s . ▁ ▁A ▁fourth ▁success ive ▁play - off ▁campaign ▁was ▁secured ▁when ▁Hed nes ford ▁were ▁Premier ▁Division ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 . ▁After ▁be ating ▁A FC ▁F yl de ▁ 3 – 1 ▁on ▁pen alt ies ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁following ▁a ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw , ▁they ▁defeated ▁F . C . ▁United ▁of ▁Manchester ▁ 2 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁ear ning ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Conference ▁North . ▁Their ▁first ▁season ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Conference ▁North ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁fourth - place ▁finish ▁and ▁a ▁play - off ▁semi - final ▁defeat ▁to ▁Al tr inch am , ▁losing ▁ 4 – 3 ▁on ▁aggregate . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁they ▁finished ▁second - from - bottom ▁of ▁the ▁renamed ▁National ▁League ▁North ▁and ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁Premier ▁League ' s ▁Premier ▁Division . ▁ ▁Gr ound ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁originally ▁played ▁at ▁a ▁ground ▁behind ▁the ▁Ang les ey ▁Hotel , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁' the ▁T ins ' ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁metal ▁sheet ing ▁that ▁was ▁ere cted ▁around ▁the ▁ground . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Cross ▁Ke ys ▁ground ▁after ▁a ▁local ▁coun c ill or ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁the ▁club ' s ▁£ 4 0 ▁deb t ▁if ▁they ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁T ins . ▁The ▁first ▁match ▁at ▁the