Timeline
1870 Formed as Abingdon FC
1870/71 to 91/92 Friendlies
1892/93 to 1900/01 Oxford & District League
1899 Merged with St Michaels
1901/02 only Berks & Bucks League
1902/03 to 03/04 West Berks League
1904/05 to 13/14 Reading Temperance League
1914/15 to 18/19 First World War
1919/20 to 22/23 North Berks League
1923/24 to 29/30 Reading & District League
1928 Renamed Abingdon Town
1930/31 to 31/32 Reading Senior League
1932/33 to 36/37 Reading & District League
1937/38 only Oxfordshire Senior League
1938/39 only North Berks League
1939/40 to 44/45 Second World War
1945/46 to 49/50 Reading & District League
1950/51 to 52/53 Spartan League
1953/54 to 87/88 Hellenic League
1988/89 only Spartan League
1989/90 to 2004/05 Isthmian League
2005/06 to date Hellenic League
In the early days only friendlies were played, but before the turn of the century the Oxford and District League was entered.

In 1899 the club amalgamated with local side St.Michaels and were simply called Abingdon until 1928. The side won the Oxford and District League in both 1899/00 and 1900/01. However during this period the leagues were changed quickly and within the first decade of the 20th century the Berks & Bucks, West Berkshire and Reading Temperance Leagues had all been entered.

Following the First World War Abingdon left the Reading Temperance League to join the newly formed North Berks League, which they won in both 1919/20 and 1922/23 before in 1923 joining the Reading & District League. In 1928 the club became Abingdon Town FC and at the time were competing in Division One of the league, along with such clubs as Morris Motors, Newbury Town and Wallingford Town.

In 1930 Town purchased their Culham Road ground for the sum of £300 from Mrs G.Herbert Morrell of the Oxford brewing family. The pitch was actually originally rotated 90 degrees from where it is today - the work involved to turn it to where it is today required Abingdon to vacate the ground for a season where they played their home games elsewhere, believed to be somewhere in the Town centre, possibly Albert Park. After the ground had been updated it became something of a sports club with tennis courts at the Culham Road end where the main car park stands today. The first stand on the ground was erected in 1928. However this burned down after an Easter Monday fixture shortly after the Second World War, with a replacement being erected in 1948.

Town finished in third place in 1931/32 and were placed in the Premier Division of the Reading & District League for the following season. However the upgrade in standard came as a bit of a shock and Town finished the 1932/33 season with the wooden spoon. The following season saw Town finish third from bottom whilst the next 2 seasons saw mid-table mediocrity, though the wooden spoon was once again over the bridge at the end of the 1936/37 season. Town did not take their place in the Reading League in 1937/38 and a transfer to the Oxfordshire Senior League was made for 1 season, where they also finished bottom, followed by a season in the local North Berks League.

Following the Second World War Town returned to the Reading League, season 1946/47 saw the club finish in the runners-up spot after a play-off with Thatcham. Had the league been decided on goal difference the crown would have been Town's, their goal difference was thirty better than Thatcham's. Town finally lifted the Reading League title the following season.

This was to be Town's Reading League swan song - in 1950 the club left for the Spartan League but failed to make any real impression and so in 1953 Abingdon Town were founder members of the Hellenic League. Clubs who joined this league could be no more than 30 miles from Abingdon Town Hall.

The late 1950's were a purple patch for the Town, claiming 3 titles in 4 years and winning the League Cup. But the crowning glory came on Easter Monday 1959 when Abingdon defeated Aylesbury United 2-1 to claim the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup for the first and only time to date.

Town remained in the Hellenic League for 35 years, in 1966 and 1975 they were relegated to the First Division but on both occasions won promotion back to the Premier Division at the first attempt.

The 1980's saw Abingdon become one of the strongest sides in the area. After winning the Hellenic League in 1987 and finishing runners up a year later, Town switched to the opposite side of the pyramid and entered the Spartan League for the second time, which they subsequently won at the first attempt.

The Committee worked extremely hard to get the ground up to standard and were rewarded when they were elected to the Isthmian League Division 2 South. The Town finished 3rd in their first season. A 200 seater grandstand was built along with other ground improvements.

The following year Abingdon were promoted to the 1st Division of the Isthmian League after finishing the season as Champions of the League and runners up in the Loctite Trophy.

In 1991/92 Town finished in a superb 6th place in Division 1, and with further ground improvements by the Committee the Town were awarded an "A" grade for their Culham Road ground.

The standard was maintained over the next couple of years, with Abingdon finishing 6th and 7th in the League and also reaching the Final of the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup where they went down 0-1 to Premier Division Champions Chesham United.

Paul Lee returned to Abingdon in 1994/95 along with financial backer Bob Russell. However they were unable to find the formula that had taken the club through the league in the late 80's and Russell left after a brief period. Paul Lee remained but Abingdon remained relatively unsuccessful and he left the club during the 1997/98 season.

Long serving players John Harvey-Lynch and Kelvin Alexis took over as joint Managers but were unable the prevent the club being relegated at the end of the season.

