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title="Cardington, Bedfordshire">Cardington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bedford" title="Bedford">Bedford</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Capacity</th><td class="infobox-data">3,000 (300 seated)<sup id="cite_ref-NLCD_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLCD-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Jon Taylor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Adrian Brown</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Manager</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Lee Bircham</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" title="Southern Football League">Southern League</a> Premier Division Central</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Southern_Football_League" title="2023–24 Southern Football League">2023–24</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" title="Southern Football League">Southern League</a> Division One Central, 2nd of 19 (promoted via play-offs)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bedfordeagles.net">bedfordeagles.net</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #D3D3D3;" colspan="2"> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding:0"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #0000FF;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Kit_left_arm_whiteshoulders.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/47px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/62px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #0000FF;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Kit_body_whiteshoulders.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #0000FF;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Kit_right_arm_whiteshoulders.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #0000FF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #0000FF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Kit_(association_football)" title="Kit (association football)">Home colours</a></b></div> </div></td><td style="padding:0"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFF00;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Kit_left_arm_blackshoulders.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/47px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/62px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFF00;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Kit_body_blackshoulders.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFF00;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Kit_right_arm_blackshoulders.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #FFFF00"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #FFFF00"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Away_colours" title="Away colours">Away colours</a></b></div> </div></td><td style="padding:0"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #c10541;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/47px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/62px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #c10541;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Kit_body_whitestar.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #c10541;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #c10541"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #c10541"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Third_jersey" title="Third jersey">Third colours</a></b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Soccerball_current_event.svg/33px-Soccerball_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Soccerball_current_event.svg/50px-Soccerball_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Soccerball_current_event.svg/66px-Soccerball_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Southern_Football_League#Premier_Division_Central" title="2024–25 Southern Football League">Current season</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bedford Town Football Club</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> club based in the <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Bedford" title="Borough of Bedford">Borough of Bedford</a>, England. The club are currently members of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" title="Southern Football League">Southern League</a> Premier Division Central and play at the Eyrie in <a href="/wiki/Cardington,_Bedfordshire" title="Cardington, Bedfordshire">Cardington</a>, a village on the outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Bedford" title="Bedford">Bedford</a>. They are full members of <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">the Football Association</a> and affiliated to the <a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire_County_Football_Association" title="Bedfordshire County Football Association">Bedfordshire County Football Association</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-war">Pre-war</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-war"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Bedford Town Football Club was in existence by 1884, although it changed its name to Bedford Association in 1887.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As there were no leagues at the time, the club played friendly matches in cups, including the Kettering Charity Cup and the Luton Charity Cup, before disappearing in 1891.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name Bedford Town reappeared in 1894 when Swifts, a club founded in 1890, were renamed.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They absorbed Bedford Rovers in 1896, and although local leagues had been formed, the club continued to play only cup matches and friendlies.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the club disappeared around the turn of the century.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 July 1908 a new Bedford Town was formed at the Association Rooms on Harpur Street.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They joined Division One of the <a href="/wiki/United_Counties_League" title="United Counties League">Northamptonshire League</a>, finishing bottom of the table in their first two seasons, but avoiding relegation to Division Two.<sup id="cite_ref-NLM1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLM1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They went on to finish as runners-up for three consecutive seasons between 1911–12 and 1913–14 before the league closed down due to <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NLM1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLM1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also won the <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Senior_Cup" title="Northamptonshire Senior Cup">Northamptonshire Senior Cup</a> in 1912–13.