Annfield Plain Football Club is an amateur

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club based in

Annfield Plain Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, to the north-east, and Consett, to the west. According to the 2001 census, Annfield Plain had a population of 3,569. By the tim ...

, near

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, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Derwent Park. They are the highest ranked club in the Stanley area, and second only to

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in Derwentside.

History

The first team joined the

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for the 1925–26 season and played in the league until 1964, when they joined the

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. In 1947, they also applied to join

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, though due to geographical concerns, the vote was never held. The home strip of Annfield Plain is claret and blue, while the away kit is sky blue. For many years, the club competed in the English national cup competition, the

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. They first entered in the 1926–27 season and reached the first round proper, before losing 2–4 to Chilton Colliery Recreation. Annfield Plain also reached the first round in the 1928–29 and 1964–65 seasons, but were defeated by

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on both occasions. The club also competed in the

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on three occasions between 1969 and 1976, but never progressed past the first qualifying round. In the

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the team has fared slightly better, reaching the second round twice and appearing in the first round on several occasions. In the early years of the club's existence, Annfield Plain fielded a number of players who went on to play professionally in the Football League. Examples include John Keers, who was signed by

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side

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for a fee of £150 in 1926.

Honours

**Champions 1986–87, 1997–98

Records

**First Round 1928–29, 1964–65 *

**First Qualifying Round 1969–70, 1974–75 *

**Second Round 1976–77, 1978–79

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. * Billy Brown * Frank McDonough * Matthew Smailes *

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References

External links

Official website
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