- Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Hemel Hempstead Town
fullname = Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club
nickname = The Tudors
founded =1885 "(as Apsley)"
ground = Vauxhall Road
Hemel Hempstead
capacity = 3,152 (250 seated)
chairman = Dave Boggins
manager = Steve Bateman
league =Southern League Premier Division
season = 2007-08
position =Southern League Premier Division , 7th
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leftarm2=F1EF00|body2=F1EF00|rightarm2=F1EF00|shorts2=000000|socks2=F1EF00Hemel Hempstead Town are a football club based in
Hemel Hempstead ,Hertfordshire ,England , who currently play in theSouthern League Premier Division . They are known as the Tudors and play their games at Vauxhall Road. They are managed by Steve Bateman.History
The club was formed in 1885 as Apsley F.C. and first played in the West Herts League, before joining the
Herts County League in 1899. They played in this league off and on until 1952 when they joined theDelphian League , by which time they had changed their name to Hemel Hempstead F.C.In 1955 the name was changed once again to Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. In 1962, with the dissolution of the Delphian League, the club joined the
Athenian League in its new Division Two. They were promoted twice in consecutive seasons to reach the Premier Division but by 1969 had dropped back to Division Two. In 1971 the club merged with Hemel Hempstead United, with the merged club reverting to being called simply Hemel Hempstead.In 1977 the Tudors joined the
Isthmian League , where they were to play for over 25 years. They found success hard to come by in this league, even dropping to Division Three for one season, but since the arrival of new chairman Dave Boggins in 1997 their fortunes have improved. In 1997-98 the club won the Isthmian League Division Three title, followed by the Division Two title in 1999-00, although in the latter instance they were not promoted due to ground grading issues. Nonetheless, a sixth-place finish in what was now Division One North in 2003-04 was enough to secure a place in theSouthern League Premier Division after the reorganisation caused by the creation ofConference South .Hemel's first season in the Southern Premier was a disappointing one, as they finished fourth from bottom and were relegated. After a somewhat middling campaign in the Division 1 West the following season, a late surge saw Hemel promoted via the playoffs after a dramatic 3-2 win over Brackley Town, having been 2-1 behind until the 81st minute.
A more prepared Hemel side took to the Premier Division for the 2006-07 season, where a sequence of ten wins in fifteen games took the Tudors to their highest ever finish of fifth, taking the last playoff spot. A long campaign took its toll as Hemel lost 3-1 in the semi-final to
Team Bath .Club records
*Best league performance: 5th in Southern League Premier Division, 2006-07
*BestFA Cup performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 2006-07
*BestFA Trophy performance: 1st round proper, 2007-08
*BestFA Vase performance: 3rd round, 1999-00, 2000-01ources
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*fchd|name=Hemel Hempstead|id=HEMELHEMExternal links
* [http://www.hemelhempsteadtownfc.com/ Official website]
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