Ferryhill Athletic Football Club is an
association football
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club based in
Ferryhill,
County Durham, England. They are currently member of
Wearside Football League, the eleventh tier of English football, and play at Dean Bank Recreation Ground.
The club was founded in 1921, and were the competitive opponent of
Sunderland. They joined the Palatine League and defeated
Evenwood Town 5–1 in their first ever league match and also won the Durham Amateur Cup after defeating Lambton Star in the finals.
In
1923–24 they were elected to join
Northern Football League
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and finished second in their inaugural league season and won
Durham Challenge Cup.
History
Original club (1921–2006)
In 1925–26, they competed in the
FA Amateur Cup and reached quarter-finals, where they lost 4–1 to
St Albans City In
1930–31 season, they finished they finished last in the league. After two consecutive eight place finish in
1935–36 and
1936–37 season, they won the league in
1937–38 season. During
1939–40 season, Ferryhill along with
Whitby Town,
Evenwood Town,
Cockfield, Brandon Social and Billingham resigned from the league.
After
World War II
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, when football league suspension was over, Ferryhill rejoined the Northern Football League and finished eleventh out of twelve. They won the league again in
1947–48. In
1953–54 FA Cup qualifying round, they defeated
Skinnigrove Works 18–0, which is the post-war biggest victory in the
FA Cup.
The original club folded in 2006.
New club (2021–present)
In 2021, a new team called Durham F.C. were formed and admitted to the
Wearside Football League, the eleventh tier of English football. In January 2022, after struggling to find a home in Durham, they moved to Ferryhill and adopted the name and colours of Ferryhill Athletic, resurrecting the old club.
Records
* Best
FA Cup performance: First round,
1935–36,
1953–54
* Best
FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round,
1980–81,
1981–82 (replay),
1982–83,
1989–90 (replay),
1990–91
* Best
FA Vase performance: First round,
1996–97
* Best
FA Amateur Cup performance: Quarter-finals, 1925–26, 1963–64
Honours
*
Northern League
**Champions:
1937–38,
1947–48,
1957–58
**Runners-up:
1923–24
*
Durham Challenge Cup
**Champions: 1923–24, 1970–71
See also
*
:Ferryhill Athletic F.C. players
References
External links
Ferryhill Athletic
1923 establishments in England
2006 disestablishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1923
Defunct football clubs in England
Association football clubs disestablished in 2006
Ferryhill
Defunct football clubs in Tyne and Wear
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