CLUB
Baldock Town
In football, location has almost zero impact on how often you come up against another team – much like us and Baldock Town. Just 10 road miles separated Boro’ and the Reds. And yet, meetings between us were few and far between. Is that a surprise? Maybe. Maybe not. A new club is now on the rise in the town after the original side – who we came up against – folded in 2001. At the time, the Reds weren’t doing that bad in the Southern League; a step up from when we met as United Counties League equals during the 1983-4 campaign.
And we’d already played each other three times before that too. It took a bit of time for us to establish ourselves as the ‘better’ neighbour; going on to win eight out of our 13 clashes; the last of which was during our 1996-7 FA Cup run.
Baldock Town: The Facts
Head-to-Head
| Played | 13 |
|---|---|
| Won | 8 |
| Drawn | 1 |
| Lost | 4 |
| Goals For | 19 |
| Goals Against | 16 |
| Win % | 62% |
Club History
Who are Baldock Town?
Formed in 1905 as plain old Baldock Football Club, the Reds didn’t hang around and were straight into Herts County League action. In their early years, they were a middling team in the Northern Division. The 1920-1 season saw them finally finish top of the division. But a win and a defeat in the championship playoff saw Welwyn of the Eastern Division take the title. The summer of 1921 was, however, the year they added Town to their name.
Four years later and the Herts County League came to an end; the Reds moving on to the Bedfordshire & District County League in 1925. It took just three years to get the measure of the competition; crowned Division One champions in 1927. For some more context, the competition was rebadged as the South Midlands League in 1929.
With no more honours to speak of, World War Two came and went. For their first post-war season, the Reds opted for a return to the Herts County League. It was a disaster; ending up propping up the table with 15 defeats from 20. So, back to the South Midlands League they went. What followed was a bit of a whirlwind six years; promoted from Division Two in 1948, winning Division One in 1950 and finishing second in the Premier Division in 1954.
The Reds upped sticks again at this point; joining the Parthenon League for five years and then moving into the London League’s Senior Division. But the draw of the South Midlands League was just too much to keep them away. In 1963, they returned to the competition for the third time. And it ushered in a golden age; winning the title three times in six seasons.
Why do we know Baldock Town?
The Reds dropped back from the summit of the South Midlands League during the 1970s. Third position would be as close as they’d get to reclaiming league glory. We’re not sure if they got bored of trying to win the title again. Or perhaps they just fancied a change. Either way, summer 1983 saw them leave the competition (again). This time, they set a course for the United Counties League; joining us in the Premier Division for the 1983-4 campaign.
By that point, however, we’d already met. Twice, in fact; the 1982-3 season throwing up a couple of cup encounters.
How to get to Baldock Town
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Previous Meetings
| Date | Competition | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1996 2 Oct 96 | FA Cup R2Q FAC2Q | A | 2-1 |
| 28 Sep 1996 28 Sep 96 | FA Cup R2Q FAC2Q | H | 1-1 |
| 26 Apr 1994 26 Apr 94 | Herts Charity Cup Final HCCF | A | 1-2 |
| 6 Apr 1994 6 Apr 94 | Eastern Floodlit League EFL | A | 2-1 |
| 2 Mar 1992 2 Mar 92 | Eastern Floodlit League EFL | H | 3-1 |
| 4 Feb 1992 4 Feb 92 | Eastern Floodlit League EFL | A | 1-0 |
| 25 Apr 1990 25 Apr 90 | Televised Sports (Int.) Sen. Cup Final TSIF | N | 1-0 |
| 1 May 1984 1 May 84 | Woolwich Trophy WT | H | 1-3 |
| 10 Apr 1984 10 Apr 84 | United Counties League Premier Division UCLP | A | 2-3 |
| 19 Dec 1983 19 Dec 83 | United Counties League Premier Division UCLP | H | 2-1 |
Shared Players
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| Ian Adcroft | View Profile |
| Brian Aldridge | View Profile |
| Martin Allinson | View Profile |
| Keith Allinson | View Profile |
| Bradley Anderson | View Profile |
| Steve Armsby | View Profile |
| Graham Aslett | View Profile |
| Ray Beaumont | View Profile |
| Martin Beech | View Profile |
| Jim Beech | View Profile |
| Mike Bignall | View Profile |
| Dave Brown | View Profile |
| Colin Cardines | View Profile |
| Dave Clover | View Profile |
| Steve Cook | View Profile |
| Graham Cox | View Profile |
| Steve Cox | View Profile |
| Mick Cuffie | View Profile |
| Jimmy Daintree | View Profile |
| Danny Dance | View Profile |
| Nick Edgar | View Profile |
| Efan Elad | View Profile |
| Mick Every | View Profile |
| Darren Fenton | View Profile |
| Martin Gittings | View Profile |
| Kelly Haag | View Profile |
| Graham Harding | View Profile |
| James Hasell | View Profile |
| Chris Hayes | View Profile |
| Colin Hull | View Profile |
| Nicky Ironton | View Profile |
| Lee Jacobs | View Profile |
| Neil Jeffrey | View Profile |
| Jamie Kearns | View Profile |
| Hugh Kirke | View Profile |
| Ronnie Lawson | View Profile |
| Ricky Marshall | View Profile |
| Mickey Nunn | View Profile |
| Robbie O'Keefe | View Profile |
| Mark Powell | View Profile |
| Jon Rattle | View Profile |
| Gary Roberts | View Profile |
| Gary Sisman | View Profile |
| Mark Smitheringale | View Profile |
| Mark Taverner | View Profile |
| Steve Taverner | View Profile |
| Adrian Taylor | View Profile |
| Shaun Wilkinson | View Profile |
| Gary Williams | View Profile |
| Nigel Wilson | View Profile |
