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| Full name | Didcot Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Railwaymen | ||
| Founded | 1907 | ||
| Ground | NPower Loop Meadow Stadium, Didcot (Capacity: 3,000 (250 Seated)) |
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| Chairman | John Bailey | ||
| Manager | Stuart Peace | ||
| League | Southern Football League Premier Division |
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| 2008–09 | Southern League Division One South and West, 5th (Promoted) |
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Didcot Town F.C. are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of the Southern Football League Premier Division, having won the playoffs from the Southern League Division One South & West in 2008-09.
The manager is Stuart Peace, a local man who previously managed Wantage Town.
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History
The club was founded in 1907 and in their early days competed in the North Berks League, Reading League and Metropolitan League before becoming founder members of the Hellenic League in 1953, where they won the championship at the first attempt. Although they returned to the Metropolitan League in 1957 they rejoined the Hellenic League in 1963 and were to remain in that league until 2006.
They moved between the Hellenic League's two divisions on a number of occasions but eventually established themselves as one of the top teams in the Premier Division. In 2004-05 they were only denied the title due to a deduction of one point for an irregularity, but made up for it by beating A.F.C. Sudbury to claim the FA Vase. The following season they finally claimed the league title, becoming the first team in Hellenic League history to accrue 100 points in a season, and were thus promoted to the Southern League.
In May 2009 they gained promotion to the Southern Football League Premier Division, beating AFC Totton 2-1 aet in the play-off final. Didcot reached the play-offs after finishing fifth in the league and, in consecutive matches, beating the first- (Truro City) second- (Windsor and Eton) and third-placed (Totton) teams, all away from home.
Honours
- FA Vase Winners – 2004-05
- Hellenic League Premier Division Champions – 1953-54, 2005-06
- Hellenic League Premier Division Runners-up – 2004-05
- Bucks and Berks Senior Trophy Winners – 2000-01, 2002-03, 2005-06
- Hellenic League Challenge Cup Winners – 1965-66, 1966-67, 1991-92, 1997-98, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06
Stadium
Didcot have played at the Loop Meadow Stadium on the town's Ladygrove estate after the sale of their former Station Road ground in 1999. The ground boasts a main pitch and a training pitch, with the main pitch having a 150-seat main stand and a covered standing area. Their previous ground is now the site of a large car park for the town's recently-built shopping centre. Loop Meadow attracted its biggest crowd of 2,500 in 2006 when Premier League side Reading visited.
Officials
- President: Ed Vaizey
- Vice President: Michael Cox
- Chairman: John Bailey
- Club Secretary: Jackie Chalk
- Match Secretary: Pat Horsman
- Club Stewardess: Julia Jeffrey
- Press Officer: Steve Clare
- Programme Editor: Joffy Chinnock
- Club Shop: Jackie Chalk
Current squad
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Sources
- Didcot Town at the Football Club History Database
See also
External links
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