<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the war the club continued in the league, finishing as Division One runners-up in 1929–30 before winning the title in 1930–31. The following season saw them finish in second place again, after which they won back-to-back titles in 1932–33 and 1933–34.<sup id="cite_ref-NLM1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLM1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league was then renamed the <a href="/wiki/United_Counties_League" title="United Counties League">United Counties League</a>, with Bedford finishing as runners-up in 1934–35 and reaching the first round of the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> for the first time, losing 3–2 at home to <a href="/wiki/Dartford_F.C." title="Dartford F.C.">Dartford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They finished as runners-up again in 1936–37, remaining in the league until <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NLM2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLM2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southern_League_and_cup_success">Southern League and cup success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Southern League and cup success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1945 Bedford joined the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" title="Southern Football League">Southern League</a>. They reached the first round of the FA Cup several times in the early 1950s, losing 2–0 at <a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a> in <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_FA_Cup" title="1951–52 FA Cup">1951–52</a>, 4–0 at <a href="/wiki/Weymouth_F.C." title="Weymouth F.C.">Weymouth</a> in <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_FA_Cup" title="1953–54 FA Cup">1953–54</a> and 2–0 at <a href="/wiki/Dorchester_Town_F.C." title="Dorchester Town F.C.">Dorchester Town</a> in <a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_FA_Cup" title="1954–55 FA Cup">1954–55</a>. In 1955 they applied for <a href="/wiki/Re-election_(Football_League)" title="Re-election (Football League)">election</a> to the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a> after <a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_Southern_Football_League" title="1954–55 Southern Football League">finishing eighteenth</a> in the Southern League, but received no votes. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_FA_Cup" title="1955–56 FA Cup">1955–56 season</a> saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup again, and for the first time they progressed to the next round after beating <a href="/wiki/Leyton_F.C." title="Leyton F.C.">Leyton</a> 3–0. The second round saw them defeat Football League opposition for the first time as they won 3–2 against <a href="/wiki/Watford_F.C." title="Watford F.C.">Watford</a>, before being drawn against <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> in the third round. The first match at <a href="/wiki/Highbury_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Highbury Stadium">Highbury</a> ended 2–2, with Arsenal winning the replay 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They applied for election to the Football League again following a <a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Southern_Football_League" title="1955–56 Southern Football League">third-place finish</a> in the Southern League, but again failed to receive a vote. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Southern_Football_League" title="1956–57 Southern Football League">following season</a> the club again beat Football League opposition in the FA Cup, defeating <a href="/wiki/Norwich_City_F.C." title="Norwich City F.C.">Norwich City</a> 4–2 at <a href="/wiki/Carrow_Road" title="Carrow Road">Carrow Road</a> before losing 1–0 at <a href="/wiki/Reading_F.C." title="Reading F.C.">Reading</a>. They finished as runners-up in both 1956–57 and <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Southern_Football_League" title="1957–58 Southern Football League">1957–58</a>, again applying unsuccessfully for Football League membership, although they received one vote in 1957 and two in 1958. The Southern League was split into North-West and South-East divisions for the <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Southern_Football_League" title="1958–59 Southern Football League">1958–59 season</a>, with Bedford winning the South-East section and going on to beat North-West champions <a href="/wiki/Hereford_United_F.C." title="Hereford United F.C.">Hereford United</a> 2–1 in a championship play-off at <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Street" title="Edgar Street">Edgar Street</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite winning the Southern League, they failed to receive a single vote in the 1959 Football League elections. </p><p>The following season saw further league re-organisation, with Bedford placed in the new Premier Division;<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> their FA Cup campaign ended with a 4–0 first round defeat at home to <a href="/wiki/Gillingham_F.C." title="Gillingham F.C.">Gillingham</a>. However, the mid-1960s was an extremely successful period for the club in the cup; in <a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_FA_Cup" title="1962–63 FA Cup">1962–63</a> they reached the second round where they were again beaten by Gillingham, this time away. The <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_FA_Cup" title="1963–64 FA Cup">following season</a> saw them beat non-League opposition in the first and second round before being drawn against Second Division <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a> in the third round. A trip to <a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Park" title="St James' Park">St James' Park</a> resulted in a 2–1 win for Bedford, before they were defeated 3–0 by <a href="/wiki/Carlisle_United_F.C." title="Carlisle United F.C.">Carlisle United</a> in the fourth round in front of a then-record crowd of 17,858.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club were prevented from applying for Football League membership that year as they had signed players from the league without paying transfer fees.