Abingdon Town F.C. - 01235 521684

Abingdon Town F.C. is an English football club based in Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The team plays in the North Berks Football League Division One. Abingdon Town is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association They are rivals with Abingdon United.HistoryThe club was formed in 1870, as Abingdon FC and originally started playing friendlies until they joined the Oxford & District League for the 1892–93 season. In 1899 the club amalgamated with local side St. Michaels and lost the FC in their name and were just called Abingdon. The amalgamation instantly saw success with the club going on to win the Oxford & District League in the 1899-00 and 1900–01 seasons. The club then spent their time playing in several leagues over the next few years including the Berks & Bucks for the 1901–02 season, followed by two seasons in the West Berkshire and then finally the Reading Temperance League, until the start of the First World War.After the First World War the club joined the North Berks Football League for the 1919–20 season, winning it at their first attempt, and again for the 1922–23 season. Immediately after the North Berks league win the club then joined the Reading & District League. In 1928 the club changed its name to Abingdon Town FC.In 1930 the club purchased their Culham Road ground for the sum of £300 from Mrs G.Herbert Morrell of the Oxford brewing family. For the 1937–38 season the club moved to the Oxfordshire Senior Football League but for only one season before moving back to the North Berks League.

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