Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.
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| Full name | Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Tudors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1885 (as Apsley) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Vauxhall Road Hemel Hempstead |
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| Capacity | tbc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Dave Boggins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Steve Bateman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Southern League Premier Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Southern League Western Division, 4th |
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Hemel Hempstead Town are a football club based in Hemel Hempstead, currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division. They are known as the Tudors and play their games at Vauxhall Road. They are managed by Steve Bateman.
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[edit] History
The club was formed in 1885 as Apsley F.C. and first played in the West Herts League, before joining the Herts County League in 1899. They played in this league off and on until 1952 when they joined the Delphian League, by which time they had changed their name to Hemel Hempstead F.C.
In 1955 the name was changed once again to Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. In 1962, with the dissolution of the Delphian League, the club joined the Athenian League in its new Division Two. They were promoted twice in consecutive seasons to reach the Premier Division but by 1969 had dropped back to Division Two. In 1971 the club merged with Hemel Hempstead United, with the merged club reverting to being called simply Hemel Hempstead.
In 1977 the Tudors joined the Isthmian League, where they were to play for over 25 years. They found success hard to come by in this league, even dropping to Division Three for one season, but since the arrival of new chairman Dave Boggins in 1997 their fortunes have improved. In 1997-98 the club won the Isthmian League Division Three title, followed by the Division Two title in 1999-00, although in the latter instance they were not promoted due to ground grading issues. Nonetheless, a sixth-place finish in what was now Division One North in 2003-04 was enough to secure a place in the Southern League Premier Division after the reorganisation caused by the creation of Conference South, and the club continues to play in that division to this day.
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 19th in Southern League Premier Division, 2004-05
- Best FA Cup performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 2006-07
- Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd qualifying round, 2006-07
- Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round, 1999-00, 2000-01
[edit] Sources
- Hemel Hempstead Town at the Football Club History Database
- Hemel Hempstead at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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