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The History of Fairford Town F.C.

Fairford Town Football Club is a football club
based in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England.
Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football

Association, they are currently members of the
Hellenic League Premier Division and play at
Cinder Lane.

The club was established in 1891 and prior to World War II they
played in the Cirencester and District League. After the war they
switched to the Swindon & District League, going on to win the
Premier Division title and Advertiser Cup double in both 1964–65 and
1968–69. In 1970 the club moved up to Division One of the Hellenic

League. In their first season in the league, the club finished third,
missing out on promotion on goal average, also losing in the Division
One Cup final. The following season they were placed in Division One
A as league expansion led to there being two Division Ones. The club
went on to win the title and the Division One Challenge Shield,
earning promotion to the Premier Division.

At the end of the 1973–74 season Fairford were relegated to Division
One. However, after finishing as Division One runners-up in 1975–76,
they were promoted back to the Premier Division. They finished as

runners-up in 1978–79, also winning the Premier Division Cup. They
were runners-up again the following season, which also saw them
win the Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy. The club finished as
Premier Division runners-up for a third time in 1990–91 and won the
Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy again in 1998–99. They remained
in the Premier Division until finishing second-from-bottom of the
division in 2011–12 season, after which they were relegated to
Division One West. In 2016–17 the club won Division One West,
earning promotion back to the Premier Division.