Berkhamsted Football Club is a

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Berkhamsted Berkhamsted ( ) is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, in the River Bulbourne, Bulbourne valley, north-west of London. The town is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish with a town council within the borough of Dacorum which ...

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, England. Founded in 2009 after Berkhamsted Town folded, they are currently members of the and play at the Glencar Community Stadium.

History

The club was founded in 2009 after Berkhamsted Town folded, taking the name of a club that had played in the Herts County League in the early 20th century. They joined Division Two of the Spartan South Midlands League, winning it in their first season and earning promotion to Division One. The following season they won Division One with 107 points and were promoted to the Premier Division. Their points total was the highest in the

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and saw the Herts FA award the club the Stanley Rous Memorial Trophy. The 2012–13 season saw Berkhamsted win the St Mary's Cup, beating Tring Athletic 3–1 in the final. In 2014–15 they won the Premier Division Cup, beating Colney Heath 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. The club won the Herts Charity Shield in 2016–17 with a 3–2 win over Tring Athletic in the final. In 2017–18 the club were runners-up in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One East of the Southern League. They were top of the league after 28 games in 2019–20 when the competition was abandoned due to the

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. Berkhamsted were Division One Central runners-up in 2021–22, but lost to

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in the play-off semi-finals. However, the following season saw them win the division, earning promotion to the Premier Division Central. In 2023–24 they finished bottom of the Premier Division Central and were relegated back to Division One Central. The 2024-25 season saw Berkhamsted FC compete with Real Bedford for the league title, eventually finishing runners up. They then competed in the play offs, beating Hadley FC 5-0 in the semi-final and Flackwell Heath FC 5-0 in the final to secure promotion back to step three of English non-league football for the 2025-26 season.

Ground

The club play at Broadwater, located between the

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and the

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. The ground has a seated stand on one side of the pitch, with an uncovered terrace adjacent to it. There is also covered terracing behind both goals.Peter Miles (1997) ''The Non-League Football Grounds of Hertfordshire'', p18

Honours

*Southern Football League **Division One Central Play Off Winners 2024-25 **Division One Central champions 2022–23 *Spartan South Midlands League **Premier Division runners-up 2017–18 **Division One champions 2010–11 **Division Two champions 2009–10 **Premier Division Cup winners 2014–15 *

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**Winners 2022–23 *Herts Charity Shield **Winners 2016–17 *St Mary's Cup **Winners 2013–14

Records

*Best

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performance: Third qualifying round, 2022–23, 2023–24 *Best

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performance: Fifth round, 2015–16 *Record attendance: 1,963 vs Flackwell Heath, 5 May 2025 *Biggest win: 12–1 vs Stotfold, FA Cup extra preliminary round, 5 August 2017 *Heaviest defeat: 9-0 vs Coalville Town, Southern League Central Premier, 2023/24History
Berkhamsted Town F.C. *Most goals in a season: Matt Bateman, 44 in 2018–1910 man Berko win again
Berkhamsted F.C.

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