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Bedford Town

Bedford Town Football Club is a football club based in the Borough of Bedford, England. The club are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central and play at the Eyrie in Cardington, a village on the outskirts of Bedford. They are full members of the Football Association and affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association.

History

Pre-war

A Bedford Town Football Club was in existence by 1884, although it changed its name to Bedford Association in 1887. As there were no leagues at the time, the club played friendly matches in cups, including the Kettering Charity Cup and the Luton Charity Cup, before disappearing in 1891. The name Bedford Town reappeared in 1894 when Swifts, a club founded in 1890, were renamed. They absorbed Bedford Rovers in 1896, and although local leagues had been formed, the club continued to play only cup matches and friendlies. However, the club disappeared around the turn of the century.

On 31 July 1908 a new Bedford Town was formed at the Association Rooms on Harpur Street. They joined Division One of the Northamptonshire League, finishing bottom of the table in their first two seasons, but avoiding relegation to Division Two. They went on to finish as runners-up for three consecutive seasons between 1911–12 and 1913–14 before the league closed down due to World War I. They also won the Northamptonshire Senior Cup in 1912–13.

After the war the club continued in the league, finishing as Division One runners-up in 1929–30 before winning the title in 1930–31. The following season saw them finish in second place again, after which they won back-to-back titles in 1932–33 and 1933–34. The league was then renamed the United Counties League, with Bedford finishing as runners-up in 1934–35 and reaching the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 3–2 at home to Dartford. They finished as runners-up again in 1936–37, remaining in the league until World War II.

Southern League and cup success

Bedford Town

England. Southern Premier Division Central. League Table. Season 2024/2025

Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Kettering Kettering 9 6 3 0 21 7 21 6 4 0 2 11 6 12 15 10 3 2 32 13 33 19 2.1
2 Halesowen Town Halesowen Town 9 5 1 3 13 15 16 6 4 1 1 12 5 13 15 9 2 4 25 20 29 5 1.7
3 Redditch Redditch 8 3 1 4 11 12 10 8 6 0 2 13 8 18 16 9 1 6 24 20 28 4 1.5
4 Stourbridge Stourbridge 8 4 2 2 9 6 14 8 4 1 3 16 10 13 16 8 3 5 25 16 27 9 1.6
5 AFC Telford Utd AFC Telford Utd 7 4 1 2 16 16 13 8 4 2 2 12 11 14 15 8 3 4 28 27 27 1 1.9
6 AFC Stamford AFC Stamford 8 6 0 2 16 11 18 8 2 3 3 6 10 9 16 8 3 5 22 21 27 1 1.4
7 Bedford Town Bedford Town 7 4 1 2 13 12 13 9 3 3 3 15 12 12 16 7 4 5 28 24 25 4 1.8
8 Leiston FC Leiston FC 7 3 4 0 10 6 13 9 3 3 3 12 13 12 16 6 7 3 22 19 25 3 1.4
9 Stratford Stratford 8 1 5 2 8 7 8 8 5 1 2 13 9 16 16 6 6 4 21 16 24 5 1.3
10 AFC Sudbury AFC Sudbury 8 4 4 0 18 6 16 8 2 1 5 11 15 7 16 6 5 5 29 21 23 8 1.8
11 ST Ives ST Ives 8 4 0 4 14 13 12 8 3 1 4 8 7 10 16 7 1 8 22 20 22 2 1.4
12 Banbury United Banbury United 8 2 4 2 5 4 10 8 3 2 3 7 7 11 16 5 6 5 12 11 21 1 0.8
13 Bishop S Stortford Bishop S Stortford 8 3 2 3 12 11 11 8 3 1 4 11 13 10 16 6 3 7 23 24 21 -1 1.4
14 Barwell Barwell 7 3 1 3 12 7 10 8 2 3 3 10 13 9 15 5 4 6 22 20 19 2 1.5
15 Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Town 7 4 0 3 10 11 12 8 2 1 5 13 24 7 15 6 1 8 23 35 19 -12 1.5
16 Spalding United Spalding United 8 4 0 4 11 13 12 8 2 0 6 7 17 6 16 6 0 10 18 30 18 -12 1.1
17 Harborough Town FC 8 3 1 4 10 10 10 8 1 4 3 7 9 7 16 4 5 7 17 19 17 -2 1.1
18 Alvechurch Alvechurch 7 2 1 4 5 7 7 8 3 1 4 10 11 10 15 5 2 8 15 18 17 -3 1
19 Royston Town Royston Town 7 3 1 3 7 10 10 7 1 3 3 7 10 6 14 4 4 6 14 20 16 -6 1
20 Hitchin Hitchin 9 2 1 6 11 21 7 7 2 2 3 13 15 8 16 4 3 9 24 36 15 -12 1.5
21 Bromsgrove Sporting FC Bromsgrove Sporting FC 8 2 0 6 11 15 6 8 2 2 4 7 11 8 16 4 2 10 18 26 14 -8 1.1
22 Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Town 7 0 4 3 5 10 4 7 1 2 4 9 12 5 14 1 6 7 14 22 9 -8 1

