Buckingham Town Football Club, known as Milton Keynes Robins for the last year of their existence, was a

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club based in

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, England. They were established in 1883 and were one of the founding members of the Hellenic League in 1953. After lasting only four seasons they returned to local football, not re-emerging at a higher level until 1974. Having fallen into financial trouble by 2017 and having been evicted from their ground in 2011, they relocated permanently to

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in 2019. The club was merged into Milton Keynes Irish a year later.

History

The club was established as Buckingham Town in 1883, playing their first match against

Banbury United Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium. History The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the Sp ...

. They won the Aylesbury & District League in 1902–03 and 1936–37 and the North Bucks League in 1924–25, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1948–49 and 1949–50.History
Buckingham Town F.C. They were founder members of the Hellenic League in 1953, but left after only four seasons. They won the Aylesbury & District League again in 1967–68. Buckingham Town joined Division One of the

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in 1971, where they played until joining Division Two of the United Counties League in 1974. Their first season in the league saw them finish second, earning promotion to Division One. After finishing as Division One runners-up in 1975–76, the club secured a second successive promotion, moving up to the Premier Division. They were Premier Division champions and Knockout Cup winners in 1983–84, and the following season they reached the first round of the

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for the first (and to date only) time in their history, losing 2–0 at home to

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. In 1985–86 Buckingham Town won the Premier Division again and were promoted to the Midland Division of the Southern League. After being transferred to the Southern Division in 1988, they won the division in 1990–91, but were not promoted as their ground failed to meet the standards required. They were moved back to the Midland Division in 1994, but returned to the Southern Division in 1996. However, after finishing bottom of the division in 1996–97, they were relegated back to the Premier Division of the United Counties League. The 2006–07 season saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation to Division One. The club announced that they were folding at the end of the 2017–18 season. However, the decision was later reversed. The club was renamed Milton Keynes Robins in January 2019. In May 2020 the club merged with Unite MK and Milton Keynes Irish Veterans merged to form Milton Keynes Irish.

League record

Ground

Buckingham Town played at Ford Meadow from 1883 until being evicted at the end of the 2010–11 season.Good and bad news for Buckingham
United Counties League The 3.58 acre site included a football pitch, two stands, a clubhouse, changing rooms and a large hard area. After leaving Ford Meadow, the club played at the Winslow Centre in

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for the 2011–12 season, before moving to Manor Fields in the Fenny Stratford area of Milton Keynes.

Honours

*Southern League **Southern Division champions 1990–91 *United Counties League **Premier Division champions 1983–84, 1985–86 **Knockout Cup winners 1983–84 *Aylesbury & District League **Champions 1902–03, 1936–37, 1967–68 *North Bucks League **Champions 1924–25, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1948–49, 1949–50

Records

*Best

performance: First round, 1984–85 *Best

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performance: First qualifying round, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 *Best

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performance: Quarter-finals, 1990–91, 1992–93 *Record transfer fee received: £1,000 from

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

for Terry StevensMike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p797 *Record transfer fee paid: £7,000 to

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for Steve Jenkins, 1992

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