develop before taking the step up to first-team football, and in recent times has been used as a tool to scout players for the Senior team. Bishop Auckland Ladies currently play in the North-East Region Women's Football League Division One North, gaining promotion in the 2020 season, they were 6th in the league when it was suspended in the 2020/21 season. In 21/22 Bishop Ladies finished 7th place in the North-East Region Women's Football League Division One North The Ladies First Team Squad Ground Between the years of 1886 and 2001 Bishop Auckland played their home matches at Kingsway, a ground shared with the town's cricket club. The club moved out of Kingsway with plans to move into a purpose-built stadium at Tindale Crescent out of the town centre, but still in the conurbation of Bishop Auckland. 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 to be constructed, the club groundshared at West Auckland Town's Darlington Road for 2008–09, 2009–10 and part of the 2010–11 seasons. They 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 current attendance record at Heritage Park is 2,004 for the game between Bishop Auckland and Darlington F.C. in August 2012. Honours FA Amateur Cup Winners 1895–96, 1899–1900, 1913–14, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1934–35, 1938–39, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57 Northern League Division One champions 1898–99, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1930–31, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1966–67, 1984–85, 1985–86 League Cup winners 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1959–60, 1966–67, 1975–76 Amateur Champions 1905–06 Durham Challenge Cup Winners 1891–92, 1898–99, 1930–31, 1938–39, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2012–13 Records Highest league position: 2nd in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, 1996–97 Best FA Cup performance: Fourth round, 1954–55 Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Winners, 1895–96, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1913–14, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1934–35, 1938–39, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57 Best FA Trophy performance: Quarter-finals, 1978–79, 1996–97, 1999–2000 Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2014–15 Record attendance: 17,000 vs Coventry City, FA Cup second round, 1952 Most appearances: Bob Hardisty Top goal scorer of all time: Andrew Johnson – 249 goals See also Bishop Auckland F.C. players