Buckingham Athletic F.C.

Buckingham Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One and play at Stratford Fields.

The club was formed in 1933 as Buckingham Juniors, but it was three years before a ground was found, allowing the club to enter the Brackley and District League.[1] When they got their ground it was originally called Timm’s Meadow, before later becoming Stratford Fields. In 1939 the club adopted its current name.[1] In 1960–61 they won their first trophy, the North Bucks League Shield.

In 1965 Buckingham moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League.[2] In their first season in the league they won the Bucks Junior Cup.[1] After finishing as runners-up in 1968–69, the club were promoted to the Premier Division.[2] They won the Buckingham Senior Charity Cup in 1969–70, but were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1971–72.[2] They remained in Division One until dropped back into the North Bucks League in 1979.[2] The club won the Premier Division Shield in 1983–84, and went on to win the league title the following season, not losing a match.[1] They subsequently moved up to Division One of the South Midlands League, which they won at the first attempt. However, they were denied promotion as Stratford Fields was not up to the required grading. They finished as runners-up in 1988–89, and although they were denied promotion again, they were able to move up to the Premier Division in 1991 after winning Division One for a second time.[2]