Marske United Football Club is a football club based in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant.
History The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club.Club history Marske United F.C. They initially played in the Cleveland League and then the South Bank League before moving up to the Teesside League in 1976. The club won both the Teesside League and the North Riding County Cup in 1980–81. They were league champions again in 1984–85, after which the club moved up to the Wearside League. The following season saw the club win the North Riding County Cup for a second time. They won the League Cup in 1992–93.
Marske were runners-up in the Wearside League in 1993–94 and 1994–95, a season that also saw them win the North Riding Senior Cup and the League Cup. They went on to win the Wearside League title in 1995–96, as well as retaining the League Cup. After finishing as runners-up again in 1996–97, the club were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League. In their first season in Division Two they finished third, and were promoted to Division One. The club were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 2003–04 season, but were promoted to Division One in 2010–11 after finishing third. They won the League Cup in 2013–14 and were Northern League champions the following season, declining promotion to the Northern Premier League. The club were Division One runners-up in 2015–16. In 2017–18 they reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, losing 3–2 on aggregate to Stockton Town.Wembley awaits for Thatcham and Stockton in the Buildbase FA Vase final The FA, 24 March 2018
The 2017–18 season saw Marske win the Division One title again, earning promotion to Division One East of the Northern Premier League. In 2019–20 the club won the North Riding Senior Cup for the second time, defeating Thornaby 6–0.Match report Marske United F.C. In 2021–22 they finished second in Division One East, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Shildon in the semi-finals, they defeated local rivals Stockton Town 2–1 in final to secure promotion to the Premier Division. However, the club resigned from the Northern Premier League in January 2024 due to financial issues. They subsequently dropped two levels and were admitted to Division One of the Northern League for the 2024–25 season.
Season-by-season record SeasonDivision FA CupFA TrophyFA VaseNotes1976–77Teesside LeagueN/A3211516 – – –2711/18Record incomplete1977–783081111 – – –2712/18Record incomplete1978–7934134174767–203011/181979–803419967037 +33474/181980–813424738536 +49551/18Champions1981–8230612125260–82413/161982–833051694345–22611/161983–8434136155953 +63210/181984–851985–86Wearside LeagueN/A34183137044 +26398/181986–8738189116747 +20637/20EP1987–8838188127262 +10626/20PR1988–89Wearside League Division OneN/A32157106049 +11526/17EP1989–9028115125057–7388/15EP1990–9134165138258 +24536/18EP1991–92103020468537 +48584/161R1992–9328121155537 +18475/15EP1993–943225259725 +7274 *2/17EP1994–9534248210944 +55802/18PR1995–963022359729 +68691/161RChampions1996–97Wearside League103425549724 +73802/182QPromoted1997–98Northern League Division Two93624577830 +48773/193RPromoted1998–99Northern League Division One838139165863–54812/20PR1Q1999–200038198116745 +22654/201Q2R2000–014024798235 +47793/212QQF2001–0240218115648 +8714/21PR2R2002–03401310176474–104916/21EP1Q2003–044089234676 –303320/211Q1QRelegated2004–05Northern League Division Two1038115225078–283815/20PR1R2005–06381213136269–74910/20PR1R2006–0740201376844 +24735/212Q1Q2007–0838178136943 +26598/20PR1R2008–0938188126359 +4625/20EPQF2009–103822977734 +43754/20EP5R2010–113825769541 +54823/201Q2RPromoted2011–12Northern League Division One9421111206189–284418/22PR2Q2012–1346154276691–254919/24PR1Q2013–14441410206488–245216/234Q1R2014–1542279611854 +64901/221Q3RChampions2015–1642263138660 +26812/22PR4R2016–17422261410375 +28725/221Q2R2017–1842326410231 +711021/22PRSFPromoted2018–19Northern Premier League Division One East8381610126347 +165810/20PR3Q2019–20Northern Premier League Division One North-West82615655025 +25515/201QEPSeason abandoned due to COVID-19 epidemic2020–215320145 +9118/193Q2RSeason abandoned due to COVID-19 epidemic
Coaching and medical staff
PositionName First Team Manager Paul Burton First Team Head Coach Mark Riley First Team Coach Cappy Kit Manager Mal Bean
List of managers
Honours Northern League Division One champions 2014–15, 2017–18 League Cup winners 2013–14 Wearside League Champions 1994–95 League Cup winners 1994–95 Teesside League Champions 1980–81, 1984–85 North Riding Senior Cup Winners 1994–95, 2019–20 North Riding County Cup Winners 1980–81, 1985–86 Monkwearmouth Charity Cup Winners 1992–93, 1995–96 Sunderland Shipowners Cup Winners 1995–96, 1996–97
Records Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2021–22 Best FA Trophy performance: Fourth round, 2022–23 Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 2017–18 Record attendance: 1,500 vs Stockton Town, Northern Premier League East Division play-off final, April 2022Jeff Stelling & stars race to save much loved village team from extinction Medium, 14 December 2023 Biggest win: 16–0 vs North Shields, Wearside League, April 1994Innings complete The Northern Echo, 5 May 2016 Heaviest defeat: 3–9Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p481 Most appearances: Mike Kinnair, 609Memory lane reminisces on past players' appearances Marske United FC Most goals: Chris Morgan, 169
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