March Town United Football Club is a football club based in March, Cambridgeshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the GER Sports Ground.
The club was established as March Town in 1885. They joined the Peterborough & District League in 1908, but left after a single season. The club rejoined the league in 1911, before leaving in 1913. They subsequently became members of the Cambridgeshire League and were Division One runners-up in 1921âÂÂ22. However, the club finished bottom of the division the following season. They returned to Division One in 1925, but finished bottom of the table again in 1926âÂÂ27. Amidst league reorganisation, the club became members of Division 1B in 1928, where they remained until rejoining the Peterborough & District League in 1931.
In 1947âÂÂ48 March won the Division One title, and moved up to the United Counties League. In 1950 the club were renamed March Town United, having moved to March GER United's GER Sports Ground after World War II. They were United Counties League champions in 1953âÂÂ54, after which they transferred to the Eastern Counties League. The club won the Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup in 1954âÂÂ55, beating Cambridge United 3âÂÂ2 in the final. In 1955âÂÂ56 March reached the first round of the FA Cup after eight qualifying matches, before losing 4âÂÂ0 at Brentford; they also finished as runners-up in the Eastern Counties League, a feat repeated in 1960âÂÂ61.
The 1978âÂÂ79 season saw March reach the first round of the FA Cup again, this time losing 2âÂÂ0 at Swindon Town. They won the Eastern Counties League title in 1987âÂÂ88. The league gained a second division the following season, with March becoming members of the Premier Division. They finished bottom of the Premier Division in 1996âÂÂ97 and were relegated to Division One. The club finished bottom of Division One in 2000âÂÂ01, 2001âÂÂ02, 2006âÂÂ07 and 2013âÂÂ14, but avoided being relegated to the county leagues. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the curtailed 2019âÂÂ20 and 2020âÂÂ21 seasons. In 2022 they were transferred to the Premier Division South of the United Counties League.
The club played at Estover Road, Gaul Drove and Burrowmoor Road before settling at the Avenue in 1923, a ground shared with the cricket club and bequeathed to the town by Mr Morton. After World War II the club moved to the GER Sports Ground.