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Hebburn Town FC 1912-2012 100 YEARS IN BRIEF
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ebburn was very different back in 1912, the year the football club was formed. The collieries that had changed it from a small agricultural hamlet to a cosmopolitan but pretty grimy industrial town were nearing peak employment of 1,864 men; the shipyards launched by Andrew Leslie were in full vigour; and the town, eleven years earlier, had welcomed a diminutive Frenchman called Alphonse Reyrolle. Reyrolle opened an engineering works, which initially employed just 50 men, in the former dye factory next to St Aloysius’s church. At its peak, Reyrolles would employ 12,000 men from a wide range of backgrounds, religions and cultures, and export to 70 countries being known worldwide. The company also started a football team, and, encouraged by industrialist and mine owner Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison, another famous name in Hebburn history, he provided the sports ground on which team still plays on in the Northern League. The football team formed in 1912 were elected to the second division of the Jarrow and District Junior League. There had been plenty of football teams in the before 1912, most notably Hebburn Argyle – who kicked off in 1882 by Father Toner, the priest at St Aloysius’s. The town had so many Scots, they became known as the Tyneside Highlanders. Pre-World War 1 derby games with Jarrow would attract crowds of 8,000. The Geordie town also had shinty and curling clubs and even an annual Highland Games which was organised by the Hebburn Celtic Society. This 1912 team progressed, and flourished in the 1930s, followed by a wartime season in the North
Eastern League, won the Durham Challenge Cup in 1943, and then returned to the Northern Combination where they stayed until 1958. In 1959-60, Reyrolles as we were still known as, had another season in the terminally ailing North Eastern League but finished bottom with just eight points. The Tyneside club then had 28 pretty indifferent seasons in the Wearside League, though they won the league in 1966 and the Monkwearmouth Cup in 1968. In 1988 the name was changed to Hebburn and an application was made to join the Northern League – though it was before the days of automatic promotion and relegation and there wasn’t a vacancy. The ground was improved, other clubs canvassed and then Hebburn got a lucky break when North Shields created a vacancy by deciding to play elsewhere. The team which had finished fifth in the Wearside League and then played its first Northern League game on August 19 1989, winning 2-1 at Shotton Comrades, before winning promotion and the Durham Challenge Cup in 1992 before being relegated – contentiously – for failing to meet ground criteria. The club then won the Craven Cup in 1999-2000. In the 2011-12 season, Hebburn Town reached the FA Cup fourth qualifying round and a dream tie at neighbours Gateshead, from whom they were separated by 125 league places. This was the club’s furthest ever run in the competition and the Hornets also secured promotion to the Northern League Division 1 for their centenary year.
Matchday Programme April 13 2013 Durham City HONORARY PRESIDENT
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Brendan Foster CBE
North Drive Hebburn Tyne and Wear NE31 1UN 0191 483 5101
HONORARY LIFE PRESIDENT
Jason Cook
CHAIRMAN
Billy Laffey
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Alan Armstrong SECRETARY
Tom Derrick
COMMERCIAL MANAGER
Ricky Bainbridge
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA MANAGER
Andy Hudson
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Stephen Newton Paul Hill Paul Samuels Ronnie Tatum Mick Laffey Ronnie Stidolph Dave Patterson TEAM MANAGER
Paul Bennett
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Dean Nicholson CLUB CAPTAIN
Chris Jewels
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Shanaugh Lillie GROUNDSMAN
Gordon Taylor CATERING
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The Platinum Lounge G reat to see the lads back to form with two excellent victories. First the 4-2 win at Marske followed by a tremendous performance against FA Vase semi-finalists Shildon on Tuesday evening.
Shildon are a class side yet we deservedly took the lead in the first half and added to this shortly after half time; both goals great efforts from Stu Nicholson and Paul Gardiner. Shildon were not going to “lie down” and they were back on level terms midway through the second half. Hebburn raised their game again and were rewarded with the winner in the last minute with a fine effort from Wayne Gredziak.
We welcome our opponents today who have made the short journey north from Durham City and hope they have a pleasant afternoon on South Tyneside. The Citizens have beaten us twice this season, in the league and in the Durham Challenge Cup” so we will be looking to secure a victory today. Durham City dropped down from the Evo-Stik league this season and have had mixed results. They are now just above us in the league having played more games. We have managed to fulfil most of our fixtures during the dreadful winter and early spring and after today have one home game left against Spennymoor Town next Saturday. We also extend a warm welcome to our three match officials and wish them an incident and controversy free afternoon. Finally, we would like to send best wishes from everyone at Hebburn Town to Stuart Nicholson who gets married today. We wish him and his new bride all the best but hope it does not affect his form as he is “on fire” at the moment.
