Amersham Town Football Club, nicknamed “The Magpies,” is a non-league football club based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Established in 1890, they currently compete in the Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Premier Division North, which is part of the ninth tier of English football. The team calls Spratleys Meadow their home ground.
An inaugural meeting at the Crown public house on 10 October established a football club under the guidance of a local headmaster recommended by W. G. Grace. Early rules barred bad language, forbade boot nails, set a subscription of 1 s 6 d, and chose black-and-white colours. Matches began at Barn Meadow before a 1920 move to Spratleys Meadow, generously provided by entrepreneur Mr Brazil of Bowyers fame.
Amersham Town FC entered the Hellenic League in 1952. A former schoolroom became the clubhouse in 1968 and was enlarged in 1983, while floodlights were installed in 1977. A 99-year lease on Spratleys Meadow was obtained in 1998, followed by a new stand, and youth pitches were laid across School Lane in 2000.
In the 21st century the ground underwent extensive refurbishment: modern changing rooms replaced wartime-era facilities, the once-sloping pitch was levelled, the clubhouse remodelled, and new floodlights erected. The club gained Charter Standard status in 2013. Its first team now plays in the Combined Counties League Premier Division North, supported by links with Kings Church FC and a thriving junior section.