Esh Winning F.C.
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| Full name | Esh Winning Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Esh, Stags |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Ground | West Terrace, Esh Winning |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Chairman | Charles Ryan |
| Manager | Tony Boakes |
| League | Northern League Division Two |
| 2015–16 | Northern League Division Two, 20th |
Esh Winning Football Club is a football club based in Esh Winning, near Durham, in County Durham, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two and play at West Terrace.
The original Esh Winning club was established in 1889 as Esh Winning Rangers. After playing in local leagues, they joined the Northern League in 1912, winning it at the first attempt, also winning the Durham Benevolent Bowl. At the end of the season they were renamed Esh Winning. The club's second season in the league saw them finish eleventh. After World War I the club continued in the Northern League, finishing bottom of the table in 1926–27, 1931–32 and 1933–34. In 1934 the club were forced to fold as they were unable to pay rent to the parish council; they resigned from the league on 5 October after four matches and their fixtures were taken over by West Auckland Town.
The modern club was established in 1967 as Esh Winning Pineapple. They joined Division Three of the Durham and District Sunday League, and were promoted to Division Two at the end of the 1970–71 season. The club won the Guards Cup in 1971–72 and the Division Two title in 1972–73. After winning the Stafferi Cup in 1974–75 and the Guards Cup again in 1975–76, they won successive league titles in 1978–79 and 1979–81. In 1981 the club joined the Northern Alliance. After a sixth-place finish in their first season in the league, they were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League, dropping "Pineapple" from their name.
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