Burnham F.C.

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Burnham

Full name

Burnham Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Blues

Founded

1878

Ground

The Gore, Burnham

Capacity

2,500

Chairman

Gary Reeves

Manager

Rob Mallinson

League

Southern League
Premier Division

2012–13

Southern League
Division One Central, 1st
(champions)

Home colours

Away colours

Burnham F.C. is a non-League football club from Burnham in Buckinghamshire, near Slough. They currently compete in the Southern Football League Premier Division. The team play in blue and white quartered shirts and blue shorts. The manager is Martin Stone and the chairman is Gary Reeves.^[1] Home matches are played at The Gore. The Gore has been recently redeveloped, with a new stand and facilities.

History

The club was founded in 1878, Burnham FC is the second oldest club Buckinghamshire. The club spent its first years in various local leagues, and then joined the Great Western Combination league in 1948. 16 years later they moved to the Wycombe Combination in 1964 and then spent one year in the Reading Combination for the 1970–71 season.^[2]

The team first joined a senior league in 1971 when they entered the Hellenic Football League Division One A, finishing as runners-up in their first season, followed by a runners-up position in Division One which saw them promoted to the Premier Division. In 1975–76 they were Premier Division champions. In 1977 they switched to the Athenian League, where they achieved two runners-up finishes, and also reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase.

In 1984 Burnham switched leagues to the London Spartan League, where they were champions at the first attempt. The following year the club merged with Hillingdon Borough to form Burnham & Hillingdon F.C., taking over Hillingdon's place in the Southern League.^[3]^[4] In 1987 the club's name reverted simply to Burnham F.C. but performances on the pitch declined and the 1994–95 season saw the club relegated back to the Hellenic League. In four seasons back at this level the club never finished out of the top 5, resulting in promotion back to the Southern League in 1999, where they remain to this day, although due to the renaming and restructuring of divisions they have technically played in three different divisions without ever being relegated or promoted.

Burnham have had modest success in cup competitions. Their best run in the FA Vase came in the 1982–83 season where they lost to Halesowen Town in a two legged semi-final (the home match being the clubs highest recorded attendance). In 1999–2000 they reached the 4th Round of the FA Trophy where they drew Scarborough, then residing in the Conference (they had also recently been relegated from the Football League). Burnham managed a very creditable 1–1 draw at home before losing 6–0 in the replay. In the 2005–06 season Dave Mudge's Burnham side achieved their best run in the FA Cup, losing 3–1 at home to Aldershot Town in the 1st Round Proper. The game was watched by one of the biggest crowds at Burnham in recent years and even saw Burnham appear briefly on Match of the Day.

Burnham completed one of their best seasons in recent memory when they finished 3rd in the Southern League Division One South & West in 2006–07. Due to this league position they entered the promotion playoffs but lost at home in the semi-final 1–2 to eventual playoff winners Swindon Supermarine. This misfortunate was mirrored three seasons later, when, under the managerial guidance of Jamie Jarvis, the Blues again lost out in the semi-final of the play-offs, this time to Chesham United.

The 2012–13 season saw the club gain promotion to the premier division of the Southern league when they finished as champions of Division one central.^[5] This will be the first time Burnham have ever played at this level of football.

Ground

Burnham play their games at The Gore, Wymers Wood Road, Burnham SL1 8JG.

In December 2010 Burnham applied to the Southern Football League to lay a new third generation (3G) playing surface at The Gore, which was eventually sanctioned in January 2011.^[6]^[7]

