Billingham Town F.C.

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Billingham Town
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Full nameBillingham Town Football Club
Nickname(s)Billy Town [1]
Founded1967
GroundBedford Terrace, Billingham
Capacity3,000 (173 seated) [1]
ChairmanKevin Close
ManagerJamie Poole
League Northern League Division Two
2023–24 Northern League Division Two, 18th of 22

Billingham Town Football Club is a football club based in Billingham, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two and play at Bedford Terrace.

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History

The club was established by Tom Donnelly and Robbie Cushley in 1967 as Billingham Social. [2] They joined Division Two of the Stockton & District League in 1968 and went on to win it in their first season. After promotion to Division A, they went on win three consecutive league titles, as well as winning the League Cup twice. [2]

In 1974 Billingham joined the Teesside League, which they won in 1978–79. After winning a second title in 1981–82, [3] the club was promoted to the new Division Two of the Northern League and adopted its current name, [4] [5] A fourth-place finish in 1984–85 saw them promoted to Division One, but they were relegated at the end of the following season after finishing bottom of the table. [5]

Following a fourth-place finish in 1987–88, Billingham were promoted back to Division One. Despite finishing fifth in their first season in the new division, they were relegated back to Division Two in 1989–90 after finishing second-from-bottom. [5] They remained in Division Two until promotion back to Division One at the end of the 1996–97 season, which saw them finish as runners-up. [5]

In 2003–04 they won the Durham Challenge Cup, beating Bishop Auckland 2–0 in the final. [2] The 2006–07 season saw them finish as Division One runners-up, with Whitley Bay winning the title on goal difference. The following season they won the League Cup, beating Shildon 2–1 in the final. [2] In 2013–14 the club finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. [5] They were Division Two champions in 2018–19, earning promotion back to Division One. They lasted just three years in Division One, the first two of which were ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 2021–22 season. In 2023–23 season the club finished fourth in Division Two, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Bedlington Terriers 3–2 on penalties in the semi-finals (after a 2–2 draw), they lost the final 5–4 on penalties to Birtley Town following another 2–2 draw.

Ground

The club initially played at Mill Lane, which had sloped to the extent that the crossbar was level with the top of one of the corner flags. [2] They moved to Bedford Terrace in 1981, with floodlights installed in 1992–93. [2] Hartlepool United funded the laying of a new pitch in 2007 in order to play their reserve matches at the ground. [2] The ground has a capacity of 3,000, of which 176 is seated and 600 covered. [1] The record attendance of 1,500 was set for an FA Youth Cup game against Manchester City match in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p740 ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 History of the Club Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Billingham Town F.C.
  3. ↑ Teesside League since 1978 Non-League Matters
  4. ↑ Billingham Social at the Football Club History Database
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Billingham Town at the Football Club History Database

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