Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.
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| Full name | Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Tudors |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Ground | Vauxhall Road |
| Capacity | 3,152 (250 seated) |
| Chairman | David Boggins |
| Manager | Dean Brennan |
| League | National League South |
| 2015–16 | National League South, 6th |
Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. They currently compete in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, and play their home matches at Vauxhall Road. The club is affiliated to the Hertfordshire Football Association.
The club was formed in 1885 as Apsley End F.C. and first played in the West Herts League, before joining the Herts County League in 1899 and competed until 1922. The club joined the Spartan League in 1922 and competed until 1952 when they joined the Delphian League, by which time they had changed their name to Hemel Hempstead F.C.
In 1955 the name was changed once again to Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. In 1962, with the dissolution of the Delphian League, the club joined the Athenian League in its new Division Two. They were promoted twice in consecutive seasons to reach the Premier Division but by 1969 had dropped back to Division Two. In 1972 the club merged with Hemel Hempstead United, with the merged club reverting to being called simply Hemel Hempstead.
In 1977 the Tudors joined the Isthmian League, where they were to play for over 25 years. They found success hard to come by in this league, even dropping to Division Three for one season, but since the arrival of new chairman Dave Boggins in 1997 their fortunes improved slightly. In 1997–98 the club won the Isthmian League Division Three title, followed by the Division Two title in 1999–2000, although in the latter instance they were not promoted due to ground grading issues. Nonetheless, a sixth-place finish in what was now Division One North in 2003–04 was enough to secure a place in the Southern League Premier Division after the reorganisation caused by the creation of Conference South.
Hemel's first season in the Southern Premier was a disappointing one, as they finished fourth from bottom and were relegated. After a somewhat middling campaign in the Division 1 West the following season, a late surge saw Hemel promoted via the playoffs after a dramatic 3–2 win over Brackley Town, having been 2–1 behind until the 81st minute.
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