Barton Rovers Football Club
Barton Rovers FC are a non-league Step 4 football team, currently competing in the Southern League Central Division One playing out of our ground 'The Winton Haulage Stadium' in Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire. The club was formed in 1898, when they played inter-village football for the first 50 years until 1946 when the club was reformed and joined the Luton & District League. In 1980 Barton Rovers win a place through to the FA Vase final at Wembley. In 1954 the club was accepted into the South Midlands League. They enjoyed only limited success until 1964 when former Leicester City and Luton Town defender Barry Reed joined the club as manager. After winning promotion to the Premier Division in 1964/65 the club was never out of the top three until leaving the league in 1979. In 1980 Barton Rovers win a place through to the FA Vase final at Wembley. At the end of the 1982/83 season Barry Reed retired having achieved the club's highest position of 3rd. He had also fulfilled his greatest wish to see Barton Rovers play in the First-Round proper of the FA Cup, which was achieved in 1980 when they lost 2-0 to Torquay United at Plainmoor.
List of sources at Bedfordshire Archives:
- BTNegPostA5795: Football: Barton v Sheffield at Barton (8 views), 1977.
- BTNegPostA5796: Football: Barton v Sheffield at Barton (8 views), 1977.
- BTNegPostA5797: Football: Barton v Sheffield at Barton (12 views), 1977.
- Z1180/2/86: Programme for F.A. Challenge Cup 2nd Qualifying Round match v. Barton Rovers F.C, 1981.