South Shields F.C.
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Full name | South Shields Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Mariners | ||
Founded | 1974 | ||
Ground | Mariners Park, South Shields | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
Chairman | Geoff Thompson | ||
Manager | Kevin Phillips | ||
League | Northern Premier League Premier Division | ||
2020–21 | Northern Premier League Premier Division (season curtailed) | ||
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South Shields Football Club is a football club based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. The third club of this name, it was formed in 1974 and plays its home matches at Mariners Park. (Situated in simonside industrial estate) South Shields currently play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
History[]
Formation and early years[]
The club was formed in the same year as the previous club failed, after a second move to Gateshead by the previous club, and the sale of Simonside Hall, given to the club by supporters. The re-formed club under chairman Martin Ford (a director at the club who disagreed with the sale of Simonside Hall and subsequent move to Gateshead International Stadium) was based at the council's Jack Clark Park which was primarily a cricket pitch, and began a 17-year crusade for a home of its own.
After two title winning seasons in the Northern Alliance, and an appearance in the quarter-finals of the FA Vase in 1976, Shields joined the Wearside League winning the league at the first attempt in 1977 and completing a league and cup double by winning the Durham Challenge Cup against Consett at Roker Park, the first county cup win for the club since it was reformed. The team however was broken up as the club did not have the facilities needed to meet the requirements of joining the Northern League. So the club spent the next 15 years languishing in mid table in the Wearside League while the club searched for a suitable home.
Ultimately, chairman John Rundle and his family provided the long wished-for new ground by purchasing the run down and vandalized facilities next door to the Filtrona factory, the ground was refurbished and ready for use in 1992, the team thanks to the management of Bobby Elwell and the goals of striker Steve Harkus responded by winning a double of the Wearside League for the first time since 1977 and the Sunderland Shipowners Cup.
Northern League[]
In 1994–95 the club won the Wearside League for the second time in three years (with a big highlight being a run to the final of the Durham Challenge Cup, in which Filtrona Park hosted the replay which Shields lost 3–0 to Spennymoor United (in front of a record attendance of 1500), and were promoted to Northern League Division Two. Shields were quickly promoted again to Northern League Division One the following season after finishing runners up, The club enjoyed a 4-year stay in the 1st division with a big highlight in that time being a run to the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup in 1997 which ended in a close 3–2 defeat at Gainsborough Trinity. The club however could not build upon this and ultimately were relegated down to Division 2 in the 1999–2000 season with just 16 points. Chairman John Rundle publicly threatened to fold the club if they went down, though he did not follow the threat through.
After several seasons stuck in mid table in Division Two, John Rundle again threatened the club with closure in 2006, locking the gates at Filtrona Park before a home game. However, a new committee was formed, headed by new chairman Gary Crutwell, and the club was saved, the team was quickly rebuilt under the management of Micky Taylor and come the end of the season, a 2–1 win at home to Penrith on the final day prevented relegation back to the Wearside League. The club's performance improved the following season, although the team missed out on promotion by just 5 points. An FA Vase run to the 3rd round that season was a big highlight, coming to end in a 7-goal thriller at home to eventual semi-finalists Curzon Ashton. The club however built on the success of the previous season and won promotion back to Division 1 finishing runners-up to Penrith. Shields then settled down as a solid mid-table Division one side with a big highlight being winning the Northern League Cup in 2010 after beating Ashington 6–5 on penalties after a 2–2 draw at Dunston, the club's first honour since joining the Northern League.
In the 2012–13 season, despite uncertainty regarding the ground, there were early positive signs shown in a good FA Cup run which included a win over Darlington RA and knocking out NPL opposition in the form of Harrogate Railway Athletic before falling to Spennymoor Town in the 1st Qualifying Round. From then on, the season went downhill, despite some positive performances, these were few and far between and despite a late season charge of 5 successive wins, Shields were ultimately relegated from Northern League Division One. Things took a turn for the worse when the club were forced to move to Eden Lane in Peterlee, after its lease on Filtrona Park expired.
The club spent the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons in Division Two of the Northern League, despite having to play home games 20 miles away in Peterlee in front of double digit crowds and difficulties when it came to raising teams to play, manager Jon King still managed to maintain the club's Northern League status with 17th and 15th-place finishes.
