Football league
Teesside Football League Founded 1891 Folded 2017 Country England Level on pyramid 11 Feeder to Northern League Division OneDomestic cup(s) Lou Moore Memorial Trophy;R T Raine Trophy and J V Madden Trophy League cup(s) MacMillan Bowl Last champions Boro Rangers (2016–17)Most championships Acklam Steelworks (7)
The Teesside Football League was a football competition based in northern England . Established in 1891, it was dissolved in 2017 when it merged with the Eskvale & Cleveland League to form the North Riding Football League . At the end of its existence the league was placed at level 11 of the English football league system , with clubs being promoted to Division Two of the Northern League .
History
The league was founded in 1891 and was contested every season until 2017, with the exception of the two World Wars. Clubs competed in three cup competitions, the MacMillan Bowl, the R T Raine Trophy and the Lou Moore Memorial Trophy. The R T Raine Trophy is competed by the League Champions and MacMillan Bowl winners from the previous season.[ 1] From the 2002–03 season onwards, clubs in Division Two competed for the A Burness Plate (with the exception of the 2008–09 season).[ 2]
Final member clubs, 2016–17
The final season's championship was contested by 13 teams, though 14 were originally listed.[ 2] The division was reduced from 16 teams from the previous season.[ 3]
Team
Ground
Beechwood, Easterside & District Social
Beechwood & Easterside Sports Club, Middlesbrough
Billingham Town Reserves
Bedford Terrace, Billingham
Boro Rangers
Middlesbrough FC Foundation, Middlesbrough
Fishburn Park
Broomfield Park, Whitby
Grangetown Boys Club (not competing)
Grangetown YCC, Middlesbrough
Guisborough Three Fiddles
King George V Playing Fields, Guisborough
Nunthorpe Athletic
Nunthorpe & Marton Recreation Club, Middlesbrough
Redcar Newmarket
Rye Hills School, Redcar
Redcar Town
Mo Mowlam Memorial Park, Redcar
St. Mary's Yarm
Conyers School, Yarm
Staithes Athletic
Staithes Athletic Club, Staithes
Stockton West End
North Shore Health Academy, Stockton
Thornaby Dubliners
Harold Wilson Sports Centre, Thornaby
Whinney Banks Youth & Community Centre
Sandy Flatts, Middlesbrough
League champions
Last title indicated by club name in bold and each entry followed by the number of times that club has won the title at that point.
Division Two Champions
2002–03 – SMG Redstripes
2003–04 – Dormans
2004–05 – Hartlepool Chester Hotel
2005–06 – Mackinlay Park
2006–07 – Guisborough Quoit
2007–08 – Bedale
2008–09 – Scarborough Town
2009–10 – Coulby Newham
2010–11 – Whinney Banks Youth & Community Centre
2011–12 – Darlington Rugby Club
2012–13 – Lingdale
2013–14 – Thirsk Falcons
2014–15 – Redcar Town
MacMillan Bowl winners
Acklam Steelworks (6) - 1968-69; 1976-77; 1995-96; 1996-97; 1997-98; 2013-14
BEADS FC (2) - 2003-04; 2009-10
Billingham Synthonia (2) - 1934-35 ; 1938-39
Billingham Synthonia Res (4) - 1961-62 ; 1965-66; 1966-67; 1967-68
Blackett Hutton Welfare (2) - 1959-60; 1962-63
Boro Rangers FC (1) - 2015-16
BSC Redcar (1) - 1994-95
Cargo Fleet Ironworks (1) - 1936-37
Carlin How (2) - 2004-05; 2006-07
Cassell Works (1) - 1960-61
Endeavour FC (1) - 2012-13
Grangetown Boys Club (4) - 1963-64; 1999-00; 2000-01 ; 2002-03
Grangetown St Mary's (1) - 1932-33
Grangetown YCC (1) - 2010-11
Guisborough Quoit FC (1) - 2007-08
Head Wrightson (3) - 1948-49; 1950-51 ; 1964-65
ICI Wilton (2) - 1982-83; 1988-89
Lingdale Institute (1) - 1930-31
New Marske SC (1) - 1986-87
Normanby Magnesite (4) - 1927-28; 1929-30; 1931-32; 1937-38
North Skelton (2) - 1952-53; 1953-54
Norton CCT (1) - 1978-79
Nunthorpe Athletic (5) - 1973-74; 1983-84; 1989-90 ; 1998-99; 2008-09
Port Clarence (1) - 1946-47
Portrack Shamrocks (4) - 1947-48; 1954-55; 1955-56 ; 1956-57
Redcar Albion (6) - 1949-50; 1957-58 ; 1958-59; 1974-75; 1980-81; 1981-82
Redcar Town (1) - 2014-15[ 4]
Richmond Town (1) - 2011-12
Rowntree's (1) - 1992-93
Smith's Dock (3) - 1951-52; 1977-78; 1979-80
South Bank St Peter's (1) - 1933-34
Stockton Malleable Institute (1) - 1925-26
Stockton Town (1) - 1985-86
Tees Comp (2) - 1984-85; 1990-91
Teesside Polytechnic (2) - 1975-76; 1987-88
Thornaby Amateurs (1) - 1935-36
Thornaby FC (1) - 2001-02[ 5]
Thornaby YC (3) - 1991-92; 1993-94; 2005-06
West Hartlepool Peser (2) - 1926-27; 1928-29
Winterton Hospital (1) - 1969-70
References
National teams League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Cup competitions
FA cups League cups County cups
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