Heaton Stannington F.C.
association football club in England
Heaton Stannington Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One East and play at Grounsell Park.
History
The current club was established in 1910, although an earlier version of the club was playing in the Newcastle and District Amateur League until resigning in December 1904. They did not join a league until 1913, when they entered the Tyneside Minor League. After one season the club switched to Division Two of the Northern Amateur League. After gaining promotion to Division One, the club won the league's Challenge Cup in 1935–36 before winning the league title the following season. They then moved up to the Tyneside League, finishing as runners-up in 1938–39.
In 1939 Heaton Stannington were elected to the Northern League. They finished bottom of the league in 1948–49 and 1949–50, and after two more bottom-three finishes, the club left the Northern League in 1952 to join the Northern Alliance. After four seasons in the Alliance, they returned to the Northern Amateur League.
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