Ashford Town (Middlesex) Football Club are a

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club based in

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, England. The club are currently members of the and usually play at the Robert Parker Stadium in Short Lane, and where groundsharing with Cobham for most of the 2024–25 season but have since returned home to the Robert Parker Stadium as of April. They are affiliated to both the

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and the Surrey FA.A brief history of the club
Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C. Ashford Town have a FIFA approved artificial pitch that was completed in April 2025.

History

The club was established in 1958 as Ashford Albion and joined Division Two of the Hounslow & District League. They finished second in their first season, earning promotion to Division One. They finished as runners-up again the following season, and were promoted to the Premier Division, adopting their current name in 1964. However, the club pulled out the Premier Division during the 1964–65 season, resulting in their record being expunged. The following season the first team took over from the reserves in Division Two. The club finished third in Division Two in 1965–66, resulting in promotion to Division One. After finishing as runners-up in Division One the following season, the club joined the Premier Division B of the Surrey Intermediate League (Western) for the 1967–68 season. They finished fourth in their first season, earning promotion to Premier Division A. After claiming the runners-up spot in 1972–73, they won the division in 1974–75. Ashford became founder members of the Surrey Premier League in 1982. In 1989–90 they were league runners-up and won the Surrey Premier Cup, beating Farnham Town Reserves 3–0 in the final. In 1990 they were formally renamed Ashford Town (Middlesex) to avoid confusion with the

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club which previously shared the same name, but are now named Ashford United. In the same year they joined the

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. They finished as runners-up in 1993–94, and won the league the following season. They went on to win the league in each of the next three seasons, and again in 1999–2000 (a season in which they also won the

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), after which they were promoted to Division Three of the

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. After finishing third in their first season in Division Three, they were promoted to Division Two. In 2002, they were moved to Division One South as a result of league reorganisation and, in 2004, switched to the Western Division of the Southern League. In 2005–06, they finished second in the division, and were promoted, being placed in the Isthmian League Premier Division. In 2006–07 they won the Isthmian League Cup and, in 2008–09, the

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. At the end of the 2009–10 season, the club were relegated and placed in Division One Central of the Southern League; although they were offered a late reprieve from relegation after

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were liquidated, the club declined to take it and started the 2010–1 season in Division One Central. In 2011–12 the club won both the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup (beating Northwood on penalties after a 4–4 draw) and the Aldershot Senior Cup (defeating Badshot Lea 3–1 in the final). The 2013–14 saw the club finish bottom of Division One Central, resulting in relegation back to the Combined Counties League. After finishing third in the Premier Division in their first season back in the league, they were runners-up in 2015–16 and were promoted back to Division One Central of the Southern League. The following season saw the club win the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup for the third time, beating

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2–1 in the final. At the end of the 2017–18 season they were transferred to the South Central Division of the Isthmian League.

Ground

Ashford Town have played home games at Short Lane in

since 1986. The ground has a capacity of 2,550, of which 250 is seated and covered. The ground was renamed the Robert Parker Stadium in 2010 in honour of Bob Parker, who had served as chairman for 28 years. The club groundshared with Cobham for the 2024–25 season while a new artificial pitch was installed. Since April 2025, the new artificial pitch is in use for home fixtures for Mens, Womens and Junior fixtures as well as being available to hire from the local community and commercial partners.

Honours

*Isthmian League **League Cup winners 2006–07 *Combined Counties League **Champions 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000 **League Cup Winners 1998–99 *Surrey Intermediate League (Western) **Premier Division A Champions 1974–75 *Surrey Senior Cup **Winners 2008–09 *Surrey Premier Cup **Winners 1989–90 *Middlesex Senior Charity Cup **Winners 1999–2000, 2011–12, 2016–17 *Aldershot Senior Cup Final **Winners 2002–03, 2011–12 *Southern Combination Cup **Winners 1995–96, 2010–11,Honours list
Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C. 2021–22

Records

*Record attendance: 992 vs

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Premier Division, 26 September 2006Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2020) ''Non-League Club Directory 2021'', p557 *Most goals: Andy Smith

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