Hounslow F.C. was an

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club based in

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History

A Hounslow F.C. existed in the early part of the twentieth century, and spent the 1899–1900 in the London League. The modern club were originally named Hounslow Town and joined the

Corinthian League The League of Corinth, also referred to as the Hellenic League (from Greek Ἑλληνικός ''Hellenikos'', "pertaining to Greece and Greeks"), was a confederation of Greek states created by Philip II in 338–337 BC. The League was created ...

in 1946. They were league champions in 1949–50 and 1951–52. They were champions again in 1954–55 and also reached the first round of the

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, where they lost 4–2 at home to Hastings United. At the end of the season they joined the

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. The club finished as runners-up in their first season in the Athenian League and were champions in 1959–60. In 1961–62 the club reached the final of the

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. After a 1–1 draw with

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, they lost the replay at

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4–0. The following season they were given direct entry to the first round of the

, holding

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to a 3–3 draw at home, before losing 9–2 away. In 1966 the club was renamed Hounslow. In 1968–69 the club finished bottom of the Premier Division of the Athenian League and were relegated to Division One. They went on to finish bottom of Division One in both 1970–71 and 1971–72, but remained in the league until 1977, when they joined Division One South of the Southern League. After finishing bottom of the Southern Division in 1983–84 the club was relegated to the Premier Division of the Hellenic League. They were runners-up in 1986–87 the club were promoted back to the Southern League. However, they were relegated again in 1989–90 and returned to the Hellenic League. In 1991 the club lost its Denbigh Road ground to the council, which built a school on the site. They then merged with

Feltham Feltham () is a town in West London, England, from Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it became part of the London Borough of Hounslow in 1965. The parliamentary constituency of Feltham and Heston has been held by Labour Party MPs ...

to form Feltham & Hounslow Borough, with the new club playing in the

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. However, the merged club reverted to the name Feltham in 1995.

Honours

*Athenian League **Champions 1959–60 *Corinthian League **Champions 1949–50, 1951–52, 1954–55 *

Middlesex Senior Cup The Middlesex Senior Cup is the most prestigious football cup competition in the historic county of Middlesex, England. The competition is run mainly for non-League clubs in the region, although league clubs have been known to enter the compe ...

**Winners 1955–56, 1960–61 *

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**Winners 1952–53, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1965–66

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. * Fred Bullock *

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References

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