New ownership[]
In the summer of 2015 however, a local businessman by the name of Geoff Thompson (founder of Utilitywise) became Chairman and bought the original Filtrona Park from John Rundle.[1][2] He renamed the ground as 'Mariners Park'. To celebrate the return, a crowd of over 650 showed up to see Shields play a friendly against Darlington.[3] The new season itself started off brightly with genuine hopes for promotion back to Division 1 before the club pulled off a massive coup, tempting the former Sunderland and Middlesbrough midfielder Julio Arca out of retirement to sign for South Shields.[4]
Arca was joined by David Foley, Wayne Phillips, Lee Scroggins and Robert Briggs.[5] Shields went on to achieve promotion with of 107 points, the second highest points total in the history of the 2nd Division.[6] Promotion itself was achieved in a 1–0 win at Easington Colliery with the league title to follow 2 weeks later in a 4–0 win at Crook Town. As the club were beginning to generate a positive buzz around the town, attendances began to improve, eventually peaking with a then new record attendance of 1,827 for the local derby against Hebburn.[7]
Lee Picton and Graham Fenton[]
The rebuild continued throughout the summer with Jon Shaw, Gavin Cogdon, Carl Finnigan and Craig Baxter brought in as Shields attempted to push for the Division 1 championship.[8][9][10][11] However, part-way into the season, manager Jon King was dismissed and was replaced by Lee Picton and North Shields manager Graham Fenton. In October 2016, South Shields then appointed former Sunderland defender Martin Scott as assistant manager.[12]
South Shields went on to lose just one game in all competitions out of 55, this included a period between November and April of 32 successive wins, an unofficial world record. They would go on to win the Durham Challenge Cup for the first time since 1977, the Northern League Cup and the FA Vase. Shields had dispatched Esh Winning, Runcorn Linnets, Marske United, Staveley Miners Welfare, Morpeth Town and Team Solent before a home quarter-final against Newport Pagnell Town, here the attendance record was smashed as a crowd of 3,161 saw Shields dispatch their Buckinghamshire opponents 6–1 setting up a semi-final tie against Warwickshire outfit Coleshill Town.
Despite a spirited display from their opponents, Shields managed to grind out what turned out to be a crucial 2–1 win in the away leg at Coleshill Town[13] and a week later, Shields turned on the style in a 4–0 win in front of a new ground record of 3,464 meaning South Shields would be going to Wembley Stadium for the first time in their history.[14] In the final on 21 May 2017, South Shields's opposition came in the form of the Northern Counties East League champions Cleethorpes Town against whom Shields played in front of an estimated 14,000 of their own supporters. Shields went on to win 4–0 to lift the 2017 FA Vase.[15]
In this time, South Shields also managed to use their multiple games in hand to overturn a 17-point deficit to rivals North Shields at the top of the Northern League to win the title with 108 points, with the league title clinched after a 4–1 win away at Ashington. This meant that when the FA Vase was won, South Shields had completed a 'quadruple' of trophies.[16]
The 2017–18 season brought more success in the form of a club record run in the FA Cup. After beating Bridlington Town[17] and Witton Albion,[18] South Shields inflicted two big cup shocks against higher division Darlington and York City.[19][20] This set up a 4th qualifying round fixture against local Hartlepool United (a team three divisions higher).[21] The visitors narrowly won 2–1 in front of a crowd of 2,887. South Shields entered the FA Trophy for the first time since 1974 and reached the 2nd Qualifying round of the tournament.
In the league, Shields recovered from a New Year's Day defeat at home to title rivals Scarborough Athletic to win promotion and the league title by losing just one of their remaining 23 league games. A 4–2 defeat at Colwyn Bay in September ended an unbeaten run in all competitions that stretched back 11 months and the 100 point mark was surpassed for the third successive season.[22] Julio Arca went on to lift the league championship trophy in front of a jubilant home crowd of over 2,000 on the final day. However, this turned out to be his last act as a South Shields player as he would announce his retirement soon after.[23]
Northern Premier League[]
In the 2018–19 season, South Shields competed in the NPL Premier Division, the same division which the previous incarnation of the club left behind in 1974 and also the highest level of non league football that the current incarnation of the club had ever played at.
