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'''Berkhamsted Football Club''' is a [[association football|football]] club from [[Berkhamsted]], [[Hertfordshire]], England. Founded in 2009 after [[Berkhamsted Town F.C.|Berkhamsted Town]] folded, they are currently members of the {{English football updater|Berkhams}} and play at Broadwater.
==History== The club was founded in 2009 after [[Berkhamsted Town F.C.|Berkhamsted Town]] folded, taking the name of a club that had played in the [[Hertfordshire Senior County League|Herts County League]] in the early 20th century.<ref>{{fchd|id=BERKHA-1|name=Berkhamsted{1} }}</ref> They joined Division Two of the Spartan South Midlands League, winning it in their [[2009–10 Spartan South Midlands Football League|first season]] and earning promotion to Division One.<ref name=FCHD>{{fchd|id=BERKHAMS|name=Berkhamsted}}</ref> The [[2010–11 Spartan South Midlands Football League|following season]] they won Division One with 107 points and were promoted to the Premier Division.<ref name=FCHD/> Their points total was the highest in the [[National League System]] and saw the [[Hertfordshire County Football Association|Herts FA]] award the club the Stanley Rous Memorial Trophy.<ref>[http://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/sport/football/major-honour-for-berko-s-champions-1-2989940 Major honour for Berko's champions] Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette, 24 August 2011</ref>
The 2012–13 season saw Berkhamsted win the St Mary's Cup, beating [[Tring Athletic F.C.|Tring Athletic]] 3–1 in the final.<ref>[http://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/sport/football/dacorum-derby-delight-for-comrades-in-the-cup-1-5058293 Dacorum derby delight for Comrades in the cup] Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette, 7 May 2013</ref> In [[2014–15 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2014–15]] they won the Premier Division Cup, beating [[Colney Heath F.C.|Colney Heath]] 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.<ref>[http://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/sport/football/comrades-keep-their-cool-to-end-the-season-with-trophy-win-1-6725326 Comrades keep their cool to end the season with trophy win] Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette, 5 May 2015</ref> The club won the [[Herts Charity Shield]] in 2016–17 with a 3–2 win over [[Tring Athletic F.C.|Tring Athletic]] in the final.<ref>[http://www.hertfordshirefa.com/news/2017/mar/berko-clinch-the-charity-shield Berko Clinch the Charity Shield] Hertfordshire FA, 27 March 2017</ref> In [[2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2017–18]] the club were runners-up in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One East of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]]. They were top of the league after 28 games in [[2019–20 Southern Football League|2019–20]] when the competition was abandoned due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]].
Berkhamsted were Division One Central runners-up in [[2021–22 Southern Football League|2021–22]], but lost to [[North Leigh F.C.|North Leigh]] in the play-off semi-finals. However, the [[2022–23 Southern Football League|following season]] saw them win the division, earning promotion to the Premier Division Central.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65148785 Berkhamsted FC: Promotion secured despite end of perfect home record] BBC Sport, 1 April 2023</ref> In [[2023–24 Southern Football League|2023–24]] they finished bottom of the Premier Division Central and were relegated back to Division One Central.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southern-football-league.co.uk/news/135669/PITCHING-IN-SOUTHERN-LEAGUE-PREMIER-CENTRAL-FRIDAYSATURDAY-REVIEW/|title=Friday/Saturday review|website=Southern League|date=30 March 2024|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> In [[2024–25 Southern Football League|2024–25]] the club were runners-up in Division One Central. They went on to beat [[Hadley F.C.|Hadley]] 5–0 in the play-off semi-finals and then won the final against [[Flackwell Heath F.C.|Flackwell Heath]] by the same scoreline, securing promotion to the Premier Division South.
==Ground== The club play at Broadwater, located between the [[Grand Union Canal]] and the [[West Coast Main Line]]. The ground has two seated stands on one side of the pitch, with an uncovered terrace adjacent to it. There is also covered terracing behind both goals.<ref name=NLGH>Peter Miles (1997) ''The Non-League Football Grounds of Hertfordshire'', p18</ref>
==Honours== *'''Southern Football League''' **Division One Central champions 2022–23 *'''Spartan South Midlands League''' **Premier Division runners-up 2017–18 **Division One champions 2010–11 **Division Two champions 2009–10 **Premier Division Cup winners 2014–15 *'''[[Herts Senior Cup]]''' **Winners 2022–23 *'''Herts Charity Shield''' **Winners 2016–17 *'''St Mary's Cup''' **Winners 2013–14
==Records== *Best [[FA Cup]] performance: Third qualifying round, 2022–23, 2023–24<ref name=FCHD/> *Best [[FA Vase]] performance: Fifth round, 2015–16<ref name=FCHD/> *Record attendance: 1,963 vs [[Flackwell Heath FC|Flackwell Heath]], 5 May 2025<ref name="merged1">{{cite web|url=https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/sport/football/berkhamsted-are-promoted-back-to-step-three-after-emphatic-play-off-win-5114744|title=Berkhamsted are promoted back to step three after emphatic play-off win|website=Hemel Today|date=6 May 2025}}</ref> *Biggest win: 12–1 vs [[Stotfold F.C.|Stotfold]], FA Cup extra preliminary round, 5 August 2017<ref>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/berkhamstedfootballclub/teams/109087/match-centre/0-3706972 Stotfold 1 Berkhamsted 12] Berkhamsted F.C.</ref> *Heaviest defeat: 9–0 vs [[Coalville Town F.C.|Coalville Town]], Southern League Premier Division Central, 21 October 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/sport/football/tudors-force-late-draw-but-berko-concede-nine-in-record-loss-4382673|title=Tudors force late draw but Berko concede nine in record loss|website=Hemel Today|date=23 October 2023}}</ref> *Most goals in a season: Matt Bateman, 44 in 2018–19<ref>[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/berkhamstedfootballclub/teams/109087/match-centre/1-3641209/report 10 man Berko win again] Berkhamsted F.C.</ref>
==See also== *{{c|Berkhamsted F.C. players}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/berkhamstedfootballclub Official website]
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