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Eppleton Colliery Football Ground is the home ground of Hetton Lyons Football Club.

Hetton Lyons C.C.FC

Hetton Lyons C.C. has been playing in the Durham and District Sunday Football League since 1967  but was formed in 1955. The current management team have been together for 10 seasons, led by manager Mr Bradley Groves, Bradley was a former Pro footballer at Aston Villa and then in the North-East where he played Amateur football for a variety of clubs. The committee comprises of 8 others - Jason Ainsley- Assistant Manager, Colin Shanks -Assistant Manager, Alan Pearson - Assistant Manager, John Defty - Physio, Kenny Wade - Kit man, Sean Carr - Chairman, Trevor Carr - Vice Chairman, David Leitch - Secretary with other people in support including Wayne Kendle.

Hetton Lyons have been playing at Eppleton for 7 seasons enjoying the great facilities and excellent pitch quality that Eppleton offers and the relationship between the Trust and the club has grown in that time.

In Hetton's short recent history they amassed a huge amount of silverware, they are easily the most successful side in recent history in the County and if the season continues they could be the best ever. The Lyons have won the F.A. Carlsberg Sunday Cup in 2005/6 a year in which they went unbeaten all season, the Lyons are chasing a feat never before achieved in County Cup history, winning it three years back to back, they have also won the Staffieri Cup , League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup on numerous occasions throughout, the club's League record makes awesome reading they have won the Premier Division 7 Season's in-a-row with a record to date having lost only once in 78 games over 4 Seasons. The club were also awarded the team performance of the year in 2005/6 by the Northern Echo in all over 30 trophies, Cups and awards in the 9 Seasons so far. 

The players at the Club this Season  play for a variety of the Northern League clubs, from Seaham Red Star, Ryton, Spennymoor Town, Shildon, Sunderland Nissan to  Durham City .