Easington Colliery Association Football Club is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in

Easington Colliery Easington Colliery is a village in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance to the east of Easington. It had a population of 4,959 in 2001, and 5,022 at the 2011 Census ...

County Durham County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

. They are currently members of the and play at Welfare Park.

History

The club was established in 1913 and joined the

Wearside League The Wearside Football League is a non-league football competition based in northern England. It consists of three divisions which sits at steps 7 to 9 of the National League System (levels 11 to 13 of the Football pyramid) and is a feeder to the ...

.Easington Colliery
Northern League After finishing third in their first season, they withdrew from the league during the 1914–15 season. Although they rejoined for the 1915–16 season, they left again at the end of the 1916–17 season.
Non-League Matters Following the end of

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, the club entered the league again in 1919 under the name Easington Colliery Welfare.Wearside League 1919–1960
Non-League Matters They were runners-up in 1928–29 and won the league the following season. Although they dropped to fifth in 1930–31, they won back-to-back league titles in 1931–32 and 1932–33. However, after finishing bottom of the table in 1936–37, they left the league. In 1939 Easington rejoined the Wearside League again. After finishing as runners-up in 1946–47, they went on to win back-to-back titles in 1947–48 and 1948–49. In 1955–56 the club reached the first round of the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...

for the first time in their history, eventually losing 2–0 at home to

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

in front of a record crowd of 4,500. The club disbanded in 1964, but were reformed in 1973 when they rejoined Wearside League and were runners-up in their first season back in the league.Wearside League 1960–1988
Non-League Matters In 1976 they adopted their current name. They joined Division Two of the Northern League in 1985 and were runners-up in their first season in the league, earning promotion to Division One. They were relegated back to Division Two after finishing bottom of Division One in 1989–90, but were promoted to Division One the following season after a third-place finish in Division Two. However, the club were relegated again two seasons later. In 1995–96 Easington finished third in Division Two, earning promotion back to Division One. They remained in Division One until being relegated at the end of the 2000–01 season. After finishing second-from-bottom of Division Two in 2004–05 the club were relegated to the Premier Division of the

Northern Alliance The Northern Alliance ( ''Da Šumāl E'tilāf'' or ''Ettehād Šumāl''), officially known as the United National Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan ( ''Jabha-ye Muttahid-e barāye Afğānistān''), was a military alliance of groups that op ...

. After two seasons in the Northern Alliance, they transferred to the Wearside League. A second-place finish in 2010–11 saw the club promoted to Division Two of the Northern League, but they were relegated the following season after finishing bottom of Division Two. After winning the Shipowners Cup in 2013–14, beating Ashbrooke Belford House 5–3 in the final,2013–14 Wearside League
Football Club History Database the following season saw them finish as runners-up in the Wearside League, resulting in promotion back to Division Two of the Northern League. In 2023–24 Easington finished third in Division Two, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Bedlington Terriers 4–0 in the semi-finals, they defeated

Newcastle Blue Star Newcastle Blue Star F.C. is a association football, football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was established in 1930 and joined the Wearside League in 1973. In 1978, the club won the FA Vase. They won promotion to the Northern Prem ...

2–1 in the final to earn promotion to Division One.

Honours

*Wearside League **Champions 1929–30, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1948–49 **League Cup winners 1932–33, 1945–46, 1961–62, 2009–10 **Monkwearmouth Cup winners 1930–31, 1947–48, 1975–76 **Sunderland Shipowners Cup winners 1974–75, 1979–80, 2013–14

Records

*Best

performance: First round, 1955–56 *Best

FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, also known as the Isuzu FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after The Football Association (the FA) and competed by mainly National League ...

performance: Third qualifying round, 1991–92 *Best

FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, also known as the Isuzu FA Vase for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football competition run by and named after The Football Association (The FA), for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English Nation ...

performance: Fourth round, 1982–83 *Record attendance: 4,500 vs

, FA Cup first round, 1955

References

External links

Official website
{{coord, 54.784364, N, 1.3283667, W, display=title Football clubs in England Football clubs in County Durham Association football clubs established in 1913 1913 establishments in England Wearside Football League Northern Football Alliance Northern Football League Mining association football teams in England

History

Honours

Records

See also

References

External links