Thame United F.C.
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| Full name | Thame United Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Hithercroft Road (ground share with AFC Wallingford) |
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| Capacity | tbc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Jake Collinge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Richard Searl and Alan Thorne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Hellenic Football League Premier Division |
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| 2005-06 | Southern League, Division One West, 22nd (relegated) |
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Thame United F.C. is a football club based in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. They were established in 1883 and joined the Hellenic League Premier Division in 1959. In the 1998-99 season, they reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase. In the 2005-06 season, they were relegated back to the Hellenic League from the Southern League Division One West.
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[edit] History
Thame United were formed in 1883 and spent their early years playing in local Oxfordshire leagues. In 1959 they stepped up to the Hellenic League, where they were league champions in 1961/62 and 1969/70 and runners-up on three other occasions. In 1988 the decision was taken to switch to the South Midlands League.
In three seasons in this league United finished runners-up twice and then claimed the league title in 1990/91, which saw them promoted to the Isthmian League Division Three. Two promotions followed in quick succession, putting the club in Division One in 1995. Although United were relegated in 1998, they bounced straight back the following season under manager Andy Sinnott, who also led them to the semi-finals of the FA Vase and to within two points of achieving promotion to the Premier Division.
In October 2003 the club reached the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history, going down 2-1 to Conference side Farnborough Town. In 2004, due to non-league reorganisation, United switched to the Southern League Division One West.
In 2005 severe financial difficulties hit the club, with bailiffs seizing assets to offset unpaid VAT bills, and the landlord of their Windmill Road stadium serving them with notice of eviction. The club managed to limp to the end of the season playing at the ground of neighbours Aylesbury United and a rock-bottom finish saw them relegated back to the Hellenic League after 18 years away.
During the summer of 2006, Aylesbury were also evicted from their ground, leaving Thame homeless once again, however a new groundshare arrangement was agreed with AFC Wallingford. The club are currently seeking the necessary permissions to return to and redevelop Windmill Road.
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 4th in Isthmian League Division 1, 1999/2000
- Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 2003/04, 2004/05
- Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 2002/03
- Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 1998/99
[edit] Sources
- Thame United at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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