CLUB

British Timken Athletic

1980 First Played

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2 Meetings

100% Win Rate

Updated 25 May 2023

When it comes to us here at Boro’, mention British Timken Athletic and there’s only three words you’ll need to know: Biggest. Ever. Victory. In December 1980, we totally tonked them; running in 11 goals to their one on the hallowed Broadhall Way turf. It’ll likely be a cold day in hell before we come close to that sort of scoreline. That isn’t meant as disrespect. But how often do Boro’ score five or six in a game, let alone 10 or 11? And that’s why we think this club will forever remain lodged in the Boro’ history books.

Head-to-Head Story

Total Record 2–0–0 W–D–L · 2 played

Home Record 1–0–0 W–D–L · 1 played

Away Record 1–0–0 W–D–L · 1 played

Winning Run 2 23 Aug 1980 – 6 Dec 1980

Unbeaten Run 2 23 Aug 1980 – 6 Dec 1980

Losing Run 0

Winless Run 0

Previous Meetings

Matches before 1980-81 pre-date Stevenage's senior status and are excluded from the head-to-head totals.

Date	Competition	Venue	Score
6 Dec 1980	United Counties League Division 1	H	11-1
23 Aug 1980	United Counties League Division 1	A	2-1

Club History

Who are British Timken Athletic?

It tells you a lot that, when you Google this side, this profile is one of the top results; such is the apparent dearth of concrete information out there. The team first turns up on the Football Club History Database‘s radar in 1961; joining the United Counties League in Division Two. This makes a lot of sense because that lines up with the fact that British Timken had a base in the Northampton area. And the first two years saw success; finishing second in their maiden season, before winning the title the following campaign.

This promoted them to Division One. But they didn’t manage to see things out at a higher level and were relegated back to Division Two three years later. In 1972, Division Two would become Division One – and we mention this purely for context. A second-place finish in 1974 wasn’t good enough for promotion, so they ended up staying in Division One for the duration; all present and correct when we turned up to that party in 1980. After we went up in 1981, Athletic played on until 1990 – when they departed the league.

And, presumably, no longer existed as a club.

How to get to British Timken Athletic

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