Full name | North Shields Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Robins | ||
Founded | 1896 | (as North Shields Athletic)||
Ground | Daren Persson Stadium @ Ralph Gardner Park North Shields | ||
Capacity | 1,500 | ||
Chairman | Sean Mulligan | ||
Manager | Brian Smith | ||
2023–24 | Northern League Division One, 14th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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North Shields Football Club is a football club based in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup twice in their history: in 1933–34 and 1982–83. Following their promotion from Northern League Division Two, they achieved promotion to Northern League Division One from which they were promoted from in 2022 as Champions to the Northern Premier League Division One East. They also won the FA Amateur Cup at Wembley in 1969, beating Sutton United. During the 2014–15 season, North Shields repeated their 1969 success by defeating Glossop North End 2-1 AET at Wembley in the final of the FA Vase.[1][2][3]