Marlow F.C.
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| Full name | Marlow Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Ground | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground, Marlow |
| Capacity | 3,000 (250 seated) |
| Chairman | Terry Staines |
| Manager | Mark Bartley |
| League | Southern League Division One Central |
| 2015–16 | Southern League Division One South & West, 13th (transferred) |
Marlow Football Club is an English football club based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The club are currently members of the Southern Football League and play at the Alfred Davis Memorial Ground. They are the only football club in England to have applied for entry into the FA Cup every season since its inception in 1871. Their current manager is former Reading Town boss Mark Bartley who took over following the side's relegation from the Southern Football League in 2012. He was assisted by Marcus Richardson and is now assisted by Neville Roach.
The club was formed at a meeting at the Compleat Angler Hotel on 22 November 1870.Cuthbert Ottaway, the first captain of England, played for "The Blues" at the beginning of its history. In 1871–72 the club competed in the first-ever FA Cup, losing 2–0 to Maidenhead. In 1881–82 they reached the semi-finals, losing 5–0 to Old Etonians. During the 1890s the club was also known as Great Marlow, and in 1894 they turned down the opportunity to join the Southern League in order to remain amateur, allowing Tottenham Hotspur to take their place. Instead, they joined the Spartan League in 1908, but resigned midway through their third season in the league.
In 1919 the club left its Crown Meadow ground to move to Star Meadow, resulting in them leaving the Great Western Suburban League and dropping into the Reading League. In 1928 they moved to a new ground, which was named after their long-serving secretary, Alfred Davis. They rejoined the Spartan League in 1928, winning Division Two West in 1929–30. In 1965 they joined Division Two of the Athenian League, and were promoted to Division One after finishing third in 1970–71. When the league disbanded in 1984 they joined Division Two North of the Isthmian League. They were transferred to Division Two South the following season, and in 1986–87 they finished second and were promoted to Division One. The following season they won Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division.
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