Hebburn Argyle Football Club is a youth football club based in

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. Historically an adult team, the modern youth club is affiliated with Hebburn Town.

History

Original club

The club was originally established in 1882 as St Aloysius Juniors, named after St Aloysius Church adjacent to their ground. The ground was located on Argyle Street, and the club was renamed shortly after its foundation.History Of Hebburn Town FC
Hebburn Town F.C. In 1888 the club moved to a new ground. They joined the

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in 1893, and were league champions in 1896–87. The club moved to the Ellison Ground in 1899, with the opening match attracting 4,000 spectators. They joined the

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as founding members in 1906, but closed down during

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. The club had entered the

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on several occasions, but never progressed beyond the qualifying rounds.

Youth club

The current youth football club was established by Trevor Wood in 2012 after a previous incarnation had disbanded in the 1990s.Young Hebburn footballers are going Dutch
The Shields Gazette, 30 March 2015

Notable players

Hebburn Argyle players that went on to play professional football include: * Bob Barnshaw *

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* Tom Cain *

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* Billy Cook * Jack English * Peter Mackin * Arthur Metcalf *

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* Alec Ormiston * Alex Rainnie * Peter Ronald * Billy Silto *

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Honours

*Northern Alliance **Champions 1896–97

References

{{reflist Association football clubs established in 1882 1882 establishments in England Defunct football clubs in England Football clubs in Tyne and Wear Youth football clubs in England Northern Football Alliance North Eastern League