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bedford town fc is situated on the eastern side of bedford
and conveniently located close to the A421, A6, M1 and A1 trunk roads, providing excellent routes for major towns and only 50 miles from London.
Nicknamed The Eagles, Bedford Town
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FC was formed in 1908 and in the early 1980’s after a few ups and downs the club folded when the owners of the Old Eyrie ground in Queens Park, terminated the lease. The club was later reformed in 1989 to Meadow Lane where we still reside today.
With the help of the local council and a group of ‘true-blue’ loyal fans, the club had a new home at The New Eyrie. The club is steeped in glorious history including playing matches against formidable professional teams like Arsenal, Everton and Newcastle, in the FA cup in the 1950’s & 60’s.
We are a charter standard club and the premier football club in the town of Bedford which has a population of 170,000 people and currently play in the Southern League Premier Central which is the 7th tier of English football, three steps below the football league. Bedford Town Football Club are committed to the football community and we strive to help, encourage and develop as many local players through our very wellrun progressive youth system. We are very proud to have brought players through the ranks, into the senior team and further, over the years. We encourage individuals to be proud to wear our club badge and be involved in their hometown football team.
Our superb facility is well known in non-league football for its light and airy function room, the Maxey Suite. On matchdays, the suite serves as the clubhouse for spectators but the facility is also regularly used for weddings, parties, seminars, courses and other events & gatherings. The club has been completely transformed over the last four years with a full time Commercial & Operations Manager who is responsible for the day-today running of the Club along with some invaluable volunteers who have surpassed the call of duty. While our pool of volunteers is only small, we are blessed to say that nothing is too much for these loyal fans who are very proud to be a part of this fantastic Football Club, which is only in one direction… on the up!
Read on to find out more about this wonderful football club and how to get involved in so many different ways.