollie Saunders—TransferUnknown fee
31 May 2025Tom DickensAFC SudburyTransferUnknown fee
31 May 2025James BradbrookAFC SudburyTransferUnknown fee
31 May 2025Myles CowlingAFC SudburyTransferUnknown fee
27 May 2025Ryan MilesWroxhamTransferUnknown fee
24 May 2025Joe NealAFC SudburyTransferUnknown fee
28 Feb 2025Jake WatkissWatfordLoanUnknown fee
16 Feb 2025Teddy CollisBrightlingsea RegentTransferUnknown fee
28 Jan 2025Iffy AllenSt. Albans CityLoanUnknown fee
25 Jan 2025Josh TomlinsonNorthampton TownLoanUnknown fee
16 Jan 2025Josh BlunkellAveleyTransferUnknown fee
13 Dec 2024Jake WatkissWatfordLoanUnknown fee
7 Dec 2024Liam CrossBrackley TownLoanUnknown fee
9 Sep 2024Nico ValentineIpswich TownLoanUnknown fee
23 Aug 2024Josh TomlinsonNorthampton TownLoanUnknown fee
6 Jul 2024Ben HunterAFC SudburyTransfer£0
5 Jul 2024Jacob Lay—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2024Charlie Wood—TransferUnknown fee
18 Jan 2024Adam MillsAFC SudburyTransferUnknown fee
5 Jan 2024Emmanuel OkunowoIpswich TownLoan£0
22 Nov 2023Nico ValentineIpswich TownLoanUnknown fee
1 Jul 2023Jamie McGrath—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2023Ollie Fraser—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2023Tevan AllenBrightlingsea RegentTransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2023Tommy Smith—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2021Kyle HammondLeistonTransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2021Seth Chambers—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2019Marcus GarnhamLeistonTransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2017Dan MorphewDereham TownTransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2015Jake Dye—TransferUnknown fee

Transfers out

DatePlayerToTypeFee
24 Oct 2025Jamie McGrathBury TownTransferUnknown fee
28 Jul 2025Tom DickensKing's Lynn TownTransferUnknown fee
17 May 2025Josh Blunkell—Transfer£0
17 May 2025Jacob Lay—Transfer£0
17 May 2025Ollie Fraser—Transfer£0
17 May 2025Teddy Collis—Transfer£0
8 May 2025Tevan AllenMaldon & TiptreeTransfer£0
24 Apr 2025Charlie WoodIpswich TownTransfer£0
21 Apr 2025Marcus Garnham—Transfer£0
4 Feb 2025Adam Mills—Transfer£0
13 Nov 2024Dylan Williams—Transfer£0
6 Oct 2024Jayden Ashbourne—Transfer£0
19 Jan 2024Callum PageAFC SudburyTransfer£0
25 Aug 2023Taylor ClarkWycombe WanderersTransferNominal fee
1 Jul 2023Luke BrownBury TownTransferUnknown fee
27 Jan 2022Charlie WarrenFelixstowe & Walton UnitedTransferUnknown fee

Across versions

VersionDivisionReputationPlayersBalanceTransfer budget
FM27 27.0.0Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2,00013£10,000£1
FM26 26.2.0Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2,00014£10,000£1
FM26 26.0.0Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central2,00015£10,000£1
FM24 24.3.0Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central1,85014£10,000£1
FM23 23.4.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85014£10,000£1
FM23 23.3.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85014£10,000£1
FM23 23.0.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85013£10,000£1
FM22 22.4.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85014£10,000£1
FM22 22.3.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85014£10,000£1
FM22 22.1.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85012£10,000£1
FM22 22.0.1English Southern League Premier Central1,85012£10,000£1
FM22 22.0.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85013£10,000£1
FM21 21.4.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85013£10,000£1
FM21 21.3.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85013£10,000£1
FM21 21.1.1English Southern League Premier Central1,85013£10,000£1
FM21 21.0.1English Southern League Premier Central1,85013£10,000£1
FM21 21.0.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85013£10,000£1
FM20 20.4.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85018£10,000£1
FM20 20.3.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85018£10,000£1
FM20 20.1.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85015£10,000£1
FM20 20.0.1English Southern League Premier Central1,85015£10,000£1
FM20 20.0.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85014£10,000£1
FM19 19.3.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85014£10,000£1
FM19 19.1.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85015£10,000£1
FM19 19.0.1English Southern League Premier Central1,85015£10,000£1
FM19 19.0.0English Southern League Premier Central1,85015£10,000£1
FM18 18.3.0English Isthmian League Premier Division1,80019£10,000£1
FM18 18.1.0English Isthmian League Premier Division1,80022£10,000£1
FM18 18.0.0English Isthmian League Premier Division1,80021£10,000£1
FM17 17.3.0English Isthmian League Premier Division1,55020£5,000£1
FM17 17.0.0English Isthmian League Premier Division1,55019£5,000£1
FM16 16.3.0English Isthmian League Premier Division1,25016£5,000£1
FM16 16.0.1English Isthmian League Premier Division1,25014£5,000£1
FM16 16.0.0English Isthmian League Premier Division1,25014£5,000£1
FM15 15.3.0English Isthmian League First Division North1,25018£0—
FM15 15.0.0English Isthmian League First Division North1,25016£0—
FM14 14.3.0English Isthmian League First Division North1,25017£0—
FM14 14.0.0English Isthmian League First Division North1,25019£0—
FM13 13.3.0——0£0—
FM13 13.0.0English Isthmian League First Division North1,45014£0—
FM12 12.2.0——13£0—
FM12 12.0.0English Isthmian League First Division North90015£0—
FM11 11.0.0English Isthmian League First Division North6003£0—
FM10 10.0.0English Eastern Counties League Premier Division2501£0—