Abingdon United F.C.
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| Full name | Abingdon United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The U's | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | The Northcourt, Abingdon 51°40′52.84″N 1°16′28.98″W / 51.6813444°N 1.2747167°W | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Debbie Blackmore | ||
| Manager | Steve Alman | ||
| League | Hellenic League Premier Division | ||
| 2014–15 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division, 15th | ||
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Abingdon United F.C. is an English association football club from Abingdon-on-Thames who currently play in the Hellenic Football League Premier Division.
History
The club was founded in 1946 as a rival to the already existing Abingdon Town at the Anchor pub on the bank of the River Thames. After an initial eight years in the North Berks League, United set their sights higher and entered the Hellenic League. For the next 19 seasons the club remained in the bottom division of the Hellenic League, until the 1976–77 season where they earned promotion to the premier Division. They stayed in the premier division until the 1980–81 season where they finished bottom, however after a single season in division one they bounced back up as Runners-up. The club then remained in the Hellenic premier Division for another 24 seasons.[1]
In 1982–83 Season the club entered its first FA competition the FA Vase, and four seasons later were in the FA Cup for the first time ever, losing to Stourbridge after two replays in the first qualifying round.
In 2003 Manager Andy Slater joined the club and guided them to promotion to the Southern League in the 2005–06 season.[2] The club remained in the Southern League Division One South & West until the end of the 2012-13 season, when they resigned from the league and rejoined the Hellenic League Premier Division for the 2013-14 season. Paul Noble was appointed as manager, but with the team at the foot of the league, he was replaced by Andy Zoldan. Zoldan guided Abingdon to safety and in the 2014-15 season, led the club on their joint best FA Cup run to the 2nd Qualifying round. However with the team off the pace in the league, Zoldan resigned and Gary Ackling was appointed as his replacement. He led the club to safety on the final day of the season, but he too resigned in the summer. He was replaced by current manager Steve Alman for the 2015/16 season, but he could not save the club from relegation.
Ground
Abingdon United play their home games at The Northcourt Stadium, Northcourt Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1PL.
Honours
League honours
- Hellenic League Premier Division
- Runners-up (1): 1996–97
- Hellenic League Division One
- Winners (1): 1981–82
- North Berks League
- Winners (1): 1953–54
- Hellenic League Premier Division Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1989–90
Cup honours
- Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
- Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy
- Hellenic League Division One Cup
- Hellenic League Floodlit Cup
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- North Berks Charity Shield:
- Winners (1): 1952–53
- Hellenic – Hungerford Cup
Club records
- Highest League Position:[1] 11th in Southern League Division One South & West 2006–07
- F.A Cup best Performance:[1] Second qualifying round 2000–01, 2009–10, 2014–15
- F.A Trophy best Performance:[1] Second qualifying round 2006–07, 2007–08
- F.A. Vase best performance:[1] Third round 1988–89
League history
List history (North Berkshire League) is not complete
Current club staff
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.