{{short description|Association football club in England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Stotfold FC | image = Stotfold FC crest.svg | image_size = 150px | fullname = Stotfold Football Club | nickname = The Eagles | founded = {{start date and age|1946}} | ground = The JSJ Stadium<br />New Roker Park<br />Arlesey Road<br>[[Stotfold]] | capacity = 1,500 | chairman = Rob Parkin | manager = Eddie McLoughlin | league = {{English football updater|Stotfold}} | season = {{English football updater|Stotfold2}} | position = {{English football updater|Stotfold3}} | pattern_la1 = https://www.macron.com/uk/alhena-jersey-4b442d.html | pattern_b1 = https://www.macron.com/uk/alhena-jersey-4b442d.html | pattern_ra1 = Amber/black | leftarm1 = Amber/black | body1 = Amber | rightarm1 = Amber/black | shorts1 = Black | socks1 = Purple | pattern_la2 = https://www.macron.com/uk/themis-jersey.html | pattern_b2 = https://www.macron.com/uk/themis-jersey.html | pattern_ra2 = Purple/white | leftarm2 = Purple/white | body2 = Purple | rightarm2 = Purple/ white | shorts2 = Purple | socks2 = Purple| }} '''Stotfold Football Club''' is a [[Association football|football]] [[Club (organization)|club]] based at [[Stotfold]], [[Bedfordshire]], [[England]]. They play in the {{English football updater|Stotfold}}. The club is affiliated to the [[Bedfordshire County Football Association]].
==History== The first recorded football in Stotfold occurred in 1904 although it is certain the game was played in the town for a number of years before that.<ref name="hist">{{cite web|url=https://stotfoldfc.co.uk/history.php?pg=index.php |title=Stotfold Club History on Official Website|publisher=Stotfoldfc.co.uk |access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref> In the early 1900s, Stotfold sides played in the Biggleswade and District League.<ref name="hist"/> This was followed by a spell of nearly 30 years in North Herts football.<ref name="hist"/> The first record of a trophy being won was 1911 when Potton were beaten 1–0 in the Biggleswade and District Championship.<ref name="hist"/>
Stotfold FC was officially founded, with proper financing, stewardship and record-keeping, in 1946.<ref name="hist"/> The club played for many years at the Hitchin Road Recreation Ground before moving into the newly developed Roker Park ground in 1965.<ref name="hist"/> This ground was just a meadow named "Roker" when it was first used by Stotfold Athletic in 1911.<ref name="hist"/>
In 1951, the club joined the [[South Midlands League]] Division Two, finishing 2nd to gain immediate promotion to Division One.<ref name="hist"/><ref name="fchds">{{fchd|name=Stotfold|id=STOTFOLD}}</ref> They were Division One champions in 1953–54 and were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained for thirty years.<ref name="fchds"/> Stotfold won the South Midlands League Premier Division for the first time in the 1980–81 season under the management team of Brian Parker, Peter Godden, and Geoff Heard.<ref name="fchds"/> They were also runners-up seven times.<ref name="fchds"/>
In 1984, the Eagles were transferred to the [[United Counties Football League|United Counties League]].<ref name="fchds"/> They were admitted straight into the Premier Division, where they stayed until 2010.<ref name="fchds"/> Through the 1990s, the club generally finished high in the top ten.<ref name="fchds"/> After several changes of manager, the club re-appointed former [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] man [[Ian Allinson]] as manager for 2007–08, and he rewarded them by leading the club to their most successful season, including the UCL championship for the first time. He subsequently left to join [[Boreham Wood FC|Boreham Wood]]. The championship was clinched in dramatic fashion; starting the second half 0–4 down to closest challengers [[Long Buckby F.C.|Long Buckby]], Stotfold managed to equalise in the 90th minute for the point needed to clinch the title.
