Royston Town F.C.
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| Full name | Royston Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Crows, The Town |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Ground | Garden Walk, Royston |
| Capacity | 5,000 (150 Seated) |
| Chairman | Steve Jackson |
| Manager | Steve Castle |
| League | Southern League Division One Central |
| 2015–16 | Southern League Division One Central, 2nd |
Royston Town Football Club (also known as The Crows) are an English football club based in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, and have played their home games at Garden Walk since 1932.
Founded in 1875, they are the second oldest club in Hertfordshire behind Hitchin Town. They reached the Fifth Round of the FA Vase in season 2009–10 for the first time in their history and the Third Qualifying Round in the FA Cup in 1998–99. They won the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division in 2011–12, and now play in the Southern Football League.
The current first team manager is former St Albans City boss Steve Castle who arrived at the club in 2013. The 2014-15 season was a successful one finishing 2nd in the league and reaching the play-off semi final. However Royston lost to Barton Rovers 5-4 on penalties and their promotion dreams were ended. During the summer, Royston started to rebuild by bringing in the likes of Rhys Hoenes, Lewis Donovan,Ryan Towner and Daniel Braithwaite. A poor first few games in the new season came before an incredible run which included a 7-1 hammering of North Greenford United. Royston beat Great Wakering Rovers 3-0 in the preliminary round of the FA Trophy. Goals from Rhys Hoenes, The club-captain Scott Bridges and Ryan Towner.
Royston Town, known as 'The Crows' were formed in 1875 and are the second oldest club in Hertfordshire. Since that time 'The Crows' have competed in the following leagues:
During this time 'The Crows' have played on four grounds, Newmarket Road, Baldock Road, Mackerall Hall before moving to their current home, Garden Walk in 1932.
One of the first traces of the club was in October 1875 when Royston visited Saffron Walden. The game was played at Saffron Walden common. This game was re-lived in October 1975 to celebrate the Essex Club's centenary year.
After this there was a period up to the early 1900s when little was known about the club's history but just before the 1914–18 war it is known that there were two clubs in existence, the other club being known as the 'Non-Cons', short for Non-Conformist.
After the First World War the club entered the Buntingford & District League and in 1921, when the Club was affiliated to the Cambs F.A. they won the Creake Shield.
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