Bishop Auckland FC 's best footballing performance was arguably played in the 1954 – 55 season in which they won the Northern League Division One , the Northern League Cup , the FA Amateur Cup and reached the 4th round in the FA Cup losing only to York City who then went on to lose to Newcastle United in the semi-final . Bishop Auckland were a truly remarkable football team in this era , they have played at Wembley on numerous occasions and had a huge number of fans supporting them . The 1954 – 55 FA Amateur Cup final saw the crowd reach 100,000 – the last occasion an amateur match attracted such a crowd . The Bishops team of this era contained many quality players that eventually found their way into the professional game . Seamus O'Connell , a forward , went on to play for Chelsea in the 1954 – 55 season , other players – Derek Lewin , Bob Hardisty and Warren Bradley – went on to play for Manchester United following the Munich air disaster and earned international caps at both amateur and professional level , most notably Warren Bradley who is the only English player to have done this in the same season
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
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