Banbury United F.C.
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Banbury United is a football club currently playing in the Southern League(renamed British Gas League). They are nicknamed The Puritans and they play their home matches at the Spencer Stadium. They were originally named Banbury Spencer. Their reserve team play in the Hellenic League Division One West. They are currently the second largest team in Oxforshire, after Oxford United F.C.
History
- 1935-36 - Joined Birmingham & District League Southern Division
- 1962-63 - League changed name to West Midlands (Regional) League
- 1965 - Changed name to Banbury United
- 1966-67 - Joined Southern League Division One
- 1979-80 - League re-organised to Southern & Midland Divisions (No Premier), placed in Midland Division
- 1990-91 - Joined Hellenic League Premier Division
- 1999-00 - Hellenic League Champions
- 2000-01 - Rejoined Southern League, in Eastern Division
- 2003-04 - Play-offs for places in new structure - Banbury United 2 Sutton Coldfield Town 1; promoted to Premier Division
Club Records
- Best league position: 8th Southern League, Eastern Division (then level 8) in 2002-03 and 2003-04.
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st round replay, 1973-74
- Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round replay, 1970-71
- Best FA Vase performance: 2nd round, 1999-00
Attendance
In the 2005/06 season, the club had an average league attnedance of 415 when playing at home.
Their highest league attendance that season was 588 at home to Salisbury City.
Source: [Football Club History Database]
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