<sup id="cite_ref-DT_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_FA_Cup" title="1965–66 FA Cup">1965–66</a> season saw them reach the fourth round again, beating <a href="/wiki/Exeter_City_F.C." title="Exeter City F.C.">Exeter City</a> 2–1 in the first round, <a href="/wiki/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C." title="Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.">Brighton & Hove Albion</a> 2–1 in a second replay in the second round. Hereford United were then defeated 2–1 in the third round, before a fourth round tie saw them lose 3–0 at home to <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a> in front of a record crowd of 18,407.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another cup run in <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_FA_Cup" title="1966–67 FA Cup">1966–67</a> resulted in a second round win over <a href="/wiki/Oxford_United_F.C." title="Oxford United F.C.">Oxford United</a> before a 6–2 defeat at home to <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_United_F.C." title="Peterborough United F.C.">Peterborough United</a> in the third round.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, that season saw them finish second-from-bottom in <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Southern_Football_League" title="1966–67 Southern Football League">the league</a>, resulting in relegation to Division One. The <a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Southern_Football_League" title="1967–68 Southern Football League">following season</a> saw them promoted in third place, but they were relegated again in <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_Southern_Football_League" title="1968–69 Southern Football League">1968–69</a>. However, a second immediate return to the top division was secured when they won Division One in <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Southern_Football_League" title="1969–70 Southern Football League">1969–70</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bedford were relegated again at the end of the <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Southern_Football_League" title="1973–74 Southern Football League">1973–74 season</a>, but won Division One North at the <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Southern_Football_League" title="1974–75 Southern Football League">first attempt</a> to return to the Premier Division, also reaching the semi-finals of the <a href="/wiki/FA_Trophy" title="FA Trophy">FA Trophy</a>, eventually losing 6–2 on aggregate to <a href="/wiki/Scarborough_F.C." title="Scarborough F.C.">Scarborough</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club had continued to apply for Football League membership every season between 1965 and 1973, and after a hiatus in 1974, made their eighteenth and final bid for Football League membership in 1975, but were again unsuccessful, leaving them with the second-highest number of unsuccessful applications after Yeovil Town.<sup id="cite_ref-DT_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An FA Cup first round appearance in <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_FA_Cup" title="1975–76 FA Cup">1975–76</a> resulted in defeat to <a href="/wiki/Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wycombe Wanderers F.C.">Wycombe Wanderers</a> in a second replay.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">1977–78 season</a> resulted in another relegation to Division One North. League reorganisation in 1979 saw them placed in the Midland Division. They reached the first round of the FA Cup for a thirteenth time in <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_FA_Cup" title="1981–82 FA Cup">1981–82</a>, losing 2–0 at <a href="/wiki/Wimbledon_F.C." title="Wimbledon F.C.">Wimbledon</a>. However, the club was disbanded at the end of the season after their lease at Queens Park was terminated and a planned new stadium at Barkers Lane fell through.<sup id="cite_ref-H_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1989_re-establishment">1989 re-establishment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1989 re-establishment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The club were reformed in 1989,<sup id="cite_ref-H_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and joined Division One of the <a href="/wiki/South_Midlands_League" title="South Midlands League">South Midlands League</a> for the 1991–92 season. After finishing fourth in their first season, they won Division One in 1992–93, before going on to win the Premier Division the following season, earning promotion to Division Three of the <a href="/wiki/Isthmian_League" title="Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A third-place finish in their <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Isthmian_League" title="1994–95 Isthmian League">first season</a> in the league saw them promoted to Division Two. In <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Isthmian_League" title="1998–99 Isthmian League">1998–99</a> they were Division Two champions, earning promotion to Division One, and after finishing as runners-up in <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Isthmian_League" title="2000–01 Isthmian League">2000–01</a>, were promoted to the Premier Division.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_FA_Cup" title="2001–02 FA Cup">following season</a> saw their first appearance in the FA Cup first round since reforming and resulted in a 2–1 defeat at Peterborough United in a replay. </p><p>After finishing fifteenth in <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Isthmian_League" title="2003–04 Isthmian League">2003–04</a> Bedford entered the play-offs for the final positions in the newly created <a href="/wiki/National_League_North" title="National League North">Conference North</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_League_South" title="National League South">South</a>. They beat <a href="/wiki/Hitchin_Town_F.C." title="Hitchin Town F.C.">Hitchin Town</a> 3–1 in the semi-finals, but lost the final 5–4 to <a href="/wiki/St_Albans_City_F.C." title="St Albans City F.C.">St Albans City</a>. Instead, the club was transferred to the Premier Division of the Southern League for the 2004–05 season. A fifth-place finish in <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Southern_Football_League" title="2005–06 Southern Football League">2005–06</a> saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs. Following a 1–0 win at <a href="/wiki/Bath_City_F.C." title="Bath City F.C.">Bath City</a> in the semi-finals, they beat <a href="/wiki/Chippenham_Town_F.C." title="Chippenham Town F.C.">Chippenham Town</a> 3–2 in the final to earn promotion to the Conference South.