Egham Town Football Club is a

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club based in

Egham Egham ( ) is a university town in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately west of central London. First settled in the Bronze Age, the town was under the control of Chertsey Abbey for much of the Middle Ages. In 1215, Magna ...

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

History

The club was originally formed as Runnymede Rovers in 1877, before reforming as Egham in 1905.Club history
Egham Town F.C. They won the West Surrey League in 1921–22, before becoming founder members of the

Surrey Senior League The Surrey Senior League was an English regional football league for teams based in Surrey although teams from outside the county were often admitted as well. The league existed from 1922 until 1978, when it was rebranded as the Home Counties Leagu ...

in 1922 and going on to win the league in its first season.Surrey Senior League 1922–1978
Non-League Matters In 1927–28 the club finished as league runners-up, and subsequently joined Division One West of the

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.Spartan League 1907–1934
Non-League Matters A sixth-placed finish in 1928–29 saw them placed in the Premier Division for the 1929–30 season. After finishing bottom of the division in 1931–32, they were relegated to Division One. Egham left the Spartan League at the end of the 1932–33 season and returned to the Surrey Senior League. The club closed down during

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, but was not restored when the war ended. A public meeting on 9 December 1963 led to the club being reformed as Egham Town. They joined the

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in 1974. They won Division Two at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One. The following season saw them finish as Division One runners-up. In 1977 Egham joined Division Two of the

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

. Restructuring saw them moved to Division One South in 1984, before Division Two was restored in 1991. They were relegated to Division Three at the end of the 1997–98 season and remained there until restructuring saw them placed in Division One South in 2002. The club were transferred to Division One West of the Southern League for the 2004–05 season, but were moved back to Division Two of the Isthmian League the following season. In 2006 the club left the Isthmian League and joined the Premier Division of the Combined Counties League. They were Premier Division champions in 2012–13, earning promotion to Division One Central of the Southern League. A third-place finish in 2015–16 saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs, in which they were beaten 4–2 on penalties in the semi-finals by St Ives Town after a 2–2 draw. The following season saw the club finish fifth, qualifying for the play-offs again and they went on to lose 4–0 to

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in the semi-finals. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Egham were transferred to the South Central Division of the Isthmian League. They finished bottom of the division in 2018–19 and were relegated to Premier Division of the Combined Counties League.

Ground

The club has played at the Runnymede Stadium since their re-establishment in 1963. The land was previously part of a recreation ground and was offered to the club by the local council. The ground currently has a capacity of 5,500, of which 262 is seated and 3,300 is covered. In May 2021 the Brian Askew stand was destroyed in a fire.https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/non-league-paper/391157/egham-town-plea-after-fire-destroys-stand/ Egham Town plea after fire destroys stand
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Honours

*Combined Counties League **Premier Division champions 2012–13 *Athenian League **Division Two champions 1974–75 *Spartan League **Champions 1971–72 *Surrey Senior League **Champions 1922–23 *West Surrey League **Champions 1921–22

Records

*Best

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performance: Fourth qualifying round, 1990–91, 2016–17 *Best

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performance: Fourth round, 1984–85, 2021-22 *Record attendance: 1,400 vs

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, FA Cup second qualifying round, 1972–73 *Most appearances: Dave Jones, over 850 *Most goals: Mark Butler, 153

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