Carterton Football Club is a football club based in Carterton, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Kilkenny Lane.
The club was founded in 1918, and initially played in the Witney & District League. They won the Premier Division title in 1960âÂÂ61 and 1965âÂÂ66. In 1976âÂÂ77 the club were Division One champions. In 1982 the club was taken over by the Carterton Boys club and was renamed Carterton Town. After winning the Division One title again in 1984âÂÂ85, they won the Oxfordshire Junior Cup in 1985âÂÂ86. The club then moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League. After winning Division One in 1989âÂÂ90 the club were promoted to the Premier Division.
Carterton were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 1991âÂÂ92 season, but won the division again in 1993âÂÂ94 to return to the Premier Division. In 1998âÂÂ99 they finished as Premier Division runners-up, and went on to win the league's Supplementary Cup in 1999âÂÂ2000 and the Challenge Cup in 2000âÂÂ01. In 2005 the club reverted to the name Carterton Football Club. They remained in the Premier Division until being relegated to Division One West at the end of the 2010âÂÂ11 season. Although they won Division One West in 2015âÂÂ16 and were promoted to the Premier Division, the club withdrew from the league in September 2016 after their manager resigned and several players left. They returned to Division Two West of the league the following season.
After a fourth-place finish in Division Two West in 2017âÂÂ18, Carterton moved up to Division One West. However, they resigned from the league after three matches the following season. The club was subsequently placed in the Premier Division of the Witney & District League for the 2019âÂÂ20 season. After one season in the Witney & District League they transferred to Division Two South of the Hellenic League, before joining the Premier Division of the Oxfordshire Senior League in 2023. They won the Premier Division title in 2023âÂÂ24 and were promoted to Division One of the Hellenic League.
The club originally played at Alvescot Road Recreation Ground. During the 1984âÂÂ85 season they moved to Kilkenny Lane, which was officially opened by Lou Macari and Jim Smith in March 1985.