South Bank East End F.C.
| Full name | South Bank East End Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1908 | |
| Dissolved | 1953 | |
| Ground | Majestic Ground | |
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South Bank East End F.C. was an association football club from South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire.
History
The club was founded in 1908.[1] It was considered a nursery side for Middlesbrough for much of its existence and a number of Boro players cut their teeth with East End.[2]
The club entered the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup from 1920–21 to 1950–51; in its 30 years of entries, it never got beyond the first qualifying round.[3] It came close in 1936–37, holding town rivals South Bank in the first preliminary round, but going down 2–1 in the replay.[4]
It had more success in the FA Amateur Cup, which it entered over the same period, reaching the first round proper (last 64) in 1937–38; at that stage it lost 4–1 at home to Ferryhill Athletic.[5] Its greatest success came at local level, winning numerous amateur competitions at county level, including three Teesside Football League titles before the Second World War, and notably winning 5 trophies in the 1933–34 season alone.[6] It also reached the 1939–40 North Riding Senior Cup final, losing to Portrack Shamrocks at Ayresome Park.[7]
East End was nearly put out of business in 1939, as the local council threatened a compulsory purchase order over its ground;[8] ironically World War 2 saved the club temporarily. It continued playing to the end of the 1952–53 season,[9] but there is no record for it afterwards.
Colours
The club wore black and amber quarters.[10]
Ground
The club's ground, the Majestic Ground, was on Normanby Road.[11]
Notable players
- Harold Shepherdson, more notable as the England national football team assistant coach in the 1966 World Cup triumph; played for the club before joining Middlesbrough in 1933.[12]
- Ray Garbutt, who played for the club in 1946–47 and moved to Manchester City for the following season.[13]
- Four England internationals, Jackie Carr,[14] Bobby Turnbull,[15] George Hardwick,[16] and Micky Fenton,[17] started their careers with the club before moving to Middlesbrough.
- Other former players ( 9 )
References
- ^ Strode, Ronald (1948). Newservice Amateur Football Yearbook 1948–49. Fetter Lane, London: Newservice. p. 73.
- ^ "Rivals for the Blues". Birmingham Gazette: 7. 8 January 1953.
- ^ "South Bank East End". Wildstat. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Football 62nd English Football Association (FA) Cup 1936-1937 Qualification". todor66. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Right wing did it". Sunday Sun: 16. 16 January 1938.
- ^ "South Bank East End F.C.". South Bank Express: 2. 14 July 1934.
- ^ Amos, Mike (7 May 2015). "Speakers you find". Northern Echo: 64.
- ^ "Saturday soccer sideshow". Daily Mirror: 26. 14 January 1939.
- ^ "Fixtures for Saturday". Cleveland Standard: 7. 17 April 1953.
- ^ Strode, Ronald (1948). Newservice Amateur Football Yearbook 1948–49. Fetter Lane, London: Newservice. p. 73.
- ^ Strode, Ronald (1948). Newservice Amateur Football Yearbook 1948–49. Fetter Lane, London: Newservice. p. 73.
- ^ "History of a beck". History of a beck.
- ^ "Ex-East End Player". Evening Gazette: 3. 16 September 1947.
- ^ "Jackie Carr". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Bobby Turnbull". England Football Online. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "George Hardwick". England Football Online. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Mickey Fenton". England Football Online. Retrieved 25 May 2025.