Staines Town F.C.

Early days

Staines Town FC was founded in 1892 and was known under various names including Staines F.C.,Staines Albany F.C., 'Staines Lagonda F.C.', and 'Staines Town F.C.', until it folded in 1935. However, prior to World War II the club re-formed as Staines Vale. In 1953 Staines Town were founder members of the Hellenic League, where they finished runners-up in 1956. In 1958 they joined the Spartan League and won the title two years later. After finishing second in 1971, Staines Town advanced to the Athenian League, where they won the Second Division title at the first attempt, amassing a record number of points.

Isthmian League

The club were elected to the new Isthmian League Division One in 1973. In their second season, the club finished top and were promoted to the Premier Division. In a nine-year stay, the club's best finish was fourth. However, a ground grading ruling meant that the club were demoted in 1984. The club bounced back five years later only for its Premier Division status to be lost again in 1993 when the club were relegated for the first time in 63 years. Again the club were promoted in 1996 and again it was quickly lost, with the club returning to Division One after only a year. Having lobbied Spelthorne Council on and off for 20 years, planning permission for a £6.5m conference and health facility was granted in April 2000 and finalised a year later. During construction, Staines groundshared with Walton & Hersham and Egham Town before…

League

Athenian League Division Two Winners: 1971–72 Great Western Suburban League Division Two Winners: 1920–21 Isthmian League Division One Winners (2): 1974–75, 1988–89 Isthmian League Premier Play-offs Winners: 2008–09 Spartan League Winners: 1959–60 West London Alliance Division One Winners: 1899–1900 West London League Division One Winners: 1900–01 West Middlesex League Winners: 1904–05 Cup

Barassi Cup Winners: 1975–76 El Cañuelo Trophy Winners (4): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 Geoff Harvey Memorial Vase Winners: 2010–11 George Ruffell Shield Winners: 2010–11 Jim Lawford Memorial Cup Winners: 1999–00 John Livey Memorial Trophy Winners (2): 1993–94, 2013–14 London Senior Cup Runners-up (2): 1976–77, 1980–81 Lord of Ashford Charity Bowl Winners (2): 2001–02, 2010–11 Melksham Middlesex Charity Shield Winners: 1997–98 Merthyr Middlesex Charity Shield Winners: 1990–91 Middlesex Junior Cup Winners (2): 1901–02, 1903–04 Middlesex Senior Challenge Cup Winners (10): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 Middlesex Senior Charity Cup Winners: 1993–94 Southern Combination Challenge Cup Winners (3): 1964–65, 1966–97, 1994–95 Spartan League Challenge Cup Winners: 1968–69 Staines Cottage Hospital Cup Winners: 1925–26 West Middlesex Cup Winners: 1924–25