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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