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Didcot Town Full name Didcot Town Football Club Nickname(s) The Railwaymen Founded 1907 Ground NPower Loop Meadow Stadium, Didcot
(Capacity: 3,000 (350 Seated))Chairman John Bailey Manager Dave Mudge League Southern League Division One South & West 2010–11 Southern League Premier Division, 19th (relegated) 
Home coloursAway coloursDidcot Town F.C. are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of Division One South & West of the Southern League, having been relegated from the Premier Division in 2010–11.
The current manager is ex-Windsor and Eton and Burnham manager Dave Mudge.
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History
The club was founded in 1907 and in their early days competed in the North Berks League, Reading League and Metropolitan League before becoming founder members of the Hellenic League in 1953, where they won the championship at the first attempt. Although they returned to the Metropolitan League in 1957 they rejoined the Hellenic League in 1963 and were to remain in that league until 2006.
They moved between the Hellenic League's two divisions on a number of occasions but eventually established themselves as one of the top teams in the Premier Division. In 2004-05 they were only denied the title due to the deduction of one point for fielding an ineligible player in a 1-1 draw at Tuffley Rovers at the start of the season, but made up for it by beating A.F.C. Sudbury to claim the FA Vase. The following season they finally claimed the league title, becoming the first team in Hellenic League history to accrue 100 points in a season, and were thus promoted to the Southern League.
In May 2009 they gained promotion to the Southern Football League Premier Division, beating AFC Totton 2-1 aet in the play-off final. Didcot reached the play-offs after finishing fifth in the league and, in consecutive matches, beating the first- (Truro City FC) second- (Windsor and Eton FC) and third-placed (AFC Totton) teams, all away from home. With one game left in the 2010–11 season they needed to beat Oxford City to stay up and Weymouth couldn't beat already champions Truro City. At full-time Weymouth had lost to Truro City 3-2, but Didcot also lost, 3-0 to Oxford City.
Honours
- FA Vase Winners – 2004–05
- Hellenic League Premier Division Champions – 1953–54, 2005–06
- Hellenic League Premier Division Runners-up – 2004–05
- Bucks and Berks Senior Trophy Winners – 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06
- Hellenic League Challenge Cup Winners – 1965–66, 1966–67, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Southern Football League Division One South & West Play-Off Winners 2008-2009
FA Cup, Trophy and Vase
Didcot have participated in the Qualification rounds of the FA Cup since the 1975-76 season. Didcot have only ever managed to reach 3rd Qualifying Round once (in 2010–11 losing 4-0 to Basingstoke Town FC).
In the FA Trophy Didcot have competed since the 2006-07 season, when they had their best run in the tournament, losing in the 3rd qualification round.
The only FA competition that Didcot have done well in is the Vase. Didcot have played in the competition since 1974-75 and have won it once, in 2004-05. Didcot reached the 4th round of the competition in 1990-91 which is the furthest they have gone apart from the final.[1]
Stadium
Didcot have played at the Loop Meadow Stadium on the town's Ladygrove estate after the sale of their former Station Road ground in 1999. The ground boasts a main pitch and a training pitch, with the main pitch having a 150-seat main stand and a covered standing area. Their previous ground is now the site of a large car park for the town's recently-built shopping centre. Loop Meadow attracted its biggest crowd of 2,500 in 2006 when Npower Championship side Reading visited.
The Ground has been upgraded to regulate FA Ground Specifications. Two 175 Standing terraces have been erected to the Railway End and 100 seats have been added into the Main Stand.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Sam Warrell DF Jamie Heapy DF Andy Williams DF Alex Stanley DF Jason Castello DF Morgan Williams DF Andy Gunn MF Jordan Tabor MF Elliott Osborne-Ricketts MF Michael Alexis MF Jack Longford MF Josh Huggins Sources
- Didcot Town at the Football Club History Database
See also
External links
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