Bedford Town Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
30 Nov 15:00 15:00, 30 Nov sch
Bedford Town
Biggleswade Town
25-9
SLC
30 Nov 15:00 15:00, 30 Nov post
Bedford Town
Kettering
25-33
SLC
23 Nov 15:00 15:00, 23 Nov sch
Alvechurch
Bedford Town
17-25
SLC
16 Nov 15:00 15:00, 16 Nov fin
Kettering
1-1 2-2
Bedford Town
32-24
SLC
1-1
2-2
09 Nov 15:00 15:00, 09 Nov fin
Bedford Town
0-1 0-3
ST Ives
24-19
SLC
0-1
0-3
02 Nov 15:00 15:00, 02 Nov fin
Bromsgrove Sporting FC
0-2 0-3
Bedford Town
10-21
SLC
0-2
0-3
19 Oct 14:00 14:00, 19 Oct fin
Bedford Town
1-1 1-3
Barwell
21-12
SLC
1-1
1-3
15 Oct 18:45 18:45, 15 Oct fin
Banbury United
1-0 2-0
Bedford Town
13-21
SLC
1-0
2-0
12 Oct 14:00 14:00, 12 Oct fin
AFC Stamford
2-0 2-3
Bedford Town
20-18
SLC
2-0
2-3
05 Oct 14:00 14:00, 05 Oct fin
Bedford Town
0-3 1-5
Hendon
3R
0-3
1-5
28 Sep 14:00 14:00, 28 Sep fin
Bedford Town
1-0 3-1
AFC Sudbury
15-13
SLC
1-0
3-1
24 Sep 18:45 18:45, 24 Sep fin
Bedford Town
3-1 4-3
Leiston FC
12-10
SLC
3-1
4-3
21 Sep 14:00 14:00, 21 Sep fin
Bedford Town
1-0 2-0
Redditch
9-13
SLC
1-0
2-0
10 Sep 18:45 18:45, 10 Sep fin
Biggleswade Town
0-0 1-1
Bedford Town
3-8
SLC
0-0
1-1
07 Sep 14:00 14:00, 07 Sep fin
Stratford
0-0 1-1
Bedford Town
7-7
SLC
0-0
1-1
02 Sep 18:45 18:45, 02 Sep fin
Bedford Town
0-2 0-3
Royston Town
SEP
0-2
0-3
31 Aug 14:00 14:00, 31 Aug fin
Royston Town
1-1 1-1
Bedford Town
1R
1-1
1-1
26 Aug 14:00 14:00, 26 Aug fin
Bedford Town
1-1 2-1
Bishop S Stortford
4-5
SLC
1-1
2-1
24 Aug 14:00 14:00, 24 Aug fin
Harborough Town FC
0-0 2-1
Bedford Town
2-4
SLC
0-0
2-1
17 Aug 14:00 14:00, 17 Aug fin
Halesowen Town
0-2 1-4
Bedford Town
4-1
SLC
0-2
1-4
13 Aug 18:45 18:45, 13 Aug fin
Bedford Town
0-1 1-1
Royston Town
0-3
SLC
0-1
1-1
10 Aug 14:00 14:00, 10 Aug fin
Spalding United
1-0 1-0
Bedford Town
0-0
SLC
1-0
1-0
07 Oct 14:00 14:00, 07 Oct fin
Matlock Town
0-0 1-0
Bedford Town
3R
0-0
1-0
24 Sep 14:00 14:00, 24 Sep fin
Bowers & Pitsea FC
0-0 0-0 3-5
Bedford Town
2R
0-0
0-0
3-5
16 Sep 14:00 14:00, 16 Sep fin
Bedford Town
0-0 2-3
Gorleston
2R
0-0
2-3
09 Sep 14:00 14:00, 09 Sep fin
Aylesbury United
0-1 2-3
Bedford Town
1R
0-1
2-3
05 Sep 18:45 18:45, 05 Sep fin
Walthamstow
0-1 0-5
Bedford Town
SEP
0-1
0-5
02 Sep 14:00 14:00, 02 Sep fin
Bedford Town
0-0 0-0
Walthamstow
SEP
0-0
0-0
22 Apr 14:00 14:00, 22 Apr fin
Bedford Town
0-1 0-3
