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Hampton FC were formed in 1921, changing their name to Hampton & Richmond Borough in 1999. The Club are the only Senior Football team in a Borough dominated by Rugby clubs.

Hampton`s early years were spent in local Junior Leagues, the Kingston & Distict and South West Middlesex. Hampton moved from Hatherop Road to Beveree in 1959 when they acquired the lease of their attractively situated ground on the north bank of the River Thames. In their first foray into Senior Football, Hampton became members of the Surrey Senior League and in 1964 claimed the Championship and then accepted an invitation to join the Spartan League. In the next seven seasons Hampton won four league titles and a runners-up spot (including several league and cup doubles) as the Beavers became one of the top local sides.

Bright lights

In 1967 Hampton became one of the first non league sides to install floodlights and after two seasons in the Athenian League (1971/73), Hampton moved up to the Isthmian League. The Beavers held their own in Division One until 1990 when a slide down the league saw them slump to Division 3 for the 1991/92 season. Hampton returned to Division 2 after one season but between 1994 and 1998 Hampton, guided by Manager, Chic Botley and his Chairman Bob Hayes, surged up the league to the Premier Division for the 1998/99 season. In 1997 a new stand was built at the Club House end (now named the Alan Simpson Stand, in honour of the Club President who first became associated with the club some 30 years earlier).

Determined to get back to the Premier Division Hampton convinced Alan Devonshire, of West Ham and England fame, to join the cause. At the end of the 2003/04 season Hampton gained a promotion spot, and then just missed out on a Conference South promotion play off spot by a solitary point in 2004/05. During the next season, 2005/06, Hampton led the Isthmian (sponsored by Ryman) Premier for three months but slipped to fifth by the end of the campaign, however it took a 3-0 defeat at Fisher Athletic in the Play Off Final to stop Hampton`s attempt to get to the Nationwide Conference South. Hampton also won the Middlesex Senior Cup for the first time in their history beating Conference South, Hayes, in a penalty shoot out.

Moving up

After four years of steady progress though, the Beavers annexed the 2006/07 Championship of the Ryman League, coming through the pack in one of the league`s closest championship races, to make sure of the title on a thrilling last day and book their place in Conference South for the 2007/08 season.

Off the pitch, on 29th September 2003, H & RB FC became a limited company after 80 plus years as a Members Club. Massive renovations were carried out to the Club House and Dressing Rooms during the summer of 2006 and the clubhouse opened full time as Hammonds Bar, also the pitch was completely relaid and an automatic sprinkler system installed. There are also plans to replace the old wooden stand on the half way line as part of the continuing improvements to the Beveree Stadium.