Kidlington F.C.

Kidlington
Full name	Kidlington Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Greens
Founded	1909
Ground	Yarnton Road, Kidlington
Capacity	1,500[1]
Manager	Ady Fuller
League	Southern League Division One Central
2017–18	Southern League Division One West, 12th of 22 (transferred)
Home colours	Away colours

Kidlington Football Club is a football club based in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central and play at Yarnton Road.

History

The club was established in 1909.^[1] They initially played in village leagues and won the Lord Jersey Cup in 1929, beating Fritwell 2–1 in the final.^[2] In 1945 the club joined the Oxford City Junior League, before progressing to the Oxfordshire Senior League in 1951.^[2] They were champions of the league in 1952–53 and moved up to the Hellenic League in 1954.^[3]^[4] When the league gained a second division in 1956, the club were placed in the Premier Division.^[4]

In 1961–62 Kidlington finishing second-from-bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One. They were Division One runners-up in 1963–64, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated again two seasons later. League reorganisation saw them placed in Division One B in 1971–72, before it reverted to a single division the following season.^[4] The club won the Division One Cup in 1974–75,^[3] and after finishing as Division One runners-up in 1978–79, they were promoted back to the Premier Division. However, the club finished bottom of the Premier Division in 1981–82, resulting in relegation to Division One.^[4]

In 2000 Division One was split into regional sections, with Kidlington placed in Division One West. A third-place finish in 2004–05 saw them promoted to the Premier Division. They won the league's Floodlit Cup in 2007–08 and the Supplmentary Cup in 2010–11.^[3] After finishing the 2015–16 season as Premier Division champions, the club were promoted to Division One Central of the Southern League. At the end of the following season they were transferred to Division One West. The club were transferred back to Division One East for the 2018–19 season.

Honours

Hellenic League
- Premier Division champions 2015–16
- Supplementary Cup winners 2010–11
- Floodlit Cup winners 2007–08
- Division One Cup winners 1974–75
Oxfordshire Senior League
- Champions 1952–53
Oxfordshire Intermediate Cup
- Winners 1952–53, 1969–70, 1984–85^[3]
Lord Jersey Cup
- Winners 1928–29

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round 2015–16^[4]
Best FA Trophy performance: Preliminary round, 2015–16^[4]
Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round 1976–77^[4]
Record attendance: 2,000 vs Showbiz XI, friendly match, 1973^[1]

References

1 2 3 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p289 ISBN 978-1869833695
1 2 History Kidlington F.C.
1 2 3 4 Club Honours Kidlington F.C.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kidlington at the Football Club History Database

External links

Official website

Coordinates: 51°49′01.46″N 1°17′23.96″W / 51.8170722°N 1.2899889°W / 51.8170722; -1.2899889

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[NLCD2017-1] 1 2 3 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p289 ISBN 978-1869833695

[H-2] 1 2 History Kidlington F.C.

[Hon-3] 1 2 3 4 Club Honours Kidlington F.C.

[FCHD-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kidlington at the Football Club History Database

2018–19 Southern League
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