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Club: Rugby Town
Formed: 1950
Nickname: The Valley, Valley Boys
Colours: Sky Blue Shirts, White Shorts
Stadium: Butlin Road, Rugby (6,000)
Address: Butlin Road Rugby Warks CV21 3ST
Official Website: www.rugbytownfc.com

The club set an all time attendance record in 1984 when they played infront of 3,961 against Northampton Town in the FA Cup 1st Round.

The clubs first competitive match was in the Rugby and District League in 1956 as Valley Sports, the name taken from the local name for New Bilton, Happy Valley. (During this stage, The Valley played at Hillmorton Recreation Ground, and in due course moved to share the Oakfield ground of Southern League Rugby Town). In 1971, the club changed its name to Valley Sports Rugby.

The club has had a variety of names in its reletivly short history : Valley Sports, Valley Sports Rugby, VS Rugby, Rugby United and now Rugby Town.