Hebburn Town F.C.

Hebburn Town Football Club is a football club based in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, England. The club are currently members of the Northern League Division One and play at Hebburn Sports & Social Ground.

Hebburn Town
Full nameHebburn Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Hornets
Founded1912 (as Reyrolles)
GroundHebburn Sports & Social Ground, Hebburn
ChairmanVincent Pearson
ManagerKevin Bolam
LeagueNorthern League Division One
2019–20Northern League Division One (season abandoned)

History

The club was founded in 1912 as a works team for the Reyrolles company. Playing under the company name, they joined Division Two of the Jarrow and District Junior League.[1][2] After World War I they joined Division One of South Shields Combination League,[1] before switching to the Tyneside Combination in 1923. They joined the Tyneside League in 1927, and were league champions in 1938–39.[2] During World War II they joined the Northern Combination in 1941, and after winning the Durham Challenge Cup in 1942–43, they won the league title in 1943–44.[2] The club then joined the North Eastern League for the 1944–45 season, before returning to the Northern Combination in 1945. The club remained in the Combination until rejoining a relaunched North Eastern League in 1959.[2]

In 1960 Reyrolles joined the Wearside League,[3] and were league champions in 1966–67.[4] In 1986 they were renamed Hebburn Reyrolles,[5] before changing their name to Hebburn in 1988.[6] In 1989 they moved up to Division Two of the Northern League, and after finishing fourth in 1991–92, a season that also saw them win the Durham Challenge Cup for a second time,[2] they were promoted to Division One. Despite finishing eleventh in 1994–95 the club were relegated back to Division Two due to issues with their ground.[6] They were promoted again after finishing third in 1999–00 and then adopted their current name.[7] However, they finished in the bottom two in their first season back in Division One and were relegated again.

A third-place finish in Division Two in 2011–12 saw Hebburn promoted to Division One. However, they were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 2013–14 season. In 2017–18 the club were Division Two runners-up, resulting in promotion to Division One.

Honours
  • Wearside League
    • Champions 1966–67
  • Northern Combination
    • Champions 1943–44
  • Tyneside League
    • Champions 1938–39
  • Durham Challenge Cup
    • Winners 1942–43, 1991–92

Records

See also
  • Hebburn Town F.C. players
  • Hebburn Town F.C. managers

References
  1. History Hebburn Town F.C.
  2. Hebburn Town Northern League
  3. Reyrolles at the Football Club History Database
  4. Wearside League 1960–1988 Non-League Matters
  5. Hebburn Reyrolles at the Football Club History Database
  6. Hebburn at the Football Club History Database
  7. Hebburn Town at the Football Club History Database
  8. Hebburn Town 2–0 Plymouth Parkway: Cedwyn Scott brace sends Hornets into the Vase semi-final in front of record home crowd Hebburn Town F.C.
  9. Mixed emotions for Hebburn Town boss despite thumping 13-0 win Shields Gazette, 4 October 2019
  10. Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p487 ISBN 978-1869833695

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