Aylesbury United
Full name	Aylesbury United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Ducks
Founded	1897
Ground	The Meadow, Chesham (groundshare)
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Chairman	Graham Read
Manager	Jon Franklin
League	Southern League Division One Midlands
2005-06	Southern League Premier Division, 21st
Home colours Away colours

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The club are currently ground-sharing at Chesham United's Meadow stadium, whilst work is undertaken to bring Haywood Way up to the required standard for the league. Aylesbury are currently managed by Jon Franklin, who was appointed in June 2006. Chesham United is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. ...

History

Aylesbury United were formed in 1897 with the merging of Night School FC, the Printing Works and Aylesbury Town. Wearing the traditional green and white colours still worn today, they remained an amateur club, spending the post-war years playing in the Delphian League until it disbanded in the 1960s, at which point the club joined the Athenian League until they turned semi-professional and took a place in the Southern League in 1976. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Delphian League was an English amateur football league in and around London. ... The Athenian League was an English amateur football league in and around London. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Most successful period

During the period between 1985 and 1992, under the management of Trevor Gould, Aylesbury boasted the best FA Cup record of any side outside the Football League, reaching at least the First Round Proper every season. The highlights of this period were a victory over then Division Four leaders Southend United, a narrow extra time replay defeat against Northampton Town, and Aylesbury's tie with Walsall at Buckingham Road being shown live across Europe on Sky television. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ... The Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth highest league division in the English football league system from 1958 until the creation of the FA Premier league prior to the 1992/93 season. ... Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell, in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, which plays in the Football League Championship. ... Northampton Town Football Club are a football team based in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. ... Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently competing in the 2006/07 season in Football League Two. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

It was also during this period that the club reached its peak in terms of league competition, as a Southern League championship win led to the club spending an unsuccessful season in the Football Conference in 1988/89 after which they were relegated into the Isthmian League, where they would remain for fifteen years. Famously Aylesbury became the only non-league side to face the full England team, as they hosted the national side in a warm up match in 1988 in preparation for the European Championships. The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held at West Germany. ...

Aylesbury enjoyed their longest FA Cup run in 1994-95, as they reached the Third Round Proper before going out to then Premiership side Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. During this run, Aylesbury again made themselves well-known, largely due to their invention of the "duck walk" goal celebration, and were notably featured performing this celebration on an edition of the popular BBC television programme They Think It's All Over. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English football team, from Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Loftus Road is a side-street in Shepherds Bush London W12. ... They Think Its All Over (1995-2006) is the name of a British satirical game show with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One. ...

Record holder: Cliff Hercules

Along with manager Gould, another figure central to this glory period was striker Cliff Hercules, who currently holds the club records for most appearances (669) and most goals (301), following a career spanning 18 years (1984-2002). Hercules "retired" from playing as Aylesbury were relegated in 2000, still one goal shy of his landmark 300th, however he returned a few months later as manager and was able to add two more goals to his tally during fleeting substitute appearances as his team earned promotion in his first and only full season at the helm, 2001-02. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent history

Since their FA Cup success in 1994-95, Aylesbury have only reached the First Round Proper on one further occasion, as they travelled to Port Vale in 2001. The club did however have their most successful FA Trophy campaign in 2002-03, as the team reached the semi-finals before finally losing to eventual winners Burscough by way of an injury time penalty. Port Vale is an English association football club who currently play in Football League One. ... The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Burscough FC are a football team from Burscough, Lancashire formed in 1946 and play in the Unibond Northern Premier League. ...

The closest that the club have come to returning to the Conference was in the 1998-99 season, when they led the Isthmian Premier Division for long periods, but fell away, eventually finishing second following the controversial sacking of manager Bob Dowie midway through the season. The club went into administration later that year (having experienced similar problems three years earlier) and, largely as a result of this, were relegated in 2000. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Having regained their place in the Premier Division under the aforementioned Hercules, Steve Cordery took over at the helm, but resigned after just a year in the job to become manager at Staines Town. Following this, the club appointed three permanent managers and two joint-caretaker managers during a dismal 2003-04 season, which saw the club finish 24th and bottom of the Ryman Premier Division, ten points behind their nearest competition. Club logo Staines Town FC are a non league football team located in the South east of England in the Surrey town Staines. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Following the extensive restructuring of the non-league pyramid in 2004, Aylesbury were placed in the Southern League for the 2004-05 season, finishing 10th. The following season they finished 23rd and were relegated to the Southern League Division One Midlands. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Aylesbury United timeline

• 1951-52 - Founder members of Delphian League
• 1952-53 - Delphian League runner-up
• 1953-54 - Delphian League Champions
• 1962-63 - Normal Delphian League season aborted due to weather; emergency competition organised
• 1963-64 - Delphian League disbanded. Clubs formed new Division Two of Athenian League
• 1967-68 - Athenian League Division Two runner-up; Promoted to Division One
• 1972 - Relegated to Division Two (on goal average)
• 1976-77 - Joined Southern League Division One South
• 1979-80 - League re-organised to Southern & Midland Divisions (No Premier), placed in Southern Division. Southern League Southern Division runner-up
• 1982-83 - Switched to Midland Division
• 1984-85 - Southern League Midland Division runner-up; promoted to Premier Division
• 1986-87 - Missed runner-up spot on goal difference
• 1987-88 - Southern League Champions (on goal difference)
• 1988-89 - Joined Football Conference
• 1989-90 - Joined Isthmian League Premier Division
• 1998-99 - Isthmian League runner-up
• 2000 - Relegated to Division One
• 2001-02 - Promoted to Premier Division
• 2002-03 - FA Trophy semi-finalists
• 2004-05 - Rejoined Southern League
• 2005-06 - Relegated from Southern League Premier Division

• Best league position: 20th in Conference (level 5), 1988-89.
• Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round in 1994-96
• Best FA Trophy performance: semi-final, 2002-03
• Best FA Vase performance: 4th round, 1975-76

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Current squad

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Sources

Aylesbury United at the Football Club History Database

Ryan McManus, loyal Aylesbury United fan

External links

• Aylesbury United Official Website