Hitchin Town
Club: Hitchin Town
Formed: 1865
Nickname: The Canaries
Colours: Yellow Shirts, Green Shorts
Stadium: Top Field, Hitchin (3,750)
Address: Fishponds Road Hitchin Herts SG5 1NU
Official Website: www.hitchintownfc.co.uk
Hitchin FC played on the very first day of the FA Cup in November 1871 holding Crystal Palace to a 0 - 0 draw
Top Field, the club's home since 1928, was one of the first grounds to have a sauna installed.
The record crowd for a game at Top Field is 7,678 – Hitchin v Wycombe in the 1955-56 FA Amateur Cup.
Hitchin have reached the second round of the FA Cup four times: 1973-74, 1976-77, 1994-95 and 1995-96
In 2001, Hitchin hosted an international match: England Under 16 v Holland Under 16.