Cockfosters Football Club is a football club based in Cockfosters in the London Borough of Enfield, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Cockfosters Sports Ground on Chalk Lane.
The club was established in 1921 as Cockfosters Athletic and joined the Barnet League. Cockfosters Juniors merged into the club at the start of the 1930s, and they subsequently joined the Wood Green League. They won Division Two in 1931âÂÂ32 and Division One in 1933âÂÂ34. The 1938âÂÂ39 season saw them win the Premier Division, League Cup and Barnet Cup. Following World War II the club joined Division One of the Northern Suburban Intermediate League, and after finishing as runners-up in 1946âÂÂ47, they were promoted to the Premier Division. Although they were relegated back to Division One a year later, they won Division One in 1949âÂÂ50 to earn promotion back to the Premier Division. The following season saw them finish as Premier Division runners-up.
Cockfosters won Division One again in 1960âÂÂ61 and, after being promoted, were Premier Division champions the following season. In 1966 they joined Division One of the Hertfordshire Senior County League, and after winning it in their first season, they were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1968 "Athletic" was dropped from the club's name. They won the London Intermediate Cup in 1970âÂÂ71, beating Clapton Reserves 2âÂÂ1 in a replayed final. They won the Premier Division title in 1978âÂÂ79, also winning the Herts Intermediate Cup and the league's Aubrey Cup. The club were Premier Division champions again in 1980âÂÂ81 and 1983âÂÂ84, and won the Aubrey Cup again in 1984âÂÂ85. The 1989âÂÂ90 season saw them win the London Intermediate Cup for a second time, beating Port of London Authority 1âÂÂ0 in the final.
In 1990 Cockfosters moved up to the Premier Division of the Spartan League. When the league merged with the South Midlands League to form the Spartan South Midlands League in 1997, the club were placed in the Premier Division South. After finishing bottom of the division in the 1997âÂÂ98 season, they were placed in the Senior Division for the following season; the division was renamed Division One in 2001. In 2006âÂÂ07 Cockfosters were Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The following season saw them win the league's Floodlit Cup. However, they were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2008âÂÂ09 season. The 2012âÂÂ13 season saw them finish as Division One runners-up again, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division. In 2013âÂÂ14 they won the league's Challenge Trophy and Floodlit Cup.
At the end of the 2018âÂÂ19 season Cockfosters were transferred to the Essex Senior League. They were moved back to the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League in 2022. In 2024âÂÂ25 the club finished third in the Premier Division and qualified for the promotion play-offs, subsequently losing on penalties to Maccabi London Lions in the semi-finals.
The club have played at the Cockfosters Sports Ground on Chalk Lane since their foundation, with the site given to the club by Lady Bevan.