Club History
Our History
The club moved leagues again in 1970 to join the Dunstable Alliance League, not before enjoying some previous cup success with winning the Marsworth Cup twice and both the Apsley Junior and Senior Cups. In the 1976-77 Campaign the club achieved a treble of Trophy’s by winning the Premier Division, Premier Division Cup and the Reading Junior Cup.The next season with improved facilities at the Recreation Ground the club was accepted into the South Midlands League and in doing so gained Intermediate status with the Berks & Bucks F.A
The club also lifted the Division One Cup and South Midlands League Challenge Trophy. Two seasons later in the 1989-90 season saw the club gain more Silverware by winning the Premier Division.They then spent three more seasons in the top flight before having to step down to the newly formed Senior Division as their ground did not have floodlights. The club finished bottom of the Senior Division twice and were then relegated to Division One at the end of the 1994-95 season.
At the start of the 1997/98 season with the merger of the South Midlands league and Spartan League, the club became founder members of Spartan South Midlands League Division 1 North.That season also saw the return of manager Ian Magill who guided them to promotion again to the Senior Division (which was then subsequently renamed Division One),in the 2000-01 season, as Champions.ln addition for that season the club enjoyed its first County Cup success by beating Hellenic Football League side Finchampstead 2-0 in the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup Final.
Ian Magill then stood down in the 2002-03 season and was replaced by Sean Downey. It proved a successful change as the club won Division One title by a ten-point margin, and scoring over a hundred goals in the process. However the club was not able to gain promotion as the clubs facilities did not fulfill the leagues requirements. Two seasons later, the club was then relegated to Division Two as a result of its ground not meeting the necessary requirements again. The club has since the 2004-05 seas
The club has since the 2004-05 season remained in Division Two of the Spartan South Midlands League.
A Number of Managers have been at the helm since 2005 with Alfie Eliiott’s team of 2012/13 winning the Berks and Bucks Junior Cup.
The club appointed a new Manager in 2019 with the job given to Danny Greany too take the club to new levels of success and he has since introduced a Reserve side for the first time in a number of years.
The club has certainly come a long way in relatively few years but we could not have done this without the help of a very supportive Parish Council who clearly understand the benefits of having a community based club in Pitstone. Our success is also very much down to a very hard working committee who throughout the year – not just the football season – continue to volunteer their time and commitment to the club, to help it continue to thrive and be a source of enjoyment for our supporters and the Pitstone community
Our Squad History
Pitstone & lvinghoe FC 1989/1990 South Midlands Premier Division Champions
Back Row: Alex Warner, Andy Dochery, Kevin Eldred, Lee Hailing, Matt Haywood, Mark Pearson, Tim Hodges, Mark Cole, Mark Southon, Harry Bowden Front Row: Allan Thompson, Ian Magill, Matt Strange, Lee Head, Laurie McPariand, Richard Elliott, Jay Adlem Squad Mem
Pitstone & lvinghoe FC 1976/1977 Dunstable Alliance Premier Division, Premier Cup + Reading Junior Cup Winners
Back Row: David Hawkins, Jurek Balizewski, Andy Park, David Wesley, Jim Jakeman, Rod Paine, Bob Langdale, Geoff Saville, Mick Adlem Front Row: Kenny Perkins, Geoff Gaut, Bob Beesley, Jay Adlem, Pete Oakley, Dickie Mansfield, Dennis Wesley
Pitstone & lvinghoe FC 1966/1967 Marsworth Cup + Apsley Junior Cup Winners
Back Row: Bob Beesley, Bob Bates, Ted Bateman, Jay Adlem, Jurek Balizewski, David Wesley, Ian Clements
Front Row: David Hawkins, John Dennehy, David Harvey, Alan Howson, Rob Routley, Len Cox
Pitstone & lvinghoe FC 1966/1967 Marsworth Cup + Apsley Junior Cup Winners
Back Row: Bob Beesley, Bob Bates, Ted Bateman, Jay Adlem, Jurek Balizewski, David Wesley, Ian Clements
Front Row: David Hawkins, John Dennehy, David Harvey, Alan Howson, Rob Routley, Len Cox
