Stockton Town F.C.

Stockton Town
Full name Stockton Town Football Club
Founded 1979
Ground Bishopton Road West, Stockton-on-Tees
League Northern League Division Two
2015–16 Wearside League, 1st (promoted)

Stockton Town Football Club is an English football club based in Stockton-on-Tees, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two and play at Bishopton Road West.

History

Stockton Town F.C. was initially formed in 1979 as Hartburn Juniors and entered a 5-a-side league in Middlesbrough to give youngsters an opportunity to play organised football. The club changed to their name to Stockton Town F.C. in 2003.

For the 2009-10 season a senior team was entered into the Teesside League Division Two and finished 4th in their first season. In the summer of 2010 the club applied for membership to the Wearside League and were accepted for the 2010-11 season where they finished 10th. In 2011-2012 the club finished 3rd in the league and lost in the final of the League Cup.

The club won their first league title in the 2012-2013 season and repeated the feat in the 2013-2014 season finishing the season with a league record of 104 points. For the end of the 2014-2015 season the club applied for promotion to Northern League Division Two. However despite winning the league title for a third time the promotion application was withdrawn due to legal issues[1]

In the 2015-2016 the club won the league for the fourth time in a row to gain promotion to Northern League Division Two.[2]

In the 2016-2017 season the club played their first ever FA Vase tie beating Eccleshill United 2-0[3] before gaining their most famous victory to date beating four time winners Whitley Bay FC 2-0 in the next round.[4]

Ground

To qualify for promotion to the Northern League the club are undergoing work to develop the ground to a minimum standard of Ground Grade H by 31 March 2015. This will include the construction of a 6 tier 120 person capacity stand. The development will also include installation of new changing room, hospitality and toilet facilities and floodlight installation in the close season.[5] On the 1st April 2016 the club were successful in their ground grading inspection[6]

Honours

References

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