Slough Town FC

Slough Town ended their season today with relegation. A 1-0 loss at Fleet Town secured their fate and they join the (also relegated) Newport Isle of Wight in the 9th tier of English football (or at least I think it is, working out the pyramid that far down is quite difficult).


In the 97/98 season Slough Town finished in 8th in the Conference table, ahead of Yeovil Town (now of League One), they held this year's cup finalists Cardiff City to a 1-1 draw at Wexham Park and only narrowly lost at Ninian Park in the replay.

Those days are long gone for the Rebels. A series of financial calamities and the closure of their Wexham Park ground (that now lies in ruins) has led them to play in Windsor and now Beaconsfield. The town of Slough is almost certainly the largest town in the UK without a football side in its environs.

Despite all of the bad news of this season there have been some positives. Three of Slough's squad were involved in World Cup qualifiers (see here) and there has been quite a lot of talk about the club moving back to the town.