Henley Town F.C.
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| Full name | Henley Town Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Kites | |
| Founded | 1871 | |
| Ground |
The Triangle Mill, Henley-on-Thames | |
| Chairman | Kim Chapman | |
| Manager | Craig Sumner / Lee Povey | |
| League | Hellenic League Premier Division | |
| 2015–16 | Hellenic League Division One East, 3rd (promoted) | |
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Henley Town F.C. are a football club based in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. They play in the Hellenic League Premier Division.
History
They were established in 1871 and are the oldest club recognised by the Oxfordshire Football Association.[1] By the 1879–80 season, Henley Town was playing in the FA Cup and, for some seasons, was a full member of the Football Association. In 1897 Henley Town then joined the Reading Temperance League until 1931 when they joined the Spartan league.In 1957 they joined the Hellenic Football League Division One, and stayed in this league until 1972–73 season when they lost the use of the Reading Road Ground in 1971 which they had leased for 70 years. Later, Henley Town joined the Wycombe & District Football League, playing on borrowed pitches throughout the 1973–74 season, until securing the use of the Mill Lane Sports Centre and the Triangle from the town council.[2] In 1984 Henley Town joined the Chiltonian Football League. In 1991, the town council granted a long lease on their present ground and a new clubhouse was opened in 1995. In the 2000–01 season Henley Town joined the Hellenic Football league again as it merged with the Chiltonian Football league. In 2011 they gained promotion to the Hellenic Football League Premier Division after finishing second in the league.2015-16 Henley finished 3rd in Division 1 East which saw them promoted to the Hellenic Premier League and also successful by winning the Reading Senior Cup for the first time in the clubs history at The Madejski Stadium.
Ground
Henley Town FC play their matches at The Triangle ground, Mill Lane, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4HB.
Achievements & Honours
- Hellenic League Division One:[3]
- Winners: 1963–64, 1967–68, 2001–02
- Runners-up: 2010–11
- 3rd Promoted : 2015-16
- Chiltonian League Premier Division:[3]
- Winners: 1999-00
- Chiltonian League Division one:[3]
- Winners: 1987–88
- Spartan League Division two:
- Winners: 1933–34
- Spartan League Division one:
- Winners: 1936–37
- Oxfordshire Senior Cup:
- Winners: 1903–04, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1946–47
- Oxfordshire Charity Cup:
- Winners: 1904–05, 1913–14, 1936–37, 1962–63
- Reading Temperance League Division 1:
- Winners: 1912–13
- Hellenic League Division one Benevolent Fund Cup
- Winners: 1962–63
- Ercol Senior League
- Winners: 1978–79
- High Wycombe Senior Cup
- Winners: 1978–79
- Chiltonian League Bon Accord Trophy
- Winners: 1997–98
- Kenny Alleyne Memorial Trophy
- Winners: 1999-00, 2001–02
- Reading (Invitation Challenge) Senior Cup
- Winners: 2015-16
Club Records
- Highest League Position:[3] 10th in Hellenic premier Division 2002–03
- F.A Cup best Performance:[3] First qualifying round 2007–08
- F.A. Vase best performance:[3] First round 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12
Former Players
1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
References
- ↑ http://www.henleyfootballpartnership.com/henleytownfc.html
- ↑ http://henleytownfc.co.uk/aboutus.aspx
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Henley Town at Football Club History Database
External links
Coordinates: 51°31′44.77″N 0°53′31.19″W / 51.5291028°N 0.8919972°W