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Bedford Town
Club Information
Address
The New Eyrie, Meadow Lane, Cardington, Bedford MK44 3SB
Capacity: 3,000
Nearest Stn: Bedford St Johns 2.3m
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Club History
The Club was formed in 1991 joining the South Midlands League Division One after the original team disbanded in 1982 and have come a long way. Promoted to Premier Division as champions in their second season, which they won at the first attempt being promoted to the Isthmian Division Three, three more promotions followed in 7 seasons and by 2001 they found themselves in the Isthmian Premier. They missed out on a place when Conference South started on a play-off with St Albans, but two seasons later were promoted via the southern league play-off beating Chippenham in the final.
Honours Won
Isthmian Division 2 98/99
Beds Senior Cup 94/95
Records 05/06
League Position:
5th Southern premier
Play Off winners
Highest Attendance
556 v Aylesbury United 15/04/06
biggest win
4-0 Home to Northwood 11/02/06
biggest defeat
0-5 Away to Cirencester 11/03/06
Manager Nickname Form
Stuart Bimson The Eagles L L W D D W
| pos | p | w | d | l | f | a | w | d | l | f | a | gd | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 46 | -39 | 31 |
Admission prices 06/07
Adults: £9
Concessions: £6
U-13s (accompanied by adult): £2
Stand transfer: £1
Photograph courtesy of David Bauckham at www.pyramidpassion.co.uk
| date | opposition | ha | r | score | team | Subs | Att | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/08 | Eastleigh | h | d | 1-1 | Brown | Childs | Ford | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Grieve | Farrell | Priestnal | Phillips | Draycott | 538 |
| 15/08 | Histon | a | l | 0-1 | Brown | Childs | Priestnall | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Grieve | Farrell | Belgrave | Phillips | Draycott | 561 |
| 19/08 | Yeading | a | l | 1-2 | Brown | Childs | Priestnall | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Grieve | Farrell | Draycott | Phillips | - | 171 |
| 22/08 | Bishop's Stortfd | h | w | 3-1 | Brown | Childs | Ford | Farrell | Howarth | Hoyte | Cavill | Stupple | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Grieve | James | Belgrave | Dwyer | Draycott | 407 |
| 26/08 | Newport County | h | l | 0-2 | Brown | Grieve | Ford | James | Howarth | Hoyte | Cavill | Daniels | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Woolf | Guiney | Belgrave | Phillips | Draycott | 602 |
| 28/08 | Weston S Mare | a | l | 1-2 | Brown | Cavill | Ford | James | Howarth | Hoyte | Draycott | Stupple | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Grieve | Daniels | Phillips | - | - | 294 |
| 02/09 | Basingstoke T | a | w | 1-0 | Brown | Childs | Ford | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Grieve | Daniels | Phillips | Draycott | - | 376 |
| 09/09 | Havant & Water | h | w | 2-1 | Graham | Childs | Grieve | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Farrell | Daniels | Phillips | Draycott 2 | - | 507 |
| 12/09 | Braintree Town | a | l | 0-2 | Graham | Childs | Grieve | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Lawford | Lyon | Lawley | Farrell | Daniels | Phillips | Draycott | - | 512 |
| 16/09 | Salisbury City | h | l | 1-2 | Rigby | Farrell | Grieve | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Cross | Lyon | Lawley | Childs | Daniels | Phillips | Draycott | - | 576 |
| 23/09 | Eastbourne Bor | a | w | 3-0 | Brown | Childs | Farrell | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | Daniels | Stupple | Cross | Draycott 2 | Lawley | James | Grieve | Phillips | - | - | 714 |
| 07/10 | Dorchester Town | h | d | 1-1 | Brown | Childs | Farrell | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | Daniels | Stupple | Cross | Draycott | Lawley | James | Ford | Lawford | Lyon | - | 488 |
| 21/10 | Welling Utd | a | l | 0-5 | Brown | Childs | Lawley | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Lawford | Belgrave | Lyon | Grieve | Draycott | Daniels | Farrell | - | 605 |
| 28/10 | Thurrock | a | l | 1-2 | Brown | Ford | Lawley | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Lawford | Draycott | Lyon | Grieve | Belgrave | Daniels | Farrell | Childs | 181 |
| 04/11 | Sutton Utd | h | w | 2-0 | Brown | Farrell | Lawley | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Belgrave | Draycott | Daniels | Grieve | Lyon | Phillips | Childs | - | 457 |
| 11/11 | Bognor Regis T | h | l | 2-3 | Brown | Farrell | Lawley | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Belgrave | Draycott | Daniels | Grieve | Lyon | Phillips | Childs | - | 507 |
| 18/11 | Farnborough T | a | l | 2-3 | Brown | Childs | Lawley | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Belgrave | Draycott | Daniels | Farrell | Lyon | Phillips | - | - | 454 |
