Wallingford Town F.C.

Wallingford Town

Full name	Wallingford Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	Wally
Founded	1922
Ground	Hithercroft, Wallingford
Ground Capacity	1,500
Chairman	Daniel Marks
Manager	Duncan Mitchell
League	Hellenic League Division One East
2016–17	North Berks League Division One, 3rd of 9 (promoted)

Coordinates: 51°36′00.07″N 1°08′30.64″W / 51.6000194°N 1.1418444°W / 51.6000194; -1.1418444

Wallingford Town Football Club are a football club based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One East and play at Hithercroft.

History

The club, based in Wallingford, was founded by the 1995 merger of the original Wallingford Town, a Hellenic League side at the time, founded in 1922, and Wallingford United, founded in 1934.

In 1997–98, they were champions of the Chiltonian League, gaining the club promotion to the Combined Counties League.

In 2001–02, AFC Wallingford won the Combined Counties League championship, and they were runners-up to Withdean 2000 and AFC Wimbledon in the succeeding two years. However, their facilities at their ground, Hithercroft, did not meet the standards of the Isthmian League and thus they were denied further promotion. A grant of £100,000 was used to fund ground improvements which would make promotion possible if they were to again win the Combined Counties League.

However, after heavy player turnover (several leaving for Didcot Town, who then won the FA Vase), the 2004–05 season saw AFC Wallingford unable to avoid last place and relegation. The 2005–06 season saw an upturn in fortunes for the club with a runners-up finish in the Combined Counties League Division One, which resulted in a promotion and with it a switch to the Hellenic League Premier Division, a league deemed better suited to AFC Wallingford's location in Oxfordshire.

In 2011, Wallingford set up its first junior teams. In 2013, the still merged club's name was changed to Wallingford Town.

Stadium

Wallingford Town play their home games at Hithercroft, Wallingford Sports Park, Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9RB.

Honours

Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy: Runners-up 2000-01^[1]
North Berks Charity Shield: Winners 2014-15
North Berks Charity Shield: Runners-up 2012-13

Records

Best league position: 1st in Combined Counties League (then level 9), 1998–99
Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round in 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04
Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round in 2001–02

Sources

AFC Wallingford at the Football Club History Database

References

↑ "The History of Didcot Town Football Club". Didcot Town FC. 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2012-12-12.

External links

Hellenic League
Premier Division	Abingdon United Ascot United Binfield Brackley Town Saints Bracknell Town Brimscombe & Thrupp Burnham Fairford Town Flackwell Heath Highmoor Ibis Highworth Town Longlevens Lydney Town Oxford City Nomads Royal Wootton Bassett Town Thatcham Town Tuffley Rovers Wantage Town Windsor Woodley United
Division One East	AFC Aldermaston Bicester Town Chalfont Wasps Chinnor Didcot Town Reserves Henley Town Holyport Milton United Penn & Tylers Green Sandhurst Town Thame Rangers Virginia Water Wallingford Town Wokingham & Emmbrook
Division One West	Ardley United Cheltenham Saracens Cirencester Town Development Clanfield Easington Sports Headington Amateurs Kidlington Reserves Letcombe New College Swindon North Leigh United Pewsey Vale Shortwood United Development Shrivenham Tytherington Rocks Woodstock Town
Division Two East (first XIs)	Abingdon Town
Division Two West (first XIs)	Carterton
Seasons	1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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