Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.

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
pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_thinwhitesides|pattern_ra1=
leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=0FF0000|socks1=FF0000
pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=
leftarm2=F1EF00|body2=F1EF00|rightarm2=F1EF00|shorts2=000000|socks2=F1EF00

Hemel Hempstead Town are a football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, who currently play in the Southern 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 the Delphian 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 the Southern League Premier Division after the reorganisation caused by the creation of Conference 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
*Best FA Cup performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 2006-07
*Best FA Trophy performance: 1st round proper, 2007-08
*Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round, 1999-00, 2000-01

ources

*fchd|name=Hemel Hempstead Town|id=HEMELHT
*fchd|name=Hemel Hempstead|id=HEMELHEM

External links

* [http://www.hemelhempsteadtownfc.com/ Official website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hemel Hempstead — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 51.7526 longitude= 0.4692 official name= Hemel Hempstead population= 81,143 shire district= Dacorum shire county = Hertfordshire region= East of England FireandRescue= Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue… …   Wikipedia

  • Hemel Hempstead — aus der Luft. Koordinaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hemel Hempstead —   [ heməl hempstɪd], Stadt in der County Hertfordshire, England, nordwestlich von London, 79 200 Einwohner; Industrieparks mit Elektro , Elektronik , Papierindustrie und Maschinenbau.   Geschichte:   Hemel Hempstead wurde 1947 zur New Town… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hemel Hempstead railway station — Infobox UK station name = Hemel Hempstead code = HML manager = London Midland locale = Hemel Hempstead borough = Dacorum usage0405 = 1.382 usage0506 = 1.464 usage0607 = 1.577 platforms = 5 start = 1912Hemel Hempstead railway station is on the… …   Wikipedia

  • Hempstead (town), New York — Infobox Settlement name = Hempstead official name = Town of Hempstead settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = Town Hall image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = pushpin mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type …   Wikipedia

  • Bobsleigh Hotel Hemel Hempstead (Hemel Hempstead) — Bobsleigh Hotel Hemel Hempstead country: United Kingdom, city: Hemel Hempstead (Bovingdon) Bobsleigh Hotel Hemel Hempstead Location Situated in the Chiltern countryside, the hotel is situated in Bovingdon, close to Hemel Hempstead. The Inn can be …   International hotels

  • Hemel Hempstead — /hem euhl/ a town in W Hertfordshire, in SE England. 69,371. * * * ▪ England, United Kingdom       town, Dacorum district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England, northwest of London. The first charter was granted in 1539.… …   Universalium

  • HEMEL HEMPSTEAD —    (10), a busy market town in Herts, 23 m. NW. of London; noted for its straw plaiting, and has paper mills, foundries, &c …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Hemel Hempstead — /hem euhl/ a town in W Hertfordshire, in SE England. 69,371 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ramada Hemel Hempstead (Hemel Hempstead) — Ramada Hemel Hempstead country: United Kingdom, city: Hemel Hempstead (Hemel Hempstead) Ramada Hemel Hempstead Located just outside the Hemel Hempstead, the Ramada Hemel Hempstead Hotel is an ideal base to discover the charm of the historic old… …   International hotels

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”