Shildon A.F.C.

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Shildon

Full name

Shildon Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Railwaymen
The Shells

Founded

1890 (as Shildon Athletic)

Ground

Dean Street
Shildon

Capacity

4,700

Chairman

Brian Burn

Manager

Gary Forrest

League

Northern Football League
Division One

2012–13

Northern Football League
Division One, 8th

Home colours

Shildon A.F.C. is a football club established in 1890 based in Shildon, County Durham, England. They compete in the Northern League Division One and play at Dean Street.

History

Established in 1890, Shildon joined the North Eastern League in 1907 and have won the Northern League title five times in their history. They had a very successful history in the 1930s.

In November 2003, Shildon reached the FA Cup first round proper for the first time in 42 years. However, they were beaten 7–2 on the day by Notts County.^[1]

Shildon's nickname is The Railwaymen after the wagon works that was the major employer in the town for many years. They are sometimes called by the nickname The Shells.

Ground

Shildon play at Dean Street. Bishop Auckland also played at Dean Street for a couple of years in a groundsharing agreement whilst building their new stadium, Heritage Park.

Playing squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Keith Finch
		GK	Phillip Naisbett
		DF	John Brackstone
		DF	Carl Jones
		DF	Ben Christensen
		DF	Richard Flynn
		DF	Chris Hunter
		DF	Justin Keegan
		MF	Chris McCabe
		MF	Lee Chapman
		MF	Ross Gardner
		MF	Robert Clarkson
		MF	Chris Hughes
		MF	Mark Hudson
		MF	Danny Richmond
		MF	Robert Briggs
		FW	Sam Garvie
		FW	Billy Greulich-Smith
		FW	Adam Johnson
		FW	Ben Wood
		FW	Jamie Owens
		FW	Paul Connor

Records

FA Cup best performance: first round proper – 1959–60, 2003–04
FA Trophy best performance: third qualifying round – 1974–75, 1992–93
FA Vase best performance: third round – 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012-13 – Quarter Final – 2009–10, Semi Final 2012-13
FA Amateur Cup best performance: quarter–finals – 1958–59
All time record goal scorer : Garry Barnes 2003–04, played 52, goals 53

References

↑ Notts County 7–2 Shildon – BBC Sport

External links

Official website
Shildon at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 54°38′1.568″N 1°39′2.621″W / 54.63376889°N 1.65072806°W / 54.63376889; -1.65072806

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