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The Dugout W ell, a superb performance from the lads against a very good Shildon side and another three valuable points.
I spoke to the lads only briefly before the game to say that we had returned to our old ways of playing against Bishops and Marske and that if they repeated that against Shildon I believed they would get a result. And wow, they didn’t let me down. Mind you we do it the Hebburn way, hearts in mouth, take a deserved 2-0 lead, throw it away and then snatch a winner in the last minute from Gredz who enjoyed it as much as anyone against his old club. The lads from back to front were brilliant and showed just why I brought them to the club and that we have hopefully come out of our bad spell and can finish the season on a high. The only disappointment out of the game was for John Toomey. He has made a great recovery from a broken ankle and has made a few brief appearances lately but he started the game and unfortunately broke down after 5 minutes. However after a visit to hospital it’s not as bad as we all
feared and we should see the Pennywell Pele back in a Hebburn strip in about 2 weeks. We face Durham today without Dean and Stu Nicholson. Stu is getting married this morning and all the lads have been down to see him before his big moment, having our picture taken with the gruesome twosome (I mean Dean and Stu) We would have loved to all have gone to the after party but unfortunately Durham couldn’t grant our request of a Friday night game but we will be heading along to the night time to join in the celebrations. So best wishes for the future to the new Mr and Mrs Stuart Nicholson… does this poor lass really know what she is getting into. Let us hope for a good game and we can join them in good spirits afterwards.
Paul Bennett Manager
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Durham City AFC ADAM CLOUGH A versatile player who can play both in midfield and at full back. Adam joins the club from Darlington where he started the season well before picking up a couple of injuries. Having come through the Academy system at Middlesbrough, he has high technical ability and a range of passing to suit our style of play. He has turned down offers from other clubs and is delighted to have joined the club.
CONOR WINTER A wide midfield player or striker. Conor is a product of the Academy who made his debut for the club at sixteen and quickly showed his potential with some well taken goals. A short spell at Brandon United followed before he returned to City where he has continued to develop and maintain the eye for goal he demonstrated in his first spell.
CRAIG HINDMARCH A hard working player who adds bite to the City midfield. Joined the club from Brandon United earlier this season. Unfortunately suffered a lenghty injury after breaking into the side and is now looking to re-establish himself on his return to fitness.
CRAIG ELLISON Extremley hard working and creative central midfield player who joined City in the close season from Easington Colliery. Sid is a dead ball specialists who always looks dangerous with his free kicks around the edges of the penalty area.
DAN MADDEN Dan joined City in the summer of 2011 after being released by Premiership side Sunderland. He is an athletic and pacy defender who looks comfortable on the ball and adds strength to the City defence in either the full-back or centre-back positions. He took over the captaincy at the start of the current season.
GARETH YOUNG An experienced and confident keeper who handles well. Gareth joined City from Esh Winning following the departure of Lewis Graham in October. His previous clubs include West Auckland and Shildon.
GRAHAM IRVING An experienced, solid and dependable centre back who reads the game well and is both strong in tghe tackle and in the air. He was a regular in the back four
after joining the club from South Shields in the close season until injury forced him out of the side.
JACK WALKER Jack is a utility defender who is equally at home in the middle of the back four or at full back. He reads the game well and looks extremely comfortable with the ball at his feet. Signed from Whitley Bay and lives in Killingworth.
JAMES WINTER James is an excellent shot stopper and good handler who commands his six-yard box and marshalls his defence well. A local lad, whose previous clubs include Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Brandon United, Horden and Easington he is in his second spell with his home town club.
JAMES OATES James joined the club in October 2012 and has fitted in well alongside skipper Dan Madden at the heart of ther City defence. An experienced defender who reads the game well and always looks comfortable on the ball.
JONATHAN GILES Johnny, an 18 year old ex. Maidenhead player is an
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Players attacking winger. Originally from Windsor he is currently studying at Durham University.
JORDAN GALLOWAY A talented young defender who has been at Middlesbrough, Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday. Strong in the air and quick on the floor, Jordan is comfortable with the ball at his feet and will look to start attacks from the back whenever possible.
