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Easington Colliery A.F.C.

Easington Colliery Association Football Club is a football club based in Easington Colliery, County Durham, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division One and play at Welfare Park.

History
The club was established in 1913 and joined the Wearside League. After finishing third in their first season, they withdrew from the league during the 1914–15 season. Following the end of World War I, the club entered the league again in 1919 under the name Easington Colliery Welfare. They were runners-up in 1928–29 and won the league the following season. Although they dropped to fifth in 1930–31, they won back-to-back league titles in 1931–32 and 1932–33. However, after finishing bottom of the table in 1936–37, they left the league. In 1976 they adopted their current name. They joined Division Two of the Northern League in 1985 and were runners-up in their first season in the league, earning promotion to Division One. They were relegated back to Division Two after finishing bottom of Division One in 1989–90, but were promoted to Division One the following season after a third-place finish in Division Two. the following season saw them finish as runners-up in the Wearside League, resulting in promotion back to Division Two of the Northern League. In 2023–24 Easington finished third in Division Two, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Bedlington Terriers 4–0 in the semi-finals, they defeated Newcastle Blue Star 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to Division One. ==Honours==
Honours
Wearside League • Champions 1929–30, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1948–49 • League Cup winners 1932–33, 1945–46, 1961–62, 2009–10, 2024–25 • Monkwearmouth Cup winners 1930–31, 1947–48, 1975–76 • Sunderland Shipowners Cup winners 1974–75, 1979–80, 2013–14 ==Records==
Records
• Best FA Cup performance: First round, 1955–56 • Best FA Trophy performance: Third qualifying round, 1991–92 • Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 1982–83 • Record attendance: 4,500 vs Tranmere Rovers, FA Cup first round, 1955 ==See also==
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