List of South Shields F.C. seasons

South Shields Football Club is a professional association football club based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system.

Early history

The club was formed in the same year as the previous club failed, after a second move to Gateshead by the previous club, and the sale of Simonside Hall, given to the club by supporters. The re-formed club under chairman Martin Ford (a director at the club who disagreed with the sale of Simonside Hall and subsequent move to Gateshead International Stadium) was based at the council's Jack Clark Park which was primarily a cricket pitch, and began a 17-year crusade for a home of its own. After two title winning seasons in the Northern Alliance, and an appearance in the quarter-finals of the FA Vase in 1976, Shields joined the Wearside League winning the league at the first attempt in 1977 and completing a league and cup double by winning the Durham Challenge Cup against Consett at Roker Park, the first county cup win for the club since it was reformed.

Key

Key to league record Level = Level of the league in the current league system Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goals difference Pts = Points Position = Position in the final league table Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Key to cup records Res = Final reached round Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses PR = Preliminary round QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds G = Group stage R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds QF = Quarter-finalists SF = Semi-finalists F = Finalists A(QF,SF,F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists W = Winners

Seasons

Year	League														Cup competitions						Manager
	Division	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Leading league scorer		Average [1] attendance	FA Cup [2]		FA Trophy		FA Vase
												Name	Goals		Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Res	Rec
Joined the Wearside Football League from the Northern Alliance
1976–77	Wearside League		32	23	8	1	109	54	+55	54	1st of 17				—		—		R1	0-0-1	Bobby Elwell
1977–78			32	16	8	8	51	39	+12	40	5th of 17								R1	0-0-1	Tony Cassidy
1978–79			32	16	11	5	80	50	+30	43	5th of 17								—
1979–80			38	14	9	15	58	62	-4	37	10th of 20										Bill Robertshaw
1980–81			38	17	9	12	97	58	+39	43	8th of 20								R2	2-0-1
1981–82			38	21	7	10	66	48	+18	49	8th of 20								R2	2-1-1
1982–83			34	13	8	13	53	58	-5	34	10th of 18								R2	2-1-1
1983–84			34	17	7	10	61	41	+20	41	6th of 18								PR	0-0-1	Colin Revel
1984–85			38	25	7	6	105	36	+69	57	4th of 20								PR	0-0-1
1985–86			34	9	8	17	46	60	-14	26	12th of 18								PR	0-0-1	John Sayer
1986–87			38	17	8	13	66	50	+16	59	9th of 20								PR	0-0-1
1987–88			38	17	11	10	78	57	+21	62	5th of 20								PR	0-0-1	Jim Dixon
Wearside Football League expanded up to two divisions
1988–89	Wearside League Division One		32	19	5	8	67	46	+21	62	4th of 17				—		—		R2	3-0-1	Jim Dixon
1989–90			28	11	10	7	68	46	+22	43	5th of 15								PR	1-0-1	Tom Manson
1990–91			34	18	5	11	80	51	+29	59	5th of 18								PR	1-0-1
1991–92			30	21	3	6	90	34	+56	66	3rd of 16								—
1992–93			28	20	5	3	84	35	+49	65	1st of 15								R1	2-2-1	Bobby Elwell
1993–94			32	18	7	7	79	44	+35	61	4th of 17				PR	0-0-0			R2	1-0-1
1994–95			34	28	2	4	116	44	+72	86	1st of 18 Promoted				QR2	2-2-1			R4	3-0-1	Peter Feenan
