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	David Dent
Manager	Daniel Moore
League	Northern League Division One
2017–18	Northern League Division One, 3rd of 22
Home colours	Away colours

Shildon Association Football Club 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 six times in their history, the most recent occasion being season 2015–16, when they also won the league cup. 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

The main stand at Shildon's Dean Street home

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

Players

As of 15 August 2018^[2]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Shaun Newbrook
		GK	Bryan Wood
		DF	Matty Robson
		DF	Dominic Curl
		DF	Daniel Moore
		DF	Aidan Heywood
		DF	Jack Turnbull
		DF	Jamie Harwood
		MF	Jack Blackford
		MF	Callum Banki

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Marc Ellison
		MF	Aaron Duell
		MF	Ross Gardner
		MF	Ben Trotter
		MF	Keith Graydon
		FW	Billy Greulich-Smith
		FW	Matthew Waters
		FW	Bradley Hird
		FW	Danny Earl

Records

Northern Football League Winners: 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1939–40, 2015–16
Northern Football League (Division 2) Winners: 2001–02
FA Cup best performance: First Round Proper – 1959–60, 2003–04 Fourth Qualifying Round 2013-14, 2017/18
FA Trophy best performance: Third Qualifying Round – 1974–75, 1992–93
FA Vase best performance: Semi-final – 2012–13
FA Amateur Cup best performance: Quarter Final – 1958–59
Durham Challenge Cup Winners: 2013–14, 2014–15
Northern League Cup Winners: 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1952–53, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16

References

↑ Notts County 7–2 Shildon – BBC Sport
↑ "First Team". Shildon AFC. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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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[1] Notts County 7–2 Shildon – BBC Sport

[Profiles-2] "First Team". Shildon AFC. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

2018–19 Northern League
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Division Two	Bedlington Terriers Billingham Town Billingham Synthonia Birtley Town Brandon United Chester-le-Street Town Crook Town Durham City Easington Colliery Esh Winning Heaton Stannington Jarrow Northallerton Town Redcar Athletic Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Thornaby Tow Law Town Washington West Allotment Celtic Willington
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