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Biggleswade Town F.C. is an English football club based in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Southern League and play at the Carlsberg Stadium. ==History== The club were established in 1874 as Biggleswade. The club originally played at the Fairfield Road ground, which was shared with a local cricket club, and played only friendlies and cup matches until the late 1890s.〔Blakeman, M (2010) ''The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II'' ISBN 978-1-908037-02-2〕 In 1902 they were founder members of the Biggleswade and District League, and were its first champions, also winning the Bedfordshire Senior Cup that year. The club went onto win the league twice more before World War I, also playing in the Bedford & District League between 1909 and 1912.〔 In 1920 the club joined the Northamptonshire League, which became the United Counties League in 1934, and won the Bedfordshire Premier Cup in 1922–23 and 1927–28.〔(Club honours ) Biggleswade Town FC〕 After World War II the club adopted its current name and joined the Spartan League in 1945. They returned to the UCL in 1951, before switching to the Eastern Counties League in 1955. During their time in the ECL they set the record for biggest away win with a 12–0 victory over Newmarket Town. In 1963 they returned to the UCL due to the increasing transport costs.〔 In 1975–76 they finished bottom of the Premier Division, and were relegated. In 1980 they joined the Premier Division of the South Midlands League. They were relegated to Division One in 1983, but were promoted back to the Premier Division in 1987. When the Spartan and South Midlands leagues merged to form the Spartan South Midlands League in 1997 the club were placed in the Premier Division North. The following season they were placed in the Senior Division, and after finishing fifth, were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2006 the club left their Fairfield Road ground and groundshared with Bedford United & Valerio whilst a new ground was built on Langford Road, known as the Carlsberg Stadium. In 2007–08 they won the Bedfordshire Premier Cup for a third time, beating Luton Town 3–2 in the final. The following season they won the league title, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the Southern League. As of the 2012–13 season the club established a reserve side under the name of " AFC Biggleswade & Academy ", who began their first season playing in the Bedfordshire County Football League Premier Division.〔(Academy ) Biggleswade Town FC〕 The 2012–13 season saw The Waders finish in fourth and a place in the play-offs, where they beat Rugby Town 3–1 to secure promotion〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biggleswade Win Promotion To Southern Premier )〕 to the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Biggleswade Town F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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