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, they lasted only one season, <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Football_Conference" title="2006–07 Football Conference">finishing bottom</a> of the division, and were relegated back to the Southern League.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Southern_Football_League" title="2013–14 Southern Football League">2013–14 season</a> saw Bedford finish second-bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation to Division One Central.<sup id="cite_ref-FCHD_5-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Southern_Football_League" title="2021–22 Southern Football League">2021–22</a> the club were Division One Central champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division Central. However, they finished bottom of the division the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Southern_Football_League" title="2022–23 Southern Football League">following season</a> and were relegated back to Division One Central. They were runners-up in Division One Central in <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Southern_Football_League" title="2023–24 Southern Football League">2023–24</a>; in the subsequent play-offs they defeated <a href="/wiki/Ware_F.C." title="Ware F.C.">Ware</a> 2–1 in the semi-finals and beat <a href="/wiki/Waltham_Abbey_F.C." title="Waltham Abbey F.C.">Waltham Abbey</a> 2–1 in the final to secure promotion to the Premier Division Central. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ground">Ground</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ground"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original Bedford Town played at London Road in 1886, before playing most of its matches at <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Park,_Bedford" title="Bedford Park, Bedford">Bedford Park</a> between 1887 and 1890.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They then moved to a ground located off London Road.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After being reformed in 1908, the club started playing at a site off London Road, before moving to the <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Football_Ground_(Bedford)" title="Queens Park Football Ground (Bedford)">Queens Park football ground</a> in <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park,_Bedford" title="Queens Park, Bedford">Queens Park</a> during October.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pitch was originally between Havelock Street and Lawrence Street, before they moved to one at the end of Nelson Street.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were initially no spectator facilities, with <a href="/wiki/Duckboards" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckboards">duckboards</a> only put down in November 1911.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> the ground was used by the Army, and it was still in use in 1919 when the club started playing again. As a result, they played on the playing fields of County School until being able to return to Queens Park in December 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The club started to develop the ground in the 1920s, with banking created and a new 300-seat stand installed on the western side of the ground in 1922 at a cost of £250.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the extension of the roof, the seating capacity was later increased to about 400.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, players still changed in the nearby Horse and Groom pub. A covered terrace was installed in 1930 and dressing rooms built the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another covered stand was installed at the Ford End Road end of the ground in 1935, which was replaced by a more modern stand in 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The capacity had reached at least 6,000, and a new record attendance of 5,667 was set for the FA Cup match against Dartford in 1934–35.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The roof of the stand built in 1930 was destroyed in late 1938 and was replaced by the start of the 1939–40 season.<sup id="cite_ref-G_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further ground developments in the 1950s raised the capacity to 18,500,<sup id="cite_ref-G2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the record attendance of 18,407 set for an FA Cup game against <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a> in 1965–66.<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1982 the club's lease on Queens Park was terminated and after a proposed new ground in the Barkers Lane area failed to come to fruition, the club folded.<sup id="cite_ref-H_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the club re-formed in 1989, they initially played on public pitches in Queens Park, before finding a site in Cardington to build a new ground. The New Eyrie opened on 6 August 1993 with a friendly match against Peterborough United attracting what remains the ground's record attendance of 3,000.<sup id="cite_ref-H_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NLCD2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLCD2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a capacity of 3,000, of which 300 is seated and 1,000 covered.<sup id="cite_ref-NLCD2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLCD2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ground is located next to McMullen Park, the home ground of local rivals <a href="/wiki/Real_Bedford_F.C." title="Real Bedford F.C.">Real Bedford</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_staff">Coaching staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFF; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col">Position </th> <th style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFF; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col">Player </th></tr> <tr> <td>Manager </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Bircham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee Bircham (page does not exist)">Lee Bircham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Manager </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> Tony Joyce </td></tr> <tr> <td>First Team Coach </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Pateman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sam Pateman (page does not exist)">Sam Pateman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Physio </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> Jazzy