Hoddesdon Town F.C.

Hoddesdon Town
Full name Hoddesdon Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Liliywhites
Founded 1879
Ground Lowfield
Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire
Ground Capacity 3,000 (100 seated)
Chairman Mr Roger Merton MBE
League Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
2014–15 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 19th

Hoddesdon Town F.C. is an English football club based in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League and play at Lowfield. They were the first ever winners of the FA Vase.

History

The club was established in 1879, and claims to be the third oldest club in Hertfordshire.[1] They were the inaugural winners of the FA Vase in 1975.[2] They joined the expanded Spartan South Midlands League in 1997.[1][3] Hoddesdon initially competed in the Premier Division North, and subsequently the Premier Division, but have since been relegated to Division One.[1] Joel Sutton plays up front, becoming the clubs all time top goalscorer, with 157 goals.

Stadium

The club's home stadium

Hoddesdon Town have played at Lowfield since 1899 since moving there to share with the local cricket club. The ground was originally part of the High Leigh Estate, but was purchased for the town in 1924. The clubhouse was erected in the 1950s but completely refurbished in 2002. The main stand incorporates 100 seats from Burnden Park, the former home of Bolton Wanderers.[4]

Honours

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hoddesdon Town Football Club: The History 1879–2009. Hoddesdon Town F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. ↑ The FA Vase finals 1975–present. The Football Association. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  3. ↑ The Molten Spartan South Midlands Football League. Spartan South Midlands Football League. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Celebrating 111 Years at Lowfield" (PDF). Hoddesdon Town F.C. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

External links

Preceded by
New Competition		 Winner of the FA Vase
1974–5 		Succeeded by
Billericay Town

Coordinates: 51°45′30.38″N 0°00′59.64″W / 51.7584389°N 0.0165667°W / 51.7584389; -0.0165667

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