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Who Are Ya! Biggleswade Town profile
Next up in our series of club profiles and, obviously, next up at Garden Walk in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Central are our near neighbours Biggleswade Town. Currently sitting in 4th place the Bedfordshire club visit us this Saturday (8th December) having beaten Alvechurch 4-2 at the weekend leaping from 8th to 4th. Ahead of Saturday’s clash we give you the low-down on our next opponents…
- Biggleswade Town were formed in 1874 as simply Biggleswade FC.
- They later changed their name to Biggleswade & District FC.
- A further name change occurred after World War II when they adopted their current moniker Biggleswade Town.
- They are nicknamed The Waders.
- The club originally played at the Fairfield Road ground sharing with a local cricket team.
- In 1954 the club was promoted to the Eastern Counties League. 10 years later in 1964 they reverted to the United Counties League where they remained until 1980.
- They then transferred to the South Midlands League securing promotion to the Premier Division in the 86/87 season.
- They first appeared in the FA Cup in 1904 and their best performance in the competition occurred just 5 years ago when they reached the First Round, losing 4-1 to Stourbridge in the 2014/14 season.
- The same season saw The Waders ply their trade at Step 3 for the first time in their history.
- In 2006 they left Fairfield Road and following a couple of seasons ground sharing they moved into their new 3,000 capacity stadium at Langford Road at the start of the 2008-09 season.
![Langford Road, home of Biggleswade United Langford Road, home of Biggleswade United](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.roystontownfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/langford-rd-500x281.jpg?media=1696541399)
- The Waders reached the Quarter Finals of the FA Vase in their first season at Langford Road – their best performance in the competition.
- They are currently managed by Lee Allinson, a firm favourite with The Waders fans during his playing days at the club. He is also the son of former Colchester United and Arsenal player Ian Allinson.
![Biggleswade Town manager Lee Allinson Biggleswade Town manager Lee Allinson](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.roystontownfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lee-allinson-500x333.jpg?media=1696541399)
Picture by Martyn Haworth
Don’t forget you can buy tickets to this Saturday’s clash via our safe, secure and simple online ticket page:
https://roystontownfc.ktckts.com/event/rt1819h10/royston-town-v-biggleswade-town