MARK BAITEY Mark rejoins the Club after a couple of years break after first playing in the 2009/10 season in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. A strong tackling defender who is equally at home at full back or in the centre if defence. A former Durham County Under 18 player who also spent a year at the Middlesbrough Youth Academy.
MAX STOKER A product of the academy, Max became a favourite with the fans during his first season in 2009/10 where he played in many positions including goal in the Unibond Premier Division days. He has recently reverted to the role of defender and is fitting
in with the new look squad.
RICKY FENWICK A wide midfielder or left sided defender who likes to get forward. Ricky joins older brother Scott from South Shields.
RUFUS AYRE Rufy debuted for City in 2009 as a striker before eventually settling into the right-back role for much of the last two seasons. He’s a fully committed defender who is also good in the air.
SCOTT FENWICK Bustling old fashioned type centre forward who holds the ball up well. He is strong in the air and difficlut to dispossess. Joined the club from Newcastle Benfield and is currently the leading goalscorer.
STEVEN JONES Steve (who works as a PE Teacher in Sunderland) joined the club in Ocotber 2012 from Sunderland RCA. He is an excellent defender who likes to get forward in support of his forwards and looks set to solve what has been a problem position for the club in recent times.
ADAM FURNESS MANAGER Adam is a UEFA “A“ qualified and licensed coach, and has vast experience in the Northern league as a player, coach and manager with Brandon United, Esh Winning and Bishop Auckland and until recently was First Team coach at Whitley Bay. He is currently a Football Development Officer with the Northumberland FA where he has spent the last seven years as an FA Tutor in charge of coach education. He is also the Head Coach and First Team Coach at Durham University. Originally from London, Adam has spent the last few years living in the north east and has made football his chosen career.
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hen speaking to someone from south of York, the answer to their second question after telling someone you hail from Durham is usually “about fifteen miles south of Newcastle”. However, whilst making the usual introductions one does as a fresher, one knowledgeable chap’s second question was “do Durham City still play at that nice ground down by the river?” After gathering my thoughts I had to inform him that alas they did not, and had done was to become a norm in the subsequent years for various clubs; moving from an old ground with character and location to a purpose built arena on the edge of an industrial estate. That nice ground by the river that he spoke of was Ferens Park, named after Alderman Ferens, the President of the club who purchased the ground for Durham to play at after reforming in 1950. Two seasons later City made their Northern League bow, finishing 12th of 14 clubs in their first season before improving to 4th place in their second. It was in this era that City had their biggest attendance when 7,000 packed in to Ferens Park to watch City lose 0-3 at the hands of Tranmere Rovers. In 1993-94 Durham City won the Northern League for the first time, and under ambitious Chairman Bob Kerry they signalled their intent to accept their place in the Northern Premier League. However, at this time Ferens Park did not meet the criteria for promotion and the new ground that was being built on Belmont Industrial Estate on the outskirts of the city was suffering delays in construction. As a result City were refused permission to take their place in the Northern Premier League and remained in the Northern League, having to ground share with Chester-le-Street for the 1994-95 season whilst New Ferens Park was completed. City did move in to New Ferens Park for the start of the 1995-96 Northern League season but were
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unable to replicate their previous achievement in winning the first division until 2007-08. This time City did meet the ground requirements and they took their place in the Unibond First Division North for the 2008-09 season. Not satisfied with a season of consolidation, City strengthened their team with a number of former youngsters released from the region’s professional ranks, and won the Unibond First Division North at their first attempt. They strengthened further in the close season ahead of their debut season in the Unibond Premier, but were dealt a devastating blow when the Unibond administrators announced that City would not be allowed to take up any place in the Conference North or even the Unibond play-offs due to their 3G artificial pitch. At the start of the 2006-07 season Durham City
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not 3G installed a 3G artificial pitch at New Ferens Park, in order to increase revenues from hiring it out, and also to reduce wasted expenditure due to match postponements during the harsh winter months. The 3G pitch installed by Support in Sport (SIS) came with a 1,700 hour estimated lifetime as opposed to a conventional grass pitch which has an estimated usage of 300 hours. City calculated that the pitch would last a minimum of six seasons and be used by all teams at the club, from the seniors down through the youth teams of both boys and girls. In addition to this, the pitch became a revenue stream in its own right, with then League Two club Darlington hiring the pitch for training when their own practice ground was out of action as a result of inclement weather. City drew their first game in the Unibond Premier, a solid start as the new signings were still gelling
together. However, it was after the first game that City were told that they would not be promoted or allowed to play in the play-offs due to their pitch. FIFA are big fans of the artificial pitches and they are approved for use in UEFA competitions, however the authorities in England have differing views. City knew from when they first installed it that they were not permitted for FA Cup competition, during which time they had to play their games at nearby Brandon United. Whilst the artificial surface was allowed in the Northern League and the Unibond League, the Conference divisions had different rules. On hearing this news, Durham’s main sponsor withdrew from their financial support from the club, apparently not happy at a ceiling being placed on City’s potential progress and therefore their exposure. As a result Durham had to CONTINUED
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CONTINUED release the registration of all their first team playing squad, as they had no budget with which to pay the players their expenses and appearance fees.
