Billericay Town
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| Full name | Billericay Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Ricay, The Blues |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Ground | New Lodge, Billericay |
| Capacity | 3,500 (424 seated) |
| Chairman | Daniel Groves |
| Manager | Craig Edwards |
| League | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | Isthmian League Premier Division, 9th |
| Website | Club home page |
Billericay Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Billericay, Essex, England. They are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at New Lodge. They are the second most successful club in FA Vase history, having won the competition on three occasions.
Established as Billericay in 1880, the club joined the Romford & District League in 1890, where they played until World War I. They also started playing in the Mid-Essex League, winning Division Two in 1912–13. They remained in the Mid-Essex League until joining the Southern Essex Combination League in 1947. In 1946 they adopted their current name.
In 1966 the club were founder members of the Essex Olympian League. The 1969–70 season saw them win the league and League Cup double, a feat they repeated the following season. Following their back-to-back titles, the club became founder members of the Essex Senior League in 1971, finishing as runners-up in its first season and winning the title in 1972–73.
After finishing as runners-up again, the club won back-to-back league titles in 1974–75 and 1975–76. The latter season also saw them reach the final of the FA Vase and beat Stamford 1–0 at Wembley, as well as a first Essex Senior Cup title when they beat Epping Town 3–2 in the final. Although they only finished third in 1976–77, they retained the FA Vase, beating Sheffield 2–1 in a replay at the City Ground in Nottingham after a 1–1 draw at Wembley.
In 1977 the club switched to the Athenian League, which they won at the first attempt. The 1978–79 season saw them retain their Athenian League title and win a third FA Vase in four seasons, beating Almondsbury Greenway 4–1 in the final, with Doug Young becoming the only player to score a hat-trick in an FA Vase final at the old Wembley. The following season saw them move up to Division Two of the Isthmian League, they also won at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One. Their run of success continued in 1980–81 as they finished as runners-up in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division, the first time back-to-back promotions had been achieved in the league by a new club.
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