Easington Colliery A.F.C.

Easington Colliery

Full name

Easington Colliery Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Colliery

Founded

1913 (as Easington Colliery Welfare)
1973 (reformed)
1980 (as Easington Colliery A.F.C.)

Ground

Easington Welfare Park
Easington Colliery

Chairman

Andy Colledge

Manager

Paul Adamson

League

Northern League

2014–15

Wearside Football League, 2nd

Home colours

Easington Colliery Association Football Club are an English amateur football club based in Easington Colliery, County Durham, England, and currently play in the Northern League Division Two (which is the 10th level of English football). Easington Colliery A.F.C. were founded as Easington Colliery Welfare in 1913.^[1] They reached the first round of the FA Cup in 1955 for the first and only time in their history, which they lost 2–0 to Tranmere Rovers, to a record crowd of 4,500.^[1]

History

Formed in 1913 the club had to wait until the 1930s for their first honours which came with five league championships and five cups. In 1955 the club made it to the First Round proper of the FA Cup for the only time, when they played Tranmere Rovers at the Welfare Ground in front of a crowd of 4,500, going down a credible 2–0, In 1964 the club was disbanded but nine years later were reformed, and quickly won three league championships. A new era in began with a merger with fellow Easington football club Easington Rangers who then were successful playing in the Houghton and District League.

The club reached the fourth round of the FA Vase in the 1982–83 season after forcing Percy Main Amateurs into a replay after a 1–1 draw at home, before going down 2–0 in the replay.^[2] The club applied to join the Northern League shortly after but were initially rejected because their main stand was not finished. With the situation rectified the club was elected to that league's Second Division where they won promotion in their first season, scoring more than 100 goals and winning all of their last 9 games to claim the runners–up spot behind Newcastle Blue Star.

The most recent FA Cup success came in the 1987–88 season in the third qualifying round where the club defeated Newcastle Blue Star 3–0 to progress to the fourth qualifying round, before being knocked out by now Conference National side Northwich Victoria, with the match ending 3–0.^[3] The following season Colliery stayed in the Northern League Division One and made their way to the league cup final where they were beaten by Spennymoor United. In 1988 the club reached the final of the Durham FA Challenge Cup but were beaten by Bishop Auckland at Roker Park.^[1]

In the 2006–07 season the club finished eighth in the Northern Football Alliance Premier Division, with Tom Orchard their leading goalscorer with 16 goals and also with 18 assists.^[4] They switched from the Northern Football Alliance to the Wearside Football League before the 2007–08 season. The FA Vase campaign was a disappointing one for Colliery, going out in the second qualifying round to Thackley, beaten 4–1 on 22 September 2007 with a former Middlesbrough youth player scoring the goal for Easington Colliery.^[5]^[6] Following a second-place finish in 2014-15, Easington Colliery's application for promotion to the Northern League was accepted.

Stadium

The home of Easington Colliery Association Football Club is the Welfare Park, there is one stand, The Alan Purvis Stand named after the former Club Secretary and it is all–standing, there is home and away changing rooms and white concrete dugouts for the management staff and substitutes.

Current squad

As of 31 March 2011.^[7]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Kyle Donaldson
		GK	Paul Griffith
			Liam Dunn
		DF	Daniel Flounders
		DF	Spencer Shevlin
		DF	David Henderson
		DF	Paul Moss
		DF	Farran Pope
		DF	Ian Redman
		MF	Jordan Thompson
		MF	Ryan Mather
		MF	Micheal Noble

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Andrew Morris
		MF	Dale Spence
		MF	Brett Gillatt
		MF	Chris Tarn
		MF	Rhys Weir
		MF	marc Stevenson
		MF	Kris Johnson
		FW	Paul Taylor
		FW	Danny Lockwood
		FW	David Laight
		FW	Adam Frame
		FW	Adam Heath

Club staff

As of 1 March 2012.^[8]

Chairman: Paul Adamson
Manager: Paul Frame
Assistant Manager: Craig Parkinson
Coach: Paul Taylor
Committee/Goalkeeper Coach: Paul grifths
Committee: Alan Moutter
Committee: Les measor
Committee: George Neil

References

1 2 3 "Easington Colliery A.F.C. history". webteams. 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
↑ "F.A. Vase 1982–83". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
↑ "F.A. Cup 1987–88". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
↑ "Easington Colliery A.F.C. 2006–07 season". Webteams. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
↑ "FA Vase match report for Easington Colliery vs Thackley". Webteams. 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
↑ "F.A. Vase 2007–08". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
↑ "Squad lists and profile". webteams. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
↑ "Club Staff". webteams. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

External links

Easington Colliery A.F.C. website on webteams

Northern League

Division One	Ashington Bedlington Terriers Bishop Auckland Consett Dunston UTS Durham City Guisborough Town Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Marske United Morpeth Town Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe North Shields Norton & Stockton Ancients Penrith Seaham Red Star Shildon Sunderland Ryhope Community Association Washington West Allotment Celtic West Auckland Town Whitley Bay

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

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