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Barton Rovers

Barton Rovers FC

Kit impression

Founded

1982

Years standing

Home ground

Sharpenhoe Road, Barton-le-Clay

Capacity

4,000160 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

South Midlands League
Premier Division champions 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79
Division One champions 1964–65
Division Two champions 1954–55
Bedfordshire Senior Cup
Winners 1971–72, 1972–73, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1989–90, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2014–15, 2015–16
Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup
Winners 1953–54

Nickname: The Rovers

Why Barton Rovers

Barton Rovers are not a spare club. They are England FA Trophy, Sharpenhoe Road, Barton-le-Clay, and 44 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

Cathedral football
Sharpenhoe Road, Barton-le-Clay holds around 4,000,160. Even a routine league game arrives with a noise floor most clubs only reach in a semi-final.
You get a nickname
Known as The Rovers. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
London Luton Airport (LTN) is about 11km from the ground, and Harlington railway station is 5km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
England FA Trophy is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Sharpenhoe Road, Barton-le-Clay. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

London Luton Airport (LTN)

11 km / 7 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Harlington railway station

4.5 km / 3 miles out

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Around the ground

Things To Do Near Sharpenhoe Road, Barton-le-Clay

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Sharpenhoe Road, Barton-le-Clay