Stotfold transferred to the [[Spartan South Midlands League]] for the 2010–11 season.<ref name="fchds"/> They remained in the Premier Division before being relegated to Division One on the last day of the 2018–19 campaign.<ref name="fchds"/><ref name="sportsshots">{{cite web|url=http://sportsshots.org.uk/?cat=77&paged=4 |title=Sports Shots|publisher=Sports Shots |access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref>
Stotfold achieved a landmark for the club in February 2020 when they moved to their brand new £2m step 4 ready stadium at New Roker Park on Arlesey Road.
==Former players== 1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).<br> 2. Players with full international caps.<br> 3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Mitchell Cole]] – (2011) *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Josh Coley]] – (2020) *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Darren Dykes]] – (2005–06) *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Graeme Tomlinson]] – (2003–04) *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Ian Allinson]] – (2005–08) *{{flagicon|NIR}}[[Phil Gray (footballer)|Phil Gray]] – (2005) *{{flagicon|IRE}}[[Liam George]] – (2005)
==Management Team== *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''Manager''' – Eddie McLoughlin *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''First Team Coach''' – Matt Coker *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''First Team Assistant Coach''' – Carl Smith *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''Goalkeeper Coach''' – Louis O'Neill *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''Physio''' – Joe Green *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''Analyst''' – Joe Croft *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''Reserve Team Manager''' – Jon Little *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''Reserve Team Assistant Manager''' – Sean Lyness *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''Reserve Team Coach''' – Michael Payne *{{flagicon|ENG}}'''Kit Man''' – Roy Ryall
==Honours== *'''[[United Counties League]] Premier Division'''<ref name="fchds"/> **Champions 2007–08 **Runners-up 1993–94, 1995–96, 2008–09 *'''[[South Midlands League]] Premier Division''' **Champions 1980–81 **Runners-up 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1977–78 *'''[[South Midlands League|Spartan South Midlands League]] Premier Division''' **Runners-up 2022–23 *'''[[South Midlands League]] Division 1''' **Champions 1953–54 *'''[[South Midlands League|Spartan South Midlands League]] Division 1''' **Champions 2021–22 *'''[[South Midlands League]] Division 2''' **Runners-up 1951–52 *'''[[United Counties League]] Knock-Out Cup''' **Winners 1999, 2000 *'''[[South Midlands League]] Challenge Trophy''' **Winners 1982 *'''[[South Midlands League|Spartan South Midlands League]] Challenge Trophy''' **Runners-up 2014, 2022 *'''[[South Midlands League|Spartan South Midlands League]] Senior Floodlight Cup''' **Runners-up 2014 *'''[[South Midlands League|Spartan South Midlands League]] Division 1 Cup''' **Runners-up 2022 * '''[[Bedfordshire County Football Association]]''' '''Senior Cup''' **Winners 1965, 1994, 2000, 2008 **Runners-up 2001 * '''[[Bedfordshire County Football Association]]''' '''Premier Cup ''' **Winners 1982, 1992, 1999 * '''[[Bedfordshire County Football Association]]''' '''Intermediate Cup''' **Winners 1959, 1992, 1998, 2002 **Runners-up 2009 * '''[[Bedfordshire County Football Association]]''' '''Senior Trophy ''' **Winners 2020, 2022 '''Biggleswade Knock-Out Cup''' **Winners 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 **Runners-up 2010 '''North Bedfordshire Charity Cup''' **Winners 1956, 1957, 1962, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2010 '''Southern Combination Cup''' **Winners 1995, 1996 '''Hinchingbrooke Cup''' **Winners 2000 **Runners-up 2014
==Records== *'''[[FA Cup]]'''<ref name="fchds"/> **Third Qualifying Round 2007–08 *'''[[FA Trophy]]'''<ref name="fchds"/> **First Qualifying Round 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 *'''[[FA Vase]]'''<ref name="fchds"/> **Fourth Round 1994–95, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2009–10
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.stotfoldfc.co.uk/ Stotfold official website]
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