Marske United Football Club is a

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club based in

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, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant.

History

The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club.Club history
Marske United F.C. They initially played in the Cleveland League and then the South Bank League before moving up to the Teesside League in 1976. The club won both the Teesside League and the North Riding County Cup in 1980–81.Marske United
Northern League They were league champions again in 1984–85, after which the club moved up to the

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. The following season saw the club win the North Riding County Cup for a second time. They won the League Cup in 1992–93. Marske were runners-up in the Wearside League in 1993–94 and 1994–95, a season that also saw them win the

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and the League Cup. They went on to win the Wearside League title in 1995–96, as well as retaining the League Cup. After finishing as runners-up again in 1996–97, the club were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League. In their first season in Division Two they finished third, and were promoted to Division One. The club were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 2003–04 season, but were promoted to Division One in

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after finishing third. They won the League Cup in 2013–14 and were Northern League champions the following season, declining promotion to the

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. The club were Division One runners-up in 2015–16. In 2017–18 they reached the semi-finals of the

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, losing 3–2 on aggregate to Stockton Town. The 2017–18 season saw Marske win the Division One title again, earning promotion to Division One East of the

. In 2019–20 the club won the North Riding Senior Cup for the second time, defeating

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6–0. In 2021–22 they finished second in Division One East, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating

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in the semi-finals, they defeated local rivals Stockton Town 2–1 in final to secure promotion to the Premier Division. However, the club resigned from the Northern Premier League in January 2024 due to financial issues. They subsequently dropped two levels and were admitted to Division One of the Northern League for the 2024–25 season.

Coaching and medical staff

List of managers

Honours

*Northern League **Division One champions 2014–15, 2017–18 **League Cup winners 2013–14 *Wearside League **Champions 1994–95 **League Cup winners 1994–95 *Teesside League **Champions 1980–81, 1984–85 *North Riding Senior Cup **Winners 1994–95, 2019–20 *North Riding County Cup **Winners 1980–81, 1985–86 *Monkwearmouth Charity Cup **Winners 1992–93, 1995–96 *Sunderland Shipowners Cup **Winners 1995–96, 1996–97

Records

*Best

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performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2013–14,

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, 2021–22 *Best

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performance: Fourth round,

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*Best

performance: Semi-finals, 2017–18 *Record attendance: 1,500 vs Stockton Town, Northern Premier League East Division play-off final, April 2022 *Biggest win: 16–0 vs

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, Wearside League, April 1994 *Heaviest defeat: 3–9Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p481 *Most appearances: Mike Kinnair, 609Memory lane reminisces on past players' appearances
Marske United FC *Most goals: Chris Morgan, 169

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