Abingdon Town F.C.
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| Full name | Abingdon Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Abbots |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Ground | Culham Road, Abingdon |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Chairman | Tom Larman |
| Manager | Gavin Jones |
| League |
North Berks Football League Division One |
| 2013-14 |
Hellenic Football League Premier Division, 20th |
| Website | Club home page |
Abingdon Town F.C. is an English football club based in Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The team plays in the North Berks Football League Division One. Abingdon Town is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association They are rivals with Abingdon United.
The club was formed in 1870, as Abingdon FC and originally started playing friendlies until they joined the Oxford & District League for the 1892–93 season. In 1899 the club amalgamated with local side St. Michaels and lost the FC in their name and were just called Abingdon. The amalgamation instantly saw success with the club going on to win the Oxford & District League in the 1899-00 and 1900–01 seasons. The club then spent their time playing in several leagues over the next few years including the Berks & Bucks for the 1901–02 season, followed by two seasons in the West Berkshire and then finally the Reading Temperance League, until the start of the First World War.
After the First World War the club joined the North Berks Football League for the 1919–20 season, winning it at their first attempt, and again for the 1922–23 season. Immediately after the North Berks league win the club then joined the Reading & District League. In 1928 the club changed its name to Abingdon Town FC.
In 1930 the club purchased their Culham Road ground for the sum of £300 from Mrs G.Herbert Morrell of the Oxford brewing family. For the 1937–38 season the club moved to the Oxfordshire Senior Football League but for only one season before moving back to the North Berks League.
After the Second World War the club rejoined the Reading & District League, and winning the title in the 1947–48 season. That season also saw the club make their debut in the FA Cup, losing 2–4 to Aylesbury United in the extra Preliminary round. The club then left the Reading league to join the Spartan League in 1950. However, after three seasons the club left the Spartan league to become founders members of the Hellenic Football League for the 1953–54 season. Abingdon Town then went on to win the Hellenic premier division in the 1956–57 season, followed by two more championships in the 1958–59 and 1959–60 campaigns. The 1958–59 campaign also saw the club make it a double winning season as they won the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup as well, beating Aylesbury United in the final.
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