History
The club was formed in 1886. They joined the Herts County League briefly in the 1920s, only playing in the league for two seasons. They rejoined the Premier Division after World War Two, entering the FA Cup in 1945, and winning the league in 1949–50 and 1951–52, then leaving the league for three seasons. Kings Langley rejoined in 1955, and won the league in successive seasons, 1965–66 and 1966–67. In 1973, they were relegated to Division One, but after winning the league in 1975–76, they regained the Premier Division status. This was brief however, as two seasons later they were relegated again to Division One. The club finished runners-up in 1979–80 and were promoted again, then relegated in 1983, finished runners-up in 1986–87, and were again relegated in 1989–90. The club bounced straight back up the following season after finishing runners-up and remained in the Premier Division until 2000–01 when they were promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League Division One after finishing runners-up.
Kings Langley were relegated to Division Two in 2004, but after finishing runners-up in 2006–07 and champions in 2007–08, they returned to Division One. They finished runners-up in 2008–09. In 2010, the club began entering the FA Vase, and in 2011–12, they entered the FA Cup for the first time since 1945.
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