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
Ground Capacity 4,700
Chairman England Brian Burn
Manager England Gary Forrest
League Northern Football League
Division One
2014–15 Northern Football League
Division One, 2nd

Shildon A.F.C. 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 five times in their history. 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

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

Playing squad

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 Lewis Graham
England GK Keith Finch
England GK Kyle Hayes
England GK Jake Johnson
England DF John Brackstone
England DF Carl Jones
England DF Darren Craddock
England DF Matty Robson
England DF Sam Hodgson
England DF Darren Richardson
England DF Dan Groves
England MF Jamie Harwood
No. Position Player
England MF Lewis Wing
England MF Jonny Davis
England MF Andrew Bell
England MF Lewis Dodds
England MF Kyle Fryatt
England MF Stephen Turnbull
England MF Mark Hudson
England MF Mark Ellison
England MF Daniel Moore
England FW Mark Doninger
England FW Billy Greulich-Smith
England FW Ben Wood
England FW Michael Rae
England FW Paul Connor

Records

References

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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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