Mickleover Sports
28-70
SLC
0-1
0-3
18 Apr 18:45 18:45, 18 Apr fin
Bedford Town
0-1 0-2
Basford United
28-49
SLC
0-1
0-2
15 Apr 14:00 14:00, 15 Apr fin
ST Ives
1-0 2-0
Bedford Town
47-28
SLC
1-0
2-0
10 Apr 14:00 14:00, 10 Apr fin
AFC Rushden & Diamonds
2-0 4-0
Bedford Town
24-28
SLC
2-0
4-0
07 Apr 14:00 14:00, 07 Apr fin
Bedford Town
0-1 0-1
Redditch
28-55
SLC
0-1
0-1
04 Apr 18:45 18:45, 04 Apr fin
Bedford Town
0-1 0-2
Nuneaton Borough FC
28-69
SLC
0-1
0-2
25 Mar 15:00 15:00, 25 Mar fin
Alvechurch
0-0 2-0
Bedford Town
43-28
SLC
0-0
2-0
18 Mar 15:00 15:00, 18 Mar fin
Bedford Town 1
0-1 0-2
Rushall Olympic 1
28-63
SLC
0-1
0-2
04 Mar 15:00 15:00, 04 Mar fin
Coalville
0-0 2-0
Bedford Town
60-28
SLC
0-0
2-0
25 Feb 15:00 15:00, 25 Feb fin
Bedford Town
0-0 0-1
Needham Market
28-32
SLC
0-0
0-1
21 Feb 19:45 19:45, 21 Feb fin
Bedford Town
0-1 0-3
Stratford
28-24
SLC
0-1
0-3
18 Feb 15:00 15:00, 18 Feb fin
Stourbridge
0-0 2-1
Bedford Town 1
38-28
SLC
0-0
2-1

Top Scorers. Season 2024/2025

Player 21 Sep 24 Sep 28 Sep 05 Oct 12 Oct 15 Oct 19 Oct 02 Nov 09 Nov 16 Nov All SeasonGoals/Assists
Leon Lobjoit 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 9/0
Ryan Blake 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 1/0 7/0
0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0
Carl Mensah 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 3/0
Rob Howard 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Ekow Coker 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Edward Gyamfi 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Kyle Connolly 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
17 July 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Reading will their fourth match of pre-season when they travel to Cherry Red Records Stadium to face Wimbledon. 17 July 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Queens Park Rangers will continue their preparations for the 2022-23 campaign with a pre-season friendly against National League outfit Wealdstone on Tuesday night. 14 May 2022 mirror.co.uk Former Peterborough United and Brighton & Hove Albion striker Craig Mackail-Smith has opened up about his time in non-league and winning just his second senior league title Craig Mackail-Smith in action for Brighton & Hove Albion (left), Bedford Town (middle) and Stevenage (right)