It was expected that the club would drop back to the Northern League, but following a meeting of the committee it was decided that the club would fulfil its fixtures in the Unibond Premier League. City drafted in youngsters from their youth academy that is run by former Sunderland and QPR defender Richard Ord. In their first game following the dissolution of the first team squad Durham travelled to Stockbridge Park Steels where their young team was beaten 6-0. This was to become the theme for the season for City and their young team. The next four games saw City lose 7-2, 4-1, 4-0 and 8-0. As the season continued so did the heavy defeats, but City managed to fulfil their fixtures against all the odds. In reality the team was mainly made up of 17 and 18 year olds with little playing experience, bolstered on occasion by a smattering of players brought in from the Northern League. On 23rd January 2010 City travelled to Boston United, a club that had been playing league football less than three years previously. City lost 10-0 and their plight was brought to the attention of the nation on Sky Sports’ flagship show Soccer Saturday, whose host Jeff Stelling was rooting for Durham to register a point having lost all of their games. On 13th March 2010 Stelling and City fans were able to cheer the first points of the season following a 2-1 away win at FC United of Manchester, the club formed by Manchester fans disgruntled with the financial burden placed on the club following the Glazer family takeover. City
won their next game as well, a 4-3 home victory over Whitby Town, but following a point deduction they finished the season back on zero after losing the remainder of their games, completing the season with a 6-2 away defeat at Buxton. It was widely expected that City would drop back down to the Northern League and begin to rebuild, but the club decided to stay and fight in the Evo-Stik First Division North, the new name for the league they had won just 12 months earlier. Last summer the club resigned their place in the Evo-Stik and reapplied for the Northern League, in part due to their struggle to attract crowds to New Ferens Park. Durham is almost equidistant from Newcastle and Sunderland and the split of football fans in Durham itself is pretty equal, if not slightly in favour of the red and whites. One reason some Newcastle fans have previously been reluctant to support the club is the previous tie-in between Sunderland AFC and City, who wore Sunderland away shirts and hosted the Premier League side’s reserve team. Having lived in Durham for over 28 years (minus a break for university) I have not once seen any advertisement for Durham City. In pubs and chip shops throughout the North East I have seen adverts for Northern League games, Northern Alliance games, Wearside League games and Sunday league games, but never one that features the name Durham City. Now is the time for City to grab the fans that are becoming disillusioned and priced out of higher level football and bring them in the club. Unlikely as it seemed back in August 2009, the City of Durham still has a football team to be proud of.
James Williams is a Durham City and Newcastle United fan whose forthcoming book, Northern League Rambles, documents his travels to every Northern League ground during the 2011-12 season. His blog is footyramblings.wordpress.com
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A Brief History of
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hen the Third Division North kicked off its opening season in 1921, Durham City, Ashington and Darlington were among the twenty member clubs. It was a meteoric rise for Durham, who had previously played just a single season in the post-war Victory League and two in the North-Eastern. The Citizens lasted seven years in the Football League, dropping back into the North Eastern after finishing 21st of 22 clubs and seeing Carlisle United elected in their place. A decade later they disbanded altogether, reforming for a two-season spell in the Wearside League before joining the Northern League in 1952. Twice in the second round proper of the FA Cup, City had to wait until 1994 for their first major success in the league, winning the championship by seven points only to be denied promotion when work on a purpose-built stadium – the fifth home ground in the club’s history - wasn’t completed on time. Six years after reaching the semi-final of the FA Vase, there were no such problems in the summer of 2008, Durham’s second title seeing the club break 100 points in winning thirty-two and drawing six of their
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forty-two league games. Northern Premier League Division One North champions the following season and losing finalists in the Durham Challenge Cup, City’s upward movement came to a sudden, almost catastrophic halt when the 3G pitch at New Ferens Park was declared unsuitable for Conference football. Without the prospect of any further promotion, the club’s main sponsor withdrew his backing and Durham were forced to field a team of teenagers from a local academy. A six-point deduction meant the club finished the season on a total of zero points, winning the first of only two league victories at FC United of Manchester in mid-March and amassing a negative goal difference of -141. Consolidating back in the Evostik North, City finished a creditable ninth last season but took the decision to drop back down to the Northern League due to operating costs and the continuing struggle to attract spectators. This year has been one of consolidation, Adam Furness’ team currently sitting eleventh in the table with fifty-three points from forty-two games. The Hornets have met the Citizens twice so far, losing 4-2 in the league and 2-0 in the Durham Challenge Cup. We hope for more goals this afternoon – and for the three points to stay at Hebburn.
