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BILLERICAY TOWN

1880 – Billericay Football Club were earlier, Billericay suffered the same and a place in the play-offs. League
formed, joining the Romford & District fate, resulting in demotion to Isthmian One Swansea ended their dreams in
League 10 years later, where they Division Two North. the cup, before the end of the season
remained until World War I. 1992 – Alongside Purfleet and Lewes, saw them defeated on penalties to
1946 – The club reverted to its current Town reclaimed their place in Division Bromley in the play-off final.
name. One, and won the Essex Thameside 2012 – Craig Edwards’ men saw off
1966 – Following stints in the Mid- Trophy. AFC Hornchurch and Lowestoft Town
Essex and Southern-Essex Combination 1997 – The FA Cup 1st Round was to win the Isthmian Premier, but their
leagues, Billericay became founders of reached for the first time in the club’s first season in Conference South ended
the Essex Olympian League. history, but they narrowly lost to fellow in relegation.
1970 – It was the start of an exciting non-league outfit Wisbech Town. It 2016 – Glenn Tamplin bought the club
decade, as the league and League didn’t hamper their league aspirations, and later installed himself as manager,
Cup double was clinched in back-to- as at the end of the season they won winning the Isthmian League Cup and
back years soon after moving to their promotion to the Isthmian Premier, funding a stadium redevelopment. He
current home, New Lodge. Between where they remained until 2012. left the club in 2019.
1970 and 1981, Town finished in 2005 – Billericay missed out on a 2018 – Despite a hectic run-in caused
the top three every season, securing place in Conference South at the end by FA Cup and Trophy runs plus
eight titles. of the season, losing to Leyton in the numerous postponements, Billericay
1981 – Runners-up spot in Isthmian play-offs having finished 2nd in the won the Isthmian Premier by four
Division One earned a second league. They also reached round one points.
successive promotion, with the Blues in of the FA Cup again, where they were 2020 – The stadium makeover
the Premier Division for the first time, beaten by Stevenage. continued as a new 3G pitch was
where they remained for five seasons. 2008 – Like two seasons previous, the installed after the season was curtailed
1988 – After relegation two years Blues reached the FA Cup 1st Round following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Golden Era replay at Nottingham Forest’s City Crystal Palace. An 11-0 victory
1975-1979 Ground vs Sheffield), with the over Stansted a year earlier
remains the club’s record win and
’79 final seeing Dougie Young
They started the era by winning become the first player to score a they won the Essex and Athenian
the first of five consecutive J.T. hat-trick at Wembley since Geoff Leagues twice.
Clark Memorial Trophies, before Hurst in the 1966 World Cup
regular trips to Wembley. In Final. Floodlights were installed They didn’t face Bath City during
this era, with the clubs not crossing
1976, 77 and 79 they won the at New Lodge in 1977 having paths until 2012.
FA Vase (in 1977 it was in a won a 6 a-side tournament in

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