North Shields F.C.

North Shields
Full nameNorth Shields Football Club
Nickname(s)The Robins
Founded1896; 128 years ago (1896) (as North Shields Athletic)
GroundDaren Persson Stadium @ Ralph Gardner Park
North Shields
Capacity1,500
ChairmanSean Mulligan & Sean Redford
ManagerBrian Smith
2023–24Northern League Division One, 14th of 20
WebsiteClub 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]

  1. ^ "North Shields come from behind to lift The FA Vase". The Football Association. 9 May 2015.
  2. ^ The Football Association (28 March 2015). "Glossop North End going to Wembley". the FA.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Teams are drawn for the final". thefa.com. football association. Retrieved 1 April 2015.