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Scott Donaldson Jeff Forsyth Chris Jewels Dan Kirkup John Toomey Lee Harrison Martyn McGonigal Kieron McDonald
The Squad 2012/13
Action photos by John Stock Photography
Dan Regan Martin Hunter
Stephen Forster Dean Walker Paul Gardiner Andy Brown Aaron Croft Scott Robson James Luccock Dean Nicholson Stuart Nicholson Tony Stephenson Wayne Gredziak
Daniel Regan GOALKEEPER Debut: 1 October, 2011: Hebburn Town 1 Runcorn Linnets 0
Squad photos by Michael Marriner Photography
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Former club: Washington Signed from Washington when the club had a goalkeeper injury crisis. Since signing, Dan has made the number one shirt his own with a number of classy performances and fantastic shot-stopping.
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Former club: West Allotment Celtic Capable goalkeeper who has provided back-up to Dan Regan since signing for Hebburn Town. A good shot stopper and a is always focused.
Scott Donaldson DEFENDER Debut: 12 January, 2011 Guisborough Town 1 Hebburn Town 4
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Former club: Chester-le-Street Town Classy centre-back who played 15 games in 2011 for the club, scoring twice, after signing from Newcastle Benfield. After spells with South Shields and Chester-leStreet, the player re-signed for the Hornets at the start of March 2013.
Jeff Forsyth DEFENDER
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Former club: West Allotment Celtic A classy, ball-playing defender, Jeff started his career in promising circumstances at West Brom, with the club fighting to hold on to him amidst huge interest from bigger clubs. Moving back to the north-east, Jeff eventually moved to Hebburn Town shortly after Paul Bennett taking over the managerial duties at the club.
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Former club: Washington Club captain and defensive rock, Chris has battled through injuries since signing for the club. The big South African is a commanding presence at the centre of defence.
Dan Kirkup DEFENDER Debut: 19 November, 2011: Hebburn Town 4 Thornaby 3
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Former club: South Shields A defensive rock who can also play as a forward, Dan is an exprofessional who started his career at Carlisle Utd and enjoyed loan spells while at the club. Dan played in New Zealand and Australia before entering non-league football upon moving back to Northumberland.
John Toomey DEFENDER Debut: 8 March, 2011: Whitehaven 1 Hebburn Town 0
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Former club: Ryhope CW After an eventful first full season with the club, John suffered injury heartache. With a recovery period of about one year, John, who was Clubman of the Year for 2011-12 and a vital member of the Hebburn Town squad, has joined Paul Bennett’s backroom staff.
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Debut: 16 August, 2011: Hebburn Town 1 Esh Winning 3
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Former club: Chester-le-Street Town. A no-nonsense left-back who is also a set-piece specialist, Lee was a key member of the Hebburn Town squad that gained promotion in his first season at the club.
Martyn McGonigal DEFENDER
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Debut: 12 February, 2013: Ryhope CW 3 Hebburn Town 1 Former club: Bedlington Terriers Defender who spent much of the 2012/13 season training with Hebburn after making a comeback from a long term injury. Martyn proved his fitness and signed for the club in January 2013. A very highly-rated defender, Martyn was previously at Bedlington before a three year spell on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament and tearing the cartilage in his knee.
Kieron McDonald DEFENDER Debut: 18 December, 2012: Hebburn Town 2 Team Northumbria 2
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Former club: Chester-le-Street Town Kieron is a left-back and replaces Adam McGuinness who moved back to Sunderland RCA after a month at Hebburn. With Lee Harrison having returned from long term injury, there will be strong competition between the two full-backs for the number three shirt.
