Histon F.C.

Histon F.C.

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The club was established in 1904 as Histon Institute, the footballing arm of the Histon Institute formed the previous year with help from John Chivers, the chairman of the major employer in Histon & Impington, the Chivers and Sons jam company. The new club joined the Cambridgeshire League, and had reached the top division by the early 1920s. They were Premier Division runners-up in 1935–36. During World War II they played in the East Anglian League for the 1944–45 season, before returning to the Cambridgeshire League after the war and winning the league title in 1945–46. In 1948 Histon left the Cambridgeshire League to move up to the Spartan League. They were promoted to the league's Premier Division in 1951, and dropped "Institute" from their name the following year. In 1960 the club joined the Delphian League. They finished bottom of the league in 1961–62, and after the league was disbanded at the end of the following season, they joined most other Delphian League clubs in becoming founder members of Division Two of the Athenian League. After finishing bottom of Division Two for two consecutive seasons, the club dropped into the Eastern Counties League. When the Eastern Counties League gained a second division in 1988, Histon became members of the Premier Division. They won the League Cup in 1990–91, but were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1994–95 season. In 1996–97 the club were Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division, starting a…

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Legacy

Honours

National League National League South champions 2006–07 Southern League Premier Division champions 2004–05 Eastern Counties League Premier Division champions 1999–2000, 2018–19 League Cup winners 1990–91 Cambridgeshire League Premier Division champions 1945–46 Cambridgeshire Professional Cup Winners 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup Winners 1977–78, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05

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association football club in Impington, England

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Histon Football Club is a football club based in the village of Histon, Cambridgeshire, England. The club are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division South and play at Bridge Road in Impington. Nicknamed 'the Stutes', originating from the club's previous name Histon Institute, Histon's crest features a rose, the flower representing the rose-covered field given to the people of Histon & Impington in perpetuity for sporting activities in the community by local firm Chivers and Sons.

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