History
Kidlington Football Club was formed in 1908 and joined the Oxfordshire District League in that year.
In 1929 Kidlington won their first cup, the Lord Jersey Cup, beating Fritwell 2–1 at Bicester Town. In 1945, The club joined the Oxford City Junior League and six seasons later, in 1951, they entered the Oxfordshire Senior League. They then entered the Hellenic League in 1954 after winning the Oxfordshire Senior League the season before and have stayed in that league ever since.
In 1970 the team won the Oxfordshire Intermediate cup, and in 1976–77 they achieved their club record in the FA Vase by reaching the last 16. The club then had to wait until the 2007–08 season to win any more silverware, when manager Paul Lee guided the team to victory in the HPL Hellenic Floodlit Trophy. Four seasons later in 2010–11 the team added the Hellenic Supplementary Cup to the club's honours under manager Gordon Geary. The club also reached the final of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup for the first time in 2010–11.
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