| Full name | Bedlington United Association Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Terriers [1] | |
| Founded | by 1897 | |
| Dissolved | 1938 | |
| Ground |
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| League | Northern Alliance | |
| 1937–38 | Northern Alliance, 20th | |
Bedlington United A.F.C. [2] was an English association football club based in the town of Bedlington, Northumberland.
Bedlington United was formed in or before 1897, [3] and in that year became a founder member of the East Northumberland Combination. [4] The team played in the East Northumberland League from 1902, [3] and their 1907–08 league title preceded election to the Northern Alliance. [5] [3] Bedlington regularly finished in mid-table in the seasons running up to the war; their best result was fourth in 1911–12. [6]
Bedlington continued in the Northern Alliance for one post-war season and were then accepted into the North-Eastern League. [7] [8] They finished bottom in their first season, but were reprieved by four teams leaving to join the newly formed Football League Third Division North, and continued in mid-table or below until 1929–30, when a bottom-place finish meant they were relegated to the North-Eastern League Second Division. [9] Runners-up spots in 1934 and 1935 did not bring promotion, and when the North-Eastern League reverted to a single division, Bedlington joined the re-formed Northern Alliance. [10] [7] They struggled on for two seasons, but after a third in which they finished bottom of the table, [10] conceded eight goals both at home and away to Newcastle United "A", [1] failed to win away from home until the penultimate match of the season, [11] and had three players fail to turn up for the last home fixture, [12] the club resigned. Its structure as a limited liability company combined with a longstanding lack of interest from the shareholders had made it impossible to continue. A public meeting agreed to set up a new club with the intention of replacing it in the Northern Alliance, [2] but there were five clubs applying for three vacancies and Bedlington were unsuccessful. [13]
Bedlington United first entered the FA Cup in 1908–09, and entered every season until 1927–28; their last participation was in 1935–36. Their best performance was in 1926–27, when they reached the second round proper before losing heavily to North-Eastern League rivals Carlisle United. [14] [15] They beat favourites Blyth Spartans 5–0 to win the Northumberland Senior Cup for the first time in 1923, and won it again in 1928. [16] [17]
The club wore the same colours as Sunderland A.F.C., namely red and white striped shirts and black shorts. [18]
The club originally played at Hollymount, building a stand there in 1913, and the sale of advertising space within the ground contributed to the club's finances. [3] However, the land was requisitioned in 1920 by the local council for house building, and the club moved to a site in Church Lane to be known as Burdon Park. [8]
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...smashing victories by Newcastle United A—8–1 at Burdon Park on January 15, and 8–0 at the Newcastle ground on Saturday. The Terriers are consequently still without a point
At tomorrow's meeting of the Northern Alliance League application will be made for membership by a new Bedlington Football Club to run in the place of Bedlington United A.F.C.
