Hebburn Argyle Football Club is a youth football club based in
Hebburn,
Tyne and Wear,
England. Historically an adult team, the modern youth club is affiliated with
Hebburn Town.
History
Original club
The club was originally established in 1882 as St Aloysius Juniors, named after St Aloysius Church adjacent to their ground. The ground was located on Argyle Street, and the club was renamed shortly after its foundation.
[History Of Hebburn Town FC]
Hebburn Town F.C. In 1888 the club moved to a new ground. They joined the
Northern Alliance in 1893, and were league champions in 1896–87.
The club moved to the Ellison Ground in 1899, with the opening match attracting 4,000 spectators.
[ They joined the ]North Eastern League
The North Eastern League was an association football league for teams in the North East of England.
The league was founded in 1906 and was initially successful, with teams defecting from the rival Northern Football Alliance to play. Although som ...
as founding members in 1906,[ but closed down during World War I.][ The club had entered the FA Cup on several occasions, but never progressed beyond the qualifying rounds.][
]
Youth club
The current youth football club was established by Trevor Wood in 2012 after a previous incarnation had disbanded in the 1990s.Young Hebburn footballers are going Dutch
The Shields Gazette, 30 March 2015
Notable players
Hebburn Argyle players that went on to play professional football include:
* Bob Barnshaw
*Pat Burke
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* Tom Cain
* Joe Clark
* Billy Cook
* Jack English
* Peter Mackin
* Arthur Metcalf
*Alec Milne
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Career
Born in Dundee, Milne began his career at Arbroath before moving to Cardiff City in 1957. By the end of his first season at the club he had establi ...
* Alec Ormiston
* Alex Rainnie
* Peter Ronald
* Billy Silto
* Jackie Smith
Honours
*Northern Alliance
**Champions 1896–97
References
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Association football clubs established in 1882
1882 establishments in England
Defunct football clubs in England
Football clubs in Tyne and Wear
Youth football clubs in England
Northern Football Alliance
North Eastern League