The first team would have a very positive first season at NPL Premier Division level. Despite a sluggish start, Shields would go on to lose just 2 of their remaining 28 league games to take the title fight all the way to the final day, ultimately losing out to Farsley Celtic by just three points. Despite this, Shields claimed a highly respectable 2nd-place finish. However the playoffs would end at the second hurdle where Shields would fall to Warrington Town in the league play-off final.[24] This ended the streak of promotions at three.
The 2019–20 season saw many changes at the club, the biggest being the switch to a hybrid model encompassing both part-time and full-time players, the first steps towards Shields becoming a full-time professional club.[25] Many changes in the playing staff saw the departure of players such as: Carl Finnigan, Gavin Cogdon, Anthony Callaghan and Barrie Smith.
The league season started very strongly with the club winning 10 of their first 12 games before a mid-season blip saw their 10-point lead wiped out. Furthermore, the club made it to the 1st round of the FA Trophy before losing out to Southport.[26] Form began to improve through the winter with 5 wins in 6 before the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic put a premature end to the league season. At the point of stoppage, Shields held a 12-point lead at the top of the NPL Premier Division with just 9 games left to play. A legal challenge attempting to overturn the ruling to null and void the season proved unsuccessful; thereby confirming Shields would once again participate in the Northern Premier League for the 2020-21 season.[27]
In that 2020–21 season, the season was curtailed once again thanks to the pandemic but history was still made. For the first time in the history of the current incarnation, the Mariners made the 1st round of the FA Cup following a win against National League side FC Halifax Town.[28] This set up a first round fixture with League Two side Cheltenham Town which South Shields lost 3–1.[29]
Stadium[]
South Shields today play their home games at Mariners Park (formerly known as Filtrona Park in reference to the filter factory next door) situated on the simonside Industrial Estate, South Shields It has a capacity of around 3,000 with 250 seats. The ground was home to the Filtrona factory's works football team before previous chairman John Rundle bought the facility and moved Shields in during the summer of 1992. Before this, the club used rented council facilities like The Nook but spent the majority of their existence sharing Jack Clark Park with Marsden cricket club.
The club were forced to leave the facility after the 2012–13 season by the former chairman who still acted as landlord until funds or a buyer could be found. during this, the club played their games at Eden Lane, the former home of Peterlee Newtown FC for two seasons. This was before current chairman Geoff Thompson bought the Filtrona Park premises in May 2015 and moved the club back in.
Since moving back, the ground has undergone a massive transformation with a 3G training facility built alongside the pitch and new stands on the shaftesbury end in 2016, new stands at the 3G end would follow in 2018 and in February 2021, ambitious plans were announced to build two new permanent stands on both the Shaftesbury and 3G ends. These were given the final approval in May 2021 and construction began on the new main stand which will house over 900 seated fans which is due to be completed in late September 2021.
The ground is within a 2-minute walk of the nearest Tyne & Wear Metro stop, that being Bede.
Between 1974 and 1992 however, the club had no home to call its own and spent the vast majority of its time at the council owned Jack Clark Park in Horsley Hill. Home games were also played at The Nook.
Club colours[]
The home colours of South Shields are Claret and Blue shirts and white shorts, this harks back to the colours worn by the first incarnation of the club just before the move to Gateshead in 1930 and also the first known colours of that first incarnation of the club as early as 1905 when they were known as South Shields Adelaide. The current club (when reformed in 1974) played in Dundee United style tangerine and black before altering to Claret and Blue at some point during the 1980s.
The previous incarnations of the club played (for the vast majority of their existences) in Red and Green which was an ode to the town's booming shipbuilding industry in the early part of the 20th century, Red and Green being the indicating colours for Port and Starboard respectively. At some point in the mid 1920s the club switched to Blue and White before the switch to Claret & Blue in 1929. The second incarnation when formed in 1936 played in Red and Green quarters until the early 1960s when the club mirrored Leeds United's change in colours to all White. At some point in the decade, the club switched again, this time to Amber and Blue, the colours worn when Shields made it to the 3rd round of the FA Cup in the 1969–70 season before finishing their existence in 1974 reverting to all Red.
When the club left to form Gateshead United F.C. in 1974, they switched again to white and green, they would fold in 1977.
