Hitchin Town Football Club
Founded 1865, Reformed 1928
Canaries in the Southern League
Monday, May 10 2004
Hitchin Town's 40-year stint in the Isthmian League came to an end yesterday when they were placed in the Southern League under the long-awaited non-league restructuring.
The Canaries will have 19 new names on their fixture list next season, with 18 first-time league meetings. Amongst the list will be 10 first ever meetings: Bath, Chippenham, Cirencester, Gloucester, Hednesford, Histon, Solihull, Stamford, Team Bath and Tiverton.
Some names are familiar owing to cup games over the years, notably Grantham, Halesowen, Kings Lynn, Merthyr and Rugby.
There will be a handful of long trips: Merthyr, Tiverton and Gloucester, but equally there are local derbies in the form of Aylesbury, Chesham, Dunstable and Hemel Hempstead. Grantham and Stamford are also short trips up the A1.
Full list: Aylesbury United, Banbury United, Bath City, Bedford Town, Chesham United, Chippenham Town, Cirencester Town, Dunstable Town , Gloucester City, Grantham Town, Halesowen Town, Hednesford Town, Hemel Hempstead, Histon, Hitchin Town, King's Lynn, Merthyr Tydfil, Rugby United, Solihull Borough, Stamford, Team Bath, Tiverton Town
