Berkhamsted Town F.C.
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| Full name | Berkhamsted Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lilywhites | ||
| Founded | 1919 (as Berkhamsted Comrades) | ||
| Dissolved | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Broadwater | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| 2007–08 | Southern League Division One Midlands, 21st (relegated) | ||
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Berkhamsted Town F.C. was a
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, but was dissolved in January 2009 due to its outstanding debts.[1] Supporters set up a new club, Berkhamsted F.C.
, in the summer of 2009.
History
- 1919 – The club was formed as Berkhamsted Comrades by ex-servicemen. The side played in two leagues, in Division One of the West Herts League and the West Division of the Herts County Leagueat Lower Kings Road.
- 1922 – The club joined Division Two of the Spartan League and changed its name to Berkhamsted Town FC.
- 1927 – Promotion to the top division was won after winning Division 2A and a 4–0 play-off victory against Division 2B winners, Ware
- 1933 – Aston Villa and went on to win seven caps for England.
- 1935 – The club won the Bucks Charity Cup after a 2–0 victory over Maidenhead United in the final.
- 1950 – After finishing runners-up in their division, promotion was won to the Premier Division of the Spartan League.
- 1951 – The club became founder members of the Delphian League. The Herts Charity Shield was shared with Stevenage.
- 1953 – The Herts Senior Cup was won for the first time after St Albans City were beaten 4–2 in the final.
- 1963 – Club finished runners-up in the final season of the Delphian League before it was incorporated into the Athenian League
- 1966 – Due to financial constraints the club resigned and joined the Spartan League instead
- 1980 – Berkhamsted Town won the recently formed championship of the London Spartan League as well as the Herts Charity Shield and St Marys Cup.
- 1983 – The club moves to the re-located Broadwater ground on Lower Kings Road
- 1984 – The club joined the Isthmian League
- 1985 – The last 32 of the Letchworth, Cambridge United and Chesham Unitedin the Herts Charity Shield, Wallspan Floodlit Cup and St Marys Cup respectively.
- 1993 – A third-place finish allowed the Lilywhites to gain promotion to Division One of the Isthmian League
- 1999 – The first ever relegation in the history of club occurred as Berko slipped back down to Division Two
- 2000–01 – The final of the St Helens Town, Brigg Town and gained a two-legged semi-final victory over Bedlington Terriers. In the return match at Broadwater, a new record crowd of 1,542 passed through the turnstiles to witness the 5–1 aggregate scoreline. The successful run in the FA Vase caused a huge backlog of league fixtures and a run of 13 games from the middle of April to end of the season tripped the Lilywhites in their quest for promotion, finishing 2 points adrift in 4th place in Division Two of the Isthmian League.
- 2004–05 – With reorganisation of the non-league pyramid structure taking place, the club switched to the Southern Football League, competing in the Eastern Division.
- 2005–06 – Despite crippling financial troubles, current chairman, Guillermo Ganet, stabilised the club off the field and managed the team to safety in the Eastern Division.
- 2006–07 – With further pyramid restructuring taking place, the club was switched to Leighton Townboss, Paul Burgess took over the Broadwater hot-seat in October 2006 with Tony Duncombe as his assistant.
- 2007–08 – Tony Duncombe becomes 1st team manager. Team finish bottom of the Southern Midlands League and are relegated.
- 2009 – The club is wound up when all attempts to resolve its debts are reported to have failed.
Major honours
- 2002–03 – Herts Senior Cup Winners
- 2000–01 – FA Vase Runners-up
- 1979–80 – London Spartan League Premier Division Champions
- 1952–53 – Herts Senior Cup Winners
- 1926–27 – Spartan League Division 2A Champions
Club records
- Best League Position: – 7th Isthmian Division One North 2002–03
- Best FA Cup Performance: – 3rd Qualifying Round 2001–02, 1992–93, 1987–88
- Best FA Trophy Performance: – 3rd Round 1997–98
- Best FA Vase Performance: – Runners-up 2000–01
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
References
- ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
External links
- A Guide to Old Hertfordshire (Pictures of former Berkhamsted Football Club in 1900)