Henley Town F.C.
association football club in England
Henley Town Football Club is a football club based in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Thames Valley Premier League Premier Division and play at the Triangle Ground.
History
The club was established in November 1871, making it the oldest club recognised by the Oxfordshire County Football Association. They joined the Reading Temperance League and were league champions in 1912–13, finishing as runners-up the following season. In 1931 the club joined Division Two West of the Spartan League. After two mid-table finishes, the club won the division in 1933–34, earning promotion to Division One. In 1936–37 they were Division One champions and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, they finished bottom of the Premier Division the following season, winning only one match, and were relegated back to Division One.
When the Spartan League was suspended in 1939 due to World War II, Henley spent the 1939–40 season in the Great Western Combination. When football resumed after the war, Henley returned to the Spartan League and were placed in the Western Division.
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