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| Full name | Bracknell Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Robins[1] | ||
| Founded | 1896 | ||
| Ground | Bottom Meadow,Sandhurst | ||
| Capacity | 1,950[2] | ||
| Chairman | Kayne Steinborn-Busse | ||
| Manager | Carl Davies (interim) | ||
| League | Southern League Premier Division South | ||
| 2024–25 | Southern League Premier Division South, 18th of 22 | ||
| Website | bracknelltownfc.com | ||
Bracknell Town Football Club is afootball club based inSandhurst,Berkshire, England. Affiliated to theBerks & Bucks Football Association and nicknamedThe Robins,[3] they are currently members of theSouthern League Premier Division South and play their home matches at Bottom Meadow inSandhurst.
The club was established in 1896 asOld Bracknell Wanderers.[4] They joined the Ascot & District League in 1904, and were runners-up in the league in 1907–08.[4] The following season the club won the League Cup, and in 1911–12 they were league champions.[4] Two seasons later they won Division Two.[4] They were league champions again in 1932–33.[4]
In 1949 the club switched to theReading & District League and were renamed Bracknell Football Club.[4] They remained in the league until joining theGreat Western Combination in 1958.[5] In 1962 the club adopted its current name,[4] and a year later joined theSurrey Senior League.[6] They finished bottom of the league in 1965–66,[6] but went on to win the League Cup in 1968–69 and the double of the title and League Cup in 1969–70.[4]
After winning the league, the club joined theSpartan League. They won the League Cup in 1974–75,[4] and when the league merged with theMetropolitan–London League to become the London Spartan League at the end of the season, Bracknell were placed in Division One.[7] They finished as runners-up in the new league's first season, losing the title toFarnborough Town on goal average,[8] as well as losing the League Cup final.[4] In 1977 Division One was renamed the Premier Division, and despite finishing fourth in 1978–79, the club were relegated to the Senior Division.[8] They won the Senior Division in 1980–81, earning promotion back to the Premier Division, and the following season saw them finish as runners-up and win the League Cup.[7][4] They went on to win the Premier Division and the League Cup in 1982–83.[4]
After being rejected by theAthenian League,[9] Bracknell joined Division Two South of theIsthmian League in 1984. They finished as runners-up in1985–86 and were promoted to Division One.[8] However, they were relegated back to Division Two South at the end of the1988–89 season.[8] League reorganisation saw them placed in Division Three in 1991, but after winning the division in1993–94, they were promoted to Division Two, where they remained until relegation back to Division Three at the end of the1988–89 season. In2000–01 the club reached the first round of theFA Cup for the first time, eventually losing 4–0 atLincoln City.[8]
Further league reorganisation in 2002 saw Bracknell placed in Division One South, and two seasons later they were transferred to Division One West of theSouthern League; this became Division One South and West in 2006.[8] After finishing bottom of the division in2009–10, they were relegated to the Premier Division of the Hellenic League.[8] They were relegated again, this time to Division One East, at the end of the2011–12 season after finishing bottom of the Premier Division. Despite finishing only fifth in Division One East the following season, the club was promoted back to the Premier Division.[8] The2016–17 season saw the club win three cups; the Hellenic League Challenge Cup was won by defeatingHighworth Town 2–0 in the final; the Berks & Bucks County Senior Trophy was secured with a 2–0 win againstBinfield,[10] whilst the club beat Binfield again in the Reading Senior Cup final.[11]
In2017–18 Bracknell were runners-up in the Hellenic League Premier Division, earning promotion to the South Central Division of the Isthmian League, as well as retaining the Challenge Cup with a 3–1 win overThatcham Town in the final.[12] Thefollowing season saw them finish as runners-up in the Isthmian League's South Central Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beatingWestfield 2–1 in the semi-finals, they lost 3–0 toCheshunt in the final. In2021–22 the club won the division, securing the championship by mid-March,[13] earning promotion to the Premier Division South of the Southern League.
The2022–23 season saw Bracknell qualify for the first round of the FA Cup for the second time, with the club losing 3–0 at home toIpswich Town. They went on tofinish as runners-up in the Premier Division South. In the subsequent play-offs, they defeatedChesham United 1–0 in the semi-finals before losing 3–2 toTruro City in the final.[14] During the season they also won theBerks & Bucks Senior Cup for the first time, winning the final againstMarlow 1–0. A fifth-place finish in the Premier Division South in2023–24 led to another play-off campaign, but they were beaten 2–1 byAFC Totton in the semi-finals.
The club originally played on a field near the Downshire Arms, before moving to Station Field, a site that later becameRanelagh School.[15] In 1933 they moved to Larges Lane, where the pitch featured a significant slope for the first 20 years of use.[15] After being left money by Raymond Brown, the club was able to build a new clubhouse, which was opened byStanley Rous.[15]
A seated stand was built behind the dugouts in 1988, with another seated stand and a covered terrace on same touchline.[15] A covered terrace is located behind one goal.[15] In 2016 a3G pitch was installed and a new stand erected.[16] In 2018, Larges Lane hosted a number of games in theCONIFA World Cup.[17] However, the club moved toSandhurst Town's Bottom Meadow ground at the end of the 2020–21 season after the ground was turned into a residential development.[18][19]
As of 6 February 2026[20]
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