Hoddesdon Town First

Last updated : 15/08/2023 08:29:34

Introduction

Hoddesdon Town First are a Grassroots football team.

The team is from England, United Kingdom and play in the Thurlow Nunn League First Division South.

Team Details

Hoddesdon Town First Football Club

Hoddesdon Town First Football Club is a football club based in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at Lowfield. The club were the first-ever winners of the FA Vase.

History

The club was established on 14 April 1879 as Hoddesdon Football Club. In 1885 they were founding members of the Hertfordshire County Football Association and won the inaugural Herts Senior Cup in 1886–87. The club retained the cup the following season and won it again in 1889–90. They were founder members of the East Herts League in 1896, merging with Hoddesdon Wanderers and Broxbourne Club in the same year. In 1903 the club absorbed another club, Rye Park. In 1908 Hoddesdon joined the Eastern Division of the Hertfordshire Senior County League.

In 1920 the club was renamed Hoddesdon Town. They were placed in the North-East Division for the 1921–22 season following league organisation, before the league was reduced to a single division in 1923. Hoddesdon joined Division Two B the Spartan League in 1925. They won the division in 1928–29, but league reorganisation meant no promotion and the club was placed in Division Two East the following season. They were Division Two East runners-up in 1931–32, earning promotion to Division One. The 1935–36 season saw the club win Division One, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division.

The club won the Spartan League Premier Division in 1970–71, and went on to win the FA Vase in 1974–75, defeating Whitstable Town 2–1 in the final. This made them the first non-league club to win the competition.

The club have also won the Herts Senior Cup on three occasions, in 1886–87, 1889–90, and 1991–92.

Current season

Hoddesdon Town are currently competing in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, which is the ninth tier of the English football league system. They finished the 2021–22 season in 10th place.

Sources

The Thurlow Nunn League

The Thurlow Nunn League is an English football league system covering the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire. It is the ninth tier of the English football league system.

The league was founded in 1986 as the Essex Senior League, and was renamed the Thurlow Nunn League in 2002. The league currently consists of two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One.

The Thurlow Nunn League is a popular league, with an average attendance of over 100 per game. The league has produced a number of professional footballers, including David Bentley, Matt Jarvis, and Paul Konchesky.