Maidenhead United F.C.

Maidenhead Football Club was established in October 1870, with the club's first match played on 17 December 1870 against Windsor Home Park at Bond's Meadow. They were one of the fifteen clubs to play in the inaugural FA Cup competition in 1871–72, beating Marlow 2–0 in the first round before losing 3–0 at Crystal Palace. The club reached the quarter finals the following season, eventually losing 4–0 to Oxford University. before joining the new Great Western Suburban League alongside Maidenhead Norfolkians in 1904. Following a meeting in April 1919 Maidenhead Norfolkians merged into the club. The newly united won the Great Western Suburban League in 1919–20, They won the Division One title in 1926–27, before being placed in Division One West in 1928 amidst league reorganisation. The club were Division One West runners-up in 1928–29 before being placed in the Premier Division the following season. They then joined the newly formed Corinthian League. The club won the league's Memorial Shield in 1956–57 and were league champions the following season. After winning the league again in 1960–61, they won the league and Memorial Shield double in 1961–62. In their first season in the division, another FA Cup first round appearance saw them lose 2–0 at Coventry City. They reached the first round again in 2019–20, losing 3–1 at home to Rotherham United. The 2019–20 National League season was officially curtailed on 31 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring the outcome of the final table to be decided on a points per game basis. Maidenhead were narrowly spared from relegation to the National League South after Ebbsfleet United were relegated by 0.002 of a point. After finishing third-from-bottom of the National League in 2024–25 Maidenhead were relegated to the National League South. ==Other teams==

Maidenhead United Women were formed in 2008. Following two promotions, the club have operated at Tier 4 of women's football in England since 2015, competing in FA Women's National League Division 1 South West. Maidenhead United Juniors was founded in 2019 and currently runs more than 60 teams providing football for youngsters between the ages of 6 and 18 across various local leagues in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Maidenhead United also has men's and women's futsal teams, following the rebrand of Reading Royals Futsal Club. The men's team currently plays in National Futsal Series Tier 1, the highest division of English futsal, and includes current England international players Jack Walsh and Harry Tozer. The women's team currently plays in Women's Super Series Tier 2, the second division of English futsal. ==Colours==

The club's original colours were red and black hooped jerseys. In 1919, after the merger with Norfolkians, the club colours were changed to black and white. ==Ground==

as the oldest football ground in continuous use by the same senior club. The club played their first home match at Bond's Meadow, before moving to York Road in 1871, with the first match at the new ground played on 16 February 1871 against Marlow. York Road had been a cricket ground from the late eighteenth century, and is acknowledged as the 'oldest senior football ground continuously used by the same club'. The freehold of the ground was bought in 1920. The club's record attendance of 7,920 was set for an FA Amateur Cup quarter-final against Southall on 7 March 1936, with Maidenhead winning 1–0. ==Players==

Current squad Out on loan ==Staff==

. • Chairman: Peter Griffin • Interim manager: Ryan Peters • Assistant manager: Aaron O'Brien • First team coach: Ryan Watts • Strength and conditioning coach: Harry Pritchard • First-team physio: Max Bangura • Goalkeeping and set-piece coach: Liam Vaughan • First-team scout: Lee Devonshire ==Honours==

• National League • National League South champions 2016–17 • Isthmian League • Full Members Cup winners 1996–97 • Corinthian League • Champions 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62 • Memorial Shield winners 1956–57, 1961–62 • Spartan League • Champions 1926–27, 1931–32, 1933–34 • Great Western Suburban League • Champions 1919–20 • West Berkshire League • Champions 1902–03 • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup • Winners 1894–95, 1895–96, 1911–12, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1945–46, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17 ==Records==

• Best FA Cup performance: Quarter-finals, 1872–73, 1873–74, 1874–75 • Biggest win: 14–1 vs Buckingham Town, FA Amateur Cup, 6 September 1952 • Heaviest defeat: 14–0 vs Chesham United, Spartan League, 31 March 1923 • Most appearances: Bert Randall, 532 (1950–1964) • Most goals: George Copas, 270 (1924–1935) • Most goals in a season: Jack Palethorpe, 65 (1929–30) • Most goals in a game: Jack Palethorpe, 7 vs Wood Green Town, 1929–30 ==See also==