Histon
Full name	Histon Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Stutes
Founded	1904 (as Histon Institute)
Ground	Bridge Road, Impington (Capacity 3,800)
Chairman	Gareth Baldwin
Manager	Steve Fallon
League	Conference National
2007-08	Conference National, 7th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately 5 kilometres (3 miles) north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Bridge Road, also known as the Glassworld Stadium for sponsorship purposes is a football stadium in Impington, a small village connected to Histon in Histon and Impington are villages in Cambridgeshire, England, They are situated just north of Cambridge with the main bulk of the settlements being The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Stephen Paul Fallon (born 3 August 1956 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire) is an English football manager currently in charge Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Histon and Impington are villages in Cambridgeshire, England, They are situated just north of Cambridge with the main bulk of the settlements being The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate In the 2007-08 season they compete for the first time in the Conference National, after having won and been promoted from the Conference South in 2006-07, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league system. Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation Conference South (currently billed as Blue Square South for sponsorship reasons is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although Their current manager is Steve Fallon. Stephen Paul Fallon (born 3 August 1956 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire) is an English football manager currently in charge

Histon are nicknamed "The Stutes", originating from the club's previous name Histon Institute, and they play their home matches at Bridge Road in Impington. Bridge Road, also known as the Glassworld Stadium for sponsorship purposes is a football stadium in Impington, a small village connected to Histon in Histon and Impington are villages in Cambridgeshire, England, They are situated just north of Cambridge with the main bulk of the settlements being Histon's crest features a rose, the flower representing the rose-covered field given to the club by local firm Chivers. A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species Chivers was a jam factory, and the major employer in Histon & Impington. The company's chairman, John Chivers, helped to found the Histon Institute in 1903, from where Histon F. C. has its origins. ^[1]

Histon play in red and black, their traditional colours, with red jerseys, black shorts and black socks. Their current away kit is sky blue shirts, royal blue shorts and sky blue socks.

Histon's traditional rivals used to be Ely City, but the clubs have not met in recent years and Histon now consider nearer neighbours Cambridge City and Cambridge United as current-day rivals, as they are now in the same division as United and one above City. Ely City FC are a football club based in Ely, England. They were established in 1885 and joined the Eastern Counties Football League in 1960 Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England.

History

20th Century

The club was formed in 1904 as Histon Institute F. C. and played for many years in the Cambridgeshire Football League. The Cambridgeshire Football League, currently styled as the Kersham Cambridgeshire League for sponsorship purposes is a football competition covering Cambridgeshire

In 1960 the club (which by now had dropped the "Institute" from their name) joined the Delphian League, but just three years later this league disbanded. The Delphian League was an English Amateur football league in and around London. Histon, along with most of the other member clubs, joined the Athenian League. The Athenian League was an English Amateur football league in and around London. In 1966 they switched to the Eastern Counties League, where they were to play for nearly twenty-five years. History The league was founded in 1935 and ran as a single unit until a second division was created in 1988 When the ECL adopted a two-division format, in 1988, Histon were placed in the Premier Division. In the 1989-90 season Histon won the Jewson League Cup, but lost players Lance Key and Shaun Sowden to Sheffield Wednesday and Giuliano Maiorana to Manchester United. Lance Key (born May 13, 1968) is an English former professional football goalkeeper most recently at Wivenhoe Town of the Eastern Giuliano Maiorana (born 18 April 1969 in Cambridge, England) was an English footballer of Italian descent who

In 1993 a new club committee was formed and the recovery started. They were relegated to Division One in 1995 but were promoted back up two years later. During this time manager Graham Daniels departed for Cambridge City, and this meant the arrival of Simon Allen and once again the standards were raised. He guided the first team back from the Eastern Counties League Division to the Premier Division. The 1997-98 season saw Neil Kennedy establish a club record by scoring 46 senior goals in the season, winning the golden boot for the League, and Histon finished 3rd. ^[2] The club also won the Fair Play award for the third season running. In the same season, Sean Audley also established a club record by scoring the most goals recorded to date in one season. He scored a record 79 goals in the reserve side, and by doing so he earned himself the golden boot for the League top scorer. The following season produced another manager in Trevor Collins who took over the role and by doing so took the team to 4th in the league. But in the 1999-00 season they won the Premier Division title under the management of another manager, former Cambridge United player Steve Fallon, and were promoted to the Southern Football League. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. Stephen Paul Fallon (born 3 August 1956 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire) is an English football manager currently in charge History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. The title was won on the last day of the season with a 2-1 defeat of Gorleston. Gorleston FC are a football club based in Gorleston, Norfolk, England, established in 1887 ^[2]

