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6. The 2020's


2020/21 - Season For the second year running the season was curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2021/22 - Season Former player Ryan Sturges was appointed First Team manager and part way through the season there was a change of direction as we brought in some highly talented youngsters. The First Team finished the season in 13th place but won the Premier Division Cup for the second time in our history beating Flackwell Heath 3-0 in the Final with goals from teenagers Ronan Hutchins, Charlie Miller and Leo Farruch.

2022/23 - Season The highlight of the season was our superb run in the FA Vase, reaching the 5th round Proper for the second time before losing 2-1 to former Football League club Bury in front of a large crowd of 840 at our Stadium. We lost in the St Marys Cup Final 1-0 to Leverstock Green but finished 9th in the Premier Division table an improvement of 4 places over the previous year.

2023/24 - Season We lifted the Herts Charity Shield for the 4th time in our history by beating Oxhey Jets 4-0 in the Final with goals from Max Hercules, two from Harry Shepherd and a penalty from George Carbery. For the 3rd year running Ryan Sturges and his coaching team improved our final league placing by finishing 6th just 2 points and one position off a Play Off place.

Our emphasis on Youth saw us enter into an historic arrangement with PSA (Pro Sports Academy) headed by former Athletic player Kieran Turner. Our joint U18’s Team finished the season unbeaten in the League and achieved national recognition by reaching the 2nd Round Proper of the FA Youth Cup eventually losing 3-1 to Leyton Orient’s U18’s at Brisbane Road. To demonstrate how far we went in this competition we would have played Newcastle United U18’s away had we won.