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4. Part III (2013-present)


2013/2014 Season

Town kicked off their first ever Spartan South Midlands League campaign with a 3-2 win at Langford on 10th August 2013. Lee Harman scored twice with Josh Furness netting the winner.

Lee Harman went on to score a club record 46 goals as Town finished 7th in Division One. Town were 7-0 victors against Wodson Park and Buckingham Athletic respectively in league games at Top Field with Harman netting four and three in those games.

The Reds also progressed through two rounds of the FA Vase beating SSML Premier Division London Tigers in the 1st Qualifying Round and United Counties League Bugbrooke St Michaels in the next. Their run came to an end against Berkhamsted, going down 4-1 at Top Field.

2014/2015 Season

The 2014/15 season would prove another season of consolidation for the Reds. After a promising start to the campaign, a poor second half of the season, which included a sequence of 10 matches without a win, saw Town eventually finish 10th in Division One.

The Club took part in the FA Cup for the first time since its reformation and following a 3-0 win in the Extra Preliminary Round over Hatfield Town, the Reds were eliminated by Ryman League Harlow Town in front of a club record home crowd of 213.

They also reached the First Round Proper of the FA Vase for a second successive season thanks to victories over Essex Senior League Sporting Bengal United (4-1) and Eastern Counties League Long Melford (4-3). Once again, they came up short against SSML Premier Division opposition - this time going down 2-1 at London Colney - despite dominating long periods.

Tom Oram ended the campaign as top scorer with 23 goals. At the end of the season manager Scott Grant decided to step down after five successful seasons in charge. The Club moved quickly to appoint Luke Gregson as the new player-manager in May 2015 with Dean Gilbert as his assistant.

2015/2016 Season

The Reds achieved their highest league finish since their reformation with a 3rd place in Spartan South Midlands League Division One. They were also now playing at Stotfold FC's Roker Park ground after three seasons at Top Field.

Luke Gregson had a difficult start to his tenure losing four of his opening ten league games in charge - including a 5-1 home defeat by Hillingdon Borough on the opening day. However, 20 wins and 4 draws from the remaining 28 league games saw his men run Crawley Green close for the second promotion spot.

Crawley Green had been 17 points ahead of Town at one stage, but having taken four points off them from their two league meetings - including a 5-1 win at home - Town ran out of steam at the death following a gruelling run-in.

Anthony James arrived from Bishops Stortford Swifts in September 2015 and finished the season as top scorer with 27 goals in 29 games, whilst keeper Jack Farmer, back for his third spell at the club, played every minute of all 48 competitive fixtures.

After missing out on a place in the FA Cup, Town were knocked out of the FA Vase at the 2nd Qualifying Round stage. After being 1-0 up on Essex Senior League FC Romania with two minutes to go, their opponents scored twice before the final whistle to sneak through. They would go on to reach the Last 32 of the FA Vase that year. In the competition's opening round, Town beat St Margaretsbury 3-2 on a Friday night at Roker Park.