Shankhouse Football Club was a
football
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club based in
Cramlington
Cramlington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland. It is north of Newcastle upon Tyne. The name suggests a probable founding by the Danes or Anglo-Saxons.
The population was 28,843 as of 2021 census data from Northumberland County Cou ...
, near
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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in England, between 1883 and 2021. They played at Action Park. The club was a
FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the
Northumberland Football Association
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. The club's nickname was The House.
[Chronicle Live]
Shankhouse say focused on the future – Chronicle Live
accessdate: March 2, 2020
History
The club was formed in 1883 by the local Methodist Chapel bible class after the Scottish Highland Black Watch regiment camped nearby arranged a match against the local miners, inspiring the local working class to take up the sport.
[The Accidental Groundhopper: Ground 223: Action Park, Shankhouse FC]
accessdate: March 2, 2020
Co-winners of the Northumberland Senior Cup
The club was declared the co-winner of the
Northumberland Senior Cup
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in 1885–86 in unique circumstances. Drawn against Morpeth Harriers F.C. in the semi-final, the two clubs played out three 1-1 draws, the first two ties both seeing Morpeth equalize with seven minutes to go.
It looked as if Shankhouse had won through at the fourth time of asking, with a late winner in the third replay, but Morpeth protested on the basis that the goal had been scored after its players heard a whistle and stopped playing, giving Shankhouse a simple goal. The whistle came from someone in the crowd. On appeal, the Football Association ruled that there had been crowd interference with the match, and scrubbed off the goal.
Therefore, the teams had to play for a fifth time, under orders to continue until the match finished. However, after three half-an-hour periods of extra-time, the game remained goalless, and it was too dark to continue.
Instead of playing a sixth game, the clubs drew lots to see who would play Newcastle West End F.C., West End in the final, and Shankhouse drew the winning lot. However this was not to work out who won the semi-final, but to work out who would represent both clubs in the final. Shankhouse duly won 3–2, and, as a result, both Shankhouse and the Harriers were declared to be the co-holders of the Cup.
FA Cup and local leagues
In 1887 the club entered the FA Cup for the first time making it to the fourth round, before being dispatched by Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa 9–0.
The 1891–92 season saw the club join the Northern Football Alliance, and becoming the league winners at their first attempt.
[Northern Alliance 1890–1915]
Northern Alliance 1890–1915
accessdate: March 3, 2020 The club stayed in the Northern alliance league until the end of the 1905–06 season, when the club dropped down to the Blyth and District League.
[ Three seasons later the club achieved promotion to the premier division when they finished as champions of Division one.][ The 2004–05 season saw the club become league champions.][
The club withdrew from the league ahead of the 2021–22 season.
]
Ground
The club play their home games at Action Park in Cramlington. The club used to play their home games at Arcot Park, when they purchased that ground in 1906.
Honours
*Northern Football Alliance[
** Premier Division Champions (2) 1891–92, 2004–05
** Division one Champions (1) 1997–98
** League Cup Winners (2) 2004–05, 2013–14
** League Cup Winners (2) 2004–05, 2013–14
** Challenge Cup Winners (2) 2000–01, 2001–02
** Division Two Amateur Cup Winners (1) 1993–94
*]Northumberland Senior Cup
The Northumberland Senior Cup, officially named the Techflow Marine Senior Cup, is an annual football competition held between the clubs of the Northumberland Football Association which was first played in 1884. It is the senior county cup for ...
[Northumberland County Cups Summary]
Football Club History Database – Northumberland County Cups Summary
accessdate: March 3, 2020
** Winners (2) 1999–00, 2016–17
*Northumberland Challenge Cup
Records
*FA Cup
**Fourth Round 1887–88
References
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External links
Official Website
archived in 2016
Football clubs in England
Defunct football clubs in Northumberland
1883 establishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1883
Northern Football Alliance
Association football clubs disestablished in 2021
Cramlington