Eagles, 1884-1939 annex

Here are some further articles from my main Bedford Town history site, covering the early days of the club (re)founded in 1908. They were added in March 2015 and revised and expanded in March 2017. Please click on the link at the bottom of the screen below to read them.

Earliest years, before 1908-the almost forgotten story of at least two earlier Bedford Town clubs. The latest (March 2017) update includes a revised version of this text including some recent research, especially into the possible location of the earliest ground in London Road.

Ground history- London Road, the County School and the Eyrie-

Twenty Key Players 1908-39-biographies and pictures

Key Characters off the Field-people who made things tick

Odds and ends-Club nicknames-colours-press coverage-the remarkable King brothers-occasional characters

"In his own words" [added March 2017]-read an interview with Charlie Chester, trainer from 1908 to 1937, and the memories of Bob Baker, secretary from 1930 to 1935

Results and teams, 1884 to 1891

Results and teams, 1891 to 1899

These two Excel files (added March 2017) set out all the results and team lineups I have been able to discover from the two clubs known as "Bedford Town" that played in this period. It's suggested that you click on "Open with Google Sheets" at the top to read the full file.

Results and teams 1884 to 1891-notes

These notes give some explanatory background to the new Results and Teams pages

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David Williams (davidoldeagle@gmail.com)

March 2015 and 2017