Club officials[]
Officials[]
Position | Name |
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Chairman | Geoff Thompson |
Vice Chairman | Gary Crutwell |
Honorary Presidents | Jade Thirlwall & David Miliband |
Managing Director | Lee Picton |
Secretary | Phillip Reay |
Media Manager | Daniel Prince |
Non-Executive Directors |
Paul Macpherson / Joanne Howe |
First team[]
Position | Name |
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First Team Manager | Kevin Phillips |
First Team Assistant Managers | Brian Smith & Jon Shaw |
Goalkeeper Coach | Phil Naisbett |
Club Physiotherapist | Andrew Morris |
Kitman | George McLaughlin |
Youth / academy / ladies[]
Position | Name |
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U19 Manager | Wess Brown |
U19 Coach | Blair Adams |
Player Development Co-Ordinator | Jamie Williams |
Futures Academy Lead | Mike Slater |
Futures Academy Coach | Kieren Laverick |
Ladies Team Manager | Ben Garrity |
Head of Foundation | Steve Camm |
Players[]
First-team squad[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Past seasons[]
Season | Manager(s) | League | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Position | Top Scorer (All Competitions) | Goals | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | Average Gate |
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2006–07 | Mickey Taylor / Gary Steadman | Northern Division 2 | 10 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 89 | 58 | +31 | 76 | 4th | Simon Dolman | 26 | Extra Prelim' | – | Round 3 | 153 |
2007–08 | Gary Steadman | Northern Division 2 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 98 | 52 | +46 | 77 | 2nd | Mark Johnson | 23 | Preliminary | – | QR1 | 186 |
2008–09 | Gary Steadman | Northern Division 1 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 39 | 19th | Jonny Wightman | 12 | Preliminary | – | QR1 | 172 |
2009–10 | Gary Steadman | Northern Division 1 | 9 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 83 | 87 | −4 | 63 | 11th | Stephen Ramsey | 21 | Extra Prelim' | – | Round 1 | 184 |
2010–11 | Gary Steadman | Northern Division 1 | 9 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 58 | 11th | Lee Paul Scroggins | 16 | Preliminary | – | Round 1 | 208 |
2011–12 | Gary Steadman / Jon King | Northern Division 1 | 9 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 81 | 92 | −11 | 51 | 13th | Alex Benjamin | 15 | Preliminary | – | Round 1 | 211 |
2012–13 | Jon King | Northern Division 1 | 9 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 54 | 117 | −63 | 38 | 23rd | Jonny Wightman | 16 | QR1 | – | Round 1 | 164 |
2013–14 | Jon King | Northern Division 2 | 10 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 62 | 88 | −26 | 48 | 17th | Adam Burnicle | 11 | Preliminary | – | Round 1 | 69 |
2014–15 | Jon King | Northern Division 2 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 78 | 74 | +4 | 53 | 15th | Paul Kane | 24 | – | – | QR2 | 70 |
2015–16 | Jon King | Northern Division 2 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 122 | 31 | +91 | 107 | 1st | Warren Byrne | 31 | – | – | Round 3 | 765 |
2016–17 | Jon King / Lee Picton & Graham Fenton | Northern Division 1 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 127 | 35 | +92 | 108 | 1st | David Foley | 35 | Extra Prelim' | – | Winners | 1,226 |
2017–18 | Lee Picton & Graham Fenton | NPL Division 1 North | 8 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 112 | 37 | +75 | 103 | 1st | Carl Finnigan | 25 | QR4 | QR2 | – | 1,489 |
2018–19 | Lee Picton & Graham Fenton | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 87 | 2nd | Robert Briggs | 19 | QR2 | QR3 | – | 1,546 |
2019–20 | Lee Picton & Graham Fenton | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 69 | 1st | Jason Gilchrist | 23 | QR1 | Round 1 | – | 1,670 |
2020–21 | Lee Picton & Graham Fenton | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | 6th | Jason Gilchrist | 7 | Round 1 | Round 1 | – | 360 |
2021–22 | Graham Fenton / Kevin Phillips | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 60 | 1st | Darius Osei & Sam Hodgson | 8 | QR2 | QR3 | – | 2,054 |
NOTE 1: Home games in 2013-14 and 2014–15 season were played at Eden Lane in Peterlee
