Bedford United Bedford United were established in 1957, the
works team of the printing firm Diemer & Reynolds. In 1971 the club joined Division Three of the
United Counties League, which was renamed Division Two the following season. They remained in Division Two until leaving the league in 1979, dropping into the
Bedfordshire County League, going on to win Division One in 1979–80. In 1989 they joined Division One of the
South Midlands League, becoming a member of the Senior Division following league reorganisation in 1993. They finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division in
2004–05 and were relegated to Division One. In 2012–13 the club won the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy. In
2014–15 they finished third in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, the club finished bottom of the Premier Division the
following season and were relegated back to Division One.
Real Bedford In 2022 the club was taken over by
bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack, who became chairman, having previously stated that he intended for the club to reach the
Premier League. The club's name was changed to
Real Bedford before the 2022–23 season, which saw them win the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy and the
Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2024 American
cryptocurrency investors,
Cameron and
Tyler Winklevoss invested $4.5 million in the club. The club went on to
win the Premier Division, securing a second successive promotion, this time to Division One Central of the
Southern League. The
following season saw them finish as champions of Division One Central, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division Central. ==Ground==