AFC Dunstable

Full name

Association Football Club
Dunstable

Nickname(s)

The OD's^[1]

Founded

1981 (as Old Dunstablians)

Ground

Creasey Park, Dunstable

Capacity

3,200 (350 seated)^[2]

Chairman

Simon Bullard

Manager

Steve Heath

League

Southern League Division One Central

2015–16

Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 1st (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

AFC Dunstable are a football club based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. The club are members of Division One Central of the Southern League, and are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association. They play at Creasey Park, groundsharing with Dunstable Town.

History

The club was established in 1981 as Old Dunstablians, named after a club for former pupils of Dunstable Grammar School.^[1] The new club played at Manshead School, which had succeeded the grammar school. They initially played in the Dunstable Alliance Football League, before joining the Luton District and South Befordshire League in 1983. In 1989–90 the club won the Bedfordshire Junior Cup.^[1]

In 1994 the club moved to Totternhoe, when Dunstable Town Cricket Club opened a new sports facility in the village.^[1] The new ground allowed the club to join Division One of the South Midlands League in 1995.^[1] In 1997 the league merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League, with the club placed in Division One North. In 2001–02 they won the Division One Cup, and in 2003–04 were champions of the renamed Division Two. However, failure to achieve the ground grading regulations meant that the club was unable to take promotion.^[1]

In 2004 the club changed their name to AFC Dunstable,^[3] although reference to the former name was retained in the club's nickname of the OD's.^[1] After winning Division Two again in 2006–07, a season in which they also won the Division Two Cup and the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy the club were again refused promotion. They won the Senior Trophy for a second time in 2007–08, and after finishing third in Division Two 2008–09 and moving to Creasey Park, they were promoted to Division One. In 2010–11 AFC Dunstable finished as runners-up in Division One and won the Division One Cup, earning promotion to the Premier Division.^[3] In 2015–16 they won the Premier Division and were promoted to Division One Central of the Southern League.

League history

Season	Division	Position	Significant events
1981–82	Dunstable Alliance
1982–83	Dunstable Alliance
1983–84	Luton & District League Division One
1984–85	Luton & District League Division One
1985–86	Luton & District League Division One	2
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93	Luton & District League Division One	2
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96	South Midlands League Division One	14/17
1996–97	South Midlands League Division One	13/18	League reorganised after merger with Spartan League
1997–98	Spartan South Midlands League Division One North	12/16	League reorganisation creates Division One
1998–99	Spartan South Midlands League Division One	9/17
1999–2000	Spartan South Midlands League Division One	7/17
2000–01	Spartan South Midlands League Division One	6/18	Division One renamed Division Two
2001–02	Spartan South Midlands League Division Two	4/16
2002–03	Spartan South Midlands League Division Two	2/15
2003–04	Spartan South Midlands League Division Two	1/17	Champions
2004–05	Spartan South Midlands League Division Two	6/16
2005–06	Spartan South Midlands League Division Two	2/18
2006–07	Spartan South Midlands League Division Two	1/16	Champions
2007–08	Spartan South Midlands League Division Two	4/15
2008–09	Spartan South Midlands League Division Two	3/17	Promoted
2009–10	Spartan South Midlands League Division One	5/21
2010–11	Spartan South Midlands League Division One	2/21	Promoted
2011–12	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	3/22
2012–13	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	8/22
2013–14	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	9/22
2014–15	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	3/22
2015–16	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	1/22	Promoted

Honours

Spartan South Midlands League
- Premier Division champions 2015–16
- Division Two champions 2003–04, 2006–07
- Division One Cup winners 2001–02, 2010–11
- Division Two Cup winners, 2006–07
Bedfordshire FA Senior Trophy
- Winners 2006–07, 2007–08
Bedfordshire Junior Cup
- Winners 1989–90

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AFC Dunstable – Club History" Harefield United programme, 27 February 2016
↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p761 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
1 2 AFC Dunstable at the Football Club History Database

External links

Southern League

Premier Division	Banbury United Basingstoke Town Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Hayes and Yeading United Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Langley King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Redditch United Slough Town St Ives Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Dunstable Arlesey Town Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Farnborough Fleet Town Hanwell Town Histon Kempston Rovers Kidlington Marlow Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Didcot Town Evesham United Hereford Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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Coordinates: 51°53′34.429″N 0°32′20.951″W / 51.89289694°N 0.53915306°W / 51.89289694; -0.53915306

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