Bedford United were established in 1957, the works team of the printing firm Diemer & Reynolds.[1] In 1971 the club joined Division Three of the United Counties League, which was renamed Division Two the following season. They remained in Division Two until leaving the league in 1979,[2] dropping into the Bedfordshire County League, going on to win Division One in 1979–80.[3] In 1989 they joined Division One of the South Midlands League, becoming a member of the Senior Division following league reorganisation in 1993.[2] In 1995–96 they finished third in the division, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[2]
In 1997 the South Midlands League merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League, with Bedford United placed in the Premier Division North.[2] After finishing fourteenth in the division in the league's first season, they were placed in the Senior Division the following season.[2] A third-place finish in 1999–2000 saw them promoted to the Premier Division.[2]
US Valerioedit
Unione Sportiva Valerio was formed as a Sunday league club in 1985 and was named after its founder Nicola Valerio.[1]
Merged clubedit
The two clubs merged in 2002 to form Bedford United & Valerio, taking Bedford United's place in the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League.[4] They finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division in 2004–05 and were relegated to Division One.[4] In 2006 they were renamed Bedford Valerio United, before being renamed simply Bedford in 2007.[5] In 2012–13 the club won the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy.[6] In 2014–15 they finished third in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[7] However, the club finished bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated back to Division One.
In April 2022 the club was taken over by bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack, who became chairman, having previously stated that he intended for the club to reach the Premier League.[8][9][10] The club's name was changed to Real Bedford prior to the 2022–23 season,[11] which saw them win the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy and the Division One title.[12]
Groundedit
Bedford United initially played on a pitch at the printers' firm, before moving to the nearby village of Cople and then returning to Bedford to play at Allen Park.[1] They subsequently played at Fairhill on Clapham Road,[1] where the club's record attendance of 1,500 was set for a South Midlands League match against Bedford Town.[13]
The land was later bought by Sainsbury's and Bedford United temporarily groundshared with Kempston Rovers at Hillgrounds, before moving to McMullen Park in 1996.[1] The ground was named for Jim McMullen, one of the club's founders.[1] When the merged club was formed, they continued to play at McMullen Park.
Honoursedit
Spartan South Midlands League
Division One champions 2022–23
Bedfordshire Senior Trophy
Winners 2012–13, 2022–23
Recordsedit
Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08[4][5][7]
Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2006–07, 2009–10[4][5][7]
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Real Bedford Football Club is a football club based in Bedford England Established in 2002 as a merger of Bedford United and US Valerio the club are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at McMullen Park They are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association Real BedfordFull nameReal Bedford Football ClubNickname s The PiratesFounded2002GroundMcMullen Park BedfordChairmanPeter McCormackManagerRob SinclairLeagueSpartan South Midlands League Premier Division2022 23Spartan South Midlands League Division One 1st of 20 promoted WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Bedford United 1 2 US Valerio 1 3 Merged club 2 Ground 3 Honours 4 Records 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editBedford United edit Bedford United were established in 1957 the works team of the printing firm Diemer amp Reynolds 1 In 1971 the club joined Division Three of the United Counties League which was renamed Division Two the following season They remained in Division Two until leaving the league in 1979 2 dropping into the Bedfordshire County League going on to win Division One in 1979 80 3 In 1989 they joined Division One of the South Midlands League becoming a member of the Senior Division following league reorganisation in 1993 2 In 1995 96 they finished third in the division earning promotion to the Premier Division 2 In 1997 the South Midlands League merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League with Bedford United placed in the Premier Division North 2 After finishing fourteenth in the division in the league s first season they were placed in the Senior Division the following season 2 A third place finish in 1999 2000 saw them promoted to the Premier Division 2 US Valerio edit Unione Sportiva Valerio was formed as a Sunday league club in 1985 and was named after its founder Nicola Valerio 1 Merged club edit The two clubs merged in 2002 to form Bedford United amp Valerio taking Bedford United s place in the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League 4 They finished second from bottom of the Premier Division in 2004 05 and were relegated to Division One 4 In 2006 they were renamed Bedford Valerio United before being renamed simply Bedford in 2007 5 In 2012 13 the club won the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy 6 In 2014 15 they finished third in Division One earning promotion to the Premier Division 7 However the club finished bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated back to Division One In April 2022 the club was taken over by bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack who became chairman having previously stated that he intended for the club to reach the Premier League 8 9 10 The club s name was changed to Real Bedford prior to the 2022 23 season 11 which saw them win the Bedfordshire Senior Trophy and the Division One title 12 Ground editBedford United initially played on a pitch at the printers firm before moving to the nearby village of Cople and then returning to Bedford to play at Allen Park 1 They subsequently played at Fairhill on Clapham Road 1 where the club s record attendance of 1 500 was set for a South Midlands League match against Bedford Town 13 The land was later bought by Sainsbury s and Bedford United temporarily groundshared with Kempston Rovers at Hillgrounds before moving to McMullen Park in 1996 1 The ground was named for Jim McMullen one of the club s founders 1 When the merged club was formed they continued to play at McMullen Park Honours editSpartan South Midlands League Division One champions 2022 23 Bedfordshire Senior Trophy Winners 2012 13 2022 23Records editBest FA Cup performance Preliminary round 2003 04 2004 05 2007 08 4 5 7 Best FA Vase performance Second round 2006 07 2009 10 4 5 7 See also editReal Bedford F C playersReferences edit a b c d e f About us Bedford F C a b c d e f Bedford United at the Football Club History Database Bedfordshire Football League Handbook 2007 2008 Bedfordshire County League a b c d Bedford United amp Valerio at the Football Club History Database a b c Bedford Valerio United at the Football Club History Database Senior Trophy finals 2002 2013 Bedfordshire FA a b c Bedford at the Football Club History Database Bedford FC Bitcoin podcaster says the club is now global BBC News 21 January 2022 Carr Tom 20 December 2021 Bitcoin businessman Peter McCormack sets sights on Premier League after Bedford FC purchase Peter McCormack becomes Chairman as he completes Bedford FC takeover Bedford Independent 14 April 2022 Real Bedford Forest Green promotion winner Rob Sinclair leading bitcoin backed side BBC Sport 24 August 2022 Senior Trophy FA Full Time Retrieved 21 April 2023 Mike Williams amp Tony Williams 2012 Non League Club Directory 2013 p766 ISBN 978 1 869833 77 0External links editOfficial website 52 07 40 05 N 0 24 54 29 W 52 1277917 N 0 4150806 W 52 1277917 0 4150806 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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