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withcon denc e.Unfortuna telyour Team
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SHOPAUCKL
ANDHI
STORY
BISHOPAUCKL ANDF OOT BAL LCL UBAQUI CKHI S TORY
ta
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or da ndCa mbr i
dgeUni versit
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whi lststudy inga tAuc klandCa stl
e ,homeoft heBi shopofDur ha mi nBi shop
Auc kland; for medat ea mk nowna sBi shopAuc klandChur chI ns titutei n1882.
Ala terdi s
put ec aus edabr eak awa yt eamc alledAuc klandT ownt obef ormed
i
n1886/ 87a ndi twa sfrom t hi suphea valtha tBi shopAuc k landF ootba llClub
wa sev ent ua llybor n. Eightda ysa fteritsforma ti
on, thec l
ubc hos er oy alblue
withwhi tef a cingsa nds ubs equent lythel i
ghta ndda rkbl uec olour soft he
origina lChur chI ns ti
tut er epres ent i
ngt hec ol oursofOx bridge .
Auc klandT ownwer efoundermember soft heNor ther nLea guei n1889butl eft
afteritsr sts ea sonbef orer etur ninga sBishopAuc klandi n1893. Between
1893a nd1988, thec lubwont hel ea guec ha mpi ons hipar ec or d19t i
mes .The
rstc ha mpi ons hipwa sc l
a i
medi n1898/ 99wi t
ht hec lubgoi ngunbea teni n
theirlea guec a mpa ign, wi nni ngni nea nddr a wings evenoft hei rsixteen
l
ea guema tc hes .
Themos ts uc ces sful per i
odi nt heNor thernL eaguec amebet ween1947a nd
1956whent het ea m nev er ni s hedbel ows ec ondpl ace.Dur ingt hisper iod
theywer ec ha mpi onss event i
mesa ndr unner s-
upont hreeoc ca si
ons .
Followi ngt het ra gicMuni cha irc rashof1958, threeBi shopAuc k l
a ndmen
wentt oa ssistMa nc hes terUni ted.T heywer eDer ekL ewi n, Wa rrenBr adley
andBobbyHa rdis ty,whoa llpla yedi nUni t
ed’ sCent ra
l l
ea gues i
dei nMa rch
tha tyea r
.Br a dley( a nE ngl anda ma teurinter nationa l)
notonl ybec amea
regul arinUni ted’ s1s tt eam buta lsowentont opl aya tfull inter na ti
ona llevel.
I
nt heF ACupt heBi shopsha dmemor able ght sa ga i
ns tPr est onNor thE nd,
Bur nley,Wol ves ,a ndot herl ea guec l
ubs .Thebes tr uni nthec ompet i
tionwa si
n
1954/ 55when, afterbea tingKet t
eringT own5- 1(Home) ,Cr y stal Pa l
ac e4- 2
(Awa y )andI ps wi chT own3- 0( home) aft
era2- 2dr a winE a stAngl i
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defea ted3- 1byY orkCi tyinat hr i
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fbutno
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 OurHi
st
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Theclubinit
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lyplayedattheRecrea
tionGr ound,bef or
emov ingtoAc r
eF i
el
ds
i
nthe1950s .I
n1963l andwa spurchas
eda taf or
merqua rr
yatPlumpt onPark,
whic
hwa sdev elopedintotwofootbal
l pi
tches.Aclubhous ewa sbui
ltin1974
andterr
acinginstal
ledintheearl
y1980sa sthec l
ubl ookedtomov eupt othe
Nort
hernCount iesEastLeague.
Thegroundc urr
entlyha sacapaci
tyof2,225,of
whic
h225i ssea t
eda nd415c ov
ered.

Thec lubwa ses tabli

s hedbef or
eWor ldWa rIIbutwa sdi sbandedduet ot hewa r.
Aft
err eformingi n1948, theyweremember softheBr adfordAma teurL eaguei n
the1950s .Thec lubwont heBradfordAma teurL eagueCupi n1961– 62, andlater
mov edupt ot heWes tRidingCount yAma teurL eague,reachingthePr emi er
Divi
sioni n1972a ndwi nningtheleaguei n1976– 77.In1982t hecluba ppl i
edt o
j
oint heNor thernCount i
esE as
tLeague ,butwer erejected.The1984– 85s eason
sawt hec l
ubwi nt heBr adford&Di s
tri
c tSeni orCup,a nda ttheendoft hes eason
theclubwer ea cceptedi ntoDivis
ionT hreeoft heNor t
her nCountiesEa stLeague
aft
erma kingimpr ov ement stotheirground. Thefoll
owi ngs eas
ons awt hec l
ub
ret
aint heBra dford&Di stri
ctSeni
orCup.

Attheendoft he1985– 86seasonDi visionT hr

eewa sabolisheda ndE ccleshil
l
weremov edupt oDi vi
sionTwo.T hey ni sheda sr
unner s-upi n1986– 87a nd
werepr omotedt oDi v
isionOne .Des piteonl y nis
hi ng fthi n1990– 91, they
werepr omotedt othePr emierDiv i
s i
on. Thec l
ubs pentthr ees easonsi nt he
Premi erDi
vis
ionbef orebeingrelega teda tt heendoft he1993– 94sea son. After
winningDi vi
si
onOnei n1996– 97,t hec lubwer epromot edba c ktothePr emier
Divisi
on.In2008–09t hey ni s
hedbot tom ofthePr emierDi v i
si
ona ndwer e
rel
ega tedbacktoDi vi
sionOne .Thec lubwont heWes tRidi ngCount yCha ll
enge
Cupi n2013–14.The2017– 18seas ons awt hem ni shfourthi nDi vi
sionOne ,
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y i
ngforthepromot i
onplay-offs .Afterbeati
ngS hirebr ookT own4– 2a fter
extratimeinthes emi-na ls,t
heydef ea t
edGr imsbyBor ough3– 2inthe na l
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earningpromot i
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