Hythe Town Football Club is a

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based in

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, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Reachfields Stadium.

History

The original club was established in August 1910.Club History
Hythe Town F.C. They joined the Folkestone & District League, winning the title four times after

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. In 1936 the club moved up to the Kent County Amateur League, joining Division Two of the Eastern Section. They won the division at the first attempt, but were not promoted.Kent County Amateur League 1934–1938
Non-League Matters They won the division again the following season, and this time were promoted to Division One.
Non-League Matters Following

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the club was placed in the South Division for the 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons, before league reorganisation in 1948 saw them return to Division One of the Eastern Section. Division One was later renamed the Premier Division and Hythe were relegated to Division One. However, after winning the Division One title in 1971–72 they went on to win three consecutive Premier Division titles between 1973–74 and 1975–76.Eastern Section Division Champions 1924 to 1992
Kent County League The club were Premier Division runners-up in 1976–77, after which the club moved up to the Kent League. The club were Kent League runners-up in 1978–79, 1982–83 and 1984–85, and after winning the league title in 1988–89, they were promoted to the Southern Division of the Southern League. The following year the club reached the semi-finals of the

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, losing 4–3 to

Yeading Yeading ( ) is a settlement in west London, forming part of the London Borough of Hillingdon, having been developed after the Second World War. Etymology Yeading is very early Saxon and was originally ''Geddingas'' or ''Geddinges'', meaning "the ...

. After three seasons in the Southern League, they folded in 1992. Supporters subsequently formed a successor club, Hythe United, which joined Division One East of the Kent County League for the 1992–93 season.Kent County League 1991–1998
Non-League Matters Despite only finishing sixth in their first season, the club was promoted to the Premier Division. After finishing ninth in the Premier Division in 1994–95, they rejoined the Kent League. In 2001 the name was changed to Hythe Town, and in 2008–09 they finished the season as Kent League runners-up. In 2010–11 the club were Kent League champions, earning promotion to Division One South of the

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. The 2010–11 season saw Hythe reach the first round of the

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for the first time, losing 5–1 at

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. They won the

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for the first time the following season, defeating

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1–0 in the final.Dartford 0 Hythe Town 1
Kent Online, 25 April 2012 A fourth-place finish in the in

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secured qualification for the promotion play-offs; the club went on to lose 3–0 to Faversham Town in the semi-finals. Another fourth-place finish in 2015–16 led to another play-off campaign, in which they were beaten 7–0 by

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in the semi-finals.

Ground

The club moved to its Reachfields ground in 1977, which had previously been an army sports ground next to a firing range. The record attendance of 2,147 was set for the

semi-final match against Yeading in 1990 The ground currently has a capacity of 3,000, of which 350 is seated and 2,400 covered.

Honours

*Kent League **Champions 1988–89, 2010–11 *Kent County League **Eastern Section Premier Division champions 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 **Eastern Section Division One champions 1971–72 **Eastern Section Division Two champions 1936–37, 1937–38 **League Cup winners 1949–50, 1953–54, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 **Eastern Section Benevolent Cup winners 1949–50Eastern Section Cups
Kent County League **Eastern Section Division Two Benevolent Cup winners 1936–37 *

**Winners 2011–12 *Kent Senior Trophy **Winners 1990–91 *Eastern Professional Floodlight Cup **Winners 1989–90, 1990–91

Records

*Best

performance: First round, 2010–11 *Best

performance: Semi-finals, 1989–90 *Record attendance: 2,147 vs

, FA Vase semi-final, 1990 *Biggest win: 10–1 vs Sporting Bengal United, 2008–09 *Heaviest defeat: 10–1 vs Swanley Furness, 1997–98 *Most appearances: Dave CookHythe Town boss Clive Cook praises his son Dave for 'very rare' loyalty
Kent Online, 14 September 2017 *Most goals: Dave Cook

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