Second Incarnation
That was it until 1936–37 when, with financial support from the Shields gazette, the team re–formed in the North Eastern League and enjoyed immediate success in both league and Durham Challenge Cup before war broke out.
Gates often exceeded 10 000. The record at Simonside Hall (the club's home from 1951) is thought to be 18,000 for the 1957 – 58 FA Cup tie with York City, though the figure 21 000 has also been reported.
Numerous great FA Cup days included the 4–1 defeat at Queens Park Rangers in 1970, and the 10 goal feat by Chris Marron – claimed to be an FA Cup record – in the 13–0 win over Radcliffe Welfare United in 1947.
Enforced moves resulted from the folding of the North Eastern League in 1957–58, the Midland League in 1959–60, the Northern Counties League in 1961–62, the re-formed North Eastern League in 1963–64 and the North Regional League in 1967–68.
The Northern Premier League was the next stop, though the club folded in 1974. Its demise was common knowledge before the event, even though the club reached the FA Trophy semi-finals, losing 3–0 on aggregate to a Morecambe side it had beaten 6–0 and 7–1 in the League. Only 1 117 bothered to watch the home leg.
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