Dolby </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Southern League</b> <ul><li>Champions 1958–59</li> <li>South East Division champions 1958–59</li> <li>Division One champions 1969–70</li> <li>Division One North champions 1974–75</li> <li>Division One Central champions 2021–22</li> <li>League Cup winners 1980–81</li></ul></li> <li><b>Isthmian League</b> <ul><li>Division Two champions 1998–99</li> <li>Vandanel Trophy winners 1997–98<sup id="cite_ref-H_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>South Midlands League</b> <ul><li>Premier Division champions 1993–94</li> <li>Division One champions 1992–93</li></ul></li> <li><b>United Counties League</b> <ul><li>Division One champions 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34</li> <li>War League champions 1939–40</li></ul></li> <li><b>Eastern Professional Floodlit Competition</b> <ul><li>Champions 1970–71</li></ul></li> <li><b>Northamptonshire Senior Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners 1912–13</li></ul></li> <li><b>Bedfordshire Premier Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners 1924–25, 1926–27, 1928–29<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Bedfordshire Professional Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Huntingdonshire Premier Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1966–67<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Bedfordshire Invitation Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners 1938–39, 1953–54<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>North Bedfordshire Charity Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners 1910–11<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Best <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> performance: Fourth round, 1963–64, 1965–66</li> <li>Best <a href="/wiki/FA_Trophy" title="FA Trophy">FA Trophy</a> performance: Semi-finals, 1974–75</li> <li>Best <a href="/wiki/FA_Vase" title="FA Vase">FA Vase</a> performance: Fifth round, 1998–99</li> <li>Most appearances: David Skinn<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Most goals in a match: Joe Chamberlain, 9 goals vs Rushden Fosse, December 1911<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Biggest win: 9–0 vs <a href="/wiki/Weymouth_F.C." title="Weymouth F.C.">Weymouth</a>, Southern League, 1954–55; vs <a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole</a>, 1958–59;<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> vs Ickleford, vs Cardington<sup id="cite_ref-NLCD2_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLCD2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Heaviest defeat: 10–0 vs <a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Tydfil_F.C." title="Merthyr Tydfil F.C.">Merthyr Tydfil</a>, 1950–51; vs <a href="/wiki/Yeovil_Town_F.C." title="Yeovil Town F.C.">Yeovil Town</a>, 1960–61<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Record attendance: <ul><li>At Queens Park: 18,407 vs <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a>, FA Cup, 1965–66<sup id="cite_ref-Hon_4-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>At the New Eyrie: 3,000 vs Peterborough United, friendly match, 6 August 1993<sup id="cite_ref-NLCD2_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLCD2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Bedford_Town_F.C._players" title="Category:Bedford Town F.C. players">Bedford Town F.C. players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Bedford_Town_F.C._managers" title="Category:Bedford Town F.C. managers">Bedford Town F.C. managers</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Town_F.C.&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="#cite_ref-H1_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H1_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H1_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H1_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H1_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H1_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxvbGRlYWdsZXNwaWNzfGd4Ojc5ZTYwMmZjYThhMjAwNzU">Earliest days, before 1908</a> Bedford Old Eagles</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NLM1-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NLM1_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NLM1_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NLM1_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_M/NorL95.html">Northamptonshire League 1895–1934</a> Non-League Matters</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hon-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hon_4-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sites.google.com/site/bedfordoldeagles/the-rest/records-for-best-years">Records, 1908–82</a> Bedford Old Eagles</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FCHD-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCHD_5-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fchd.info/BEDFORDT.HTM">Bedford Town</a> at the <i>Football Club History Database</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NLM2-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NLM2_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthA/UCL34.html">United Counties League 1934–1970</a> Non-League Matters</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.evostikleaguesouthern.co.uk/champions-locking-horns-in-decider-36168">Champions Locking Horns In Decider</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170903165403/http://www.evostikleaguesouthern.co.uk/champions-locking-horns-in-decider-36168">Archived</a> 3 September 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Southern League</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-DT-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-DT_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DT_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Dave Twydell (2001) <i>Denied F.C.: The Football League election struggles</i>, Yore Publications, pp42–43, 182</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-H-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-H_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-H_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bedfordtownfootballclub/a/club-history-32812.html">History of Bedford Town FC</a> Bedford Town F.C.