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St. Margaretsbury F.C.

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renamed St. Margaretsbury after moving to the St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground. After finishing as runners-up in Division One in 1969–70, they were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until being relegated at the end of the 1973–74 season, having finished second-from-bottom of the division. In 1977–78 the club finished third in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division.
194: 139: 284:. In 1923 the league was reduced to a single division, and in 1925 it was disbanded. The club then returned to the district leagues, including the Waltham & District League, before rejoining the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 1947, becoming members of Division Two. They went on to win the Division Two title in 1948–49, earning promotion to Division One. 287:
Stanstead Abbots remained in Division One until 1955, when they were placed in Division One B for a transitional season. After finishing seventh of the twelve clubs, they were placed in Division One (now the second tier below the Premier Division) for the following season. In 1962 the club were
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club, meaning that only three sides were railed off for spectators, with facilities limited to a single wooden stand. However, in the mid-2000s the football club moved to a new pitch nearby, installing two seated stands and floodlights.
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St. Margaretsbury were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1987–88 season, but were promoted back to the Premier Division after finishing third in Division One in 1990–91. In 1992 the club moved up to the Premier Division of the
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The club originally played at Mill Field in Stanstead Abbots, before moving to the Recreation Ground in 1962. The site had originally been owned by the Croft family, who sold it to the parish councils of Stanstead Abbotts,
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Prior to the 2018–19 season, due to regional changes imposed by the FA, St. Margaretsbury fell into a different catchment area and were transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League to the
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in 1992–93, they were Premier Division runners-up in 1994–95, before winning the league title the following season. When the league merged with the
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The club was established in 1894 as Stanstead Abbots. They joined the East Herts League, later transferring to the
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with the requirement that it be used for sport and recreation. The club initially shared a pitch with the
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that ended with a ninth-place finish (enough to secure a place in the Premier Division for the
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in 1997, the club were placed in the Premier South Division for a
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Division One South and play at the Recreation Ground.
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Stanstead Abbotts
Eastern Counties League
2023–24
Eastern Counties League
Home colours
Away colours
football
Stanstead Abbotts
Ware
Hertfordshire
England
Eastern Counties League
Hertford & District League
Hertfordshire Senior County League
Spartan League
Herts Senior Centenary Trophy
South Midlands League
Spartan South Midlands League
transitional season
following season
Essex Senior League
2021–22
Eastern Counties League
Great Amwell
St Margarets
cricket
FA Cup
2001–02
2003–04

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