Leighton Town F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Leighton Town


fullname = Leighton Town Football Club
nickname = The Reds
founded = 1885
ground = Bell Close
Leighton Buzzard
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chairman = Iain S. McGregor
manager = Sean Downey
league = Southern League
Division One Midlands
season = 2007-08
position = Southern League
Division One Midlands, 9th
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Leighton Town F.C. are an English football club located in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. They were established in 1885. The club plays home games at Bell Close and currently play in the Southern League Division One Midlands.

History

Leighton Town FC was formed in 1885 and in their early years were winners of the Leighton and District League on several occasions. They were one of the original members of the South Midlands League (then known as the Bedfordshire County League) in 1922, the same year they changed their name to Leighton United (a change which lasted until 1963). They were also members of the Spartan League from 1922 to 1952, but their only successes were two Spartan League Division 2 titles in 1923-24 and 1927-28.

In 1952, they became founder member of the Hellenic League but after two seasons moved back to the South Midlands League. In 1965/66, Leighton finished bottom of the Premier Division, but won the title the following season. They then returned to the Spartan League once again, followed by a two-year spell in the United Counties League before returning once again to the South Midlands League where they were to remain until 1992

In the 1991-92 season Leighton won the South Midlands Premier Division title and stepped up to the Isthmian League, initially in Division Three, with promotion to Division Two following in 1996. The 2000-01 season brought relegation but the club bounced back in 2004, winning the title of what was now called Division Two. That same year re-organisation of the pyramid saw them switched to the Southern League.

Club records

*Best league performance: 8th in Southern League Western Division, 2005-06
*Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 2007-08
*Best FA Trophy performance: 1st round, 2005-06
*Best FA Vase performance: 5th round, 2003-04

Players

*Lee Clark
*Andy Fagan
*Bruce Wilson
*Dean Chapman
*Pete Clifford (Captain)
*Mark Longman
*Scott Thomas
*Ben Gallant
*Adam Cunnington
*Bilal Hassan
*James McNulty
*Mark Boland
*Jason Haggerwood
*Chris Johnson
*Mitch Hamilton
*Nigel Maarman (GK)
*A.Root (GK)
*Trevor Kew (Reserves GK)

ources

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References

External links

* [http://www.leightontownfc.co.uk Leighton Town F.C. website]
* [http://www.ltyfc.org.uk Leighton Town Youth F.C. website]