| 02/12 | Lewes | h | l | 0-2 | Brown | Childs | Bimson | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Belgrave | Lyon | Daniels | Farrell | Grieve | Woolf | Draycott | Cole | 435 |
| 09/12 | Fisher Athletic | a | l | 0-3 | Brown | Childs | Bimson | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Belgrave | Lyon | Lawley | Farrell | Grieve | Daniels | Phillips | - | 210 |
| 26/12 | Cambridge City | a | d | 0-0 | Brown | Childs | Gould | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Pringle | Draycott | Lawley | Farrell | Grieve | Daniels | Phillips | Cole | 536 |
| 01/01 | Cambridge City | h | l | 0-1 | Brown | Grieve | Lawley | James | Howarth | Hoyte | Cavill | Stupple | Pringle | Draycott | Daniels | Farrell | Lyon | Woolf | Phillips | Cole | 694 |
| 13/01 | Hayes | h | l | 1-2 | Brown | Childs | Lawley | James | Gould | Hoyte | Taylor | Stupple | Pringle | Lyon | Daniels | Farrell | Douglas | Woolf | Priestnal | - | 442 |
| 20/01 | Braintree Town | h | l | 1-2 | Brown | Cavill | Gould | James | Howarth | Hoyte | Taylor | Stupple | Pringle | Douglas | Lawley | Farrell | Daniels | Woolf | Priestnal | Childs | 417 |
| 27/01 | Salisbury City | a | l | 1-3 | Brown | Grieve | Farrell | James | Gould | Hoyte | Cavill | Daniels | Pringle | Douglas | Lawley | Cole | Phillips | Woolf | - | - | 1146 |
| 03/02 | Bognor Regis T | a | l | 0-1 | Brown | Garner | Grieve | James | Gould | Hoyte | Farrell | Stupple | Phillips | Douglas | Lawley | Pringle | Taylor | Lyon | Cavill | Daniels | 308 |
| 10/02 | Farnborough T | h | l | 0-2 | Brown | Garner | Gould | Bonner | Howarth | Hoyte | James | Stupple | Pringle | Draycott | Cavill | Grieve | Lawley | Lyon | Farrell | Phillips | 390 |
| 13/02 | Basingstoke T | h | d | 0-0 | Brown | Garner | Gould | Bonner | Howarth | Hoyte | Cavill | Stupple | Farrell | Draycott | Lawley | Pringle | Douglas | Phillips | - | - | 360 |
| 17/02 | Lewes | a | l | 1-5 | Brown | Garner | Gould | Bonner | Howarth | Hoyte | Cavill | Stupple | Farrell | Lyon | Lawley | Daniels | Douglas | Phillips | - | - | 462 |
| 19/02 | Havant & Water | a | l | 0-4 | Graham | Garner | Lawley | Bonner | Howarth | Hoyte | Farrell | Stupple | Douglas | Cavill | Phillips | Bimson | Grieve | Knight | - | - | 468 |
| 03/03 | Thurrock | h | w | 3-1 | Graham | Garner | Cavill | Bonner | Howarth | Hoyte | Farrell | Stupple | Draycott | Sozzo | Lawley | Miller | Phillips | Douglas | Priestnall | Stevens | 365 |
| 10/03 | Sutton Utd | a | l | 1-3 | Brown | Garner | Cavill | Bonner | Howarth | Hoyte | Farrell | Stupple | Draycott | Sozzo | Lawley | Miller | Phillips | Lyon | Gould | Stevens | 556 |
| 17/03 | Yeading | h | l | 2-5 | Brown | Garner | Gould | Cavill | Howarth | Hoyte | Miller | Farrell | Draycott | Sozzo | Lawley | Knight | Phillips | Lyon | James | Stevens | 389 |
| 20/03 | Eastbourne Bor | h | d | 1-1 | Brown | Garner | Lawley | James | Howarth | Hoyte | Miller | Stupple | Draycott | Sozzo | Lyon | Grieve | Phillips | Farrell | Cavill | Stevens | 191 |
| 23/03 | Eastleigh | a | l | 0-2 | Brown | Garner | Lawley | James | Howarth | Hoyte | Miller | Stupple | Draycott | Sozzo | Lyon | Grieve | Cavill | Farrell | Stevens | - | 602 |
| 27/03 | Fisher Athletic | h | l | 1-4 | Brown | Garner | Lawley | James | Howarth | Hoyte | Miller | Stupple | Cavill | Sozzo | Lyon | Grieve | Gould | Farrell | Phillips | Stevens | 235 |
| 31/03 | Histon | h | l | 0-2 | Stevens | Garner | Lawley | James | Grieve | Hoyte | Miller | Farrell | Cavill | Arojogun | Lyon | Knight | Howarth | Stupple | Phillips | Brown | 553 |
| 03/04 | Hayes | a | l | 1-3 | Stevens | Garner | Lawley | James | Grieve | Hoyte | Miller | Stupple | Cavill | Arojogun | Lyon | Knight | Howarth | Cole | Phillips | - | 183 |
| 07/04 | Newport County | a | l | 0-2 | Stevens | Knight | Howarth | Grieve | Hoyte | Miller | Stupple | Cavill | James | Draycott | Lyon | Garner | Phillips | Cole | Arojogun | Bimson | 773 |
| 09/04 | Weston S Mare | h | w | 2-1 | Stevens | Knight | Lawley | Grieve | Howarth | Hoyte | Miller | Stupple | Cavill | Phillips | Lyon | Draycott | James | Farrell | Arojogun | Brown | 248 |
| 14/04 | Bishop's Stortfd | a | d | 2-2 | Stevens | Howarth | Lawley | Farrell | Grieve | Hoyte | Miller | Stupple | Cavill | Phillips | Lyon | Draycott | James | Garner | Sozzo | Brown | 445 |
| 21/04 | Welling Utd | h | d | 2-2 | Brown | James | Lawley | Grieve | Howarth | Farrell | Miller | Stupple | Cavill | Phillips | Lyon | Draycott | Sozzo | Garner | Arojogun | Stevens | 405 |
| 28/04 | Dorchester Town | a | w | 3-1 | Stevens | Garner | Lawley | Grieve | Howarth | Farrell | Miller | Stupple | Cavill | Draycott | Sozzo | Lyon | Knight | Bimson | Arojogun | Phillips | 489 |