History
The club was established in the 1880s as New Bradwell St James Football Club, and were nicknamed the "Jimmies". The club had a successful period in which they won the North Bucks League for five consecutive seasons up to 1901. The club then changed its name again to Stantonbury St James and soon after were renamed Stantonbury St Peter and were nickmnamed the "Peters".
After the Second World War the club moved from the Red Bridge field to the Mutual Meadow on the Newport Road. At the same time it was asked to vacate its headquarters of fifty years, the Forresters Arms and moved to the Railway Tavern. For the 1946–47 season they changed their name again when New Bradwell Corinthians Football Club found themselves in difficulties and merged with the Peters, so changing the name to New Bradwell St Peter. The club moved grounds again to the Bradwell Road recreation ground, and shortly joined forces with the local cricket club to build a new sports pavilion on the recreation ground. The club then went on to win the Leighton and District Challenge Cup in the 1949–50 season.
In 1970 the club joined the South Midlands League starting in Division one. Under the guidance of manager Brian Gibbs the club became Division One champions in the 1976–77 season, earning promotion to the Premier Division where they spent four seasons before being relegated back to Division One. The club repeated its Division One success in the 1983–84 season, this time under the management of Malc Burridge. The club then spent the following nine seasons in the Premier Division until the 1993–94 season, when the club joined the newly formed Senior Division when the league was re-organised. The club then spent the next four seasons in the Senior Division, until the beginning of the 1997–98 season when they became founder members of the Spartan South Midlands League Senior Division, a season after entering the FA Vase for the only time in its history.
Under player/manager Simon Spooner the club enjoyed success in the newly formed Senior Division by finishing as champions and gaining promotion to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division at their first attempt. Two seasons later the club experienced more success under the management of Andy Milne and Paul Bevis by winning the Berks and Bucks Senior Trophy. However the 2001–02 season, saw the club finish bottom of the Division and relegated back to Division one where they have remained ever since.
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