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Stephen Forster MIDFIELDER
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Debut: 6 November, 2010: Chester-le-Street Town 2 Hebburn Town 1 Former club: West Allotment Celtic A flying winger who joined the club shortly after Paul Bennett’s appointment as manager, Stephen has been an integral member of the team ever since. Equally adept at defending as he is going forward, Stephen was one of the top performers during the 2011-12 season.
Aaron Croft MIDFIELDER Debut: 22 August, 2012: Newton Aycliffe 1 Hebburn 4
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Former club: Chester-le-Street Town Young, ball playing midfielder who is also a football coach at Sunderland’s Academy of Light. Signed for Hebburn Town during the summer of 2012 after a spell playing for Chester-le-Street Town.
Paul Gardiner MIDFIELDER Debut: 13 August, 2011: Horden CW 1 Hebburn Town 4
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Former club: West Allotment Celtic Goalscoring midfielder who was Mr Consistent for the club during the 2011-12 season and scored twice in the Cup giant killing of Radcliffe. Paul was Player of the Season as Hebburn clinched promotion out of the Northern League Division 2.
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Debut: 24 November, 2012: Hebburn Town 0 Dunston UTS 3 Former club: Durham City Composed player who is comfortable playing at full-back and in midfield. After spending a year at Yavapai in Arizona on a football scholarship, Andy moved back to the north-east and signed for Durham City before signing for Hebburn Town in November 2012.
James Luccock MIDFIELDER Debut: 27 August, 2012: Team Northumbria 0 Hebburn 2
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Former club: North Shields A rapid winger and a graduate of Nottingham Trent University, James played for his Uni during his student days before signing for North Shields on his return to the north-east. After a number of stand-out appearances for The Robins, James moved to Hebburn Town at the start of the 2012-13 season.
Scott Robson MIDFIELDER
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Debut: 11 August, 2012: Thackley 1 Hebburn Town 3 Former club: Whickham Hebburn Town beat off competition from a number of clubs to sign Scott ahead of the 2012-13 season with the classy central midfielder’s signature being chased by Paul Bennett over an 18-month period before he eventually got his man.
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Dean Nicholson MIDFIELDER
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Debut: 29 October, 2010: Hebburn Town 2 Seaham Red Star 1 Former club: West Allotment Celtic A former WBA midfielder, Dean has been an integral member of the squad since 2010. Hebburn’s current longest serving player, he replaced Andrew Wood in the dugout during the 2011-12 season after suffering from a long term injury and started the 2012-13 campaign as Player/Assistant Manager.
Stuart Nicholson FORWARD
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Debut: 6 November, 2010: Chester-le-Street Town 2 Hebburn Town 1 Former club: Moreland Zebras Ex-England U19 star who made his Premier League debut for West Brom away against Sunderland a week after his professional debut in FA Cup against Reading. The childhood Bristol Rovers fan then signed on loan for The Gas. Stuart is in his third spell with the club in between playing professionally in Australia.
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Debut: 6 February, 2013: Darlington 1 Hebburn Town 0 Former club: Northallerton Town Experienced, all-action forward who signed for the club on the eve of the Darlington away clash in February 2013. A fox in the box and a proven leader of the line.
Tony Stephenson FORWARD
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Having joined the club as a centre forward, Tony has proved equally comfortable and capable playing on the left-wing and terrorising opposition right-backs with his trickery. A committed player and fine finisher, Tony was a regular scorer during the 2011-12 promotion winning season.
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Paul BeMnAnNeAGtEtR Newcastle Blue After ten years as a goalkeeper with in the Nor thern Star, Benno moved into management thern League at Alliance before moving into the Nor tely taking them West Allotment Celtic and immedia burn Town to the top of Division 1. A move to Heb then Benno has in October 2010 followed and since to an FA Cup 4Q enjoyed success by taking the club tion from Division 2 Round appearance and then promo in his first full season in charge.
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Shaunagh joined Hebburn Town at the start of the 201213 season after achieving a 2:1 in her Bsc (hons) degree in Physiotherapy at Teesside University. Born in 1990 and growing up in Fulwell, Shaunagh is awaiting full-time work within the NHS, but helps out at events such as the Great North Run with sports massages on athletes. This is Shaunagh’s first role in football and as well as being of great experience to her in dealing with sports injuries, she’s been a great asset to the club as she embarks on what should be a great career in her profession.
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