Hythe Town Football Club is a football club based in Hythe, Kent, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Reachfields Stadium.
The original club was established in August 1910. They joined the Folkestone & District League, winning the title four times after World War I. In 1936 the club moved up to the Kent County Amateur League, joining Division Two of the Eastern Section. They won the division at the first attempt, but were not promoted. They won the division again the following season, and this time were promoted to Division One. Following World War II the club was placed in the South Division for the 1946âÂÂ47 and 1947âÂÂ48 seasons, before league reorganisation in 1948 saw them return to Division One of the Eastern Section.
Division One was later renamed the Premier Division and Hythe were relegated to Division One. However, after winning the Division One title in 1971âÂÂ72 they went on to win three consecutive Premier Division titles between 1973âÂÂ74 and 1975âÂÂ76. The club were Premier Division runners-up in 1976âÂÂ77, after which the club moved up to the Kent League. The club were Kent League runners-up in 1978âÂÂ79, 1982âÂÂ83 and 1984âÂÂ85, and after winning the league title in 1988âÂÂ89, they were promoted to the Southern Division of the Southern League. The following year the club reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, losing 4âÂÂ3 to Yeading. After three seasons in the Southern League, they folded in 1992.
Supporters subsequently formed a successor club, Hythe United, which joined Division One East of the Kent County League for the 1992âÂÂ93 season. Despite only finishing sixth in their first season, the club was promoted to the Premier Division. After finishing ninth in the Premier Division in 1994âÂÂ95, they rejoined the Kent League. In 2001 the club's name was changed to Hythe Town, and in 2008âÂÂ09 they finished the season as Kent League runners-up. In 2010âÂÂ11 the club were Kent League champions, earning promotion to Division One South of the Isthmian League.
The 2010âÂÂ11 season saw Hythe reach the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 5âÂÂ1 at Hereford United. They won the Kent Senior Cup for the first time the following season, defeating Dartford 1âÂÂ0 in the final. A fourth-place finish in 2012âÂÂ13 secured qualification for the promotion play-offs; the club went on to lose 3âÂÂ0 to Faversham Town in the semi-finals. Another fourth-place finish in 2015âÂÂ16 led to another play-off campaign, in which they were beaten 7âÂÂ0 by Worthing in the semi-finals. The club finished fifth in the renamed South East Division in 2022âÂÂ23, going on to beat Ramsgate on penalties in the play-off semi-finals before losing 1âÂÂ0 to Whitehawk in the final. The 2024âÂÂ25 season saw them finish second-from-bottom of the South East Division, resulting in relegation to the Premier Division of the Southern Counties East League.
The club moved to its Reachfields ground in 1977, which had previously been an army sports ground next to a firing range. The record attendance of 2,147 was set for the FA Vase semi-final match against Yeading in 1990 The ground currently has a capacity of 3,000, of which 350 is seated and 2,400 covered.