NOTE 2: Average Gates count League and playoff games only
NOTE 3: Home crowds limited to capacity of 300 only in 2020–21 season (600 for opening game)
YELLOW: Seasons curtailed or voided due to the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, no promotions or league titles awarded
Records[]
- FA Cup Best Performance: 1st Round - 2020-21
- FA Trophy Best Performance: 1st Round - 2019-20 & 2020-21
- FA Vase Best Performance: Winners - 2016-17
- FA Youth Cup Best Performance: 3rd Round - 2019-20
- FA Women's Cup Best Performance: 1st Round - 2021-22
- Record Attendance: 3,464 vs Coleshill Town, 2016-17, FA Vase Semi-Final 2nd Leg
- Largest Victory: 14-0 vs Murton Colliery Welfare, 1984–85, Wearside League Division 1
- Heaviest Defeat: 0-11 vs Shildon, 2012-13, Northern League Division 1
Honours[]
- FA Vase
- Winners: 2017
- Northern Premier League
- Northern League
- Wearside League
- Champions: 1977, 1993, 1995
- Wearside League Cup Winners: 1993
- Monkwearmouth Charity Cup Winners: 1987
- Sunderland Shipowners Cup Winners: 1993
- Northern Football Alliance
- Champions: 1975. 1976
- Durham Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1977, 2017
- Runners-Up: 1995, 2019
Academy honours[]
- National League U19 Alliance
- League Cup Winners: 2019
- Regional Division Runners-Up: 2018
- English Colleges FA
- Premier Division National Playoff Runners-Up: 2019
Ladies team honours[]
- Durham Womens Cup
- Runners-Up: 2021
- North East Regional Women's Football League
- Northern Division Champions: 2018
- Subsidiary Plate Winners: 2021
- Durham County League
- Division 1 Champions: 2016
Top 10 attendances[]
Rank | Match | Competition | Date | Attendance |
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1 | South Shields 4-0 Coleshill Town | 2016-17 FA Vase Semi-Final 2nd Leg | Saturday March 18, 2017 | 3,464 |
2 | South Shields 5-3 FC United of Manchester | 2019-20 BetVictor NPL Premier Division | Saturday March 14, 2020 | 3,274 |
3 | South Shields 0-2 Sunderland | Pre-Season Friendly | Thursday July 11, 2019 | 3,261 |
4 | South Shields 6-1 Newport Pagnell Town | 2016-17 FA Vase Quarter-Final | Saturday February 18, 2017 | 3,161 |
5 | South Shields 1-2 Hartlepool United | 2017-18 FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round | Saturday October 24, 2017 | 2,887 |
6 | South Shields 3-2 York City | 2017-18 FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round | Saturday September 30, 2017 | 2,806 |
7 | South Shields 0-1 North Shields | 2016-17 EBAC Northern League Division 1 | Saturday November 5, 2016 | 2,651 |
8 | South Shields 3-1 Matlock Town | 2021-22 Pitching In NPL Premier Division | Tuesday February 22, 2022 | 2,639 |
9 | South Shields 3-1 Witton Albion | 2021-22 Pitching In NPL Premier Division | Tuesday January 25, 2022 | 2,378 |
10 | South Shields 1-1 FC United of Manchester | 2021-22 Pitching In NPL Premier Division | Tuesday August 24th 2021 | 2,362 |
Kit and main sponsors[]
Period | Kit Supplier | Main Shirt Sponsor | Rear Sponsor |
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1974-1988 | ? | ? | ? |
1988-1991 | Umbro | Anglia Windows | None |
1991-1993 | Northumbria Windows | None | |
1993-1995 | Reg Vardy | None | |
1995-1997 | Vaux Samson | None | |
1997-2000 | ? | Dicksons Pork Butchers | None |
2000-2001 | Avec | Wimpey Homes | None |
2001-2004 | Paulas Benara | None | |
2004-2005 | Prostar | - | None |
2005-2006 | Complete Seal Windows | None | |
2006-2007 | Ashley Bathrooms | None | |
2007-2009 | Nike | Ashley Timber | None |
2009-2011 | Port of Tyne | None | |
2011-2013 | Macron | Complete Soccer Academy | None |
2013-2014 | Stanno | Westoe Lettings | None |
2014-2015 | Westoe Dental Practice | None | |
2015-2016 | Nike | Site For Eyes | None |
2016-2017 | Jennings Ford Direct | ||
2017-2018 | Errea | ||
2018-2019 | Puma | Business Energy Claims | |
2019-2021 | Pulman Volkswagen | ||
2021- | Nike | CEFO Group (CFS) |
Previous managers[]
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References[]
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- ^ South Shields at the Football Club History Database
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