Hitchin Town F.C.
Hitchin Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division Central. Founded in 1865 and known as 'The Canaries', Hitchin Town have been based at Top Field since their foundation, and claim lineage from the defunct Hitchin Football Club, formed in 1865 and liquidated in 1911.
| Full name | Hitchin Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Canaries | ||
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| Ground | Top Field, Hitchin, Hertfordshire | ||
| Capacity | 3,529 | ||
| Chairman | Terry Barratt | ||
| Manager | Brett Donnelly | ||
| League | Southern League Premier Division Central | ||
| 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division Central, 12th of 22 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club have played in a number of local leagues, starting off in the Spartan League before moving to first the Athenian League in 1939, then the Isthmian League in 1963 and finally the Southern League in 2004. Their most recent league honour has been the Southern League Division One Central, finishing play-off winners in 2010–11, their second season in the competition.