THE OLD EAGLES
BEDFORD TOWN FC
1908-82
Welcome to this site which tells, in narrative, statistics and photographs, the story of Bedford Town Football Club, the (old) Eagles, founded in 1908 and dissolved in 1982
Click on About the site to see what's on offer
or get in touch with me on dewoldpo@gmail.com
70 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
7/12 January 1956-the two greatest occasions in the club's history, as the Eagles drew 2-2 with Arsenal at Highbury in the FA Cup third round, and then came within four minutes of winning the replay at the Eyrie before a late equaliser led to a 2-1 defeat in extra time-after two disallowed Bedford goals.
For more details go to 1955/6 -four minutes from Cup history
Above-celebrations in the dressing room
And here's what CHAT-GPT says when asked to recommend sources for the history of the club:
"The Old Eagles website (a fan‑driven archive) offers rich historical material across every season from 1908 to 1982, together with photographs, personal recollections, and statistical data ..."
Many people have helped in various ways to put this site together and detailed acknowledgements appear on the About the site page , but my main debt of gratitude is to the Bedfordshire Times and Citizen Group for permission to reproduce many photographs which originally appeared in the Bedfordshire Times and Bedford Record newspapers. Unless otherwise credited, all photographs on this site, and on its annex (https://sites.google.com/site/oldeaglespics/home) are the copyright of the Bedfordshire Times and Citizen Group and are reproduced by their kind permission.
Please note that this is not an official site of the present Bedford Town FC (formed in 1989), but to see their website go to http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bedfordtownfootballclub/news/.
COPYRIGHT DAVID WILLIAMS 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2024
All reasonable care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this site but where links to external sites are given, no responsibility can be accepted for the content of such sites.
