Buckingham Town F.C.

Buckingham Town
Full name Buckingham Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Robins
Founded 1883
Ground Manor Fields, Milton Keynes
League Spartan South Midlands League Division One
2017–18 United Counties League Division One, 7th of 20 (transferred)

Buckingham Town Football Club is a football club based in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One and play at Manor Fields.

History

The club were established in 1883, playing their first match against Banbury United.[1] They won the Aylesbury & District League in 1902–03 and 1936–37 and the North Bucks League in 1924–25, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1948–49 and 1949–50.[1] They were founder members of the Hellenic League in 1953, but left after only four seasons.[2] They won the Aylesbury & District League again in 1967–68.[1]

Buckingham joined Division One of the South Midlands League in 1971,[3] where they played until joining Division Two of the United Counties League in 1974. Their first season in the league saw them finish second, earning promotion to Division One. After finishing as Division One runners-up in 1975–76, the club secured a second successive promotion, moving up to the Premier Division.[2] They were Premier Division champions and Knockout Cup winners in 1983–84, and the following season they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first (and to date only) time in their history, losing 2–0 at home to Orient.

In 1985–86 Buckingham won the Premier Division again and were promoted to the Midland Division of the Southern League. After being transferred to the Southern Division in 1988, they won the division in 1990–91, but were not promoted as their ground failed to meet the standards required. They were moved back to the Midland Division in 1994, but returned to the Southern Division in 1996. However, after finishing bottom of the division in 1996–97, they were relegated back to the Premier Division of the United Counties League. The 2006–07 season saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation to Division One. The club announced that they were folding at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4] However, the decision was later reversed.

Ground

The club played at Ford Meadow from 1883 until being evicted at the end of the 2010–11 season.[5][6] They then played at the Winslow Centre in Winslow for the 2011–12 season, before moving to Manor Fields in the Bletchley area of Milton Keynes.[6]

Honours

  • Southern League
    • Southern Division champions 1990–91
  • United Counties League
    • Premier Division champions 1983–84, 1985–86
    • Knockout Cup winners 1983–84
  • Aylesbury & District League
    • Champions 1902–03, 1936–37, 1967–68
  • North Bucks League
    • Champions 1924–25, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1948–49, 1949–50

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: First round, 1984–85[2]
  • Best FA Trophy performance: First qualifying round, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97[2]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 1990–91, 1992–93[2]
  • Record transfer fee received: £1,000 from Kettering Town for Terry Stevens[7]
  • Record transfer fee paid: £7,000 to Wealdstone for Steve Jenkins, 1992[7]

See also

  • Buckingham Town F.C. players
  • Buckingham Town F.C. managers

References

  1. 1 2 3 History Buckingham Town F.C.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Buckingham Town at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ South Midlands League 1966-1983 Non-League Matters
  4. ↑ BREAKING: Sad news as Buckingham Town Football Club are forced to fold Buckingham Today, 3 May 2018
  5. ↑ Arsonists reignite discussion over future of ground Buckingham Today, 6 February 2015
  6. 1 2 Good and bad news for Buckingham United Counties League
  7. 1 2 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p797 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0

Coordinates: 51°59′45″N 0°42′43″W / 51.995742°N 0.71205944°W / 51.995742; -0.71205944

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