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Abingdon Town Football Club is a football club based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at Culham Road.HistoryThe club was established as Abingdon Football Club in 1870. In 1892 they joined the Oxford & District League. After absorbing St Michaels in 1899, they went on to win back-to-back league titles in the next two seasons. After the second title the club joined the Berks & Bucks League, but left after a single season to join the West Berks League. In 1904 they changed leagues again, this time transferring to the Reading Temperance League.In 1919 Abingdon joined the North Berks League, going on to win the league title at the first attempt. After a second championship win in 1922–23 the club switched to the Reading & District League. In 1928 they became Abingdon Town. After a third-place finish in Division One in 1931–32 the club were promoted to the Premier Division. Although they finished bottom of the table in the next two seasons they were not relegated. They finished bottom again in 1936–37, after which they transferred into the Oxfordshire Senior League for a season (in which they also finished last), before returning to the North Berks League in 1938.Following World War II Abingdon Town rejoined the Reading & District League in 1945. They were runners-up in 1946–47 after losing a championship play-off to Thatcham Town. However, the following season saw the club win the league. In 1950 they moved up to the Spartan League, in which they played for three seasons before becoming founder members of the Hellenic League in 1953. When the league gained a second division in 1956 the club were placed in the Premier Division and went on to win the division in its first season. They were champions again in 1958–59, also winning the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, and retained the league title the following season.