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| Full name | Esh Winning Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Esh,[1] Stags[2] | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Ground | West Terrace,Esh Winning | ||
| Capacity | 3,500[3] | ||
| Chairman | Charles Ryan | ||
| Manager | Johnathan Swift | ||
| League | Northern League Division Two | ||
| 2024–25 | Northern League Division Two, 6th of 22 | ||
Esh Winning Football Club is afootball club based inEsh Winning, nearDurham, inCounty Durham, England. They are currently members of theNorthern League Division Two and play at West Terrace.
The original Esh Winning club was established in 1889 as Esh Winning Rangers.[3] After playing in local leagues,[3] they joined theNorthern League in 1912, winning it at thefirst attempt,[4] also winning the Durham Benevolent Bowl.[1] At the end of the season they were renamed Esh Winning.[4] The club'ssecond season in the league saw them finish eleventh.[5] AfterWorld War I the club continued in the Northern League, finishing bottom of the table in1926–27,1931–32 and1933–34.[5] In 1934 the club were forced to fold as they were unable to pay rent to theparish council;[3] they resigned from the league on 5 October after four matches and their fixtures were taken over byWest Auckland Town.[5]
The modern club was established in 1967 as Esh Winning Pineapple.[3] They joined Division Three of the Durham and District Sunday League, and were promoted to Division Two at the end of the 1970–71 season. The club won the Guards Cup in 1971–72 and the Division Two title in 1972–73.[1] After winning the Stafferi Cup in 1974–75 and the Guards Cup again in 1975–76, they won successive league titles in 1978–79 and 1979–81.[1] In 1981 the club joined theNorthern Alliance.[6] After a sixth-place finish in their first season in the league, they were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League, dropping "Pineapple" from their name.[6][7]
Esh Winning remained in Division Two of the Northern League for twenty seasons, finishing bottom of the division in1985–86 and1989–90. In2001–02 they finished third and were promoted to Division One, where they remained until being relegated back to Division Two at the end of the2005–06 season.[7] In2007–08 the club won the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup.[1] In2008–09 another third-place finish in Division Two saw them promoted to Division One for a second time. However, they were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the2010–11 season.[7] They finished bottom of Division Two for a third time in2013–14.[7]
| Season | League | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||
| 1981–82 | Northern Alliance | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 6/18 | Promoted |
| 1982–83 | Northern League Division Two | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 60 | 37 | 6/11 | |
| 1983–84 | Northern League Division Two | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 55 | 49 | 9/18 | |
| 1984–85 | Northern League Division Two | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 64 | 39 | 11/18 | Three points deducted |
| 1985–86 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 99 | 24 | 20/20 | |
| 1986–87 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 81 | 31 | 17/19 | |
| 1987–88 | Northern League Division Two | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 5/18 | |
| 1988–89 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 68 | 38 | 15/20 | |
| 1989–90 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 40 | 91 | 23 | 20/20 | Three points deducted |
| 1990–91 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 63 | 7/19 | |
| 1991–92 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 74 | 48 | 11/20 | |
| 1992–93 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 70 | 82 | 43 | 13/20 | |
| 1993–94 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 72 | 43 | 12/19 | |
| 1994–95 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 88 | 52 | 13/20 | |
| 1995–96 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 80 | 75 | 46 | 11/19 | |
| 1996–97 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 44 | 100 | 21 | 18/19 | Three points deducted |
| 1997–98 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 79 | 42 | 16/19 | |
| 1998–99 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 73 | 37 | 15/19 | |
| 1999–00 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 59 | 81 | 35 | 15/19 | |
| 2000–01 | Northern League Division Two | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 44 | 64 | 5/19 | |
| 2001–02 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 93 | 39 | 85 | 3/20 | Promoted |
| 2002–03 | Northern League Division One | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 84 | 47 | 17/21 | Three points deducted |
| 2003–04 | Northern League Division One | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 68 | 48 | 15/21 | |
| 2004–05 | Northern League Division One | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 14/21 | |
| 2005–06 | Northern League Division One | 40 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 103 | 16 | 20/21 | Relegated |
| 2006–07 | Northern League Division Two | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 83 | 43 | 16/21 | |
| 2007–08 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 58 | 52 | 13/20 | |
| 2008–09 | Northern League Division Two | 38 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 89 | 59 | 77 | 3/20 | Promoted |
| 2009–10 | Northern League Division One | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 94 | 39 | 18/22 | |
| 2010–11 | Northern League Division One | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 40 | 121 | 16 | 21/22 | Relegated |
| 2011–12 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 95 | 74 | 66 | 11/22 | |
| 2012–13 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 49 | 108 | 30 | 20/22 | |
| 2013–14 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 50 | 138 | 27 | 22/22 | |
| 2014–15 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 47 | 135 | 31 | 20/22 | |
| 2015–16 | Northern League Division Two | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 46 | 127 | 27 | 20/22 | |
The original Esh Winning played at the Stags Head Recreation Ground. The ground's record attendance of over 5,000 was set in 1910 for a match againstNewcastle United reserves and equalled in 1921 when the club lost 5–4 toBishop Auckland in theFA Amateur Cup quarter final.[2][3]
The modern club bought the welfare grounds inWaterhouses (a village to the south-west of Esh Winning) from theNational Coal Board when the mine was about to be closed down.[3] The West Terrace ground was subsequently developed, including a stand with five rows of seating and two covered standing areas.[3]
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