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Past Players (A)

STAN ANDERSON

DCSFA U15s in 1948-49

East Durham SFA

Teams played for

  • Sunderland 1952-63
  • Newcastle United 1963-65
  • Middlesbrough 1965-66
  • First player to captain Sunderland, Newcastle Utd and Middlesbrough

Management

  • Middlesbrough 1966-73
  • AEK Athens 1973-74
  • Queens Park Rangers 1974
  • Doncaster Rovers 1975-78
  • Bolton Wanderers 1980-81

International honours: Played 3 times for ESFA U15s in 1948-49. Capped twice for England in 1962. Also played for England 'B' and U23s

GEORGE ARMSTRONG

DCSFA U15s in 1958-59

Jarrow Hebburn & Felling SFA

Teams played for

  • Arsenal 1962-77 -- Inter Cities Fairs Cup winner with Arsenal in 1969-70. An ever present in Arsenal's League and FA Cup 'Double-winning' side of 1970-71.
  • Leicester City 1977-78
  • Stockport County 1978-79

International honours: Made 5 appearances for England U23s

DAVID ARMSTRONG

DCSFA U15s in 1969-70

Durham SFA

Teams played for

  • Middlesbrough 1971-81 -- Made 305 consecutive league appearances and 358 consecutive appearances in all competitions for Boro from March 1972 to August 1980.
  • Southampton 1981-87 -- Southampton's Player of the Season for 1983-84
  • Bournemouth 1987-88

International honours: Gained 3 England caps and played for England B

WILLIAM AYRE

DCSFA U19s in 1969-70

Teams played for

  • Hartlepool United 1977-80
  • Halifax Town 1981-82 and 1984-86
  • Mansfield Town 1982-84

Management

  • Halifax Town 1986-90
  • Blackpool 1990-94 -- Promoted from Division 4 in 1991-92 through the play-offs.
  • Scarborough 1994
  • Cardiff City 2000

NEIL ASPIN

DCSFA U19s in 1980-81

Gateshead SFA

Teams played for

  • Leeds United 1982-89 -- Leeds Utd Player of the Year in 1985
  • Port Vale 1989-1999 -- Football League Trophy winner in 1993; Port Vale Player of the Year in 1989-90 and 1993-94
  • Darlington 1999-01
  • Hartlepool United 2001

Management

  • Port Vale 2017-19

GRAEME ALDRED

DCSFA U15s in 1981-82 and U19s in 1982-83

Bishop Auckland SFA

Team played for

  • Darlington 1984-85

JOE ALLON

DCSFA U15s in 1981-82

Chester-le-Street & Washington SFA

Teams played for

  • Newcastle United 1984-87
  • Swansea City 1987-88
  • Hartlepool United 1988-91 and 1995-98. Whilst with Pools Joe was voted the Northeast Player of the Year and the NE Football Writers' Player of the Year.
  • Chelsea 1991-92
  • Port Vale (loan)1992 and 1994-95
  • Brentford 1992-94
  • Southend United (loan) 1993
  • Lincoln City 1995

International honours: England Youth

BRIAN ATKINSON

DCSFA U15s in 1985-86

Bishop Auckland SFA

Teams played for

  • Sunderland 1989-95 -- FA Cup runner-up in 1992; Member of the team that was promoted to the First Division in 1995-96
  • Carlisle United (loan) 1996
  • Darlington 1996-01

International honours: 6 appearances for England U21s in 1990-91 and was member of the squad that won the Toulon Tournament that season.

IAN ARNOLD

DCSFA U15s in 1986-87 and U19s in 1987-88

Durham SFA

Teams played for

  • Middlesbrough 1990-92
  • Carlisle United 1992-94

RICHARD ALDERSON

DCSFA U15s in 1989-90

Durham SFA

Team played for

  • York City 1997

CRAIG ARMSTRONG

DCSFA U15s in 1989-90 and U19s in 1990-91

Durham SFA

Teams played for

  • Burnley (loan) 1994
  • Bristol Rovers (loan) 1996
  • Gillingham (loan) 1996
  • Watford (loan) 1997
  • Nottingham Forest 1997-99
  • Huddersfield Town 1999-02
  • Sheffield Wednesday 2002-05
  • Grimsby Town (loan) 2004
  • Cheltenham Town 2005-07 and 2008-09
  • Gillingham 2007-08

ANDREW APPLEBY

DCSFA U15s in 2001-02

Sunderland SFA

Team played for

  • Hartlepool United 2004-06

HELEN ALDERSON

DCSFA U16 Girls in 2003-04 & 2004-05

Monkwearmouth Comprehensive School (Sunderland)

Teams played for

  • Sunderland WFC 2009-14: Played in the Sunderland team beaten by Arsenal Ladies in the 2009 FA Women's Cup Final.
  • Grindavik (Iceland) (loan) 2010.
  • Doncaster Rovers Belles 2011.
  • Durham WFC 2015-18

International honours: England Women U17s, U19s and U23s


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