The Evesham United Football Club that we know today, dates from just after the Second World War, when soldiers returning from action reformed the club and immediately joined the Worcestershire League.

However, a club did exist in Evesham before the War, the “Town” reaching the F.A. Amateur Cup Final in 1923, losing 2-1 after extra time to London Caledonians at Crystal Palace.

Starting in the 1951/52 season, in the club’s first five years in the Worcestershire Combination they were League Champions twice and runners-up on two occasions, their lowest position being third in that first season.

In 1956 they left to join the Birmingham League and followed this with a move to the Warwickshire League in 1959 before returning to the Worcester League (old Midland Combination) in 1963. They won the league title four times (1965/66, 1967/68, 1968/69, and 1991/92) and reached the Challenge Cup Final on six occasions, lifting the trophy in 1988 and 1992.

Initially, the club played at Crown Meadow, moving to Common Road in 1968 and opening the clubhouse in 1975.

A terrific season in 1991/92 saw the club complete a memorable double of Midland Combination Premier Division Champions, thus achieving promotion to the Southern League Midlands Division for the first time, and the Combination Challenge Cup. They also reached the quarter-final of the F.A. Vase before losing to eventual finalists Guiseley. Some £5,000 was spent on the ground, and they marked their first season in the Southern League by finishing in a creditable 15th position.

Several managers and poor seasons followed, but in November 2003, former Coventry City defender, David Busst, was appointed. Busst took over a club struggling near the foot of the Dr Martens League Western Division but managed to turn things around, and Evesham eventually finished mid-table in the 03/04 season.

The 2004/05 campaign saw Evesham in the Southern League Division One West, with Busst in charge with the experienced Paul West as his assistant. It was a season to remember for the Robins, earning a place in the play-offs. A 2-1 victory against Ashford Town (Middlesex) paired Evesham with local rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in the play-off final. A crowd of over 800 squeezed into Common Road to witness Evesham romp to a 4-0 win and promotion to the Southern League Premier Division for the first time in their history.

After a poor run of results, Busst left in February 2006, and West stepped up to take over. Despite a marked improvement, Evesham were relegated on the final day of the season, finishing just one point behind Northwood.

After selling their Common Road ground for housing, Evesham entered into a ground share agreement with Worcester City, whilst moves were being put in place to build a new stadium on the southern outskirts of Evesham.

In 2006/07, Evesham lifted the Worcestershire Senior Cup for the first time, beating Stourbridge 2-1. The play-offs were also reached, but unfortunately, a late goal ensured Bromsgrove Rovers a narrow 1-0 win and eventual promotion.

Season 2007/08 turned out to be one of the most memorable in the club’s history. The club took Blue Square Premier Halifax Town to a replay in the 4th Qualifying Round of the F.A. Cup before losing 2-1 at the Shay. In the Carlsberg Trophy, West’s side reached the 3rd Qualifying Round, before going out at Blue Square North Redditch United after a replay. However, it was Evesham’s league form that caught the imagination. After a poor start, Evesham put together a remarkable run of results and stormed to the top of the British Gas Midlands Division. Only two more reversals followed in 34 league games and West’s side clinched the Championship ahead of Leamington with a game to spare. A massive 91 points were bagged in 40 games.

2008/09 saw Evesham back in the Southern Premier Division and finishing in a creditable 9th position. They reached the 1st Round Proper of the F.A. Cup for the first time in their history before bowing out to Torquay United at Plainmoor and completed a second Worcestershire Senior Cup win in three seasons when defeating Kidderminster Harriers in the final.

2009/10 was a season of struggles as the Robins finished in 16th place. After being just outside the play-offs when the bad weather disrupted the season, a disastrous run of only 2 wins in the last 25 games saw them in freefall.

2010/11 was again a season of contrasting fortunes with the club in the drop zone at Christmas and staring relegation in the face. However, some shrewd signings saw the club enjoy a tremendous run of form and climb the table to finish in a respectable 12th spot.

After five and a half years at the helm, Paul West and Leon West called time on one of the most successful periods in the club’s history. Matt Clarke was appointed as the new Manager at the end of November 2011. Season 2011/12 was a disappointment with the club being relegated from the Southern Premier Division.

