Hillingdon Borough F.C.
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| Full name | Hillingdon Borough Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hillmen, Boro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1872/1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Middlesex Stadium, Ruislip (Capacity 3,587) |
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| Chairman | Ghamdoor Dhaliwal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Steve Ringrose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Isthmian League Division One North |
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| 2007–08 | Southern League Division One South and West, 13th |
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Hillingdon Borough Football Club are a football club based in Hillingdon, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was also the name of an extinct club that existed between 1965 and 1987.
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[edit] Historic club
The first club was founded asYiewsley F.C. in 1872, named after the area of West Drayton and Yiewsley they played in and had their home ground called the Lees Stadium.The club played in various amateur leagues until they turned semi-professional and joined the Southern League in 1958. Their most noteworthy achievement until that point was holding Third Division Gillingham to a 2–2 draw on their home ground in the first round proper of the 1956–57 FA Cup. Jackie Milburn (formerly of Newcastle and England) also played for the club briefly when he retired from professional football in the early 1960s.
The club renamed itself as Hillingdon Borough in 1965, after the local government reorganisation in London that saw the formation of the London Borough of Hillingdon. The change of name saw their fortunes change, as the following year they were promoted to the Premier Division of the Southern League after finishing runners up. Their most successful period followed over the next five years. In 1968–69 they finished runners-up to Cambridge United, who were duly elected to the Football League. The following season, they reached the third round proper of the FA Cup beating Wimbledon and Luton Town before losing to Sutton United 4–1 in a replay.
In the 1970–71 season, they reached the FA Trophy final at Wembley losing 3–2 to Telford United, after leading 2–0 at the interval. These achievements were all under the managership of Jim Langley (formerly of Fulham, QPR and England). Other notable managers of the club included Barry Fry, latterly of Birmingham City and Peterborough.
The club failed to build on the success of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Declining crowds and poor financial management eventually saw the club first merge with another club, Burnham, before finally disappearing in 1987. However, this was not before some exciting FA Cup runs in the late 1970s that included a notable win at Fourth Division Torquay United.
[edit] Modern club
The name Hillingdon Borough was resurrected in 1990 when Bromley Park Rangers took over the ground of Ruislip F.C., with the help of four former directors from the old club, and changed their name. They are currently managed by Steve Ringrose and coached by Ray Daley. The club currently plays in the Southern League Division One South and West. A youth team was established in the same year and a ladies' team in 1999.
In 2006, Hillingdon Borough reached the FA Vase final at St. Andrews Birmingham after an 11 game qualification route starting in the competition as early as the 2nd qualifying round, but lost 3-1 to Nantwich Town from Cheshire. Also in that year they finished 2nd in the Spartan South Midlands League, losing on goal difference to Oxford City. However they were promoted due to continued restructuring of non-league football.
[edit] Club records (current club)
- Best league performance: 16th in Southern League Division One South & West, 2006–07
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1994-95
- Best FA Trophy performance: 1st qualifying round, 2006-07
- Best FA Vase performance: Final, 2005-06
- Southern League Cup Winners 2007/08
[edit] Sources
- Hillingdon Borough at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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