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Introducing - Littleton FC

The Littletons are three villages (South Littleton, Middle Littleton and North Littleton)
located South West of Evesham, Worcestershire, England, UK.
Football has been played in the Littletons since 1893. Littleton Star joined the Bidford
League in 1903/1904, playing their games at the rear of the Chapel at Shinehill Lane,
South Littleton. Various other names were used by the Club, notably Littleton United
and Littleton Rovers, before being called the Littletons from the mid 1950s.

Various grounds were used for football in the Littletons; The Recreation Ground at
South Littleton, the Graft or Croft at Middle Littleton, as well as the ground behind the
Chapel, South Littleton. Various changing facilities were also used; the King Edward
public house at South Littleton, the Fire Hut at the Recreation Ground in South
Littleton, the Village Hall at Middle Littleton and the Ivy Inn public house in North
Littleton.
Success took some time to arrive for Littleton football teams and they had to wait until
the 1910/1911 season to win their first league title the Bidford League. After the First
World War Littleton had a long run of successful seasons winning a number of titles
including the Bidford League, Stratford League, Worcester League and the North
Cotswold and Vale of Evesham League. There were also a number of Cup triumphs
during the 1920s and 1930s. The years after the Second World War brought more
success with league and cup wins. From the mid 1950s and through the 1960s
Littleton struggled to compete with any consistency and great credit must go to
Arnold Drinkwater for keeping the Club going.

The 1970s saw a Littleton resurgence with Jim Cox and Brian Ramsden at the helm,
and the Club successfully chasing trophies and league titles. In the late 1970s
Littleton Football Club decided to purchase its own ground at Five Acres on the
Pebworth Road at North Littleton. This saw a move into the Midland Combination
where they stayed for three seasons before financial constraints made them return to
local league football. Since then the Club has improved facilities with purpose built
changing rooms, a small clubhouse, a seating stand for spectators and floodlights.
The 1980s and 1990s were a rollercoaster with frequent promotions and relegations
until they joined the Worcester League and started winning regularly.
In 2001/2002 Littleton returned to the Midland Combination and gained instant
success with promotions from Division 3 to Division 2 and then Division 1 in
successive seasons. Alongside this came County Cup and Evesham Hospital Cup wins.
Littleton FC established itself the Midland Combination.
In the 2010/2011 season Littleton won two cups and were runners-up in a third.
Finishing fifth in Division One of the Midland Football Combination.
The 2011/2012 was a very successful year for Littleton retaining the President’s Cup
and Evesham Hospital Cup and were runners-up of Division One in the Athium
Midland Football Combination gaining promotion to the Premier Division.
The 2012/2013 season saw Littleton make their debut in the Premier Division of the
Athium Midland Football Combination finishing the season runners-up.
Littleton have nurtured young players with the result that Matt Smith and Joe Lolley
are now playing professional football.
For the 2022/2023 season Littleton will compete in Division One of the UHL Hellenic
League.
We look forward to a successful season meeting new competition and friends.