Beckenham Town Football Club is a football club based in Beckenham, London, England. It is currently a member of the , and the team play at Eden Park Avenue.
The original Beckenham Town were established in the late 19th century, affiliating to the Kent County Football Association in 1887. In 1923 the club joined Division One of the London League. They won Division One in 1927âÂÂ28, and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, after finishing second-from-bottom in their first season in the Premier Division, they ended the 1929âÂÂ30 season in last place, and were relegated back to Division One.
The following season saw them finish second in Division One, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. Despite finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1931âÂÂ32 they remained in the division, but after repeating the feat in 1932âÂÂ33, they were relegated back to Division One. After finishing bottom of Division One in 1934âÂÂ35 the club left the league. They had also entered a team into the Kent County Amateur League a few seasons before, and continued playing in the Premier Division of the Western Section until rejoining the London League in 1951, where they were placed in the Premier Division.
They remained in the London League's Premier Division until joining the Aetolian League in 1961. This merged with the London League in 1964 to form the Greater London League, with Beckenham placed in Section B. A fifth-place finish in the league's inaugural season saw them win a place in the Premier Division for the 1965âÂÂ66 season. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the division that season, they were relegated to Division One. They folded in 1969.
In 1971 the club was reformed based on the Stanhope Rovers junior team. After playing in the South East London Amateur League, they joined Division Two of the new London Spartan League in 1975. After being runners-up in 1977âÂÂ78, they were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1982 they transferred to Division One of the Kent League, which became the Premier Division in 1998. They finished as runnersâÂÂup in 2005âÂÂ06. The league was subsequently renamed the Southern Counties East League in 2013. The club won both the Kent Senior Trophy and the League Cup in 2013âÂÂ14, and went on to win the Roy Vinter Shield at the start of the 2014âÂÂ15 season. In 2019âÂÂ20 the club was top of the league when the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic; this would have been the club's highest finish since reforming in 1971. At the end of the 2020âÂÂ21 season they were transferred to the Premier Division South of the Combined Counties League. During their first season in the Combined Counties League, Beckenham were Premier Division South champions, earning promotion to the Isthmian League. In their first season in the Isthmian League the club finished fourth, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. They went on to lose 1âÂÂ0 to Whitehawk in the semi-finals. The following season saw them finish in the relegation zone of the South East Division, but they were reprieved from relegation.
The club played at Stanhope Grove until July 1980 when they moved to Eden Park Avenue. The ground has a capacity of 4,000, of which 120 is seated and covered.