Berkhamsted F.C.

Berkhamsted Football Club is a football club from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 2009 after Berkhamsted Town folded, they are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central and play at Broadwater.

Berkhamsted
Full nameBerkhamsted Football Club
Nickname(s)The Comrades
Founded2009
GroundBroadwater, Berkhamsted
Capacity2,500 (170 seated)[1]
ChairmanSteve Davis
ManagerChris Devane
LeagueSouthern League Division One Central
2019–20Southern League Division One Central (season abandoned)

History

The club was founded in 2009 after Berkhamsted Town folded, taking the name of a club that had played in the Herts County League in the early 20th century.[2] They joined Division Two of the Spartan South Midlands League, winning it in their first season and earning promotion to Division One.[3] The following season they won Division One with 107 points and were promoted to the Premier Division.[3] Their points total was the highest in the National League System and saw the Herts FA award the club the Stanley Rous Memorial Trophy.[4]

The 2012–13 season saw Berkhamsted win the St Mary's Cup, beating Tring Athletic 3–1 in the final.[5] In 2014–15 they won the Premier Division Cup, beating Colney Heath 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[6] The club won the Hertfordshire Charity Shield in 2016–17 with a 3–2 win over Tring Athletic in the final.[7] In 2017–18 the club were runners-up in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One East of the Southern League.

Ground

The club play at Broadwater, located between the Grand Union Canal and the West Coast Main Line. The ground has a seated stand on one side of the pitch, with an uncovered terrace adjacent to it. There is also covered terracing behind both goals.[8]

Honours
  • Spartan South Midlands League
    • Division One champions 2010–11
    • Division Two champions 2009–10
    • Premier Division Cup winners 2014–15
  • St Mary's Cup
    • Winners 2013–14
  • Hertfordshire Charity Shield
    • Winners 2016–17

Records
  • Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2012–13[3]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2015–16[3]
  • Record attendance: 366 vs Slough Town, FA Cup first qualifying round, 2 September 2017[9]
  • Biggest win: 12–1 vs Stotfold, FA Cup extra preliminary round, 5 August 2017[10]
  • Heaviest defeat: 7–1 vs Hanwell Town, Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 2011–12; 6–0 vs Hemel Hempstead Town, St Mary's Cup, 2011–12[11]
  • Most goals in a season: James Armstrong, Connor Calcutt, 43[11]
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See also
  • Berkhamsted F.C. players

References
  1. Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p761 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. Berkhamsted{1} at the Football Club History Database
  3. Berkhamsted at the Football Club History Database
  4. Major honour for Berko’s champions Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette, 24 August 2011
  5. Dacorum derby delight for Comrades in the cup Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette, 7 May 2013
  6. Comrades keep their cool to end the season with trophy win Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette, 5 May 2015
  7. Berko Clinch the Charity Shield Hertfordshire FA, 27 March 2017
  8. Peter Miles (1997) The Non-League Football Grounds of Hertfordshire, p18
  9. Cup magic draws top crowd Hemel Today, 5 September 2017
  10. Stotfold 1 Berkhamsted 12 Berkhamsted F.C.
  11. History Berkhamsted Town F.C.

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