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South Shields.
The little seaside town has some famous people that were born there, with the most notable including Frank Williams the founder of the Williams F1 racing team, Eric Idle who wrote amd starred in the Monty Python films, The former FA Cup winning footballer Stan Mortensen and of course author Dame Catherine Cookson.
South Shields F.C. History
South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name. The current club was founded in 1974 and plays in Northern league Division One at Filtrona Park
First incarnation
Reports in the local Gazette suggest that the South Shields Association Football team's first recorded result was a 2-1 win in September 1889 against Gateshead Albion, though mention was made of three games the previous season. South Shields Athletic formed in 1897 to play in the Northern Alliance, but folded in 1902.
South Shields Adelaide, nicknamed the Laddies, were formed in 1899 by Jack Inskip, and after joining the Northern Alliance, moved to the North Easyern League in 1908–09, becoming a limited company, Adelaide had been dropped from the name in 1905 and in 1913 the club unsuccessfully applied to the Football League polling no votes.
In 1919 they contested the post war Victory Shield alongside Newcastle, Sunderland and others, and joined the extended Footbal League Second Division in 1919–20 amassing 28 votes. The first game was a 1-0 defeat a Fulham watched by 20,000 and though big crowds were commonplace, at Shields' Horsely Hill ground, success proved elusive.
Relegation came in 1928, and after two Division Three North seasons the club folded in 1930 despite finishing seventh, and was taken over in its entirety by Gateshead.
Second incarnation
That was it until 1936–37 when, with financial support from the Shields gazette, the team re–formed in the North Eastern League and enjoyed immediate success in both league and Durham Challenge Cup before war broke out.
Gates often exceeded 10,000. The record at Simonside Hall (the club's home from 1951) is thought to be 18,000 for the 1957 – 58 FA Cup tie with York City, though the figure 21,000 has also been reported.
Numerous great FA Cup days included the 4-1 defeat at Queens Park Rangers in 1970, and the 10 goal feat by Chris Marron – claimed to be an FA Cup record – in the 13-0 win over Radcliffe Welfare United in 1947.
Enforced moves resulted from the folding of the North Eastern League in 1957-58, the Midland League in 1959-60, the Northern Counties League in 1961-62, the re-formed North Eastern League in 1963-64 and the North Regional League in 1967-68.
The Northern Premier League was the next stop, though the club folded in 1974. Its demise was common knowledge before the event, even though the club reached the FA Trophy semi-finals, losing 3-0 on aggregate to a Morecambe side it had beaten 6-0 and 7-1 in the League, only 1,117 bothered to watch the home leg.
Third incarnation
The club in its present form was born that year after a second defection to Gateshead by the town's club, and the sale of Simonside Hall, given to the club by supporters. The re-formed club under chairman Martin Ford, was based at the council's Jack Clark Park, and began a 17-year crusade for a home of its own.
After two title winning seasons in the Northern Alliance, and a run to the quarter-finals of the FA Vase, Shields joined the Wearside League. Ultimately it fell to chairman John Rundle and his family to provide the holy grail of a new ground at Filtrona Park, which was generously re-developed and first used by the club in 1992.
In 1994-95 the club won the Wearside League for the second time in three years, and were promoted t Northern League Division Two. They were promoted again to Northern League Division One the following season. However, in 1999-2000 the club were relegated back to Division Two, with chairman John Rundle publicly threatening to fold the club if they went down (though he did not follow the threat through).
After several seasons in the Division Two, John Rundle again threatened the club with closure in 2006, locking the gates at Filtrona Park before a home game. However, a new committee was formed and the club was saved from extinction. Since then Shields have improved greatly, a disappointing fourth-place finish in 2007 was followed by promotion in 2008 back into Division One.
In 2010 Shields won the Northern League Cup, beating Ashington 6-5 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
Club Details.
Nickname: The Mariners.
Chairman: Sean Searle.
Stadium: Filtrona Park.
Year Founded: 1974.
Status: Semi Professional.
Reputation: Obscure.
The Kits.
Great work from Hellroker.