Club honours

Southern Football League Division One Central :^[8]
- Winners(1): 2012–13
Hellenic Football League Premier Division :^[3]
- Winners(2): 1975–76, 1998–99
Hellenic Football League Division One:^[3]
- Runners-up(2): 1971–72, 1972–73
Athenian League :^[3]
- Runners-up(2): 1978–79, 1979–80
London Spartan League :^[3]
- Winners(1): 1984–85
Great Western Combination League Premier Division :^[9]
- Runners-up (1): 1954–55
Great Western Combination League Division one :^[9]
- Runners-up (1): 1952–53
Wycombe Combination League :^[9]
- Runners-up (4): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70
Hellenic League Challenge Cup :^[9]
- Winners(1): 1998–99
Hellenic League Premier Division Cup:^[9]
- Winners(1): 1975–76
Hellenic League Division One Cup :^[9]
- Winners(1): 1972–73
- Runners-up(1): 1971–72
London Spartan League Cup :^[9]
- Winners(1): 1984–85
Reading Combination League Cup :^[9]
- Winners(1): 1970–71
Slough Cup :^[9]
- Winners(8): 1935–36, 1936–37, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1969–70
Wycombe Senior Cup :^[9]
- Winners(9): 1897–98, 1908–09, 1925–26, 1934–35, 1951–52, 1966–67, 1969–70, 2008–09, 2011–12

Club records

Best league performance:^[3] 3rd in Southern League Division One South & West, 2006–07
Best FA Cup performance:^[3] 1st round proper, 2005–06, lost 3–1 to Aldershot Town at The Gore
Best FA Trophy performance:^[3] 4th round, 1999–2000, lost 6–0 to Scarborough at the McCain Stadium (Replay following 1–1 draw at The Gore)
Best FA Vase performance:^[3] Semi-final, 1982–83

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.

References

↑ Breen looking to build at Burnham 19/08/10 Time 106.6fm
↑ A brief history of Burnham FC Burnham Football Club and Conference Centre
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 BURNHAM at the Football Club History Database
↑ BURNHAM & HILLINGDON at the Football Club History Database
↑ "Gary Reeves set to replace Bob Breen as chairman of Burnham FC / Local Berkshire / Sport / Football". Localberkshire.co.uk. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
↑ "Tonight FC Entertain Burnham – Aylesbury FC". Pitchero.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
↑ Robinson, Matt (6 December 2010). "Burnham seeking permission for 3G pitch – Hungerford Town Football Club". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
↑ "Football round-up: Burnham FC are champions | Burnham FC | News on the club and match reports for Burnham FC". Maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 Honours Burnham Football Club and Conference Centre

Sources

Burnham at the Football Club History Database

External links

Official club website

v t e Southern League

Premier Division	AFC Totton Arlesey Town Banbury United Bashley Bedford Town Biggleswade Town Bideford Burnham Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Corby Town Frome Town Hemel Hempstead Town ~~Hinckley United~~ Hitchin Town Hungerford Town Poole Town Redditch United St. Albans City St Neots Town Stourbridge Truro City Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Hayes Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Chalfont St. Peter Chertsey Town Daventry Town Dunstable Town Egham Town Kettering Town Leighton Town Marlow North Greenford United Northwood Potters Bar Town Royston Town Rugby Town Slough Town St Ives Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Clevedon Town Didcot Town Evesham United Fleet Town Godalming Town Guildford City Mangotsfield United Merthyr Town North Leigh Paulton Rovers Shortwood United Stratford Town Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Thatcham Town Tiverton Town Wimborne Town Yate Town

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v t e Hellenic League

Premier Division	Abingdon Town Abingdon United Ardley United Ascot United Binfield Bracknell Town Brimscombe & Thrupp Cheltenham Saracens Flackwell Heath Highmoor Ibis Highworth Town Holyport Kidlington Newbury Oxford City Nomads Reading Town Shrivenham Thame United Wantage Town Wootton Bassett Town

Division One East	AFC Hinksey Burnham Reserves Chalfont Wasps Chinnor Didcot Town Reserves Finchampstead Headington Amateurs Henley Town Maidenhead United Reserves Milton United Penn & Tylers Green Rayners Lane Wokingham & Emmbrook Woodley Town

Division One West	Carterton Clanfield Easington Sports Fairford Town Hook Norton Letcombe Lydney Town Malmesbury Victoria New College Swindon North Leigh Reserves Old Woodstock Town Purton Shortwood United Reserves Tuffley Rovers Tytherington Rocks

Seasons	2012–13 2013–14

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