Craghead United F.C.

Craghead United F.C. was an English association football club based in the village of Craghead, County Durham. The team initially competed in the Chester-le-Street & District Football League. They unsuccessfully applied to enter the Northern Football Alliance in 1908—receiving no votes from the member clubs—before joining the Northern League in 1912. They finished fifth in both their seasons in the division before leaving the league at the end of the 1913–14 season.[1] Craghead United subsequently submitted another application to the Northern Alliance in 1920 and were accepted into the league along with Backworth United and Hexham Comrades, and the reserve teams of Ashington and Durham City.[2]

Craghead United entered the FA Cup for the first time in the 1907–08 season, but were defeated in the preliminary round by Leadgate Park. The club enjoyed their best run in the Cup during the 1909–10 campaign, defeating Crook Town and Stanley United before losing to Seaham Harbour in the third qualifying round. Craghead United were knocked out in the second qualifying round on two occasions, but generally struggled to progress past the preliminary stage. During their last five seasons in the FA Cup between 1924 and 1929, the team failed to win a single match.[3]

Despite being an amateur team, Craghead United were represented by several players who also played professional football. Walter Coates, who went on to play for Fulham and Leeds United, and Arthur Thomson, who had a spell at Manchester United, both spent some of their early careers at the club. Harry Pringle and Jack Small, who both went on to play in the Football League, both started their careers with Craghead United.

FA Cup history
SeasonRoundDateOpponentsH/AResult
1907–08Preliminary round21 September 1907Leadgate ParkAway1–2
1908–09First qualifying round3 October 1908Annfield PlainAway4–1
Second qualifying round17 October 1908Leadgate ParkAway2–3
1909–10Preliminary round18 September 1909Sunderland West EndHome4–2
First qualifying round2 October 1909Crook TownHome3–2
Second qualifying round16 October 1909Stanley UnitedAway1–0
Third qualifying round6 November 1909Seaham HarbourAway1–5
1910–11Preliminary round17 September 1910Spennymoor UnitedAway0–0
21 September 1910Spennymoor UnitedHome1–2
1911–12Extra preliminary round9 September 1911GrangetownAway7–1
Preliminary round16 September 1911HaswellAway0–1
1912–13Preliminary round28 September 1913Sunderland RoversAway1–1
2 October 1911Sunderland RoversHome2–3
1913–14Preliminary round27 September 1913Leadgate ParkAway2–1
First qualifying round11 October 1913Langley ParkHome2–1
Second qualifying round1 November 1913Horden AthleticHome0–0
5 November 1913Horden AthleticAway0–4
1914–15Preliminary round26 September 1914Dipton UnitedHome2–1
First qualifying round10 October 1914BirtleyAway2–3
1919–20Preliminary round27 September 1908Boldon CollieryAway0–1
1920–21Extra preliminary round11 September 1920Wingate Albion ComradesHome0–0
15 September 1920Wingate Albion ComradesAway4–0
Preliminary round25 September 1920BirtleyAway0–1
1921–22Preliminary round24 September 1921Wingate Albion ComradesHome1–0
First qualifying round8 October 1921Esh WinningHome1–2
1922–23Extra preliminary round9 September 1922Consett SwiftsHome2–1
Preliminary round23 September 1922Horden AthleticAway1–2
1923–24Preliminary round22 September 1923Annfield PlainHome3–0
First qualifying round6 October 1923BirtleyAway1–1
10 October 1923BirtleyHome4–0
Second qualifying round20 October 1923Leadgate ParkAway1–3
1924–25Preliminary round20 September 1924Crook TownAway1–1
24 September 1924Crook TownHome0–2
1925–26Preliminary round19 September 1925Horden AthleticHome2–2
23 September 1925Horden AthleticAway0–4
1926–27Extra preliminary round4 September 1926Thornley AlbionHome0–0
8 September 1926Thornley AlbionAway1–2
1927–28Extra preliminary round3 September 1927Chopwell InstituteAway3–4
1928–29Extra preliminary round1 September 1928Ferryhill AthleticHome4–4
5 September 1928Ferryhill AthleticAway3–4

References
  1. Craghead United at the Football Club History Database
  2. History of the Northern Football Alliance at donmouth.co.uk
  3. The FA Cup results archive at thefa.com
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