词条 | Bedford F.C. |
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| clubname = Bedford | image = Bedford F.C. logo.png | image_size = 160px | fullname = Bedford Football Club | nickname = The B's | founded = 2002 | ground = McMullen Park, Bedford | capacity = | chairman = Lui La Mura | manager = Russell Jones | league = {{English football updater|Bedford}} | season = {{English football updater|Bedford2}} | position = {{English football updater|Bedford3}} | pattern_la1=_black_stripes|pattern_b1=_whitestripes3|pattern_ra1=_black_stripes|pattern_sh1=_whitesides | leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=000000|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000 | pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_greenstripes|pattern_ra2=|pattern_sh2= | leftarm2=008000|body2=FFFF00|rightarm2=008000|shorts2=008000|socks2=008000 }} Bedford Football Club is a football club based in Bedford, England. Established in 2002 as a merger of Bedford United and US Valerio, the club are currently members of the {{English football updater|Bedford}} and play at McMullen Park. They are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association. HistoryBedford UnitedBedford United were established in 1957, the works team of the printing firm Diemer & Reynolds.[1] In 1971 the club joined Division Three of the United Counties League, which was renamed Division Two the following season. They remained in Division Two until leaving the league in 1979,[2] dropping into the Bedfordshire County League, going on to win Division One in 1979–80.[3] In 1989 they joined Division One of the South Midlands League, becoming a member of the Senior Division following league reorganisation in 1993.[2] In 1995–96 they finished third in the division, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[2] In 1997 the South Midlands League merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League, with Bedford United placed in the Premier Division North.[2] After finishing fourteenth in the division in the league's first season, they were placed in the Senior Division the following season.[2] A third-place finish in 1999–2000 saw them promoted to the Premier Division.[2] US ValerioUnione Sportiva Valerio was formed as a Sunday league club in 1985 and was named after its founder Nicola Valerio.[1] Merged clubThe two clubs merged in 2002 to form Bedford United & Valerio, taking Bedford United's place in the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League.[4] They finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division in 2004–05 and were relegated to Division One.[4] In 2006 they were renamed Bedford Valerio United, before being renamed simply Bedford in 2007.[5] In 2014–15 they finished third in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[6] However, they finished bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated back to Division One. GroundBedford United initially played on a pitch at the printers' firm, before moving to the nearby village of Cople and then returning to Bedford to play at Allen Park.[1] They subsequently played at Fairhill on Clapham Road,[1] where the club's record attendance of 1,500 was set for a South Midlands League match against Bedford Town.[7] The land was later bought by Sainsbury's and Bedford United temporarily groundshared with Kempston Rovers at Hillgrounds, before moving to McMullen Park in 1996.[1] The ground was named for Jim McMullen, one of the club's founders.[1] When the merged club was formed, they continued to play at McMullen Park. Honours
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 About us Bedford F.C. 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{fchd|id=BEDFORDU|name=Bedford United}} 3. ^Bedfordshire Football League Handbook 2007-2008 Bedfordshire County League 4. ^1 2 3 {{fchd|id=BEDFORUV|name=Bedford United & Valerio}} 5. ^1 2 {{fchd|id=BEDFORVU|name=Bedford Valerio United}} 6. ^1 2 {{fchd|id=BEDFORD|name=Bedford}} 7. ^Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p766 {{ISBN|978-1-869833-77-0}} 8. ^Senior Trophy finals 2002–2013 Bedfordshire FA External links
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