Thame United were formed in 1883 making it one of Oxfordshire’s oldest clubs. The early years were spent in various Oxfordshire Leagues and in 1906, 1909 and 1910 Thame won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup and the Senior League in 1907,1908, 1910, 1930 and 1931. A switch to the Hellenic League then brought further success culminating in the Hellenic League title in 1961-62 and 1969-70, as well as being runners up in 1960-61, 1976-77 and 1980-81. The Oxfordshire Senior Cup was won in both 1976 and 1981 but a poor spell in the mid-eighties preceded a crossing of the pyramid in 1988-89 to join the South Midlands League. The Club finished runners up in both 1988-89 and 1989-90 before eventually winning the title in 1990-91.

Thame received the green light to join the Diadora League in 1991/92. 1994-95 saw the Club win the Division 2 Championship with 93 points - an 11-point margin. In 1995/96 the Club reached the 3rd Round Qualifying in the FA Cup and the FA Trophy. In the league we finished a creditable 13th in our first ever season in the Isthmian League Division One. Andy Sinnott was appointed first team manager in June 1997, and, with a dramatically reduced operating budget, the side were relegated into Ryman Division Two. The Club bounced straight back into Ryman Division One and reached the semi- finals of the FA Vase.

200/2001 season the team lead the way for most of the season, putting together a club record of 12 consecutive league wins but a slump in form in the latter part of the season resulted in a 5th place finish. A mid-table finish followed in 2001/2002 season, but the Oxfordshire Senior Cup was retained. Mark West was appointed player/manager when Andy left United during the Summer of 2003. in October 2003 the Club reached the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup for the first time in its history, before being beaten 1-2 by Conference side Farnborough Town. After a mid-table finish the Club moved to the newly formed Southern League, Division 1 West. In October 2004 the Club again reached the FA Cup 4th qualifying round and finished the season 11th in the league. Mark West left to join Slough Town and defender Tony Joyce was appointed player manager. By July 2005 the Club were in financial trouble and, following a visit from Bailiffs acting on behalf of HMRC, the landlord enforced a clause in the tenancy agreement and evicted the club from Windmill Road.

However, shortly thereafter Thame United reached a formal agreement with the new owners of Windmill Road that secured £1.7 million to enable a new facility to be constructed, on Church farm on the edge of the town Whilst the Club progressed procurement of the new site and the necessary planning permission, a ground share agreement was reached with neighbours Aylesbury United.

With the side struggling at the foot of the Southern League Division 1 West, Tony Joyce resigned in December 2005, with a new joint managerial partnership of Richard Searl and Alan Thorne appointed. Relegation to the Hellenic League was confirmed later in the season. A ground share agreement was reached with AFC Wallingford for the 2006/07 season. Mark West returned to the Club mid-way through the season but could not save the Club from relegation to the Hellenic League Division 1 East. The 2007/08 season provided greater stability for the Club, with Mark West and new assistant, Frank Thompson, looking after first team affairs. 2009/10 saw the Club win the Division 1 East title by six points and reclaim their place in the Premier Division.

The 2010/11 season was the most significant in the Club’s recent history. With work on a new £3.1m ground at Meadow View Park commencing in March 2010, United returned to Thame at the ASM Stadium on 11 December 2010, just over five years after their enforced eviction from the town. Boasting eight pitches, a floodlit 3G training pitch and 8000 sq ft clubhouse, United now have one of the best sporting facilities in the County. The official opening against Oxford United on 18th January 2011 set a record crowd of 1,382.

Season 2016-17 was one of the most successful in the recent history of the Club. Going the whole league season without losing at home, United were crowned Hellenic League Premier Division Champions. United were duly promoted to the Southern Football League East Division, returning after a spell of twelve years away. In the first season back at Step 4. In 2018/19 United secured an 8th place finish in the new Division 1 Central with the side occupying a mid-table position when the 2019/20 season was curtailed due to the pandemic.

The 2020/21 season was curtailed due to the pandemic, with only seven league matches completed before the league was again halted. Prior to the 2021/22 significant enhancements were completed to Meadow View Park, including a new full-size 3G training pitch, together with associated organisational changes. Last season, after a slow start, United finished eighth in Division One Central, and until the final month of the season were within touching distance of a play-off place.

2022/2023 the team struggled towards the bottom of the table but an unbeaten run in April saw the team win all matches and climb to a respectable 12 in the table. Whilst a successful run in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup rounded off the season being crowned champions beating Oxford city in the final 4 -1. At the end of the season after a number of years Mark West and his management team left the club. Ben Williams formally of Aylesbury United was appointed to guide the club through the 2023/2024 season.

2023 /2024 was a difficult season, new manager Ben Williams joined the club with pre-season about to start and had to work hard to bring in players. The team spent most of the team fighting at the bottom of the table, which resulted in the team finishing second from bottom of the table, this did not reflect the overall performances with many games Thame were well in contention. With a number of step 3 teams dropping out of the league.

Thame gained a reprieve from relegation due to the teams having the best points per game over the season, of all the step four clubs who finished second from the bottom. But it wasn’t all bad with the team reaching the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final for the second season running and coming away with a 3 - 2 victory against Kidlington, lifting the cup for the second consecutive season.

Ben Williams and his team remained in charge for the 2024/ 2025 season and got off to a good start, reaching the third qualifying round of both the FA Cup and FA Trophy. In the league the team were in playoff contention right up until the last game of the season, but missed out by 3 points finishing in sixth place. But there was good news in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup where the team won the title for the third consecutive year beating Ardly United 5 - 1 in the final at Oxford City.

After a sluggish start to the season, not winning a league game until September the team picked up and went on a run of games which saw them win the team of the month in December and managed to reach the playoffs on the final weekend of the season, going on to play Hitchin Town only to loose 1 - 0 in extra time.

Meanwhile the reserve side had been promoted back to step 6 and were allocated to the Hellenic League, the club appealed the league placing due to travel distances but were unsuccessful and after a hard season finished bottom of the league and were relegated back to the Oxfordshire Senior League.


6	Stotfold	25	15
7	Welwyn Garden City	24	14
8	Haringey	23	14
9	Thame Utd	22	11
10	London Lions	22	16
11	Beaconsfield Town	21	16
12	Waltham	20	11

Thame United

Match Outlook

Division One Central