Hillingdon Borough F.C.
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Hillingdon Borough Football Club are a football club based in Hillingdon, Greater London. It was also the name of an extinct club that existed between 1965 and 1987.
Historic club
The first club was founded as Yiewsley F.C. in 1872. They played in various amateur leagues until they turned semi-professional and joined the Southern League in 1958. Their most noteworthy achievement until that point was holding Third Division Gillingham to a 2-2 draw on their home ground in the first round proper of the 1955-56 FA Cup. Jackie Milburn (formerly of Newcastle and England) also played for the club briefly when he retired from professional football in the early 1960s.
The club renamed itself as Hillingdon Borough in 1965, after the local government reorganisation in London that saw the formation of the London Borough of Hillingdon. The change of name saw their fortunes change, as the following year they were promoted to the Premier Division of the Southern League after finishing runners up. Their most successful period followed over the next five years. In 1968-9 they finished runners-up to Cambridge United, who where duly elected to the Football League. The following season, they reached the third round proper of the FA Cup beating Wimbledon and Luton Town before losing to Sutton United 4-1 in a replay.
In the 1970-71 season, they reached the FA Trophy final at Wembley losing 2-3 to Telford United, after leading 2-0 at the interval. These achievements were all under the managership of Jim Langley, (formerly of Fulham, QPR and England.) Other notable managers of the club included Barry Fry, latterly of Birmingham City and Peterborough.
The club failed to develop on the success of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Declining crowds and poor financial management eventually saw the club first merge with another club, Burnham F.C., before finally disappearing in 1987. However, this was not before some exciting FA Cup runs in the late 1970s that included a notable win at Fourth Division Torquay United.
Modern club
The name Hillingdon Borough was resurrected in 1990 when Bromley Park Rangers took over the ground of Ruislip F.C., with the help of four former directors from the old club. They are currently managed by Steve Ringrose and coached by Ray Daley. The club currently plays in the Southern League Division One South and West. A youth team was established in the same year and a ladies' team in 1999.
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