Hungerford Town F.C.

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Hungerford Town
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Full nameHungerford Town fc Football Club
Nickname(s)The Crusaders
Founded1886
GroundBulpit Lane, Hungerford
Capacity2,500 (170 seated) [1]
ChairmanCris Bowden
ManagerDanny Robinson
League Southern League Premier Division South
2023–24 Southern League Premier Division South, 8th of 22
Website http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hungerfordtownfc

Hungerford Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hungerford, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association, they are currently members of and play at Bulpit Lane.

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History

The club was established in 1886, initially playing friendlies as there were no local league or cup competitions. [2] After two practice matches in October 1886, the first game against another club was played on 6 November, a 6–2 defeat to Earley. [3] In 1904–05 they won their first honours, the Newbury Challenge Cup, by beating Newbury Union Jack 2–1 in the final. [2] They won the trophy again in 1908–09 with a 2–1 win over Thatcham in the final. [2] The club was now playing in the Hungerford League, but later joined the Newbury League. They won the Newbury League in 1912–13, retaining the title the following season. [2] After World War I the club won the title again in 1919–20 and for a fourth time in 1921–22. [2] They later joined the Swindon & District League. [1]

In 1958 Hungerford moved up to the Premier Division of the Hellenic League. [4] The club won the Hellenic League Benevolent Cup in 1960–61. [5] They finished bottom of the division in 1964–65, resulting in relegation to Division One. In 1970–71 the club won the Division One Cup and the Division One title, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. [4] [5] In 1975–76 and 1976–77 they reached back-to-back finals of the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, losing to Chesham United and Slough Town respectively. [5] In 1977–78 they won the Hellenic League's Challenge Cup and reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, eventually losing 3–1 to Barton Rovers in a replay after the original two-legged tie had ended 3–3 on aggregate. [6] [4] Their cup exploits and a third-place finish that season was enough to earn promotion to Division Two of the Isthmian League. [4]

In their first season in the Isthmian League Hungerford reached their third Berks & Bucks Senior Cup final, losing to Wycombe Wanderers. [5] In 1979–80 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 3–1 to Slough Town in the first round proper. [4] The club also reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase again, this time losing 5–3 to Guisborough Town. [4] In 1981 they were one of four British clubs to compete in the Anglo-Italian Talbot Challenge Cup, which included a 1–0 defeat away to Modena in front of 20,000 fans who had stayed after an Italy under-21 match. [5] The 1981–82 season saw them finally win the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, beating Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 in the final. [6] Between 1979–80 and 1981–82, they had finished third in the league for three consecutive seasons, missing out on promotion by one place. [5] League restructuring in 1984 led to Hungerford being placed in Division Two South. They again just missed out on promotion in 1984–85, finishing fourth. [5] Another FA Vase semi-final appearance in 1988–89 saw a record attendance of 1,684 in the first leg against Sudbury Town, which finished in a goalless draw. [1] However, they lost 6–0 in the second leg at Sudbury. [4] Further league reorganisation in 1991 saw them return to Division Two. [4]

At the end of the 2002–03 season Hungerford finished fifth in Division Two of the Isthmian League, but dropped back into the Premier Division of the Hellenic League. [4] The club won the Hellenic League's Supplementary Cup in 2004–05 and the Challenge Cup in 2006–07 and 2007–08. They were Premier Division champions in 2008–09, earning promotion to Division One South & West of the Southern League. A fifth-place finish in 2011–12 saw the club qualify for the promotion play-offs, losing 2–1 to Poole Town in the semi-finals. [4] They were Division One South & West runners-up the following season, again qualifying for the play-offs; after beating Paulton Rovers 4–2 in the semi-finals, they defeated Merthyr Town 3–1 in the final to secure promotion to the Premier Division.

The 2014–15 season saw Hungerford finish fourth in the Premier Division. In the subsequent play-offs they lost 1–0 to Truro City in the semi-finals. However, after another fourth-place finish the following season, they defeated Hitchin Town 3–2 in the semi-finals before beating Leamington 2–1 in the final, earning promotion to the National League South. [4] The club finished bottom of the National League South in 2022–23, resulting in relegation to the Premier Division South of the Southern League.

Ground

The club initially played at Hungerford Marsh, before moving to Bulpit Lane after World War I. [6] Floodlights were installed in 1975. [6] The ground currently has a capacity of 2,500, of which 170 is seated. [1]

Current squad

As of 9 November 2024 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Clarke
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Dylan John
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matthew Berry-Hargreaves
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rhys Tyler
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ramarni Medford-Smith
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Softley
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Baboucarr Jarra
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Smith
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bradley Hooper
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Louie Paget
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Elis Watts
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Shepherd
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Louis McGrory
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Conor McDonagh
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG James Harding
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Zidan Akers
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alefe Santos
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Bancroft
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Dawid Regula
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Brandon Curtis
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Adulai Sambu
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Isaac Hughes
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Grant

Non-playing staff

As of 14 August 2024 [8]

PositionStaff
First-Team ManagerDanny Robinson
Assistant ManagerStuart Davis
First-Team CoachGareth Thomas
First-Team CoachMatthew Styles
Goalkeeping CoachIan Hobbs
First-Team Player AnalystCharlie Hersim
PhysiotherapistNina Parkin
PhysiotherapistNatalie Stearn
Trainee PhysiotherapistJason Golding
Kit ManagerSteve Robinson
Assistant Kit ManagerHolly Robinson
Kit CoordinatorSteve Tyler

Honours

Records

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References

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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Hungerford Town at the Football Club History Database
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hungerford Town Football Club Potted History", Sudbury Town Football Club F.A. Vase Semi-Final 2nd Leg Programme, 1 April 1989
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  7. Hungerford Town first team Hungerford Town F.C.
  8. Contact Hungerford Town F.C.

Further reading

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