Langford F.C.
association football club in England
Langford Football Club is a football club based in Langford, Bedfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Bedfordshire Football Association, they are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One and play at Forde Park.
History
After a decade of the village team playing friendly matches against other local villages, Langford Football Club was established in 1908. They joined the Biggleswade & District Junior League, playing their first match on 12 September against Shefford Town and winning 6–2. In 1910–11 they were runners-up in the league and went on to finish second in three of the next four seasons and won the Bedfordshire Junior Cup in 1913–14. The club later joined the Bedford & District League and were Division One champions in 1931–32. In 1949–50 they won the league title again, as well as the Britannia Cup.
In 1951 Langford moved up to Division One of the South Midlands League. A third-place finish in 1954–55 saw them promoted to the Premier Division, but they were relegated back to Division One at the end of the following season. The club pulled out of the league at the end of the 1956–57 season, but returned in 1958.
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