Club History
02 Jan 2009

Formed in 1887 it is one of the oldest in the league. It's name was reputedly brought to Wootton when the manager of the disbanded Hitchin Blue Cross joined the Club.

The Club initially played in the Bedford and District League before joining the South Midlands League in 1946 where they won the league title in 1947/48 and finished runners up in 1949/50. Wootton joined the United Counties League in 1954, winning the league title
in 1967/68 and 1969/70. Wootton were promoted to the new UCL Premier League in 1972.

In the 1960s Wootton won the Hinchingbrooke Cup no less than four times. In 1970/1 under the guidance of the Chairman/Manager Doug Field and captained by Phil Burraway they won the Bedfordshire Senior Cup beating Leighton Town 1-0 at Kenilworth Road. They won the Senior Cup again in 2000/01 under Manager Jon Taylor.

Former Luton Town boss Lil Fucillo joined the coaching staff in 2001 with immediate effect the team racing to the top of the league with a ten match winning run. Following a mid season run of injury and sickness the team fell to a disappointing but credible 5th place.

In 2003 Lil left to join his old comrade Barry Fry at Peterborough and was replaced by Bobby Roberts. The team then had a very exiting run in the FA Vase getting to the fourth round before losing to (the subsequent holders)Whitley Bay. A large crowd saw Wootton go down 2-1 in extra time. The team finished third in the league and beat St. Neots to win the Hinchingbrooke Cup once again. At the end of the season Jon left to join St Neots and was replaced by Kenny Davidson who for the first time brought home the Hunts Premier Cup.

After a sudden exit by Kenny and several of the players the reserve manager Phil Silvestry took the reins and with a young squad kept the Club in the Premier division. In his first full season the team finished mid table and despite an excellent start in 06/07, lying in 3rd position at Christmas, we finished 9th. In 07/08 the Club worked through four different managers and were relegated after 38 years in the Premier Division.

In 08/09 long serving physio Mel Roberts took over the Managers spot assisted by our long serving captain Scott McGregor as coach. Despite a bright start the season ended with an 8 game win-less streak with the club just avoiding relegation.

Current manager, and ex-player, Andy Arnold joined the club for the 09/10 season after a spell managing Bedford United. A solid season culminating in a mid table finish has built the foundation to push on this season. The emphasis this season will be to push on with a mix of new youngsters and some of the previous squad.