Brian Smith took over as manager in the summer as 1998, but a disastrous start to the season cost him his job and he was replaced by Keith Stopps. He was unable to stop the slide in fortunes and for the second successive season Abingdon were relegated, this time to Division 3 of the Isthmian League. Stopps resigned before relegation was confirmed.

The close season saw Bob Rayner appointed as Manager after previously holding positions at Aylesbury United and Brackley Town. During the summer of 1999 the clubhouse was refurbished and the season 1999/00 saw Abingdon retain their membership of Division 3 of the Isthmian League, finally finishing 15th after another bad start.

During the close season Abingdon lost several of their established players to other clubs in the area. So once again Bob Rayner was faced with the task of rebuilding a team capable of holding onto their league status. After a disastrous start to the season Rayner felt it was time to go, leaving his assistant Jon Blencowe along with Martin Shepherd and Roger Charles in temporary charge until the appointment of Alan Thorne and his assistant Peter Lamont for the 2001/02 season.

Season 2001/02 saw yet another poor start to the season, by mid-November they were bottom of the league with only 5 points, but boosted by several new signings, Thorne steadied the ship and Abingdon finished the season in 16th place, also enjoying an excellent run in the FA Vase where they reached the 4th Round.

Season 2002/03 saw Town's best League season for many years - after a reasonable start Manager Alan Thorne resigned to be replaced by Assistant Pete Lamont, who immediately recruited ex-Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Leicester City midfielder Garry Parker, and he was instrumental in seeing Abingdon challenge for a promotion spot for a large part of the season, eventually finishing in 4th place. Early exits came in both FA Competitions, losing 2-3 at Bromley in the Cup and 0-2 at Whitehawk in the Vase.

Town began season 2003/04 with confidence, but the departure of key midfielders Parker and Tristan Didcock saw Abingdon struggle. Manager Pete Lamont resigned in November, being replaced by Paul Berry. A number of high scoring games followed, and with the regular inclusion of Joey Beauchamp, Town climbed to mid-table.

Season 2004/05 began promisingly but following a disastrous 7-0 FA Cup thrashing by Oxford City, Manager Paul Berry departed and was replaced by Ray 'Nobby' Hayward. With Paul Lee also returning as General Manager, some good quality players were attracted to the club and Town ended the season in 7th place, scoring a hatful of goals in the process, including 7-0 and 8-1 victories at Culham Road.

During the close season, ground owners Oracle Leisure exercised a right to take over the running of the football club and as a result an entirely new Management Team and Committee were brought in. Tom Larman Senior took over as Chairman. Town also resigned from the Isthmian League, switching back to the Hellenic League in an effort to boost attendances, Keith Stopps was appointed Manager in September and he steadied the ship, but Town still experienced a tough season, finishing just one place above the bottom three.

Season 2006/07 was another struggle as Town again finished just one place above the relegation zone, winning only 2 league matches at Culham Road all season. They tasted FA Cup defeat at Chertsey, losing 3-2 in stoppage time, and in the FA Vase Town won an exciting match at Bicester 4-2 but went out disappointingly in the next round, losing 2-1 at Chipping Norton. Off the field ex-player Anthony Burden became Assistant Manager.

Season 2007/08 was another season of highs and lows - Town, boosted by a number of Summer signings, got off to a good start in the League and by November were in the top 6. However the departure of key player Mark Simms led to a downturn in form and Abingdon suffered a disastrous second half of the season, ending up in the final relegation place despite a superb end of season victory over Almondsbury Town, thus denying the Gloucestershire side the Championship. However due to Lydney Town's failure to meet groundgrading requirements, Town were saved from relegation.

2008/2009
Yet again Town struggled, with the credit crunch starting to bite crowds depleted as well making things very hard at the club. Towards the end of the season we saw the return of Mark Simms who had an instant impact, but despite some good results it was not enough to stop Town finishing 4th from bottom again. Keith Stopps also retired from management.

Season 2009/10 saw a new management at The Town,
Mark O'Hara was appointed Manager.
Mark appointed Dean Moss as his playing assistant along with Matty Whitehead as Coach. Mark also appointed Town Legend Colin Fleet as goalkeeping coach. Town were reprieved and remain in the Hellenic Premier.

DIRECTIONS:

Abingdon can be reached in a number of different ways, depending exactly where you are coming from. Generally if coming directly from the North or South it is probably easier to take the A34 from either the M40 (North), or M4 (South). Exit the A34 at Abingdon South (A415) and head into Abingdon centre. From the centre take the A415 out of town (signposted Dorchester). As you come over the bridge crossing the river, the ground is approximately 300 yards on the right. If coming from the Reading direction you can travel via Henley and then take the A415 from Dorchester into Abingdon and the ground will be on your left.

If coming via train, there is a station at Culham but the station is probably a good mile or so away from the ground, without a regular bus service passing by. You can either get off at Didcot or Oxford and catch a bus (about a 20-25 minute journey), or probably a better bet is to get off at Radley, have a pint at The Bowyer Arms, before catching a bus into Abingdon (10-15 minutes). The ground is about a 5-10 minute walk from the centre of Abingdon.

For those of you with satellite navigation systems, the postcode is OX14 3HP.