Ryton & Crawcrook Albion F.C.

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
Full name Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Football Club
Nickname(s) The Albion
Founded 1970 (as Ryton F.C.)
Ground Kingsley Park Stadium
Crawcrook
Tyne and Wear
Ground Capacity 1,500
Chairman Richie Hands
Manager Paul Dobie
Coach Jordan Moore
League Northern Football League
Division Two
2014–15 Northern Football League
Division Two, 12th
Website Club home page

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion F.C. is an English non-league football club from Crawcrook, near Ryton, in Tyne and Wear, currently playing in the Northern League Division Two. The team, nicknamed "Albion", play their home games at Kingsley Park Stadium. They were known as Ryton F.C. until 2011.

History

The club crest when it was known as Ryton F.C.

The club was established in 1970 with a single adult team, operating from a local pub.[1] The club joined the Northern Alliance Division Two in 1988. In the mid-1990s, the club was granted a Lottery grant to build a ground and club house. The work was completed in 1998 and the ground officially opened by Prince Andrew, Duke of York.[1]

The senior team currently play in the Northern League Division Two, playing against clubs from across the four county football associations in the region, North Yorkshire; Durham; Northumberland and Cumberland.

With an appearance at the Durham Challenge Cup final at the end of the 2009–10 season, club secretary Ken Rodger used the raised profile of the club to try and attract sponsorship in the summer but the money never came through, despite companies' promises. This led to the departure of manager Barry Fleming and his assistant Paul Brown. Former Ashington assistant manager Peter Craggs took over the managerial role. No consistent squad of players was formed and a total of thirty-five players made appearances for the team in the space of a month, and the inconsistency was reflected in numerous heavy defeats on the pitch, including a 10–0 loss to Shildon in October 2010.[2]

Stadium

The club's ground, Kingsley Park Stadium has one full sized turf pitch, with one stand, which is overlooked by the clubhouse. It also has one seven a side size third generation AstroTurf pitch to the rear, which was built with a Football Foundation grant, and is used not only by the club but by the local community and local schools.[1]

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion F.C. is a Chartered Standard Club and is the only club in the area to allow children as young as six years old to play through the age levels to progress to the senior team and play in the FA Youth Cup, FA Vase and the FA Cup. Including girls teams, the club has two adult teams and twelve youth teams operating. The team is also voluntarily operated, including the managerial committee and coaches.[1]

Players

Current squad

As of 10 October 2015[3]

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

No. Position Player
England GK Tom Chrostowski
England DF Harry Mitchell
England DF Jack Stoddart
England DF David Below
England DF Adam Chrostowski
England DF Mark McMeekin
England DF Callum Turnbull
England DF Darren Graham
England DF Gavin Cox
England DF Leigh Shickle
England MF Phil Hodges
England MF Josh Holland
England MF Mario Kastrati
England MF Will Forsyth
England MF Will Nutman
England MF Phil Robinson
England FW David Backhouse
England FW Sam Moore
England FW Ryan Burnyeat
England FW Scott Gunn
England FW Matty Fothergill
England FW Chris Holt

N.B. The Northern League does not use a squad numbering system

Current staff

Position Name
ManagerPaul Dobie
CoachJordan Moore
ChairmanRichie Hands
1st Team secretaryStevie Carter

Club records

The club's first goal in the Northern League Division One was scored by Craig Marron against Bishop Auckland on 9 August 2008. The club's best run in the FA Cup was reaching first round qualifying in the 2008–09 season. In the same season the club had their best performance in the FA Vase, reaching the second round.

In April 2010 the club narrowly lost out to Billingham Synthonia in the Durham Challenge Cup Final.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ryton & Crawcrook Albion U15s". Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  2. Hudson, Michael (31 December 2010). "Spare a thought in the new year for Ryton FC". www.twohundredpercent.net. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  3. "Ryton & Crawcrook Albion FC". www.clubwebsite.co.uk/rytonandcrawcrookalbionfc. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 54°58′14.72″N 1°47′37.83″W / 54.9707556°N 1.7938417°W / 54.9707556; -1.7938417

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