The 61 F.C. is a football club based in Luton

Luton

Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....

, Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....

, England

England

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. The team joined the Hellenic League

Hellenic Football League

The Hellenic Football League is an English football league covering an area including the English counties of Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern Buckinghamshire, southern Herefordshire, western Greater London, and northern Wiltshire. There is also one team from Hampshire.The league...

 Division Two in 1972 switching to the South Midlands League

South Midlands League

The South Midlands League was an English football league covering Bedfordshire and some adjoining counties.The league was formed in 1922 as the Bedfordshire County League, changed its name to the Bedfordshire & District County League in 1924 before adopting the South Midlands League title in 1929...

 a year later. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase

FA Vase

The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System...

 twice in their history. Currently they are members of the Spartan South Midlands League

Spartan South Midlands Football League

The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering Hertfordshire, northwestern Greater London, central Buckinghamshire and southern Bedfordshire...

 Division Two. They also have a reserve team that plays in the Spartan South Midlands League Reserve Group 2, and a third team who play in the Luton District and South Beds League Division One.

The club is affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association

Bedfordshire County Football Association

The Bedfordshire County Football Association, also simply known as Bedfordshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Bedfordshire, England...

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Ground

Kingsway Rec is a very basic ground situated just off the A505 between Luton and Dunstable hemmed in by housing. It has a small, basic but functional clubhouse. There are no floodlights at the venue.

Club records

• Best league performance: 2nd in South Midlands League Premier Division, 1982–83
• Best FA Cup
  FA Cup
  The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
  
   performance: never entered
• Best FA Vase
  FA Vase
  The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System...
  
  performance: 2nd round, 1983–84 and 1988–89

External links

• Official website