The Club and it's Northern League History
This fantastic programme was sent to me by Geoff Wall. It is from the Championship winning season of 1947-48, played over the Christmas period. East Tanfield Colliery Welfare were in the Northern League for one single season. They finished 11th. This match at Darlington Road ended in a tight fought 3-2 win for the Athletic. … Read more
Ferryhill Athletic v Shildon August 27th 1955 by Peter Sixsmith The place where I worked for most of my life against the place I have lived most of my life – so I had to include this one. This was an early season game, Ferryhill’s first at home, in what was to be an average … Read more
Paul Robinson messaged me from California recently to tell me about the Ferryhill Fanzine – ‘The Hill’. Paul tells me that Ferryhill were the first North East non-league team to have a fanzine, he thinks it ran for two years or so, from 1992-1994 (approximately). Paul says he was involved, but stopped doing it when … Read more