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Bishop Auckland Football Club are an English football team based in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. They are one of the most successful amateur sides, having won the FA Amateur Cup on 10 occasions (3 in succession in 1955–56–57), and losing finalists on a further 8. The club's nickname is 'The Bishops' or 'The Two Blues' and they currently play in the Northern League Division One where they share a rivalry with West Auckland Town. In June 2013, Richard Tremewan was appointed Interim Chairman after the departure of Terry Jackson. Richard Tremewan's appointment was made permanent in July 2014. Steve Riley was appointed Team Manager after the departure of joint manager David Bayles in September 2015. == Stadium == Between the years of 1886 and 2001 Bishop Auckland played their home matches at one of the United Kingdom's oldest football grounds, Kingsway, Bishop Auckland. Kingsway was unusual because it was shared with the town's cricket club, one of the four sides was a cricket pitch. The club moved out of Kingsway with plans to move into a purpose-built stadium at Tindale Crescent near Bishop Auckland. The current plans were submitted to Wear Valley District Council in early September 2008, planning permission was granted in mid-November 2008 and the club moved into the 2,004 capacity ground in October 2010. While waiting for the ground at Tindale Crescent to be constructed, the club had to share with other local football teams. Bishop Auckland agreed to play their football at Darlington Road, West Auckland, home of West Auckland Town for the 2008–09, 2009–10 and part of the 2010–11 seasons. The club have also had stints at Dean Street, home of Shildon, between 2002–04 and 2006–08 and at Brewery Field, Spennymoor, home of Spennymoor Town, between the spells at Shildon. The club now occupy Heritage Park, based to the immediate south-west of the town as well as having some of the finest football facilities in non league football in the north east, it has a first floor function room overlooking the pitch which is regularly used for conferences christenings and weddings . The opening ceremony took place on 24 October 2010, in which local entrepreneur Sir John Hall performed the opening ceremony along with the club's affiliated youth team in front of an invitation-only audience. The current attendance record at Heritage Park is 2,004 for the game between Bishop Auckland and Darlington F.C. in August 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bishop Auckland F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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