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Kidlington Royals F.C. is an association football club based in Kidlington, near Oxford, England. They are the village's only Sunday league football club but play their home matches in the neighbouring village of Bletchington at the Lift and Shift Arena. They are sponsored by Tex Cars and Coaches Ltd. The club is affiliated to the Oxfordshire FA.

They were established in 2004 and joined the Upper Thames Valley League in the same year. The club was initially managed by Martin Willoughby, who lead the club to some early successes after a difficult first season in Division 3A. They quickly won promotion the following season and this was followed by another promotion the season after which saw The Royals in the top division after only 3 years.

Kidlington Royals were to remain in the top division until controversially demoted with the formation of the Premier Division, despite finishing well above the relegation zone. This led to a difficult time for the Royals with many of the star players signing elsewhere in the pursuit of top flight football.

Liam Walker took over as manager of the club in 2010 and guided them to 8th in division 1 of the Upper Thames Valley League. They also reached the quarter final stages of the Oxfordshire FA Sam Waters Challenge Cup.

In 2011, Liam Walker was joined by Paul Woodburn in a joint management partnership. New players of a high quality were signed from some of the top football clubs in Oxfordshire. As a result, Kidlington Royals went the entire league season with a perfect winning record, winning the league and gaining promotion back to the Premier division of the Upper Thames Valley League. They also reached the final of the Oxfordshire FA Sam Waters Challenge Cup, losing 3-2 after extra time to Highfield.