Filtrona Park
Filtrona Park is the South Shields football stadium and holds 2500 people with 150 seats. It has good transport links to Newcastle and Sunderland by using the Metro service at Bede that is only a minute's walk from Filtrona Park.
Bede Metro Station
The Mariners appoint former England International footballer Colin Hall as the new manager.
The 32 year old signs a contract until the end of the 2010/11 season with a reported salary of £140 per week
In a short press conference this is what the 32 year old new South Shields manager had to say.
Tactical Information.
Colin Hall is a well known admirer of two formations the 4-2-4 and the 4-5-1 and no doubt these will be the formations he uses in his time at South Shields.
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Transfers
These are the players that we signed in the first transfer window in the first season. I raided the clubs from Reunion in Africa as there is some quality players available on free transfers as they are only on amateur contracts. Two of the better players are Marc Zanotti a French left winger who can also play as a central midfielder and Cedric Fraumens a French centre back.
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Marc Zanotti.
Cedric Fraumens
After going overboard signing players we now find ourselves £630 over our wage budget but we have played a lot of friendlies abroad to give the club a good bank balance for the time being.
Our first few games of the season have looked like we will be to good for this league.
August.
South Shields 4 -0 Norton & Stockton Ancients Winter, Zanotti 3.
(FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round) Holsworthy 0- 1 South Shields Zanotti .
Horden CW 0-7 South Shields Trustful, Feasey 2, Viadere, Winter, Zanotti 2.
Ryton 0- 3 South Shields Zanotti, Fetissoi, Kammeron.
(FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round) Selby 0- 4 South Shields Riley, Fraumens 2, Mullins.
Player of the Month
Marc Zanotti the left winger was in fine form in his first month with the club bagging six goals.
I am using Super Bladesman's database to allow me to take control of South Shields who are in the 9th tier of English football.
I have leagues from the Premier League to level 9 of English football running and i have loaded all players from the World in my game.
http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=159082
Please comment on my South Shields story. I would love to here your feedback and suggestions on how can i improve my story.
South Shields.
The little seaside town has some famous people that were born there, with the most notable including Frank Williams the founder of the Williams F1 racing team, Eric Idle who wrote amd starred in the Monty Python films, The former FA Cup winning footballer Stan Mortensen and of course author Dame Catherine Cookson.
South Shields F.C. History
South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name. The current club was founded in 1974 and plays in Northern league Division One at Filtrona Park
First incarnation
Reports in the local Gazette suggest that the South Shields Association Football team's first recorded result was a 2-1 win in September 1889 against Gateshead Albion, though mention was made of three games the previous season. South Shields Athletic formed in 1897 to play in the Northern Alliance, but folded in 1902.
South Shields Adelaide, nicknamed the Laddies, were formed in 1899 by Jack Inskip, and after joining the Northern Alliance, moved to the North Easyern League in 1908–09, becoming a limited company, Adelaide had been dropped from the name in 1905 and in 1913 the club unsuccessfully applied to the Football League polling no votes.
In 1919 they contested the post war Victory Shield alongside Newcastle, Sunderland and others, and joined the extended Footbal League Second Division in 1919–20 amassing 28 votes. The first game was a 1-0 defeat a Fulham watched by 20,000 and though big crowds were commonplace, at Shields' Horsely Hill ground, success proved elusive.
Relegation came in 1928, and after two Division Three North seasons the club folded in 1930 despite finishing seventh, and was taken over in its entirety by Gateshead.
Second incarnation
That was it until 1936–37 when, with financial support from the Shields gazette, the team re–formed in the North Eastern League and enjoyed immediate success in both league and Durham Challenge Cup before war broke out.
Gates often exceeded 10,000. The record at Simonside Hall (the club's home from 1951) is thought to be 18,000 for the 1957 – 58 FA Cup tie with York City, though the figure 21,000 has also been reported.
Numerous great FA Cup days included the 4-1 defeat at Queens Park Rangers in 1970, and the 10 goal feat by Chris Marron – claimed to be an FA Cup record – in the 13-0 win over Radcliffe Welfare United in 1947.
