St. Margaretsbury

St. Margaretsbury Football Club is a football club based in Stanstead Abbotts, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at the Recreation Ground.

History

The club was established in 1894 as Stanstead Abbots. They joined the East Herts League, later transferring to the Hertford & District League. In 1921 the club entered the North & East Division of the Hertfordshire Senior County League. In 1923 the league was reduced to a single division, and in 1925 it was disbanded. The club then returned to the district leagues, including the Waltham & District League, before rejoining the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 1947, becoming members of Division Two. They went on to win the Division Two title in 1948–49, earning promotion to Division One.

Stanstead Abbots remained in Division One until 1955, when they were placed in Division One B for a transitional season. After finishing seventh of the twelve clubs, they were placed in Division One (now the second tier below the Premier Division) for the following season. In 1962 the club were renamed St. Margaretsbury after moving to the St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground. After finishing as runners-up in Division One in 1969–70, they were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until being relegated at the end of the 1973–74 season, having finished second-from-bottom of the division. In 1977–78 the club finished third in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division.

St. Margaretsbury were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1987–88 season, but were promoted back to the Premier Division after finishing third in Division One in 1990–91. In 1992 the club moved up to the Premier Division of the Spartan League. After winning the Herts Senior Centenery Trophy in 1992–93, they were Premier Division runners-up in 1994–95, before winning the league title the following season. When the league merged with the South Midlands League to form the Spartan South M