High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saffron Walden Town F.C. is a football club based in Saffron Walden, England. They currently play in Division One of the Eastern Counties League.The club was established as Saffron Walden in 1872 and are the oldest senior football club in Essex. They entered theFA Cup in 1876-77, but withdrew after being drawn against holders Wanderers as they could not afford to travel. Two years later they made their first appearance, winning 5-0 to Upton Park in the first round.The club moved to the Essex & Suffolk Border League and the North Essex League, before joining the Spartan League in 1933. In 1936-37 they won Division Two.