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NORTH SHIELDS

LEAGUE POSITION 14TH

THE GAFFER MARC NASH

TOP SCORER: REGAN PATERSON (6) RECENT FORM L D D L L L

PLAYER SPONSORSAN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID COULTHARD

North Shields Athletic were founded in 1896 and played across four different leagues.

After World War I, the club resurfaced as Preston Colliery before they became North Shields in 1928. They remained in the North Eastern League until 1958, winning the title in 1950. After the league disbanding, they won the Northern Counties League in 1961, before joining the Northern League in 1964. They landed the quadruple of Northern League, League Cup, FA Amateur Cup and Anglo Italian Amateur Cup in 1969. They won the League Cup again in 1972, and remained in the Northern League until 1989, at which point they joined the Northern Counties East League. They were then promoted to the Northern Premier

League in 1992, however the club folded. The Robins reformed in Wearside League Division Two, five steps down from their previous campaign. In 1999, they went on to win the treble – Wearside League, Shipowners Cup and Northumberland Senior Bowl, and later won another Bowl and two Monkwearmouth Cups. They rejoined the Northern League in 2004 and played in Division Two before promotion in 2014. They then won the 2015 FA Vase and added a 13th Senior Cup in 2016. Last season, Marc Nash’s side won the Northern League title to reach step four for the first time since their reformation.

PLAYER SPONSORSKEY PLAYERS

ROCK AT THE BACK

TOM BEXTON

WAS AT WOLVES U18S BEFORE JOINING SOUTH SHIELDS SPENT A SEASON WITH WHITLEY BAY

TRIALED FOR BLYTH SPARTANS & SIGNED FOR NORTH SHIELDS IN 2020

ATTACKING THREAT

DAN WILSON

CLAIMED NORTHERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR & TOP SCORER LAST SEASON HAS SCORED FOUR FROM 21 GAMES THIS CAMPAIGN

PREVIOUSLY AT BLYTH AFC & SEAHAM RED STAR

LAST MATCH

North Shields suffered defeat to Shildon at home on Boxing Day, despite The Robins taking the lead early in the second half at the Daren Persson Stadium.

After a goalless first period, in which Billy Greulich-Smith struck the bar for the visitors, it was the home side that got their noses in front ten minutes after the restart when Regan Paterson brought the ball down well, before providing a composed finish. Their lead only lasted 12 minutes as Joe Posthill carried the ball into the area and finished beyond Finlay Hodgson. It was then Greulich-Smith who grabbed the winner with a 76th minute header, and Marc Nash’s side couldn’t find a way back into the contest as they suffered their seventh loss of the season.