Ashington A.F.C.

The club was established in 1883 and began entering the FA Cup in 1887. They joined the Northern Alliance at the start of the 1892–93 season when the league was expanded to twelve clubs. However, the league was reduced to ten club the following season, and as they had finished in the bottom two, Ashington were asked to leave. The club then ceased activities, but were brought back following a large meeting, joining the East Northumberland League in 1895. They went on to win the league title in 1897–98. After all the applications had been considered by the League, Ashington were one of fourteen clubs marked out for admission in a single bloc, which they duly were. In 1926–27 the club recorded its best performance in the FA Cup, reaching the third round, where they lost 2–0 at home to Nottingham Forest. With only two clubs eligible for promotion, Ashington appeared to have missed out after finishing third. However, runners-up White-le-Head declined the opportunity of promotion, allowing Ashington to move up to Division One. Season-by-season ==Colours and crest==

Ashington's colours are black and white vertical stripes, used on the shirt and paired with black shorts and black socks for home matches. While away, they use an all light blue shirt and socks with white shorts. The Ashington AFC badge has two lions flanking a badge with a stylised AFC logo, with a football between the legs of the A. ==Ground==

Ashington moved a new ground named Station Road in 1909, which was renamed Portland Park in 1914. They played at Portland Park during their Football League years, with the club's first Football League match attracting a crowd of 9,000. They remained at Portland Park after dropping out of the league, with the club's record attendance of 13,199 coming for an FA Cup second round tie with Rochdale on 9 December 1950. ==Honours==

• Northern League • Division Two champions 2000–01, 2003–04 • Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup winners 1998–99, 2002–03 • Division One Cup 2021–22 • Northern Alliance • Champions 1913–14 • East Northumberland League • Champions 1897–98 • Northumberland Senior Cup • Winners 1920–21, 1932–33, 1938–39, 1949–50, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1979–80, 2012–13 ==Records==

• Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Semi-finals, 1973–74 • Best FA Cup performance: Third round, 1926–27 • Best FA Trophy performance: second round 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83 • Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2011–12 • Record attendance: • At Portland Park: 13,199 vs Rochdale, FA Cup second round, 9 December 1950 ==See also==