Thornaby F.C.

Thornaby

Full name

Thornaby Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Blues

Founded

1980 (as Stockton)

Ground

Teesdale Park
Thornaby-on-Tees

Capacity

5,000

Chairman

Lawrence Lyons

Manager

Paul Edwards

League

Northern League Division Two

2015–16

Northern League Division Two, 7th

Home colours

Thornaby Football Club are a football club based in Thornaby-on-Tees, England. They play in the Northern League Division Two.

History

The club was established in 1980 when Stockton Cricket Club's football team joined the Wearside Football League. The club were known as Stockton until 2000.

In 2005–06, they finished 17th out of 21 in the Northern League Division One, but were demoted to Northern League Division Two due to the poor quality of their ground.

Thornaby continue to play in the second division. Their ground, Teesdale Park,was formally Head Wrightson athletic ground and was a cricket field it has recently been developed and in the longer term for housing with a new clubhouse to replace the old club house on the site. Manager Ray Morton was appointed in season 2008–09. They finished 20th in season 2008–09 and reached the quarter finals of the Ernest Armstrong Second Division Cup being beaten by eventual finalists Sunderland RCA. In season 2009–10 they reached the final of the Ernest Armstrong 2nd division cup being beaten 3–1 in extra time by Whitehaven having played all the second half and extra time with 10 players due to a sending off after 47 mins In season 2010–11 they finished 14th season 2011–12. In June 2012 they appointed Neil Radigan as manager for season 2012–13 initially with Ray Morton as assistant but he was replaced with Paul Edwards in September 2012 and they finished 19th and also the same position in season 2013–14 14th. In May 2014 for season 2014–15 they appointed Paul Edwards as manager who had been assistant to Neil Radigan since 2012 with Mark Horkan as assistant, they finished season 2014–15 in 7th position the highest for several years. The ground has seen widespread development – security fencing has been erected and the Teesdale Park site now has Teen shelter, fitness trail and nature trail and some owl wooden statues funded from a National Lottery Community spaces lottery grant to enable the site to be developed for the community, the Football club have also been given funding for a new community room by the Stockton council run Eastern area partnership board and are now home to Middlesbrough Ladies F.C., the ground has hosted a forest school on the Park for local schools and groups, and a recent grant from the FA has seen the changing rooms and floodlights upgraded to high standards. The club were awarded the Northern league hospitality award in 2014.

Players

Current squad

As of 26 July 2016^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
1			Michael Duff
2			Michael Joseph
3			Matthew Robinson
4			Stephen Morrison
6			Lee Bythway
7			Jason Honeyman
9			Gary Mitchell
12			Richard Walker

No.	Position	Player
14	DF	Theodore Furness
15	DF	Philip Horsman
16		Stuart Browne
28		Rocky Andrews
		Kai-Lewis Matthews
		Luke Hallatt
		Paul Edwards
	FW	Sonny Andrews

Honours

Northern League Division Two^[2]
- Champions 1987–88, 1991–92
- Ernest Armstrong Cup Runners up 2009–10

Records

FA Cup^[2]
- Fourth Qualifying Round 1992–93
FA Vase^[2]
- Third Round 1997–98

References

↑ "Squad Stats". Thornaby F.C. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
1 2 3 Stockton at the Football Club History Database

External links

Official website

Northern League

Division One	Ashington Bishop Auckland Chester-le-Street Town Consett Dunston UTS Guisborough Town Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Marske United Morpeth Town Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe North Shields Penrith Ryhope Colliery Welfare Seaham Red Star Shildon South Shields Sunderland Ryhope Community Association Washington West Allotment Celtic West Auckland Town Whitley Bay

Division Two	Alnwick Town Bedlington Terriers Billingham Synthonia Billingham Town Blyth Town Brandon United Crook Town Darlington Railway Athletic Durham City Easington Colliery Esh Winning Heaton Stannington Hebburn Town Northallerton Town Norton & Stockton Ancients Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Stockton Town Team Northumbria Thornaby Tow Law Town Whickham Willington

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Coordinates: 54°33′09.58″N 1°16′55.37″W / 54.5526611°N 1.2820472°W / 54.5526611; -1.2820472

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