21st Century

The start of the 21st Century for Histon was slow, and in the first three seasons Histon managed 4th spot twice and a disappointing 10th which momentarily halted the fast rise they had experienced with Steve Fallon up the non-league pyramid. Stephen Paul Fallon (born 3 August 1956 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire) is an English football manager currently in charge The 2003-04 season saw Histon finish 2nd in the Southern League's Eastern Division to claim promotion to the Premier Division, and they followed this up by winning the Premier Division championship at the first attempt, and with it promotion to Conference South, the highest level at which the club had ever played. Clubs for 2008-09 season Champions 1894-95 Millwall Athletic 1895-96 Millwall Athletic 1896-97 Southampton Conference South (currently billed as Blue Square South for sponsorship reasons is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking

Bridge Road. Taken before the game between Histon and Kidderminster Harriers on October 14, 2007. Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

In their first season at this level Histon finished in 5th place, enough to secure a place in the play offs for promotion to the Conference National. Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. They won their first game away at Farnborough Town 3-0, but lost 2-0 in the play-off final at Broadhall Way against St. Albans City. Farnborough Football Club (known as Farnborough Town FC until 2007 are an English football team currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division Broadhall Way is football ground in Stevenage, England. It is the home ground of Stevenage Borough F St Albans City FC (nicknamed The Saints) is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

In the FA Cup they managed to reach the second round proper after beating Hednesford Town in the first round. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Hednesford Town Football Club are an association football team based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. The team managed a draw away at Nuneaton Borough but were defeated in the replay at Bridge Road 2-1. They would have played Premiership club Middlesbrough if they had won. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. The second round replay saw 3,077 people at Bridge Road,^[3] the highest attendance of the whole season. ^[4] The 2004–05 season saw Histon take on League Two side Shrewsbury Town in the F. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Shrewsbury Town Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football A Cup 1st Round Proper, setting up a 2nd Round tie at home to Yeovil Town with a 2-0 victory. Yeovil Town FC is an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. They lost to Yeovil in the 2nd Round, but it did not affect their league performances as they clinched the Southern League Premier Division title on the last day of the season. Clubs for 2008-09 season Champions 1894-95 Millwall Athletic 1895-96 Millwall Athletic 1896-97 Southampton The season was also notable for a 5-0 win against local rivals Cambridge United, for many years the "big" club in the region, in the FA Trophy. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. History It was created by The Football Association in 1969 for Semi-professional teams to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup.

The two mainstands under snow cover after heavy snowfall on Easter Sunday 2008.

On the 14 April 2007, the Stutes beat Welling United 1-0 at Bridge Road to secure promotion to the Conference National for the first time in their history. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Welling United Football Club are an English football club based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. Adrian Cambridge scored the winner in the 89th minute. Just two days previously, officials from the Conference had passed Bridge Road as fit for Conference football, paving the way for promotion - the club's 4th in 7 years - to the highest point in the football league pyramid reached in the club's history. Bridge Road, also known as the Glassworld Stadium for sponsorship purposes is a football stadium in Impington, a small village connected to Histon in In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation In the same season striker Neil Kennedy got his 300th goal for the club with a hat-trick against Havant & Waterlooville. Havant & Waterlooville Football Club are an English Association football team based at West Leigh Park in Havant, Hampshire.

In Histon's first season in the Conference National the Stutes played their first televised game. Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. On September 20, 2007 Setanta broadcast, from Bridge Road, the 1-0 win against Oxford United. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Setanta Sports 1 & 2 are the two main Channels for Setanta Sports in the Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom, carrying coverage of association football (including For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Later in the season the club broke their record home attendance when a crowd of 3,721 saw Histon beat local rivals Cambridge United 1-0 on January 1, 2008. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[5] In that month's transfer window the club signed Jack Midson from Bishops Stortford^[6] and sold striker Cliff Akurang to Barnet. Bishop's Stortford FC is a football club based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, currently members of the Conference South Cliff Akurang (born February 27, 1981) is an English footballer born to Ghanaian and Jamaican parents Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football ^[7] Histon finished the season in 7th, one place and 9 points away from the play-offs,^[8] and bade farewell to the club's record goalscorer, Neil Kennedy. He played his last competitive game against Forest Green Rovers on the last day of the season in a substitute appearance. Forest Green Rovers FC is an English football team based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. ^[9]

