Marlow F.C.

Marlow Football Club is an English football club based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The club are currently members of the Southern Football League and play at the Alfred Davis Memorial Ground. They are the only football club in England to have applied for entry into the FA Cup every season since its inception in 1871. Their current manager is former Reading Town boss Mark Bartley who took over following the side's relegation from the Southern Football League in 2012. He was assisted by Marcus Richardson and is now assisted by Neville Roach.HistoryThe club was formed at a meeting at the Compleat Angler Hotel on 22 November 1870. Cuthbert Ottaway, the first captain of England, played for "The Blues" at the beginning of its history. In 1871–72 the club competed in the first-ever FA Cup, losing 2–0 to Maidenhead. In 1881–82 they reached the semi-finals, losing 5–0 to Old Etonians. During the 1890s the club was also known as Great Marlow, and in 1894 they turned down the opportunity to join the Southern League in order to remain amateur, allowing Tottenham Hotspur to take their place. Instead, they joined the Spartan League in 1908, but resigned midway through their third season in the league.