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-G-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G_10-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxvbGRlYWdsZXNwaWNzfGd4OjYyNzZiNTRjNjMxYmI3YmM">Bedford Town Grounds, 1908–39</a> Bedford Old Eagles</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-G2-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-G2_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sites.google.com/site/bedfordoldeagles/the-rest/ground-photos">The Eyrie in photographs</a> Bedford Old Eagles</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NLCD2-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NLCD2_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NLCD2_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NLCD2_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NLCD2_12-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) <i>Non-League Club Directory 2013</i>, p452 <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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style="width:1%">2024–25<br />clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Premier<br />Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A.F.C._Sudbury" title="A.F.C. Sudbury">AFC Sudbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_Telford_United" title="AFC Telford United">AFC Telford United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alvechurch_F.C." title="Alvechurch F.C.">Alvechurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banbury_United_F.C." title="Banbury United F.C.">Banbury United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barwell_F.C." title="Barwell F.C.">Barwell</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bedford Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biggleswade_Town_F.C." title="Biggleswade Town F.C.">Biggleswade Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop%27s_Stortford_F.C." title="Bishop's Stortford F.C.">Bishop's Stortford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_Sporting_F.C." title="Bromsgrove Sporting F.C.">Bromsgrove Sporting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halesowen_Town_F.C." title="Halesowen Town F.C.">Halesowen Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harborough_Town_F.C." title="Harborough Town F.C.">Harborough Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hitchin_Town_F.C." title="Hitchin Town F.C.">Hitchin Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kettering_Town_F.C." title="Kettering Town F.C.">Kettering Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leiston_F.C." title="Leiston F.C.">Leiston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowestoft_Town_F.C." title="Lowestoft Town F.C.">Lowestoft Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redditch_United_F.C." title="Redditch United F.C.">Redditch United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royston_Town_F.C." title="Royston Town F.C.">Royston Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spalding_United_F.C." title="Spalding United F.C.">Spalding United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamford_A.F.C." title="Stamford A.F.C.">Stamford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Ives_Town_F.C." title="St Ives Town F.C.">St Ives Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_F.C." title="Stourbridge F.C.">Stourbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stratford_Town_F.C." title="Stratford Town F.C.">Stratford Town</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Premier<br />South</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A.F.C._Totton" title="A.F.C. 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href="/wiki/Marlow_F.C." title="Marlow F.C.">Marlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Town_F.C." title="Merthyr Town F.C.">Merthyr Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Parkway_F.C." title="Plymouth Parkway F.C.">Plymouth Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholing_F.C." title="Sholing F.C.">Sholing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Supermarine_F.C." title="Swindon Supermarine F.C.">Swindon Supermarine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taunton_Town_F.C." title="Taunton Town F.C.">Taunton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiverton_Town_F.C." title="Tiverton Town F.C.">Tiverton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walton_%26_Hersham_F.C." title="Walton & Hersham F.C.">Walton & Hersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wimborne_Town_F.C." title="Wimborne Town F.C.">Wimborne Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester_City_F.C." title="Winchester City F.C.">Winchester City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFC_Dunstable" title="AFC Dunstable">AFC Dunstable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aylesbury_United_F.C." title="Aylesbury United F.C.">Aylesbury United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barton_Rovers_F.C." title="Barton Rovers F.C.">Barton Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaconsfield_Town_F.C." title="Beaconsfield Town F.C.">Beaconsfield Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkhamsted_F.C." title="Berkhamsted F.C.">Berkhamsted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biggleswade_F.C." title="Biggleswade F.C.">Biggleswade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enfield_F.C." title="Enfield F.C.">Enfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flackwell_Heath_F.C." title="Flackwell Heath F.C.">Flackwell Heath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hadley_F.C." title="Hadley F.C.">Hadley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertford_Town_F.C." title="Hertford Town F.C.">Hertford Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidlington_F.C." title="Kidlington F.C.">Kidlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Langley_F.C." title="Kings Langley F.C.">King's Langley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leighton_Town_F.C." title="Leighton Town F.C.">Leighton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leverstock_Green_F.C." title="Leverstock Green F.C.">Leverstock Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Leigh_F.C." title="North Leigh F.C.">North Leigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwood_F.C." title="Northwood F.C.">Northwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Bedford_F.C." title="Real Bedford F.C.">Real Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stotfold_F.C." title="Stotfold F.C.">Stotfold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thame_United_F.C." title="Thame United F.C.">Thame United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ware_F.C." title="Ware F.C.">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welwyn_Garden_City_F.C." title="Welwyn Garden City F.C.">Welwyn Garden City</a></li></ul> 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