Biggleswade Town F.C.

Biggleswade Town

Full name

Biggleswade Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Waders

Founded

1874

Ground

Carlsberg Stadium, Biggleswade

Capacity

3,000 (300 seated)^[1]

Chairman

Maurice Dorrington

Manager

Chris Nunn

League

Southern League Premier Division

2015–16

Southern League Premier Division, 14th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Biggleswade Town Football Club is a football club based in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at the Carlsberg Stadium.

History

The club were established in 1874 as Biggleswade, later becoming known as Biggleswade & District, and played only friendlies and cup matches until the late 1890s.^[2] In 1902 they were founder members of the Biggleswade and District League, and were its first champions, also winning the Bedfordshire Senior Cup that year.^[3] The club went on to win the league twice more before World War I, also playing in the Bedford & District League between 1909 and 1912 and winning one title.^[2]^[3]

In 1920 the club joined the Northamptonshire League, which became the United Counties League in 1934, and won the Bedfordshire Premier Cup in 1922–23 and 1927–28.^[4] After World War II the club adopted its current name and joined the Spartan League in 1945. They returned to the UCL in 1951, before switching to the Eastern Counties League in 1955. During their time in the ECL they set the record for biggest away win with a 12–0 victory over Newmarket Town. In 1963 they returned to the UCL due to the increasing transport costs.^[2] In 1975–76 they finished bottom of the Premier Division, and were relegated to Division One.

In 1980 they joined the Premier Division of the South Midlands League.^[5] They were relegated to Division One in 1983, but were promoted back to the Premier Division in 1987. When the Spartan and South Midlands leagues merged to form the Spartan South Midlands League in 1997 the club were placed in the Premier Division North. The following season they were placed in the Senior Division, and after finishing fifth, were promoted to the Premier Division.

In 2007–08 they won the Bedfordshire Premier Cup for a third time, beating Luton Town 3–2 in the final. The following season they won the league title, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the Southern League. In 2010 the division was renamed Division One Central, and the 2010–11 season saw Biggleswade finish fourth, qualifying for the promotion play-offs and losing 2–0 to Daventry Town in the semi-finals.^[6] In 2012–13 they finished fourth again, and in the subsequently play-offs they beat Godalming Town 2–1 in the semi-finals and Rugby Town 3–1 to earn promotion to the Premier Division.^[5] In 2014–15 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 4–1 at Stourbridge.^[5]

Season-by-season record

Season	League	Position	Leading league scorer	FA Cup	FA Trophy	FA Vase
2004–05	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	10/20		–	–	Second qualifying round
2005–06	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	15/20		–	–	Second qualifying round
2006–07	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	18/21		Preliminary round	–	Second qualifying round
2007–08	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	3/22		Extra preliminary round	–	Second qualifying round
2008–09	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	1/21		Extra preliminary round	–	Quarter finals
2009–10	Southern League Division One Midlands	12/22		Preliminary round	First qualifying round	–
2010–11	Southern League Division One Central	4/22		First qualifying round	First qualifying round	–
2011–12	Southern League Division One Central	8/22		Second qualifying round	First qualifying round	–
2012–13	Southern League Division One Central	4/22		First qualifying round	Preliminary round	–
2013–14	Southern League Premier Division	9/23	Sam Reed (18)	First round	First qualifying round	–
2014–15	Southern League Premier Division	19/23	Kelvin Bossman (11)	Third qualifying round	Second qualifying round	–
2015–16	Southern League Premier Division	14/24	Inih Effiong (15)	Second qualifying round	First qualifying round	–

Ground

The Main Stand, July 2015

The club originally played at the Fairfield Road ground, which was shared with a local cricket club. A wooden stand was erected in the 1920s, and for several years had an Anderson shelter on either side.^[7] Floodlights were installed in 1989,^[3] and the wooden stand was demolished after being condemned in the 1990s. In 2006 the club left Fairfield Road and groundshared with Bedford United & Valerio whilst a new ground was built on Langford Road.

The Carlsberg Stadium was opened for the start of the 2008–09 season, with the first game on 13 August 2008 between Biggleswade Town and Hertford Town resulting in a 1–0 for the home team.^[8] The ground has a capacity of 3,000, of which 300 is seated.^[1]

Honours

United Counties League
- Premier Division Cup winners 1973–74
- Division One cup winners 1963–64, 1979–80
- Division One Cup winners 1979–80
South Midlands League
- Premier Division Cup winners 1991–92
- League Challenge Trophy winners 1992–93
- Floodlit Cup winners 1995–96, 2002–03
Spartan South Midlands League
- Premier Division champions 2008–09
Biggleswade & District League
- Champions 1902–03
Bedfordshire Premier Cup
- Winners 1922–23, 1927–28, 2007–08
Bedfordshire Senior Cup
- Winners 1902–03, 1907–08, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1973–74
Huntingdonshire Premier Cup
- Winners 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03

Records

Best FA Cup performance: First round, 2013–14^[5]
Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 1974–75, 2014–15^[5]
Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 2008–09^[5]

References

1 2 Biggleswade Town Non League Club Directory
1 2 3 Blakeman, M (2010) The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II ISBN 978-1-908037-02-2
1 2 3 History Biggleswade Town F.C.
↑ Club honours Biggleswade Town FC
1 2 3 4 5 6 Biggleswade Town at the Football Club History Database
↑ 2010-11 Southern League Football Club History Database
↑ Biggleswade Town Pyramid Passion
↑ Picture Tour Biggleswade Town FC

External links

Southern League

Premier Division	Banbury United Basingstoke Town Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Hayes and Yeading United Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Langley King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Redditch United Slough Town St Ives Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Dunstable Arlesey Town Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Farnborough Fleet Town Hanwell Town Histon Kempston Rovers Kidlington Marlow Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Didcot Town Evesham United Hereford Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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Coordinates: 52°04′36.61″N 0°16′0.95″W / 52.0768361°N 0.2669306°W / 52.0768361; -0.2669306

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Biggleswade Town F.C.

History

Season-by-season record

Ground

Honours

Records

See also

References

External links