Bridlington Town
Full name	Bridlington Town Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	Seasiders Town
Founded	1925/26, reformed 1994
Ground	Queensgate, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
Capacity	3000 (740 seated)
Chairman	Peter Smurthwaite[1]
Manager	Paul Marshall
League	Northern Premier League First Division
2005-06	Northern Premier League First Division
Home colours Away colours

Bridlington Town A.F.C. are an English football club, based in Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. They were founded in 1918 and currently play in the Northern Premier League First Division. The club's reserve team play in the Humber Premier League. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 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). ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of 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. ... body 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... 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... 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. ... body 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... 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... Football is the unofficial national sport of England, and as such has an important place within English national life. ... Statistics Population: 32,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TA115807 Administration District: East Riding of Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Riding of Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire Services Police force: Humberside Police Ambulance: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England, in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... The Humber Premier League sits at the 13th tier of the English football pyramid. ...

History

The club was founded in 1918 as Bridlington Central United after World War I. The team joined the Driffield and District Minor League, soon joinging the Driffield and District League. After several seasons of hard work, the team were promoted into the East Riding Amateur League, they won the championship five consecutive times during the 1950s. They also son the East Riding Senior Cup twice around this time. Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert Henry Asquith Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow... Driffield League crest The Driffield and District League is a football competition based in England. ... The East Riding Amateur League is a football competition based in and around Kingston upon Hull, England. ... // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ...

Yorkshire League

The club changed their name to Bridlington Town F.C. in 1959 and moved into the Yorkshire League Division Two, during their first season in that league, they finnished runners up and were promoted. In 1960-61 they reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup eventually losing out to Bishop Auckland who were very strong at the time. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ... 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. ... Statistics Population: 24,392 (2001) [1] Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ208294 Administration District: Wear Valley Shire county: County Durham Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: County Durham Historic county: County Durham Services Police force: Durham Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance...

In the mid to late 1960s, Town built up a rivalry with fellow Bridlington side Bridlington Trinity. During the 1966-67 season in the Yorkshire League, Town won the championship while Trinity finished second. The following year it would be Trinity who took the title and Town finished in third. This rivalry continued until the early 1970s when Trinity became part of the Midland League. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Statistics Population: 32,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TA115807 Administration District: East Riding of Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Riding of Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire Services Police force: Humberside Police Ambulance: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Midland Football League is a football competition based in England. ...

Northern Counties East League

In 1982 the club were one of the founder members of the Northern Counties East League after the Yorkshire and Midland Leagues were merged. They were put into Northern Counties East League Division One, here they stayed for four seasons. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1982 throughout the world. ... The Northern Counties East League is an English association football league that was founded in 1982 by the merger of the former Yorkshire League and Midland Counties League. ...

By 1986-87, they were promoted to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, even though they only finished sixth. This was because several teams in the Premier Division has resigned in the close season. This gave Town the opertunity to ignite their old rivalry with fellow hometown club Bridlington Trinity, for the first time since the early 1970s. The Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division is the top level of the Northern Counties East League, it is at the 9th tier of the football pyramid, and it acts as a feeder league into the Northern Premier League Division 1. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

During the first three seasons in the Premier Division, Town finished off higher. With a third and a fourth place, while Trinity were in the bottom half. The 1989-90 season was the concluding showndown for the two clubs. Town were crowned champions, while Trinity ended the season a respectable fourth. Theis would prove to be the end of the rivalry as Trinity folded due to the termination of their groundshare with Bridlington Town. Unfortunetly for Birdlington, they were unable to put the icing on the cake in their FA Vase final clash at Wembley with Yeading F.C., they drew the game, but lost in the replay 1-0 at Elland Road. The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... Wembley, until 1965 a borough in its own right, forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. ... Yeading F.C. are an English football club from Yeading in the London Borough of Hillingdon, west London, currently playing in the Conference South. ... Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United. ...

Cup and League success, before Folding

Ken Richardson had joined the club as President and was essential in helping the club with the necessary finance to develop their ground, in order to climb the football ladder. They added a new stand, clubhouse, turnstiles and floodlights. Modern stage lighting is a flexible tool in the production of theatre, dance, opera and other performance arts. ...

