Milton Keynes Irish F.C.

The club were established as Buckingham Town 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.

The club was renamed Milton Keynes Robins in January 2019.[5] In May 2020 the club merged with Unite MK and Milton Keynes Irish Veterans and was renamed Milton Keynes Irish.[6]

The club played at Ford Meadow from 1883 until being evicted at the end of the 2010–11 season.[7][8] 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.[8]

• 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

• 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[9]
• Record transfer fee paid: £7,000 to Wealdstone for Steve Jenkins, 1992[9]

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

• Official website