Jarrow F.C. (1903)

For the first Jarrow (Association) Football Club, see Jarrow F.C. (1894).

For the current club of the same name, see Jarrow F.C.

Jarrow A.F.C.

Full name	Jarrow Association Football Club
Nickname	the Jarrovians [1] [2]
Founded	1903
Dissolved	1909
Ground	Monkton
Home colours

Jarrow Association Football Club was an association football club based in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England.

History

The club was formed in 1903 after the previous year's disbanding of the earlier Jarrow club. ^[3] Like the previous club, it was referred to as Jarrow F.C. and Jarrow A.F.C. almost indiscriminately. It joined the Northern Football Alliance from the 1903–04 season, and generally finished mid-table, other than in 1906–07, when it finished second from bottom. The club's secretary, David Morrison, who was also a vice-president of the Durham County Football Association, ^[4] was also suspended from April 1907 to the end of the year, ^[5] owing to "an item of expenditure" Jarrow had claimed from the Harriers in relation to an unplayed fixture. ^[6]

It played in the FA Cup qualifying rounds in 1903–04, 1904–05, and 1908–09. It was exempted to the third qualifying round in 1904–05, ^[7] at which stage it lost 2–0 at home to Sunderland West End; ^[8] its most successful entry was its last, when it won two rounds. ^[9]

The 1908–09 season was the club's last. It struggled once more near the foot of the league table, and a 3–1 home defeat to Byker East End on 20 February 1909 left the club 13th out of 16. It was the club's final match. Economic difficulties in Jarrow had reduced the club's crowds, and before the next weekend's matches, the club's committee voted to disband. ^[10]

The current Jarrow club adopted the Jarrow name in 1912, ^[11] having been known as Jarrow Croft during the existence of the 1903 club.

Colours

The club wore plain white jerseys. ^[12]

Ground

As the previous Jarrow had done, the instant club played at Monkton. ^[13]

Notable players

• Chris Duffy played for the club in 1905. ^[14]
• Jack Lavery, inside-forward, played for the club in 1903 and was later a regular for Leeds City. ^[15]
• Edward Scanlon, utility player, who played for the club before moving to Lincoln City in 1909 ^[16]
• William Stephenson (footballer), right-back, who played for Jarrow in the 1905–06 season. ^[17]

External links

• Northern Alliance tables

References

1. "Football". Morpeth Herald: 3. 26 December 1903.
2. "Well-merited points". Football Gazette (South Shields): 1. 14 November 1908.
3. "Association football". Jarrow Club: 8. 30 May 1903.
4. "Football notes". Morpeth Herald: 3. 9 February 1907.
5. "Jarrow football official suspended". Jarrow Express: 8. 26 April 1907.
6. "Kicklets". Football Gazette (South Shields): 2. 13 October 1906.
7. "Jarrow Football Club". Shields Daily News: 4. 29 July 1904.
8. "Jarrow v Sunderland West End". Morpeth Herald: 3. 5 November 1904.
9. "Football 38th English Football Association (FA) Cup 1908-1909 Qualification". todor66. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
10. "Jarrow club disbanded". Football Gazette (South Shields): 1. 27 February 1909.
11. Jarrow Croft at the Football Club History Database
12. "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 11 April 1904.
13. "Jarrow disorganised". Football Gazette (South Shields): 1. 20 February 1909.
14. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 87. ISBN   978-1-899468-67-6.
15. "Jack Lavery (inside-left) 1906-08". Mighty Leeds. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
16. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 232. ISBN   978-1-899468-67-6.
17. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 276. ISBN   978-1-899468-67-6.