Middle Barton F.C.

Middle Barton F.C. is an association football club based in the village of Middle Barton, Steeple Barton, 13 miles (21 km) north of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.[1] The club is affiliated to the Oxfordshire County Football Association and is a FA Chartered Standard club.[1]

Middle Barton
Full nameMiddle Barton Football Club
Founded1928
GroundMiddle Barton Sports & Social Club
Middle Barton, Steeple Barton
ManagerTim Fowler
2019–20Witney & District League Division One (season abandoned)

History

The club was founded in 1928.[1] The club played in the Banbury District & Lord Jersey League Football after the Second World War remaining there until the 1990s.[1] They joined the Hellenic Football League Division One in 1999, when they gained promotion from the Oxfordshire Senior Football League the season before.[2][3] They stayed in the Hellenic league until the 2005–06 season when the club resigned from Division One West.[4] The club then joined Division One of the Oxfordshire Senior Football League the following season, but only stayed for the single season.[5] The club now plays in the Witney and District League Division Three.

Ground

Middle Barton play their home games at Middle Barton Sports & Social Club, Worton Road, Middle Barton, Oxfordshire, OX7 7EE.

Honours
  • Lord Jersey Cup:[6][7]
    • Winners (4): 1953–54, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60
    • Runners up (6): 1957–58, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1990–91, 1993–94
  • Oxford County Junior Shield:[8]
    • Runners up (6): 1961–62

Records
  • Highest league position:[4] 6th in Hellenic League Division One 1999-00

References
  1. Monk, David (2010). "Local Organisations". Steeple Barton Parish Council. Steeple Barton Parish Council. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  2. "The Pyramid (Hellenic League)". Nozdrul.plus.com. 2001-05-02. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  3. "Hellenic League 1995–2011". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  4. MIDDLE BARTON at the Football Club History Database
  5. "Oxfordshire Senior League 2003–2012". Nonleaguematters.net. 2012-06-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  6. "The Jersey Cup". The Jersey Cup. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  7. "The Jersey Cup". The Jersey Cup. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  8. "The Jersey Cup". The Jersey Cup. 1962-04-27. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
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