Buckingham Athletic F.C.

Buckingham Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One and play at Stratford Fields.

Buckingham Athletic
Full nameBuckingham Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Ath
Founded1933
GroundStratford Fields, Buckingham
ChairmanTony Checkley
ManagerNeil Griffiths
LeagueSpartan South Midlands League Division One
2019–20Spartan South Midlands League Division One (season abandoned)

History

The club was formed in 1933 as Buckingham Juniors, but it was three years before a ground was found, allowing the club to enter the Brackley and District League.[1] When they got their ground it was originally called Timm's Meadow, before later becoming Stratford Fields. In 1939 the club adopted its current name.[1] In 1960–61 they won their first trophy, the North Bucks League Shield.

In 1965 Buckingham moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League.[2] In their first season in the league they won the Bucks Junior Cup.[1] After finishing as runners-up in 1968–69, the club were promoted to the Premier Division.[2] They won the Buckingham Senior Charity Cup in 1969–70, but were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1971–72.[2] They remained in Division One until dropped back into the North Bucks League in 1979.[2] The club won the Premier Division Shield in 1983–84, and went on to win the league title the following season, not losing a match.[1] They subsequently moved up to Division One of the South Midlands League, which they won at the first attempt. However, they were denied promotion as Stratford Fields was not up to the required grading. They finished as runners-up in 1988–89, and although they were denied promotion again, they were able to move up to the Premier Division in 1991 after winning Division One for a second time.[2]

Buckingham remained in the Premier Division until the league merged with the Spartan League in 1997, winning the Floodlit Trophy in 1996–97. Following the merger they were placed in the Premier Division North, and a tenth-place finish in the league's first season saw them become members of the Premier Division for the 1998–99 season.[2] However, they took voluntary relegation to Division One at the end of the season; this became Division Two in 2001.[2] The 2002–03 season saw the club win Division Two, earning promotion to Division One.[2] They finished as runners-up in 2004–05, but were not promoted.[2]

Honours
  • Spartan South Midlands League
    • Division Two champions 2002–03
  • South Midlands League
    • Division One champions 1985–86, 1990–91
    • Floodlit Trophy winners 1996–97
  • North Bucks League
    • Premier Division champions 1984–85
    • Premier Division Shield winners 1960–61, 1983–84
  • Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup
    • Winners 2002–03, 2003–04
  • Berks & Bucks Junior Cup
    • Winners 1965–66, 2010–11
  • Buckingham Senior Charity Cup
    • Winners 1969–70, 1971–72, 2014–15
  • Stantonbury Charity Cup
    • Winners 1995–96, 1996–97
  • Challenge Trophy
    • Winners 1996–97

Records
  • Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 1998–99

References
  1. Clubs Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Goalrun
  2. Buckingham Athletic at the Football Club History Database

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