Welwyn Garden City F.C. - 01707 326641

Welwyn Garden City Football Club is a football club based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. They currently play in, Level 9 of the National League System.HistoryFounded in 1921. Welwyn Garden City FC started their days in the Metropolitan League. The Club then moved to the Spartan League, for the first of two spells, in 1927. During the 1927–28 season the Club gained its first honour, winning the Herts Charity Shield, beating Hoddesdon Town 5–2.In 1952 Welwyn Garden City joined the London League, later to become the Greater London League. At this time the Club were managed by Harry Hibbs, the one time England goalkeeper, Harry being one of two ex-internationals to be in charge of ‘The Citizens’, the other being Alex Massie who was capped North of the border.1954 saw the Club return to the Spartan League and two years later they were elected Associate Members of the Football Association. The next stop was county football with a move to the Herts County League in 1959.The Club moved to its present home, Herns Lane, in 1968 and staged their first fixture at senior level, against Knebworth in the Aubrey Cup, on 16 November that year.In 1973 Welwyn Garden City joined the South Midlands League and won the Premier Division championship at the first attempt. The following season they reached the final of the League Challenge Trophy, only to be beaten by Barton Rovers, 3–1 on aggregate.1976–77 saw the Club lose their top-flight status, and there began a five-year battle to reclaim it. During these First Division years the Club were to finish no lower than 5th and in 1981–82, the championship winning year the Club scored over 100 league goals en route to the title.

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