Hatfield Town F.C.

Hatfield Town Football Club is a football club based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the and play at the Gosling Sports Park in nearby Welwyn Garden City.HistoryThe club was established in 1886 by members of Hatfield Cricket Club and was initially named Hatfield Football Club. They played in the Mid-Herts League, before joining the Northern Division of the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 1903. However, they left the league after a single season. In 1908 they were renamed Hatfield United after a merger with Dagmar House School Old Boys caused by there being only one pitch available. They also rejoined the Hertfordshire Senior County League for the 1908–09 season; initially placed in the Eastern Division, they were moved to the Central Division for the 1909–10 season, in which they finished as runners-up to Ware. They were moved back to the Eastern Division in 1910 and were divisional champions in 1911–12; in the subsequent championship play-off, they finished as runners-up to Harpenden Town.Hatfield were Eastern Division champions again in 1919–20, but finished last in the championship playoff. League reorganisation in 1921 saw them placed in the North Eastern Division, before the league was reduced to a single division in 1923. In 1922 they had been renamed Hatfield United Athletic after a merger with Hatfield Cricket and Athletics Club. The club finished bottom of the league in 1924–25 and 1926–27, but were league champions in 1935–36. After finishing as runners-up in 1936–37, they won back-to-back titles in 1937–38 and 1938–39.