Ashford Town F.C. (Middlesex)
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| Full name | Ashford Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Tangerines, Ash Trees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Short Lane, Stanwell |
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| Capacity | 2,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Bob Parker |
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| Manager | Mark Butler |
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| League | Isthmian League Premier Division |
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| 2005-06 | Southern League Division One Western, 2nd |
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Ashford Town F.C. are an English football club based in Ashford, Surrey, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
To avoid confusion with another Ashford Town F.C. based in Ashford, Kent, they are virtually always referred to as Ashford Town (Middlesex). The sides have started to play each other most seasons in pre-season friendlies.
The town of Ashford has actually been administered as part of Surrey since 1965, but as with many other organisations in the historic county of Middlesex, the club has retained the historic suffix.
Ashford Town won promotion as runners-up in the Southern League Division One West for season 2005-06, and were transferred across the non-League pyramid to the Isthmian League Premier Division for the following season.
Previously, Ashford Town had enjoyed success in the Courage Combined Counties league, winning a total of five times. Some notable mentions: Gary Cambridge, Nathan Wharf, Darren Smith, Ian Miles, Paul Burgess, Dannie Bulman, Lee Holman and Paul German.
Dannie Bulman is currently the only Ashford player to sign for a Football League club - he made 230 appearances for Wycombe Wanderers and scored a bizarre goal on his debut against Bristol Rovers by charging down a clearance by the Rovers keeper, whereupon the ball cannoned off his backside and into the net.
Ashford Town play at Short Lane, a ground which has changed drastically over the past few years. The ground has a clubhouse and a tea room, as well as terraces and seating.
[edit] History
- 1982-83 - Founder members of Surrey Premier League
- 1990-91 - Joined Combined Counties League
- 1992-93 - Missed runner-up spot on goal difference
- 1993-94 - Combined Counties League runner-up
- 1994-95 - Combined Counties League Champions
- 1995-96 - Combined Counties League Champions (2nd time)
- 1996-97 - Combined Counties League Champions (3rd time)
- 1997-98 - Combined Counties League Champions (4th successive time)
- 1999-00 - Combined Counties League Champions (5th time)
- 2000-01 - Joined Isthmian League Division Three; promoted to Division Two
- 2002-03 - Moved to Division One South on league re-organisation
- 2004-05 - Joined Southern League Western Division
- 2005-06 - Promoted as Runners-Up in Southern League Division One West, transferred across to Isthmian League Premier Division
- Best league position: 2nd in Southern League Division One West, 2005-06
- Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round 2004-05
- Best F.A. Trophy performance: 1st round proper, 2006-07, as at 25th November 2006
- Best F.A. Vase performance: 4th round, 2000-01
Source: Ashford Town (Middlesex) at the Football Club History Database
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