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| Full name | Milton United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | Miltonians | ||
| Ground | Potash Lane, Milton Hill | ||
| Chairman | Gareth Woodward | ||
| Manager | Christian Lawrence | ||
| League | Combined Counties League Premier Division North | ||
| 2024–25 | Combined Counties League Premier Division North, 7th of 20 | ||
Milton United Football Club is afootball club based inMilton, nearDidcot inOxfordshire, England. Affiliated to theBerks & Bucks Football Association, they are currently members of theCombined Counties League Premier Division North and play at Potash Lane.
Under the name Milton Hill, the club were founder members of theNorth Berks League in 1909, becoming members of the Wallingford Division.[1] They were transferred to the Abingdon Division the following season and finished bottom of the section,[2] after which they left the league. The club returned to the league in 1921 as Milton, joining Division Two (Wantage), finishing bottom of the division in 1921–22.[3] By the following season they had become Milton United, and were runners-up in the Wantage division, also playing in Division Two (Didcot).[4] In 1923–24 they played only in the Didcot division, before being transferred to Division Two (Abingdon) in 1924.
In 1926–27 Milton were Division Two (Abingdon) champions,[5] going on to win the overall Division Two title with an 8–2 win over Wallingford division champions Aston Tirrold,[5] and were promoted to Division One (Wantage). They finished bottom of the division in 1929–30 and were relegated to Division Two (Faringdon & Wantage). The club were transferred to Division Two (Abingdon) in 1933, before being placed in a combined Division Two in 1935. They were Division Two runners-up in 1937–38, earning promotion to Division One. AfterWorld War II the club returned to the league in 1946 and were placed in Division Two. League reorganisation saw them placed in Division One (East) in 1947–48 and then back in Division Two the following season. After finishing fourth in Division Two in 1950–51, the club were promoted to Division One. However, after finishing bottom of Division One the following season, they were relegated back to Division Two.
Milton finished bottom of Division Two in 1953–54,[6] after which they left the league and folded.[7] After reforming in 1958, the club rejoined the North Berks League, entering Division Three. They went on to win the Division Three title at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division Two. The following season saw them win the Division Two title, winning all 22 league matches and promotion to Division One.[8] The club went on to secure a third successive promotion when they won the Division One title the following season, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[9] They were Premier Division champions in 1962–63 and retained the title the following season. The club won the Premier Division title again in 1965–66 and 1969–70. The division was renamed Division One in 1974.[10]
In 1978–79 Milton finished second-from-bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two.[10] However, they won the Division Two title in 1980–81 and were promoted back to Division One.[11] The club were Division One runners-up in 1984–85 and won the league the following season.[11] After winning the league again in 1987–88 and 1988–89,[11] they moved up to Division One of theHellenic League.[12] The club were Division One runners-up in theirfirst season in the division, earning promotion to the Premier Division, also winning the Division One League Cup and the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup.[7] They went on to win the Premier Division title in1990–91 and retained the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup.[7]
Milton were demoted to Division One in 1994 as they did not have floodlights.[7] They were Division One runners-up in1994–95, and after moving to a new floodlit ground and finishing fourth in1998–99, the club were promoted back to the Premier Division. They went on to finish bottom of the Premier Division thefollowing season.[12] Despite avoiding being relegated, the club finished bottom of the Premier Division again in2000–01 and were relegated to Division One East.[12] A third-place finish in Division One East in2003–04 saw the club promoted back to the Premier Division. They were relegated back to Division One East at the end of the2008–09 season.[12]
In2013–14 Milton won the Division One East title and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the2015–16 season and were placed in Division One West. The club were transferred to Division One East for the2017–18 season.[12] They went on to finish bottom of the division with only nine points and two wins during the league season. In 2021 Division One East and Division One West were merged into a single Division One. The club finished third in the division in2022–23, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After defeatingClanfield 3–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in the semi-finals, they beatHartpury University 4–1 on penalties in the final (after a 2–2 draw) to earn promotion to the Premier Division North of theCombined Counties League.
The club moved to Potash Lane in Milton Heights in 1998.[7] The record attendance at the ground of 608 was set on 7 May 2005 whenCarterton playedDidcot Town in the Hellenic League Cup final.[13]
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