St. Margaretsbury F.C.

Last updated
St. Margaretsbury
St. Margaretsbury F.C. logo.png
Full nameSt. Margaretsbury Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bury
Founded1894
GroundRecreation Ground, Stanstead Abbotts
Capacity1,000 (60 seated) [1]
ManagerShane Bambridge & Paul Holding
League Eastern Counties League Division One South
2023–24 Eastern Counties League Division One South, 21st of 22

St. Margaretsbury Football Club is a football club based in Stanstead Abbotts, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at the Recreation Ground.

Contents

History

The club was established in 1894 as Stanstead Abbots. [1] They joined the East Herts League, later transferring to the Hertford & District League. [1] In 1921 the club entered the North & East Division of the Hertfordshire Senior County League. [2] In 1923 the league was reduced to a single division, and in 1925 it was disbanded. [2] The club then returned to the district leagues, including the Waltham & District League, [1] before rejoining the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 1947, becoming members of Division Two. They went on to win the Division Two title in 1948–49, earning promotion to Division One. [2]

Stanstead Abbots remained in Division One until 1955, when they were placed in Division One B for a transitional season. After finishing seventh of the twelve clubs, they were placed in Division One (now the second tier below the Premier Division) for the following season. [2] In 1962 the club were renamed St. Margaretsbury after moving to the St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground. [3] After finishing as runners-up in Division One in 1969–70, they were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until being relegated at the end of the 1973–74 season, having finished second-from-bottom of the division. [4] In 1977–78 the club finished third in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. [4]

St. Margaretsbury were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1987–88 season, but were promoted back to the Premier Division after finishing third in Division One in 1990–91. [4] In 1992 the club moved up to the Premier Division of the Spartan League. After winning the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy in 1992–93, [1] they were Premier Division runners-up in 1994–95, before winning the league title the following season. [4] When the league merged with the South Midlands League to form the Spartan South Midlands League in 1997, the club were placed in the Premier South Division for a transitional season that ended with a ninth-place finish (enough to secure a place in the Premier Division for the following season) and victory in the final of the Herts Charity Shield. [1]

Prior to the 2018–19 season, due to regional changes imposed by the FA, St. Margaretsbury fell into a different catchment area and were transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League to the Essex Senior League. They finished second-from-bottom of the Essex Senior League in 2021–22 and were relegated to Division One South of the Eastern Counties League.

Ground

The club originally played at Mill Field in Stanstead Abbots, before moving to the Recreation Ground in 1962. [3] The site had originally been owned by the Croft family, who sold it to the parish councils of Stanstead Abbotts, Great Amwell and St Margarets with the requirement that it be used for sport and recreation. [3] The club initially shared a pitch with the cricket club, meaning that only three sides were railed off for spectators, with facilities limited to a single wooden stand. [5] However, in the mid-2000s the football club moved to a new pitch nearby, installing two seated stands and floodlights. [3]

Honours

Records

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.</span> Association football club in Hemel Hempstead, England

Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the National League South and play at Vauxhall Road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Berkhamsted Town F.C.</span> Football club

Berkhamsted Town F.C. was a football club from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The club was founded in 1919, played in a black & white strip, and was nicknamed the Lilywhites or Berko. The team began the 2008–09 season playing in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, but was dissolved in January 2009 due to its outstanding debts. Supporters set up a new club, Berkhamsted F.C., in the summer of 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Potters Bar Town F.C.</span> Association football club in Potters Bar, England

Potters Bar Town Football Club is an English football club based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England. They were formed in 1960 as Mount Grace Old Scholars, and, after dropping 'Old Scholars' from the name in 1984, changed to their present name in 1991. Their best performances in the FA Cup were in the 2006–07, 2016–17 and 2019–20 seasons when they reached the 4th Qualifying Round. They currently play in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hertford Town F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Hertford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central and play at Hertingfordbury Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hoddesdon Town F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Hoddesdon Town Football Club is a football club based in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at Lowfield. The club were the first winners of the FA Vase.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harpenden Town F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Harpenden Town Football Club is a football club based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at Rothamsted Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leverstock Green F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Leverstock Green Football Club is a football club based in the Leverstock Green suburb of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central and play at Pancake Lane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Colney F.C.</span> Association football club in England

London Colney Football Club is a football club based in London Colney, near St Albans, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One and play at Cotlandswick Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxhey Jets F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Oxhey Jets Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in South Oxhey - a suburb of Watford, Hertfordshire. Founded by John R Elliott BEM, their General Manager. They currently compete in the Combined Counties League Division one and play their home matches at The Boundary Stadium on Altham Way. The club is affiliated to the Hertfordshire Football Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cockfosters F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Cockfosters Football Club is a football club based in Cockfosters in the London Borough of Enfield, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at the Cockfosters Sports Ground on Chalk Lane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colney Heath F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Colney Heath Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at the Recreation Ground.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sun Sports Watford F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Sun Sports Watford Football Club are a football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. They were established in 1901 and joined the Herts Senior County League in 1947. They are currently members of the Herts County League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kings Langley F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Kings Langley Football Club are a semi-professional association football club in the village and civil parish of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England. The club have spent the majority of their history in the Hertfordshire County League, they joined the Spartan South Midlands Football League in 2001, winning the Premier Division in the 2015–16 season and are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hatfield Town F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Hatfield Town Football Club is a football club based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the Herts County League Premier Division and play at Birchwood Leisure Centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baldock Town F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Baldock Town Football Club is a football club based in Baldock, Hertfordshire, England. Having originally been established in 1905, the current version of the club was established in 2003. They are currently members of Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and groundshare with Arlesey Town at their Hitchin Road ground.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Codicote F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Codicote Football Club is a football club based in Codicote, near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two and play at the John Clements Memorial Ground.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hadley F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Hadley Football Club is a football club based in Arkley, Barnet, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central and play at Brickfield Lane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Berkhamsted F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Berkhamsted Football Club is a football club from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 2009 after Berkhamsted Town folded, they are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central and play at Broadwater.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maccabi London Lions F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Maccabi London Lions Football Club is a football club based in Barnet, London, England. The Saturday team of the Maccabi London Lions football club are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at Rowley Lane in Arkley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wormley Rovers F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Wormley Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Wormley, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at Wormley Playing Fields.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p525 ISBN   978-1869833695
  2. 1 2 3 4 Stanstead Abbots at the Football Club History Database
  3. 1 2 3 4 St Margaretsbury Pyramid Passion
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 St Margaretsbury at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ Peter Miles (1997) The Non-League Football Grounds of Hertfordshire, p27

51°47′04.69″N0°00′06.09″W / 51.7846361°N 0.0016917°W / 51.7846361; -0.0016917

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.