History
Prior to the founding of the present club, there was a previous club with the same name which appeared in the FA Cup between 1877 and 1887. One of the former club's players, Charles Plumpton Wilson made two appearances for England in 1884.
The current club was originally formed as Christchurch Hampstead in 1908 and joined the Third Division of the Finchley & District League, which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division Two. At the start of the 1909–10 season the club were renamed Hampstead Town. They also won Division Two at the first attempt, earning promotion to the First Division, which they won in 1911–12. The club then joined the London League and Middlesex League, before being elected to the Athenian League in 1914. However, the 1914–15 season was postponed due to World War I.
In 1926 the club was renamed Hampstead, before becoming Golders Green in 1933. In 1946 the club adopted its current name. In 1952–53 the club won its first Athenian League title. In 1954–55 they reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup, losing 2–0 to Bishop Auckland. They went on to win the Athenian League title again in 1955–56, and reached a second Amateur Cup final in 1959–60, defeating Kingstonian 2–1. A third Athenian League title was achieved in 1960–61.
In 1963 the club switched to the Isthmian League, and have remained in the same division since. In 1964–65 the club won the Isthmian League and Amateur Cup double, defeating Whitby Town 3–1. They reached the final of the Cup again the following season, but lost 3–1 to Wealdstone. After winning their third Amateur Cup with a 2–0 win against Enfield in 1971–72, a second Isthmian League title was won in 1972–73. The following season they reached the third round of the FA Cup, where they drew Newcastle United. After holding Newcastle to a 1–1 draw at St James' Park, Hendon lost 4–0 in a replay played at Watford's Vicarage Road. In 1975–76 the club defeated a Football League club for the first time, beating Reading 1–0 in the first round, before losing to Swindon Town in the second round.
At the end of the 2005–06 season the club finished in the relegation zone, but were reprieved after Canvey Island's resignation from the Football Conference. In 2008–09 the club left its Claremont Road ground, initially groundsharing at nearby non-League clubs, before agreeing a three year groundshare agreement with Wembley in 2009.
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