Virginia Water Football Club, nicknamed “The Waters,” is a non-league football club based in Slough, Berkshire.
Established in 1920, 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 Arbour Park their home ground.
Formed during the 1919–20 season, the club has notable royal connections from its earliest years: during the reigns of King Edward VIII and King George VI, it received royal patronage in the form of a financial contribution of £2 per annum, and King George VI gifted the club its current ground, The Timbers — named in honour of Harry Timbers, one of the club’s founder members.
Until 1964 the club competed in the Woking & District League before moving into the Surrey Intermediate League, then the Spartan League. In 1969, the clubhouse at The Timbers was opened by Sir Stanley Rous, then President of FIFA. Promotion to the Combined Counties League followed in 1970.
The 1980s brought successive relegations, but a recovery began in 1990–91 with victory in the Surrey Intermediate Cup final. Further success came in the mid-1990s, including three consecutive Surrey County Premier Cups in 1995, 1996, and 1997, the latter forming part of a league and cup treble.
Under manager Ceri Jones, appointed in 2015–16, the club achieved back-to-back promotions into the Hellenic League Premier Division. A subsequent restructuring of the National League System moved the club into the Combined Counties Premier League, where they have twice finished seventh. For 2024–25, the club relocated to ground-share at Slough Town.