Milton Keynes Irish F.C.


Milton Keynes Irish Football Club is a football club based in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Manor Fields.

History of Milton Keynes Robins

The club were established as Buckingham Town in 1883, playing their first match against Banbury United. They won the Aylesbury & District League in 1902–03 and 1936–37 and the North Bucks League in 1924–25, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1948–49 and 1949–50. They were founder members of the Hellenic League in 1953, but left after only four seasons. They won the Aylesbury & District League again in 1967–68.
Buckingham joined Division One of the South Midlands League in 1971, where they played until joining Division Two of the United Counties League in 1974. Their first season in the league saw them finish second, earning promotion to Division One. After finishing as Division One runners-up in 1975–76, the club secured a second successive promotion, moving up to the Premier Division. They were Premier Division champions and Knockout Cup winners in 1983–84, and the following season they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history, losing 2–0 at home to Orient.
In 1985–86 Buckingham won the Premier Division again and were promoted to the Midland Division of the Southern League. After being transferred to the Southern Division in 1988, they won the division in 1990–91, but were not promoted as their ground failed to meet the standards required. They were moved back to the Midland Division in 1994, but returned to the Southern Division in 1996. However, after finishing bottom of the division in 1996–97, they were relegated back to the Premier Division of the United Counties League. The 2006–07 season saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation to Division One. The club announced that they were folding at the end of the 2017–18 season. However, the decision was later reversed.
The club was renamed Milton Keynes Robins in January 2019.

History of Unite MK

was founded in 2004, joining the Milton Keynes Sunday League. In 2005, the club joined the North Bucks & District League. In 2012–13, the club joined the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two. In July 2016, the club renamed to Unite MK. Unite MK entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2018–19.

Merger

In May 2020, Milton Keynes Robins, Unite MK and Milton Keynes Irish Veterans merged to form Milton Keynes Irish F.C.

Ground

Buckingham Town played at Ford Meadow from 1883 until being evicted at the end of the 2010–11 season. They then played at the Winslow Centre in Winslow for the 2011–12 season, before moving to Manor Fields in the Bletchley area of Milton Keynes.
Wolverton Town played at The New Park in Greenleys until they moved to Manor Fields in 2016.

Honours

Buckingham Town
Buckingham Town
Unite MK