Godalming Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Godalming, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Bill Kyte Stadium.
The club was established in 1950 as Godalming United by former pupils of Godalming Grammar School. When Godalming & Farncombe United folded in 1970, the club moved to their Weycourt ground and were renamed Godalming & Farncombe. In 1979 they joined the Combined Counties League, and in 1980 were renamed Godalming Town. League restructuring saw them placed in the Eastern Division of the league for the 1981âÂÂ82 season, with the league reverting to a single division in 1982. In 1982âÂÂ83 they won the league's Concours Challenge Trophy, and in 1983âÂÂ84 the club were league champions.
In 1992 the club was renamed Godalming & Guildford, after the Guildford Football Appeal donated money for a set of floodlights. However, they changed back to Godalming Town in 2005. In 2005âÂÂ06 they won the Combined Counties League and the league's Premier Challenge Cup, earning promotion to Division One South of the Isthmian League. Although they finished bottom of the division in the following season, they were reprieved from relegation and instead transferred to Division One South & West of the Southern League. At the end of the 2007âÂÂ08 season the club were moved back to Division One South of the Isthmian League.
A fourth-place finish in 2009âÂÂ10 saw Godalming qualify for the promotion play-offs. However, after defeating Worthing 2âÂÂ1 in the semi-finals, they were beaten 2âÂÂ1 in the final by Folkestone Invicta. They also won the Surrey Senior Cup, beating Sutton United 2âÂÂ1 in the final. In 2011âÂÂ12 the club finished fifth, losing 5âÂÂ3 on penalties to Bognor Regis Town in the play-off semi-finals following a 4âÂÂ4 draw. They were transferred to Division One Central of the Southern League for the following season, and a third-place finish resulted in another play-off campaign, this time losing 2âÂÂ1 to Biggleswade Town in the semi-finals. The club also won the Surrey Senior Cup for a second time, again beating Sutton United in the final. They were subsequently transferred to Division One South & West for the 2013âÂÂ14 season, then back to Division One Central in 2014, before returning to Division One South of the Isthmian League for the 2016âÂÂ17 season. After finishing bottom of the table, they were relegated to the Premier Division of the Combined Counties League.
At the end of the 2020âÂÂ21 season Godalming were transferred to Division One of the Southern Combination League.
Godalming initially played at the Recreation Ground, before moving to the Weycourt ground, taking over the tenancy from Farncombe. Improvement works at the site included moving the pitch to the site of a former rubbish tip. During the works, the club temporarily played at Broadwater Park. In 1985 the main stand from Addlestone & Weybridge Town's Liberty Lane ground was purchased for ã225 after the club folded. The ground was renamed the Bill Kyte Stadium in 2018 in honour of a former president.