Shildon A.F.C.

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

2013–14

Northern Football League
Division One, 3rd

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.

Reserves

Shildon will also enter a Reserve team in the Durham Alliance League for the 2014-15 season

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. The Reserve Team will play home games at Shildon Leisure Centre

Playing squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Lewis Graham
		GK	Keith Finch
		DF	John Brackstone
		DF	Carl Jones
		DF	Darren Craddock
		DF	Sam Hodgson
		DF	Paul Buzzeo
		DF	Ross Wilkinson
		DF	Darren Richardson
		DF	Mark Stephenson
		MF	Jamie Harwood
		MF	Chris Emms

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Lee Paul Scroggins
		MF	Stephen Turnbull
		MF	Mark Hudson
		MF	Craig Ruddy
		MF	Lee Kerr
		FW	Sam Garvie
		FW	Billy Greulich-Smith
		FW	Nathan Jameson
		FW	Ben Wood
		FW	Adam Garrity
		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
Durham Challenge Cup Winners 2013-14
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

Northern League

Division One	Ashington Bedlington Terriers Billingham Synthonia Bishop Auckland Celtic Nation Consett Crook Town Dunston UTS Durham City Guisborough Town Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Marske United Morpeth Town Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe North Shields Penrith Shildon Sunderland Ryhope Community Association West Allotment Celtic West Auckland Town Whitley Bay

Division Two	Alnwick Town Billingham Town Birtley Town Brandon United Chester-le-Street Town Darlington Railway Athletic Esh Winning Heaton Stannington Hebburn Town Northallerton Town Norton & Stockton Ancients Ryhope Colliery Welfare Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Seaham Red Star South Shields Stokesley Sports Club Team Northumbria Thornaby Tow Law Town Washington Whickham Willington

Seasons	1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15