A.F.C. Kempston Rovers
Encyclopedia
AFC Kempston Rovers is a football club based in Kempston
, Bedfordshire
, England
. For the 2010-11 season, they are members of the United Counties Football League
Premier Division.
The club is affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association
.
in 1953. In 2004, they changed their name from Kempston Rovers F.C. to their present name.
. A new third generation training area has been built with the funding of the The Football Foundation as well as a new set of changing rooms, board room, and physiotherapy room.
Kempston
Kempston is a town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England. Once known as the largest village in England, Kempston is now a town with its own town council. It has a population of about 20,000, and together with Bedford, it forms an urban area with around 100,000 inhabitants, which is the...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. For the 2010-11 season, they are members of the United Counties Football League
United Counties Football League
The United Counties Football League is an English football league covering Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, as well as parts of Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. It has a total of four divisions, two for first teams and two for reserve teams...
Premier Division.
The club is affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association
Bedfordshire County Football Association
The Bedfordshire County Football Association, also simply known as Bedfordshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Bedfordshire, England...
.
History
They were established in 1884. They joined the United Counties LeagueUnited Counties Football League
The United Counties Football League is an English football league covering Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, as well as parts of Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. It has a total of four divisions, two for first teams and two for reserve teams...
in 1953. In 2004, they changed their name from Kempston Rovers F.C. to their present name.
Ground
The club's ground is off Hillgrounds Road, near parkland beside the River Great OuseRiver Great Ouse
The Great Ouse is a river in the east of England. At long, it is the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom. The river has been important for navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows. Its course has been modified several times, with the first recorded being in...
. A new third generation training area has been built with the funding of the The Football Foundation as well as a new set of changing rooms, board room, and physiotherapy room.