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BeDFOnt & Feltham





      Bedfont & Feltham Football club  lowed by two
      was formed in May 2012 follow- straight defeats
      ing the amalgamation of Bed- and a draw. The
      font Football & Social Club with  team saw an
      Feltham FC, taking the place of  improvement
      Feltham in the step 6 Combined  again and surged
      Counties Division 1. The changes  from  mid-table to
      bought some decent results; two 5th place  the top    echelons, but
      finishes in their first two seasons. The  with the enforced early finish, the club
      2015-16 season saw a runners-up spot, 3  ended in a disappointing 6th place, al-
      points behind CB Hounslow United and  though the whole season’s records were
      this was good-enough for promotion to  eventually declared null and void.
      the Premier Division.                     The club's best FA Cup run
             Adam Bessent joined            In the FA Cup, 2015-16 saw the club's
      The club only lasted at the higher level  best FA Cup run as they beat London Ti-
      for one season, finishing second-bottom  gers and AFC Hayes (both after replays).
      and some 13 points adrift of safety. Sea- A tough test against AFC Rushden & Di-
      son 2017-18 saw the club finish in 17th  amonds awaited them in the 1st Qualify-
      place. In the summer of 2018, Adam Bes- ing Round where the run ended, despite
      sent joined from Staines Lammas and  a credible performance in the 2-1 defeat.
      their loss was Bedfont & Feltham's gain.
      Season 2018-19 started very well for
      Bedfont & Feltham seeing them unbeat-
      en at the top of the league. Getting off to
      a cracking start helped: an 11-0 win over
      Bagshot earned the TalkSPORT 2 'Non-
      League Team of the Week' award.
          February saw the crown slip
      The club held their heads high and were
      one of the forerunners throughout the
      season; suffering their first league defeat
      in November. Further losses in January
      and February saw the crown slip slightly,
      leading to an eventual fifth place finish.
       Surged from mid-table to the top
      Season 2019-20 started with a win fol-
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