History
Hungerford Town was founded in 1886 initially playing friendlies as there was no local league or cup competitions available to join. Their first record of a fully competitive game was when the club in the 1901-02 season reached the final of the Newbury Cup, losing 2-0 to Newbury Town, but they won the competition three seasons later. The club joined the Hungerford League and then became founding members of the Newbury league in 1909. In their first season they won the Newbury Challenge cup, four seasons later they won the league and retained the league title in the 1913-14 season. After the First world War the club reformed in 1919 and went on to win the Newbury league again that season and in the 1921-22 season.
After the second world war the club was playing in the Newbury & District League and also the Swindon & District League.At the start of the 1958-59 season the club joined the Hellenic Football League starting in the Premier Division. The club then spent seven seasons in teh top division of teh Hellenic league before being relegated to Division one at the end of the 1964-65 season. The club came back in style at the end of the 1970-71 season by winning Division one and the Hellenic league cup. The next seven seasons saw the club remain in the Hellenic Premier Division, during this period the club made its Debut in the FA vase in the 1973-74 season, and the FA cup a season later.
At the end of the 1977-78, afer coming 3rd in the Hellenic league and reaching the Semi-final of the FA Vase of the second time, the club got elected to the Isthmian league, under Manager Jim Kelman, who had joined the club in 1975. In the 1979–80 season, they reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup. In the 1981-82 season Jim Kelman saw the club clinch the Berks and Bucks Senior Cup at their fourth final appearance, beating Wycombe Wanderers 1-0. After the Berks and Bucks success the club then spent the next 21 years in the Isthmian league in Division two. At the end of the 2002-03 season the club had to leave the Isthmian league as their ground did not meet the leagues standards, so they rejoined teh Hellenic league again, and were back in the Premier Division.
In the 2008–09 season,the club started to carry out improvements off the pitch, with a refurbishment program for the clubs facilities and there was improvements on the pitch as well, under manager Alan clarke. The club went on a 22 match unbeaten run which took the club to the top of the league, where the lead swapped between them and Shortwood United, a last day draw at Hook Norton enabled the club to clinch the Hellenic League championship on goal difference and promotion to the Southern League. The club also made it it to the Floodlit Cup final where they lost 2–3 after extra time to Marlow United.
At the end of their first sesaon in the Southern League Division One South & West, the club parted company with Manger Alan Clarke, and replace him with Bobby Wilkinson from Kintbury Rangers. The Club are currently still in the Southern league Division One South & West.
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