Billingham Synthonia F.C.

Billingham Synthonia

Full name

Billingham Synthonia Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Synners

Founded

1923

Ground

The Stadium, Billingham

Capacity

1,970 (370 seated)^[1]

Chairman

David Hillerby

Manager

Conrad Hillerby

League

Northern League Division Two

2015–16

Northern League Division Two, 5th

Home colours

Away colours

Billingham Synthonia Football Club is a football club based in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two and play at the Stadium. Nicknamed "the Synners", their local rivals are Billingham Town.

History

The club was established in 1923 and was named after an agricultural fertiliser, Synthonia being a contraction of "synthetic ammonia", a product manufactured by ICI, with which the club was affiliated.^[2] They initially played in the South Bank & District League, later joining the Teesside League. They won the Teesside League Cup in 1934–35, the league title in 1936–37 and the League Cup for a second time in 1938–39.^[2]

In 1945 the club joined the Northern League. They reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in 1948–49, losing 5–0 to Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road.^[3] The following season saw them finish as Northern League runners-up and reach the first round of the FA Cup again, this time losing 3–0 at Stockport County.^[3] After finishing as runners-up again in 1950–51, a season in which they did not concede a goal during their home league matches,^[2] the 1951–52 season saw them win the League Cup with a 1–0 win over Tow Law Town in a replay,^[3] finish as runners-up for the third consecutive season and reach the FA Cup first round for a third time, losing 5–0 at Scunthorpe & Lindsay United.^[3] They won the Northern League for the first time in 1956–57, a season which also saw another FA Cup first round appearance, resulting in a 6–1 defeat at Carlisle United.^[3] The following season they reached the first round again, losing 5–2 at Boston United.^[3]

In 1985–86 the club were relegated to Division Two after finishing second-from-bottom of Division One. However, they made an immediate return to Division One by winning Division Two at the first attempt. The 1987–88 season saw a second League Cup win with a 2–1 defeat of Shildon in the final,^[2] as well as another FA Cup first round appearance – a 4–2 loss to Halifax Town in a home match played at Hartlepool United's Victoria Park. They went on to win back-to-back Division One titles in 1988–89 and 1989–90;^[3] The 1989–90 season also saw a third League Cup win, beating Whitby Town 5–2 in the final,^[2] as well as a seventh appearance in the FA Cup first round, this time losing 1–0 at Lincoln City.^[3]

A fourth Northern League title was won in 1995–96.^[3] In 2006–07 Billingham reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase; after beating AFC Totton 2–1 away from home, they lost the home leg 2–1, with Totton winning the penalty shootout 5–4.^[3] At the end of the 2014–15 season they were relegated to Division Two after finishing in the Division One relegation zone.^[3]

Ground

The club play at the Stadium on Central Avenue in Billingham, which is also used by the Billingham Athletics club and hosted Middlesbrough reserve matches until 2011. The ground was opened on 6 September 1958 by Lord Derby, with the first game ending in a 2–2 draw against Bishop Auckland; the crowd of 4,200 remains the club's record attendance.^[2] In the same year, the stadium was used for an England 'B' international athletics meeting; the stadium's 2,000 capacity cantilever stand was the longest in the country at the time.

Prior to moving to the Stadium, Billingham played at Belasis Lane, which was part of the ICI sports complex. The first ground was on the south side of the road, with the club moving to one on the north side of the road prior to joining the Northern League in 1945.^[2] The Belasis Lane ground saw the first floodlit game in northern England on 11 November 1952 when Billingham defeated an RAF team 8–4 in front of a crowd of 3,000.^[2]

Honours

Northern League
- Division One champions 1956–57, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96
- Division Two champions 1986–87
- League Cup winners 1951–52, 1987–88, 1989–90
Teesside League
- Champions 1936–37
- League Cup winners 1934–35, 1938–39
Durham Challenge Cup
- Winners 1988–89, 1990–91, 2008–09, 2009–10
North Riding Senior Cup
- Winners 1966–67, 1971–72, 1978–79

Records

Best FA Cup performance: First round, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1987–88, 1989–90^[3]
Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Quarter-finals, 1948–49^[3]
Best FA Trophy performance: Quarter-finals, 1993–94^[3]
Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 2006–07^[3]
Biggest victory: 11–0 vs Seaton Carew, Durham Challenge Cup first round, 8 November 2014^[2]
Most appearances: Andy Habron, 648 (1977–1996)^[4]
Most goals: Tony Hetherington, 243 (1964–1979)^[5]
- Most goals in one match: Arthur Rhodes, 8 vs South Bank, 25 December 1945^[2]
Record attendance: 4,200 vs Bishop Auckland, 6 September 1958^[2]

References

↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p740 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Club History Billingham Synthonia F.C.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Billingham Synthonia at the Football Club History Database
↑ Most Appearances for Billingham Synthonia Billingham Synthonia F.C.
↑ Top Goalscorers for Billingham Synthonia Billingham Synthonia F.C.

External links

Northern League

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The borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Major Settlements

Villages

Waterways

Rivers	Tees Leven

Crossings	Jubilee Bridge Surtees Bridge Tees Bridge Victoria Bridge Teesquay Millennium Footbridge Princess of Wales Bridge Infinity Bridge Tees Barrage Tees Viaduct Tees Newport Bridge Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge

Transport

Air	Durham Tees Valley Airport

Rail	Stations Allens West railway station Billingham railway station Eaglescliffe railway station Thornaby railway station Stockton railway station Tees Valley Metro (proposed) Yarm railway station Lines Durham Coast Line Tees Valley Line

Road	A19 A66 A174

Culture, leisure
and tourism

Business: Teesdale Business Park
Education: Schools; Queen's Campus
Industry: Teesside EfW plant
Governance: Stockton North (constituency); Stockton South (constituency)
Historic: Bowesfield Works; Head Wrightson; Stockton and Darlington Railway; Stockton Racecourse; Tees Marshalling Yard; Teesside Development Corporation; Tees Valley Regeneration
Sport: Portrack Lane; Tees Barrage International White Water Course
Prisons: Holme House; Kirklevington Grange

Coordinates: 54°35′59.014″N 1°16′54.523″W / 54.59972611°N 1.28181194°W / 54.59972611; -1.28181194

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Billingham Synthonia F.C.

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