Marlow F.C.
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| Full name | Marlow Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues | ||
| Founded | 1870 | ||
| Ground | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground, Marlow (Capacity: 1,500) |
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| Chairman | Terry Staines | ||
| Manager | Kevin Stone | ||
| League | Southern League Division One Midlands |
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| 2008–09 | Southern League Division One Midlands, 9th |
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Marlow F.C. is a football club based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. It was established in 1870 taking part in the first ever FA Cup, which began in 1871. In 1882, it reached the semi-final of the FA Cup. In more recent times, Marlow reached the first round of the FA Cup four times, all in the successive seasons of 1991-95, including third round losses to Tottenham Hotspur in 1992-93 and Swindon Town in 1994-95, a run in which it claimed the scalp of Oxford United.
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[edit] History
The club was formed in November 1870 and was a major force in Victorian football. Since its inception, Marlow is the only team to have entered the FA Cup in every season bar one. Their application in 1910 arrived one day too late at the FA to be accepted. In 1894 the club turned down the chance to join the Southern League in order to remain staunchly amateur.
Prior to World War I the club played in the Great Western Suburban League but due to financial problems it stepped down to the Reading League before moving to the Spartan League during the 1930s.
In 1965-66, it joined the second division of the Athenian League. Winning promotion to the top division in 1970-71, it remained in that league until 1983-84, when the Athenian League was disbanded. Like many fellow former Athenian clubs, it joined the Isthmian League and was placed in Division 2 North. After four seasons Marlow achieved two promotions to the Premier League where it stayed until 1994-95 when it was relegated. In the 2004 reorganisation, it joined the Southern League Division One West and now play in the reorganised Southern League Division One Midlands, beginning in 2008-09.
Cuthbert Ottaway, the first captain of England, played for "The Blues" at the beginning of its history.
[edit] Ground
Until 1919 the club played at Crown Meadow, but were forced to move to the inferior Star Meadow, which was a contributing factor to its financial crisis in the inter-war years. In 1924 club secretary Alfred Davis died and an appeal was launched to fund the building of a new ground in his honour, which was opened in 1928.
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 3rd in Isthmian League Premier Division, 1993-94
- Best FA Cup performance: Semi-finals, 1881-82 (in the modern era 3rd round, 1992-93 and 1994-95)
- Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Semi-finals, 1896-97 and 1899-1900 (the former achievement was by a club called Great Marlow FC, it is unclear if this is the same club)
- Best FA Trophy performance: 4th round, 2003-04
- Best FA Vase performance: 5th round, 1974-75 and 2000-01
[edit] Sources
- Marlow at the Football Club History Database