Enforced moves resulted from the folding of the North Eastern League in 1957-58, the Midland League in 1959-60, the Northern Counties League in 1961-62, the re-formed North Eastern League in 1963-64 and the North Regional League in 1967-68.
The Northern Premier League was the next stop, though the club folded in 1974. Its demise was common knowledge before the event, even though the club reached the FA Trophy semi-finals, losing 3-0 on aggregate to a Morecambe side it had beaten 6-0 and 7-1 in the League, only 1,117 bothered to watch the home leg.
Third incarnation
The club in its present form was born that year after a second defection to Gateshead by the town's club, and the sale of Simonside Hall, given to the club by supporters. The re-formed club under chairman Martin Ford, was based at the council's Jack Clark Park, and began a 17-year crusade for a home of its own.
After two title winning seasons in the Northern Alliance, and a run to the quarter-finals of the FA Vase, Shields joined the Wearside League. Ultimately it fell to chairman John Rundle and his family to provide the holy grail of a new ground at Filtrona Park, which was generously re-developed and first used by the club in 1992.
In 1994-95 the club won the Wearside League for the second time in three years, and were promoted t Northern League Division Two. They were promoted again to Northern League Division One the following season. However, in 1999-2000 the club were relegated back to Division Two, with chairman John Rundle publicly threatening to fold the club if they went down (though he did not follow the threat through).
After several seasons in the Division Two, John Rundle again threatened the club with closure in 2006, locking the gates at Filtrona Park before a home game. However, a new committee was formed and the club was saved from extinction. Since then Shields have improved greatly, a disappointing fourth-place finish in 2007 was followed by promotion in 2008 back into Division One.
In 2010 Shields won the Northern League Cup, beating Ashington 6-5 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
Club Details.
Nickname: The Mariners.
Chairman: Sean Searle.
Stadium: Filtrona Park.
Year Founded: 1974.
Status: Semi Professional.
Reputation: Obscure.
The Kits.
Great work from Hellroker.
Filtrona Park
Filtrona Park is the South Shields football stadium and holds 2500 people with 150 seats. It has good transport links to Newcastle and Sunderland by using the Metro service at Bede that is only a minute's walk from Filtrona Park.
Bede Metro Station
The Mariners appoint former England International footballer Colin Hall as the new manager.
The 32 year old signs a contract until the end of the 2010/11 season with a reported salary of £140 per week
In a short press conference this is what the 32 year old new South Shields manager had to say.
Tactical Information.
Colin Hall is a well known admirer of two formations the 4-2-4 and the 4-5-1 and no doubt these will be the formations he uses in his time at South Shields.
View attachment 71288View attachment 71289
Transfers
These are the players that we signed in the first transfer window in the first season. I raided the clubs from Reunion in Africa as there is some quality players available on free transfers as they are only on amateur contracts. Two of the better players are Marc Zanotti a French left winger who can also play as a central midfielder and Cedric Fraumens a French centre back.
View attachment 70337
Marc Zanotti.
Cedric Fraumens
After going overboard signing players we now find ourselves £630 over our wage budget but we have played a lot of friendlies abroad to give the club a good bank balance for the time being.
Our first few games of the season have looked like we will be to good for this league.
August.
South Shields 4 -0 Norton & Stockton Ancients Winter, Zanotti 3.
(FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round) Holsworthy 0- 1 South Shields Zanotti .
Horden CW 0-7 South Shields Trustful, Feasey 2, Viadere, Winter, Zanotti 2.
Ryton 0- 3 South Shields Zanotti, Fetissoi, Kammeron.
(FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round) Selby 0- 4 South Shields Riley, Fraumens 2, Mullins.
Player of the Month
Marc Zanotti the left winger was in fine form in his first month with the club bagging six goals.
I am using Super Bladesman's database to allow me to take control of South Shields who are in the 9th tier of English football.
I have leagues from the Premier League to level 9 of English football running and i have loaded all players from the World in my game.
http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=159082
Please comment on my South Shields story. I would love to here your feedback and suggestions on how can i improve my story.
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. On loan striker Dan Riley has also been injured and will be out for 1 month.
