Season
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Age
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Teams
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League
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Notes
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| 1962/1963 |
17
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Dawdon CW Jun. |
Hetton Junior
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League R.U. Scored 50 goals and represented the League.
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| 1963/1964 |
18 |
Ryhope YC |
Seaham & District |
The YC's first ever game was a 3-3 draw against Seaham UDC at the colliery welfare ground (now the home of Seaham Red Star). I recall scoring that day but I'm not sure if it was the YC's first ever goal. I'd like to think it was.
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1964/1965 |
19 |
Ryhope YC |
Seaham & District |
Team was improving with the addition of the YC Juniors.
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| 1965/1966 |
20 |
Ryhope YC |
Seaham & District |
A few more ex YC juniors joined and at times I felt like I was the newcomer to the team. Although I was never dropped I wasn't enjoying my football and I decided to leave part of the way through the season after we had won a game 10-0. I didn't score and I can't recall receiving a pass.
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S'land Gas Board |
S'land Under 21's |
Helped out until the end of the season |
| 1966/1967 |
21 |
Ryhope 'Pops' |
Hetton C.I.U. |
Start of 2 very happy seasons. One of the highlights was scoring against the best team in the league, Pallion, in less than 10 seconds without a team mate touching the ball.
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| 1967/1968 |
22 |
Ryhope 'Pops' |
Hetton C.I.U. |
Team spirit and fun, on and off the field, was unbelievable. |
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Ryhope YC |
Seaham & District |
Talked into helping out towards the end of the season, by player/manager Jimmy Clark. He played me at centre forward and I must have scored enough to be wanted as a c.f. the following season.
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| 1968/1969 |
23 |
Ryhope YC |
Seaham & District |
A great season for the club. Won League, League Cup and the Leukemia Charity Cup. Selected for League team as captain along with Brian Page, Harry Clark, Jimmy Clark and Ernie Carlin (Trainer).
Scored 53 goals in 31 games. Missed 10 through injuries.
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| 1969/1970 |
24 |
Ryhope YC |
Seaham & District |
Another Good season. Won League, Houghton Blind Institute and Seaham Aged Miners Cups. Selected for the League team along with Brian Page, Harry Clark, Dennis Dugan, John Teasdale, Harry Orrell, Trvor Campbell and Ronnie Young. Ronnie I seem to recall had a great season and scored a lot of goals.
Scored 72 goals in 43 games
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| 1970/1971 |
25 |
Ryhope YC |
Houghton & District |
Due to work commitments key committee and management were unnavailable and as a result no one was prepared to take on the job of club secretary. As a last resort I volunteered to stop the club from folding. Consequently it was a poor start allround for our first season in the new League. At 25 it seemed like a wasted season.
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| 1971/1972 |
26 |
Ryhope CA |
Houghton & District |
Back to normal this season except for the name change. League RU and won both the Seaham Aged Miners and Houghton Blind Cups.
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Cherry Knowle |
S'land Sunday Div.3 |
League RU |
| 1972/1973 |
27 |
Ryhope CA |
Houghton & District |
Great season in many ways. Sunderland AFC winning the FA Cup and we won the League and Durham Hosptitals Cup, runners up in both the League Cup and Easington Aged Miners Cup. The CA won 19 consecutive league games.
Scored 85 goals in 48games
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| 1973/1974 |
28 |
Ryhope CA |
Houghton & District |
League RU. A disappointing season. Struggled a bit with knee trouble and a cartilage operation was required after my knee locked during my 25th game. An early end to my season.
Scored 27 goals
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| 1974/1975 |
29 |
Ryhope CA |
Houghton & District |
Won League. Recovered well from knee surgery and had a decent season but not up to the standard of the 72/73 season.
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| 1975/1976 |
30 |
Silksworth CW |
Wearside |
'CA folded and management asked to take over at Silksworth. Great to link up with Charlie Grose.
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Silksworth RAOB |
S'land Sunday CIU |
Won the League and League Cup. Great to link up with Ronnie Jobson. There wasn't a weakness in the squad. A tremendous team and season.
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| 1976/1977 |
31 |
Eppleton CW |
Wearside |
Left after a few games to join ex Ryhope CA management who had moved to Seaham Red Star.
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Seaham Red Star |
Northern Alliance |
Not a great season for me but managed to score 22 goals after missing the early part of the season.
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| 1977/1978 |
32 |
Roker FC |
Wearside |
Played partly in mid field. A very disappointing season and it was a bit embarrassing to be presented with the trophy for finishing as leading goalscorer with just 11 goals.
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| 1978/1979 |
33 |
Ryhope CA |
Northern Alliance |
The 'CA had reformed and joined the Northern Alliance. I was past my best but it was still very pleasing to score a hatrick in my final season having also scored in the clubs first ever game back in 1963.
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Summer 1979
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34 |
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Obtained FA Prelimary Certificate for Coaching despite missing 4 out of 12 sessions through holiday.
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| 1979/1980 |
34 |
Dawdon CW |
Houghton & District |
Helped out as player/coach. R.U. in Murton Aged Miners Cup
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| 1980/1981 |
35 |
'Rockies' |
Whitburn CA
Over 30's 5 a-side
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Won League and leagues leading goal scorer.
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| 1981/1982 |
36 |
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Joined Houghton Golf Club in 1980 and this was my first real break from football.
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| 1982/1983 |
37 |
Seaham Red Star |
Wearside |
Joined Tony Lynch, ('Stars Manager) as team coach half way through the season
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Cherry Knowle |
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Helped out at end of season. 1st game won 3-1 and scored all three.
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| 1983/1984 |
38 |
Eppleton CW |
Wearside |
Moved with Tony Lynch.
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Ryhope FC |
S'land Over 35's |
Can’t recall how many games played but I don't think it was many.
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| 1984/1985 |
39 |
Eppleton CW |
Wearside |
Started season here but approached by Dawdon CW and I couldn't resist going back to the 'Green Drive'.
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Dawdon CW |
Wearside |
Joined as coach and joint manager. Had great support from the committee Norman Kelly, Ivan Arthur and Ralph Pigg. Won the League Cup beating Eppleton CW in the final having beaten Blue Star in the semis.(I played in the quarter final, because of injuries, against Easington CW)
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Seaham Red Star |
S'land Over 35's |
Can’t recall how many games played.
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| 1985/1986 |
40 |
Dawdon CW |
Wearside |
Did OK despite losing good players to Northern League teams before the season started.
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Seaham Red Star |
S'land Over 35's |
League Champions and won the Echo Cup and Woodpecker Cider Trophy. Runners up in the Junior N.C.O. Cup and the Bob Paisley Cup.
Scored 45 goals from 25 games. Leagues leading goal scorer.
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| 1986/1987 |
41 |
Dawdon CW |
Wearside |
Now manager, brought in Harry Clark as coach and we had a good season.
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| 1987/1988 |
42 |
Dawdon CW |
Wearside |
Another good season. Resigned at end of season.
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| 1988/1989 |
43 |
Durham Fire Brig. |
Over 40's |
Just a few games played. Retired with knee trouble. Scored 2 in last game before coming off at half time.
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