Spennymoor United A.F.C.

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Spennymoor United A.F.C.
Full nameSpennymoor United Association Football Club [1]
Nickname(s)The Moors, Spenny
Founded1904
Dissolved2005
GroundThe Brewery Field
Capacity6,000

Spennymoor United Association Football Club was an association football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, England.

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History

Spennymoor United Association Football Club was formed in 1904 as an amalgamation of Spennymoor Town and Weardale Ironopolis. [2] [3]

Spennymoor Town was itself an amalgamation of two church football teams in the town, St. Paul's and St. Andrew's in 1890. Weardale Ironopolis was a relatively new club formed in 1901 as a sporting interest for the workers of the Tudhoe Ironworks, and which played in light and dark blue. [4] The “Nops” had a short and successful history in the Croxdale & District League.

In 1905, they joined the Northern League and won the league title six times in their history. In the 1936–37 season, they reached the third round of the FA Cup, where they lost to top-flight side West Bromwich Albion. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Trophy in 1978. [5] However, misfortune struck the club in 2005 when they folded, with debts at one point having run up to £360,000, [6] causing controversy over unfulfilled fixtures. [7]

The club was reborn as Spennymoor Town, taking over Evenwood Town, which had lost its ground, [8] and using its league place. [9] The "new" Spennymoor won the Northern League Division Two in the 2006–07 season after a late winner against Penrith for a 1–0 victory and earned promotion to Division One.

Colours

In common with other north-east sides (e.g. Newcastle United, Alnwick Town, and Ashington), the club wore black and white stripes. [10]

Ground

The club played at the Brewery Field, which had been the home of the renowned Tudhoe Rugby Club, but which was close to extinction. [11] [12]

Honours

References

  1. "Spennymoor United Association Football Club". Scoot. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "New football club for Spennymoor". Durham County Advertiser: 7. 29 July 1904.
  3. "Celebrated history that would be lost". Northern Echo: 8. 21 January 2005.
  4. "Football". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette: 4. 30 August 1901.
  5. Amos, Mike (2014). Northern Conquest. Darlington: Northern League. p. 116.
  6. "Apathy blamed as club teeters". Northern Echo: 8. 21 January 2005.
  7. Oliver, Pete. "Chaotic finale to Unibond season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  8. "Football club facing closure after ground ownership blow". Northern Echo: 9. 18 May 2005.
  9. "Evenwood Town A.F.C. 1890–2005". Evenwood Ramshaw & District History Society. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  10. Vickers, Anthony. "Moors book launch at reunion". Teesside Live. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  11. "First time visitors". Spennymoor Town FC. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  12. "The Brewery Field: Spennymoor Town FC". Football Stadiums. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

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