CRANFIELD UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

Cranfield United Football Club

The club was formed in 1903 and registered with Bedfordshire FA , however due to its then remote location, early activities were restricted to friendlies.

 

The first recorded matches were played in the Bedford and District League shortly after the First World War, but success did not come until the club moved the North Bucks League in 1930.

 

After the Second World War the club reformed in 1947 and entered teams in both the Bedford and District & the North Bucks Leagues.

 

After two successful seasons, the club progressed, in 1949  to the South Midlands League where in the 1949/50 season the team won the Division 2 title winning every game and conceding only 8 goals.

 

The team progressed through the divisions and were promoted to the South Midlands Premier Division in 1952.

 

Between 1960 and 1976 the club played in the Bedford and District League returning to the South Midlands League for a moderately successful period between 1976 and 1996 - reaching the Premier Division between 1985 and 1988.

 

Between 1996 and 2001 the club once again returned to play the Bedford and District League.

 

Since 2001 the club has again been playing in the South Midlands League.

 

The club was awarded Charter Standard Status in 2004 and in 2005/6 the club made its debut in the FA Vase and in 2009/10, its debut in the FA Cup.

 

The 2010/11 season saw the formation of the Cranfield United Ladies Team.

 

The Club currently has 4 teams:

The First Team play in Division 1 of the South Midlands League
The Reserve Team play in Division 3 of the Bedfordshire County League
The Ladies Team play in Division 2 of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ladies league.

The Sunday Team play in Division 2 of the Bedfordshire Sunday League

 

Honours

1932/33        North Bucks League Div 2(E) - Runners-up

1933/34        North Bucks League Div 2(E) - Runners-up  

1934/35        North Bucks League Shield  - Finalists

                       Bedfordshire Minor Cup - Winners

1935/36        North Bucks League Division 2 (E) - Champions

1948/49        North Bucks League Shield - Winners
1949/50        South Midlands League Division 2 (B) - Winners
                      Bedfordshire Junior Cup - Finalists
1950/51        South Midlands League Division 2 (N) - Champions
1951/52        South Midlands League Division 1 - Runners-up
                      Bedfordshire Senior Cup - Finalists
1952/53        Olney Silver Rose Bowl  - Winners

1964/65        Bedford Hospital Charity Cup - Finalists
1967/68        Bedford League Division 1 - Champions

1974/75        Bedford League Premier Division  - Runners-up

1975/76        Aubrey Tingey Cup - Finalists (Reserves)

                      Britannia Cup  - Finalists

1985/86        South Midlands League Cove Trophy - Finalists
1988/89        Stantonbury Charity Cup - Winners
1992/93        Hinchingbrooke Cup - Finalists

2000/01        Aubrey Tingey Cup - Finalists

2000/01        Bedford League Division 2—Champions

2009/10        South Midland League Reserve Division 2  - Champions   (Reserves)
2010/11        Bedfordshire FA Fairplay Award  (Ladies)

Our History