Town marched on to the Northern Premier League Division One. The 1992-93 season was the most successful in the clubs history, they finished as champions of the NPL Division One, and they finally took the FA Vase at Wembley, beating Tiverton Town 1-0. Alan Radford scored the only goal of the game. The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... Wembley, until 1965 a borough in its own right, forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. ...

The sunny spell would not last, due to legalities, the team were forced to play their home games at Doncaster Rovers ground; Belle Vue. The club went into turmoil. They finished 21st in the Northern Premier League Premier Division and were deducted three points. Instead of going into Northern Premier League Division One, they folded. Doncaster Rovers club badge Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based at Belle Vue in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... Belle Vue has been the home of English professional football club Doncaster Rovers since 1922. ... Turmoil is a villainess with a Russian accent who appears in the episode Cry Turmoil in the animated television series SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, voiced by Kath Soucie. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ...

Return

A local pub team The Greyhound, approached the lease-holders of Bridlington Town's former stadium Queensgate, looking for it to become their base. A deal was struck under the condition that the team would change their name to Bridlington Town AFC, essentially bringing the old club back to the city.

The Greyhound club agreed and a new club crest was designed and a new motto "Pergere et Eniti", which means "Onwards and Upwards". The club returned on 10 September 1994, and were put into the league where they had originally played during their formative years; the Driffield and District League, it was literally back to square one. September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Driffield League crest The Driffield and District League is a football competition based in England. ... Back to square one is a phrase that means to go back to the beginning. ...

Bridlington progressed steadily, gaining entry to the East Riding County League Division One, they won the league and cup double. After three seasons in the East Riding County League Premier Division, Town finished runners-up and applied for promotion back into the Northern Counties East League Division One. They were accepted and spent three seasons at this level; finishing fifth, and then fourth, before achieving promotion with a runners-up spot in 2001-02. The East Riding County League is a football competition based in England. ... The East Riding County League is a football competition based in England. ...

Town made their mark in 2002-03, reaching the quarter-final of the FA Vase before going out to Brigg Town. And they also reached the Fourth Qualifiying Round of the FA Cup, eventually losing to Conference National side Southport. Bridlington Town won the league that year, they were crowned champions with 20 points ahead of the runners-up. The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... 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. ... Football Conference logo Conference National (often referred to as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of the Football Conference. ... Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. ...

Recent times

The club were back in the Northern Premier League Division One and focused all their attention on it. Bridlington Town finished eleventh but were promoted back into the Northern Premier League Premier Division after the league was re-organised. Amazingly in 10 years after they were forced to start again, the club had pulled themselves back up to the highest division they had been in. It took the original club 85 years to reach that level. The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ...

Pete Smurthwaite took over as chairman from Gary Wilkinson due to financial reasons. Town were relegated down to Northern Premier League Division One, which is where they currently remain. The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ...

Honours

• Northern Premier League Division 1
  • Champions: 1992-93
• NCEL Premier Division
  • Champions: 1989-90, 2002-03
• NCEL Division One
  • Runners-up: 2001-02
  • Promoted: 1985-86
• Yorkshire League
  • Champions: 1966-67
• Yorkshire League Division Two
  • Champions: 1974-75
  • Runners-up: 1959-60
• FA Vase
  • Winners: 1992-93
  • Runners-up: 1989-90

The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... The Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division is the top level of the Northern Counties East League, it is at the 9th tier of the football pyramid, and it acts as a feeder league into the Northern Premier League Division 1. ... The Yorkshire Football League was a former football competition in England that existed prior to 1982. ... The Yorkshire Football League was a former football competition in England that existed prior to 1982. ... The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ...

Records

• FA Cup
  • First Round: defeated 3-2 by Bishop Auckland in 1960-61 and defeated 2-1 by York City in 1991-92.
• FA Trophy
  • Second Round Replay: defeated 4-0 by Eastwood Town in 2004-05.

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References

1. ^ Unibond League

External links

• BridTownAFC - Official Website (currently offline)
• YorkshireNet - Bridlington Town