Headington Amateurs F.C.

Headington Amateurs
Full name Headington Amateurs Football Club
Nickname(s) The A's
Founded 1949
Ground The Barton Recreation Ground,
Headington,
Oxford
Chairman Donald Light
Manager Luke Cuff
League Hellenic Football League
Division One East
2014–15 Hellenic Football League
Division One East, 11th

Headington Amateurs F.C. are a football club based in Headington, in Oxford, England. The club is affiliated to the Oxfordshire County Football Association[1] Currently they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One East. They were champions of the West Division in the 2010–11 season but did not gain promotion to the Premier Division because their stadium did not meet the required standard.

History

Headington Amateurs Football Club was formed in 1949, and was originally called Brittania Football Club, after the local pub near where they trained.[2] The club started in the Oxford Junior leagues until the 1960s when they joined the Oxfordshire Senior Football League.[2] During their time in the Oxfordshire Senior league they went on to win the championship four times.[2]

The club joined the Hellenic Football League Division One in 1988–89, finishing runners-up in their inaugural season and gaining promotion to the Premier Division.[3] The club then reached the First Round of the FA Vase the following season.[4] However, Headington were relegated back to Division One in 1994 for not having floodlights.[4] The club was placed in Division One West upon the reorganisation of the league in 2000.[4] They transferred to Division One East in 2006 for one season, but returned to Division One West. Headington won the league in 2010–11, but were not promoted, due to ground grading.[5][6] The club transferred to Division On East for the 2012–13 season.

Ground

Headington Amateurs play their games at Barton Recreation Ground, Barton Village Road, Oxford, OX3 9LA.

In the summer of 2011 the ground had a £350,000 revamp done to its clubhouse so that it met the latest Sport England and Football Association standards.[7][8]

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

Records

References

  1. 1 2 "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | Club Details | Headington Amateurs". Hellenicleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "History – Headington Amateurs". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Non League Tables for 1988–1989". NonLeagueMatters. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Headington Amateurs at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ "FOOTBALL: Headington hot-shots are crowned champs in style (From Oxford Mail)". Oxfordmail.co.uk. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | Cheltenham Saracens News | Season 2010/11". Hellenicleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  7. ↑ "New £350k pavilion set for kick-off (From Oxford Mail)". Oxfordmail.co.uk. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  8. ↑ Light, Donald (2011-08-25). "Club Opening – HEADINGTON AMATEURS". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  9. ↑ "football.mitoo". football.mitoo. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Honours – Headington Amateurs". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  11. ↑ "UHLSPORT Hellenic League The 'Bluefin Sports (Supp') Challenge Cup :: Overview". MITOO. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2013-06-08.

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Coordinates: 51°46′11.28″N 1°12′20.44″W / 51.7698000°N 1.2056778°W / 51.7698000; -1.2056778

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