Bishop's Stortford
Full name	Bishop's Stortford Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Bishops, The Blues
Founded	1874
Ground	Woodside Park, Bishop's Stortford
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Luigi Del Basso
Manager	Martin Hayes
League	Conference South
2005-06	Conference South, 15th
Home colours Away colours

Bishop's Stortford F.C. are a football(soccer) club based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, currently members of the Conference South (since 2004). Image File history File links Bishopsstortford. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Bishops Stortford is a market town in east Hertfordshire, England just touching the border with Essex. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Martin Hayes (born March 21, 1966) is an English former footballer, now a manager. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... The 2005-2006 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... soccer jersey with white sides, solid stripe in middle File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey right arm with blue shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links football jersey with Italian green and white right vertical stripes. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Bishops Stortford is a market town in east Hertfordshire, England just touching the border with Essex. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ...

They were established in 1874 and were the last winners of the FA Amateur Cup in 1974. In 1981 they were the first team outside the top level of non-league football to win the FA Trophy. They managed to reach the 3rd Round of the FA Cup in the 1982-83 season. Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...

Their manager, Martin Hayes, was an Arsenal player during the 1980s and has managed the team since 1999. He took Bishop's Stortford to 4th place in Division 1 in season 2000/2001 and gained a vital promotion slot for the Club in 2002, finishing 2nd. In the first season back in the Premier Division, Martin took the Blues to a respectable 13th place and 'promotion' to the new Nationwide South was achieved in 2004. The team's success faltered in the inaugural Conference South season with a final League position of 10th. The club dropped points in the last week of the season and saw a likely play-off place eventually elude the team. Martin Hayes (born March 21, 1966) is an English former footballer, now a manager. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Division 1 was the second level in the league system of Swedish football between 1987 and 1999. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ...

The first team coach is Paul Joynes who joined the Blues in the Summer 2005. His playing record includes stints with Purfleet, Tilbury, Billericay Town, Concorde Rangers, Aveley and Romford. His managerial career includes winning the Essex Senior Trophy and the Eastern Division in 1999/2000. He led Romford to a shared 3rd place finish in the Essex Senior League as a player-manager in 2002 and was most recently first team manager at Tilbury from 2003 to 2005.

Former Wycombe Wanderers striker and FA Cup legend Roy Essandoh is one of the more well known members of the current squad. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club are an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League Two. ... Roy Essandoh (born February 17, 1976 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national team reserve footballer currently playing for Bishops Stortford in the Conference South. ...

Woodside Park

Bishop's Stortford F.C play their home games at the 4,000 capacity Woodside Park which was opened with a game against Norwich City in 1999. The grandstand is covered and all-seated with the addition of press facilities and directors box. There is a paddock at either end of the stand with refreshment and toilet facilities. Both terraces behind the goals are standing only and are covered. The far side terrace is uncovered.

The club bar includes a large television screen showing the live 12.45 Saturday match as well as high-lights & results from the English football league. The bar is open at least 3 hours before each game, half time and after the game. The players also use this bar for post match drinks and food. English football league is a rather ambiguous term and may refer to: The FA Premier League - the highest level of English football since 1992 The Football League - the highest level of English football until 1992 and the second tier since The English football league system - the entire network of football...

West Ham United Reserves also play their home games at Woodside Park, usually on Tuesday nights. The West Ham United Crest West Ham United F.C are a professional English football club based in East London. ...

Honours

BSFC won the FA Trophy 1981 The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

BSFC were the last ever winners of the FA Amateur Cup 1974 The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

BSFC played in the last ever Association Football League match played in the 20th Century in England (versus Chertsey) (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

Stansted & District League Winners 1910/11, 1912/13, 1919/20

Saffron Waldon & District League Winners 1911/12, 1912/13, 1913/14

East Herts League Division One Winners 1919/1920

Spartan League Division Two (East) Winners 1931/32

Delphian League Winners 1954/55

Athenian League Division One Winners 1965/66

Athenian League Premier Division Winners 1969/70

Isthmian League Division One Winners 1980/81, 1993/94

External link

• Official site