AFC Dunstable

AFC Dunstable
Full name Association Football Club
Dunstable
Nickname(s) The OD's[1]
Founded 1981 (as Old Dunstablians)
Ground Creasey Park, Dunstable
Ground Capacity 3,500 (350 seated)[2]
Chairman Simon Bullard
Manager Steve Heath
League Spartan South Midlands League
Premier Division
2014–15 Spartan South Midlands League
Premier Division, 3rd

AFC Dunstable are a football club based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. The club are members of the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League, and are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association.

History

The club was established in 1981 as Old Dunstablians, named after a club for former pupils of Dunstable Grammar School.[1] The new club played at Manshead School, which had succeeded the grammar school. They initially played in the Dunstable Alliance Football League, before joining the Luton District and South Befordshire League in 1983. In 1989–90 the club won the Bedfordshire Junior Cup.[1]

In 1994 the club moved to Totternhoe, when Dunstable Town Cricket Club opened a new sports facility in the village.[1] The new ground allowed the club to join Division One of the South Midlands League Division One in 1995.[1] In 1997 the league merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League. In 2001–02 they won the Division One Cup, and in 2003–04 were champions of the renamed Division Two. However, failure to achieve the ground grading regulations meant that the club was unable to take promotion.[1]

In 2004 the club changed their name to AFC Dunstable,[3] although reference to the former name was retained in the club's nickname of the OD's.[1] After winning Division Two again in 2006–07, a season in which they also won the Division Two Cup and the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy the club were again refused promotion. They won the Senior Trophy for a second time in 2007–08, and after finishing third in Division Two 2008–09 and moving to Creasey Park, they were promoted to Division One. In 2010–11 AFC Dunstable finished as runners-up in Division One and won the Division One Cup, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3]

Honours

League history

Season Division Position Significant Events
As Old Dunstablians
Joined the Dunstable Alliance
1981–82 Dunstable Alliance
1982–83 Dunstable Alliance
Joined the Luton & District Division One
1983–84 Luton & District Division One
1984–85 Luton & District Division One
1985–86 Luton & District Division One 2 Runners Up
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93 Luton & District Division One 2 Runners Up
1993–94
1994–95
Joined South Midlands League Division One
1995–96 South Midlands League Division One 14 –
1996–97 South Midlands League Division One 13 –
Placed in Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One North upon merger between Spartan & South Midlands football leagues
1997–98 Spartan South Midlands Division One North 11 –
Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One North becomes Division One upon league re-organisation
1998–99 Spartan South Midlands Division One 9 –
1999–2000 Spartan South Midlands Division One 7 –
2000–01 Spartan South Midlands Division One 6 –
Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One is renamed Division Two
2001–02 Spartan South Midlands Division Two 4 –
2002–03 Spartan South Midlands Division Two 2 Runners Up
2003–04 Spartan South Midlands Division Two 1 Champions
As A.F.C. Dunstable
2004–05 Spartan South Midlands Division Two 6 –
2005–06 Spartan South Midlands Division Two 2 Runners Up
2006–07 Spartan South Midlands Division Two 1 Champions
2007–08 Spartan South Midlands Division Two 4 –
2008–09 Spartan South Midlands Division Two 3 Promoted
2009–10 Spartan South Midlands Division One 5 –
2010–11 Spartan South Midlands Division One 2 Runners-up (promoted)
2011–12 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division 3 –
2012–13 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division 8 –
2013–14 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division 9 –
2014–15 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division 3 –

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AFC Dunstable – Club History" Harefield United programme, 27 February 2016
  2. ↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p761 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  3. 1 2 AFC Dunstable at the Football Club History Database

External links

Coordinates: 51°53′34.429″N 0°32′20.951″W / 51.89289694°N 0.53915306°W / 51.89289694; -0.53915306

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