1995–96	Northern Football League Division Two	9	36	25	4	7	89	34	+55	79	2nd of 19 Promoted				PR	0-0-1			R1	0-0-1
1996–97	Northern Football League Division One	8	38	13	11	14	52	63	-11	50	9th of 20				PR	0-0-1			R3	3-2-1	Bobby Graham
1997–98			38	15	19	4	65	38	+27	61 [a]	8th of 20				QR3	3-0-1			R1	1-0-1
1998–99			36	9	16	13	54	66	-12	43	15th of 20				QR1	0-0-1			R1	1-0-1
1999–2000			38	3	7	28	33	95	-62	16	20th of 20 Relegated				PR	0-0-1			QR2	0-0-1	Matt Pearson
2000–01	Northern Football League Division Two	9	36	12	9	15	71	81	-10	45	11th of 19				PR	1-0-1			R1	1-0-1	John Cullen
2001–02			38	18	8	12	62	41	+21	62	8th of 20				PR	0-0-1			QR2	0-0-1	Paul Bennett
2002–03			38	16	11	11	86	70	+16	59	8th of 20				PR	0-0-1			QR1	0-0-1	David Clarke
2003–04			38	14	8	16	61	68	-7	50	12th of 20				PR	0-1-1			QR2	0-0-1	Tony Gibson
			Level of the league decreased after the Conference North and South creation.
2004–05		10	38	13	8	17	73	66	+7	44 [b]	13th of 20				PR	0-0-1			QR2	0-0-1
2005–06			38	10	4	24	51	95	-44	28 [c]	18th of 20				PR	0-0-1			QR2	0-0-1	Colin Potts
2006–07			40	23	7	10	89	58	+31	76	4th of 21				EPR	0-0-1			R3	3-0-1	Gary Steadman
2007–08			38	24	5	9	98	52	+36	77	2nd of 20 Promoted				PR	1-0-1			QR1	0-1-1
2008–09	Northern Football League Division One	9	42	9	10	23	52	79	-27	37	19th of 22				PR	1-0-1			QR1	0-0-1
2009–10			42	19	6	17	83	87	-4	63	11th of 22				EPR	0-0-1			R1	1-0-1
2010–11			42	17	7	18	61	66	-5	58	11th of 22				PR	1-1-1			R1	2-0-1
2011–12			42	15	6	21	81	91	-11	51	13th of 22				PR	1-2-1			R1	1-0-1	Jon King
2012–13			46	11	5	30	54	117	-63	38	23rd of 24 Relegated				QR1	2-2-1			R1	1-0-1
2013–14	Northern Football League Division Two	10	42	11	15	16	62	88	-26	48	17th of 22			69	PR	1-2-1			R1	1-1-1
2014–15			42	16	5	21	78	74	+4	53	15th of 22			70	—				QR2	1-0-1
2015–16			42	35	2	5	122	31	+91	107	1st of 22 Promoted			765					R3	3-1-0
2016–17	Northern Football League Division One	9	42	34	6	2	127	35	+92	108	1st of 22 Promoted			1,226	EPR	0-0-1			W	10-0-0	Jon King Lee Picton & Graham Fenton
2017–18	Northern Premier League Division One North	8	42	32	7	3	112	37	+75	103	1st of 22 Promoted	Carl Finnigan	16	1,489	QR4	5-0-1	QR2	2-1-1	—		Lee Picton & Graham Fenton
2018–19	Northern Premier League Premier Division	7	40	27	6	7	86	41	+45	87	2nd of 21	Robert Briggs	15	1,546	QR2	1-0-1	QR3	2-0-1
			Lost in the play-off final
2019–20			33	21	6	6	64	43	+30	69	3rd of 22	Jason Gilchrist	15	1,670	QR1	0-1-1	R1	3-2-1
			The season was declared null and void due to COVID-19
2020–21			9	4	3	2	12	8	+4	15	4th of 22	Jason Gilchrist	6	– [d]	R1	2-2-1	R1	1-0-1			Graham Fenton
			The season was declared null and void due to COVID-19
2021–22			42	23	9	10	71	40	+31	78	2nd of 22	JJ Hooper	12	2,126	QR2	1–0–1	QR3	0–1–0			Graham Fenton Kevin Phillips
			Lost in the play-off semifinal
2022–23			42	25	10	7	71	39	+32	85	1st of 22	Darius Osei	12	2,146	R1	4–0–1	R1	1–0–1			Kevin Phillips
2023–24	National League North	6	46	22	8	16	79	53	+26	74	8th of 24	Paul Blackett	30	2,220	QR3	1–0–1	R2	0–0–1			Julio Arca Elliott Dickman
2024–25															QR2	0–0–1	R2	0–0–1			Elliott Dickman

Notes

• South Shields at the Football Club History Database

1. Three points deducted
2. Three points deducted
3. Six points deducted
4. COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games

References

1. "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
2. "FA Cup past results". The FA. Retrieved 4 June 2024.