Histon's recent successful period has been under the managership of Steven Fallon and John Beck, both former Cambridge United players. John Alexander Beck (born Edmonton, London May 25 1954) is a former British footballer and manager Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. Along with bought-in players such as Antonio Murray and John Kennedy, Fallon's team draws its foundations from local players that have risen through the ranks, such as captain Jamie Barker and Neil Andrews. Antonio James Murray (born September 15 1984 in Cambridge, England) is a semi-professional football player who is currently playing

Leagues

• 1960 - Delphian League
• 1963 - Athenian League Division Two
• 1965 - Eastern Counties League Premier Division
• 1995 - Eastern Counties League Division One
• 1996 - Eastern Counties League Premier Division
• 2000 - Southern League Eastern Division
• 2004 - Southern League Premier Division
• 2005 - Conference South
• 2007 - Conference National

Ground

View from main grandstand at Bridge Road. The Delphian League was an English Amateur football league in and around London. The Athenian League was an English Amateur football league in and around London. History The league was founded in 1935 and ran as a single unit until a second division was created in 1988 History The league was founded in 1935 and ran as a single unit until a second division was created in 1988 History The league was founded in 1935 and ran as a single unit until a second division was created in 1988 History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. Conference South (currently billed as Blue Square South for sponsorship reasons is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. Since taken, the terrace has been modified with seats put in.

Main article: Bridge Road, Impington

Histon play at the Bridge Road, also known as the Glassworld Stadium for sponsorship purposes. Bridge Road, also known as the Glassworld Stadium for sponsorship purposes is a football stadium in Impington, a small village connected to Histon in Due to the club's fast rise up the non-league system, the stadium has had to undergo major transformations, the latest being a new 500-seat stand which will also contain headquarters for the Cambridgeshire FA. The Cambridgeshire County Football Association, or simply the Cambridgeshire FA is the governing body of football in the county of Cambridgeshire It was finished in late 2007, bringing the ground's seated capacity to over 1,000. Plans are also in place to build a new away stand due to The Football League regulations that require a 1,500 stand. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs ^[10] The ground was graded as an A grade Non-League stadium on January 7, 2008 when delegates from the The Football League passed it fit to play Football League Two football, should Histon become eligible through promotion. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of ^[11]

Red Gate stand. Taken during the game between Norwich United and Histon Reserves on January 26, 2008. Norwich United FC is a football club based in Norwich, England. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Further ground improvements were started in early March 2008. Covered terracing for the whole of the 'Rec End' and a seated stand running the length of the pitch opposite the Main Stand are due to be finished in April 2008.

Reserves

Histon's reserve team are unusual in that they play at a high level of the National League System, only 4 divisions below the 1st team. The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football They joined the Eastern Counties Football League Division One in 2001 and achieved second place in 2002. History The league was founded in 1935 and ran as a single unit until a second division was created in 1988 They are currently members of the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division, after escaping relegation at the end of the 2007–08 season by winning 7 of their final 8 games,^[12] finishing two points above relegated Swaffham Town. The Eastern Counties League Premier Division (known as the Ridgeons League for sponsorship reasons is the highest division in the Eastern Counties League. Swaffham Town FC is a football club based in Swaffham, England. ^[13] The side has been managed by former players Neil Kennedy and Ossie Mintus since May 2008 when they took over from Ian Hart. ^[14]

Players

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Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Lance Key 2 DF Matty Haniver 3 DF Erkan Okay 4 DF Mat Mitchel-King 5 DF Matt Langston 6 MF Adrian Cambridge 7 MF John Kennedy 8 MF Neil Andrews 9 FW Neil Kennedy 10 FW Antonio Murray 11 MF Jamie Barker 15 DF Roscoe Hipperson 17 MF Robbie Nightingale

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Antonio James Murray (born September 15 1984 in Cambridge, England) is a semi-professional football player who is currently playing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Position Player 18 MF Nathaniel Knight-Percival 20 GK Mark Osborn 21 GK Danny Naisbitt 22 GK Matt Cowell 23 FW Daniel Wright 24 DF Craig Pope 25 DF Gareth Gwillim 26 DF Mark Webster 27 DF Adam Dalby 28 FW Gavin Gordon 30 DF Patrick Ada 33 FW Jack Midson

Sources

• Histon at the Football Club History Database

References

External links

• Histon F.C. Official website
• BBC Cambridgeshire Review of the Season 05/06
• Official Histon F.C Fans Messageboard
• Histon FC: Champions Gallery
• Unofficial Website of Histon Football Club