West Auckland is famously known for winning the ‘first ever World Cup’ back in 1909 before retaining the trophy against Italian giants Juventus in 1911, with a 6-1 win. Believed to be a case of mistaken identity, there was confusion with the Arsenal team of the time, who were then […]
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South Shields FC chairman hopes West Allotment can “fix the problems they’ve got”
South Shields FC chairman Geoff Thompson hopes fellow Northern League side West Allotment Celtic can fix their financial problems having seen their ground rental increase. Allotment, who played at Whitley Park in Benton, have been asked to pay a 67 per cent increase of £3000 by the Northumberland FA (NFA), […]