After spending six years ground sharing at Worcester City Football Club, the Robins began the 2012/13 season in Division One South & West at their new Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium.

A mediocre start to the 2012/13 season saw Matt Clarke and Rob Elmes resign from their positions, with Paul West returning to see the team through to the end of the season.

West departed in early May 2013 and was replaced by former West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland midfielder Shaun Cunnington. The squad was revamped with high hopes for a successful 2013/14 campaign. However, after a series of poor results, Cunnington resigned his position at the end of October, with former Bishops Cleeve manager Paul Collicutt taking over as the new permanent boss. Season 2013/14 was a disappointing one for the Robins, who finished 16th in the South & West Division.

Season 2014/15 will be remembered as one of success and heartache for the club. The Robins enjoyed an excellent run in the FA Cup before bowing out to Conference South side Bromley in the Fourth Qualifying Round after beating higher-graded Redditch United and Histon on the way. Following the FA Cup exit, a remarkable run of form resulted in just one defeat in 28 league games and a second-place finish in the South & West Division behind Champion Merthyr Town. However, despite home advantage in the play-offs, Evesham suffered a disappointing defeat against Larkhall Athletic.

Season 2015/16 was another successful one for United who finished just two points short of the play-offs. Due to Cinderford’s refusal to accept promotion at the end of the season, United were originally placed in the Evo-Stik Northern League, but after a successful appeal were reinstated in the Southern League South & West Division.

The 2016/17 campaign saw the Robins reach the South and West play-offs for a second time in three years but were narrowly beaten by Salisbury in a classic semi-final 2-1 after extra time, playing for 90 minutes with ten men.

The start to the 2017/18 season was not good with defeats in both cups at the first hurdle. United put together a fantastic late-season run, winning 9 out of the last 12 league games to reach the play-offs. The semi-final with Swindon Supermarine had an air of Déjà vu about it, with the scores level after 120 minutes. Alas, Supermarine won the play-offs penalty shoot-out 5-4.

The 2018/19 season was not one of Evesham’s finest, eventually finishing seventh with Collicutt relieved of his duties and Carl Abbott taking over for the 2019/20 campaign. Ultimately this season was curtailed by the Covid pandemic with Evesham in ninth position. Abbott left the club in March 2020 with Neil Hunt taking over the manager position in a caretaker capacity.

Hunt was made permanent manager for the 2020-21 season. The league season was again curtailed on November 4th due to the pandemic, with only six league games played. However, Evesham’s season made it to December, due to a run to the Second Round Proper of the FA Trophy, before losing 3-0 at home to National League North Boston United.

In 2021-22, the Robins earned 39 points from 36 games and only secured a disappointing 13th place in the table.

The experienced Mike Ford took over for the 2022-23 campaign. A superb four-match winning run at the end of the season, saw the Robins take fourth position in the table and a place in the playoffs. However, Evesham lost 3-0 to Hamworthy United at Dorchester Town’s ground.

The 2023-24 season saw the Robins finish in 7th place, seven points off the final playoff positions. A poor start to the season after six games did not help, but a good run of results followed, which included a sequence of ten away league games without defeat. Ultimately, the run-in saw a failure to beat lower-placed teams at home, and this meant the Robins fell just short.

The 2024-25 season saw the Robins finish in 2nd place, six points off top spot. A consistent season with the odd blip, but with good runs of results, saw the Robins in or around the top 6 virtually all season. It was touch and go for a few weeks towards the end of the season, where the Robins topped the league with a chance of being champions, but it was not to be. But two cracking wins- the play-off semi-final at home, beating Exmouth Town 4-1 and in the final, a massive local derby and a 1-0 win to gain promotion to the Southern League Premier South in front of the Robins' biggest ever crowd of 2949.


12	Berkhamsted	16	12
13	Bracknell Town	14	13
14	Yate Town	13	12
15	Evesham United FC	13	13
16	Sholing FC	12	11
17	Basingstoke Town	12	12
18	Hanwell	11	11

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