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 and play at Broadwater.
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. They joined Division Two of the Spartan South Midlands League, winning it in their 2009β10 Spartan [South Midlands Football League|first season] and earning promotion to Division One. The following season they won Division One with 107 points and were promoted to the Premier Division. Their points total was the highest in the National League System and saw the Herts FA award the club the Stanley Rous Memorial Trophy.The 2012β13 season saw Berkhamsted win the St Mary's Cup, beating Tring Athletic 3β1 in the final. In 2014β15 they won the Premier Division Cup, beating Colney Heath 5β3 on penalties after a 1β1 draw. The club won the Herts Charity Shield in 2016β17 with a 3β2 win over Tring Athletic in the final. In 2017β18 the club were runners-up in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One East of the Southern League. They were top of the league after 28 games in 2019β20 [Southern Football League|2019β20] when the competition was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Berkhamsted were Division One Central runners-up in 2021β22, but lost to North Leigh in the play-off semi-finals. However, the following season saw them win the division, earning promotion to the Premier Division Central. In 2023β24 they finished bottom of the Premier Division Central and were relegated back to Division One Central. In 2024β25 the club were runners-up in Division One Central. They went on to beat Hadley 5β0 in the play-off semi-finals and then won the final against 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.Honours
- Southern Football League
- *Division One Central champions 2022β23
- Spartan South Midlands League
- *Premier Division runners-up 2017β18
- *Division One champions 2010β11
- *Division Two champions 2009β10
- *Premier Division Cup winners 2014β15
- Herts Senior Cup
- *Winners 2022β23
- Herts Charity Shield
- *Winners 2016β17
- St Mary's Cup
- *Winners 2013β14
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2022β23, 2023β24
- Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2015β16
- Record attendance: 1,963 vs Flackwell Heath, 5 May 2025
- Biggest win: 12β1 vs Stotfold, FA Cup extra preliminary round, 5 August 2017
- Heaviest defeat: 9β0 vs Coalville Town, Southern League Premier Division Central, 21 October 2023
- Most goals in a season: Matt Bateman, 44 in 2018β19