Super substitutes Faye Killeen and Eva McDonald stole the show for South Shields Women in a five-star performance against Brunsmeer Athletic Women on Sunday. The Mariners began ferociously and opened the deadlock inside 11 minutes through Kelsi Hoot. Right on the stroke of half-time, they doubled their lead thanks to Madison Bouggess’ composed finish. Three more goals came in the second-half thanks to substitutes Killeen and McDonald.  Killeen was the first of the super subs

Paul Blackett nets 20th of the season as South Shields dominate in 3-0 Leamington victory Saturday’s clash at the 1st Cloud Arena started perfectly for the hosts as Oliver Bainbridge’s deflected effort flew past Rogan Ravenhill in the fourth minute of the game. The Mariners seemed to have a habit of scoring after the referee blew his whistle — as seconds into the second-half Will Jenkins strike put the hosts two goals to the good. Ian Watson’s Mariners came into today’s clash

South Shields Women host newly-promoted side Brunsmeer Athletic Women at Ford Hub on Sunday (2pm kick-off). The lasses have had to wait longer than expected to get their first match of 2026 played, after games against Alnwick Town Ladies and Bradford City AFC Women were postponed in recent weeks, but they are hoping to make it third time lucky this weekend. Brunsmeer Athletic were promoted from the NERWFL Southern Division as champions last season, meaning this will be the fi

Saturday sees Ian Watson’s Mariners clash with Chris Knott’s Leamington FC at the 1st Cloud Arena — a tie which could see Shields gain a further three points on 2nd placed AFC Fylde in the Enterprise National League North. The fixture will see Watson’s men look to pick up their 18th league win this season, Shields, too, coming off the back of a 1-1 draw away to Buxton FC a fortnight ago, will be hoping to get back to winning ways.  The travelling Leamington currently sit bott

Eva McDonald has admitted "it's the right time" for her to rejoin South Shields Women. The young player returned to the club over the winter break, following a spell at fellow NERWFL Premier Division side Wallsend BC Women, after she initially left the Mariners last year. But she thinks it is the perfect moment to pick up where she left off. “I left Shields at the back end of last season on good terms,” she explained, “and both Alex [Miller] and Sophie [Clough] always said th

We are delighted to announce the signing of Sonny Finch on loan from Middlesbrough FC until the end of the season. The twenty-year-old striker signed his first professional deal at the age of seventeen in August 2022, having been with Boro since the age of thirteen. Finch travelled with the first-team squad for their most recent pre-season trip to Portugal. Sonny made his professional debut in the EFL Cup, at home to Barnsley in August 2022. Finch joined League Two side MK Do

Lemar Gordon has returned to Leyton Orient upon the expiration of his loan. Lemar contributed to nine games in total, with one being a feature in the FA Trophy, scoring once in the league against Worksop Town on his full debut We would like to thank Lemar for his contributions during his time at the club!

Luke Woolston has returned to Middlesbrough FC after sustaining an injury during our fixture against Chester FC, to be assessed by their medical staff. Luke played in fifteen games for Ian Watson's side, scoring in two, one being in our FA Cup First Round defeat to Shrewsbury Town. We'd like to thank Luke for his major effort and contributions to the side, and we wish him well in the future. 📸 Daniel Dutton

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We have had several incomings and outgoings over the last few days ⤵️ Tom Watson Tom Watson has had his loan from Wigan Athletic extended for a further month. Lennon Wheeldon Lennon Wheeldon has had his loan from Derby County extended for a further month. Oli Bainbridge Oli Bainbridge has had his loan from Sunderland extended, which will see the fullback see out the rest of the season with the Mariners. Louis Burns Louis Burns, who is on loan at Ashington, will stay with the

50% OFF ALL JANUARY MEMBERSHIPS FOR 6 MONTHS PLUS FREE SOUTH SHIELDS & TIC HEALTH WELCOME PACK   South Shields are delighted to announce that TIC Health are running a 50% off all memberships promotion for our supporters, to launch their incredible sponsorship of the National League.   Sign up HERE before the end of January and your membership will be halved for your first 6 monthly payments.   From as little as £12.50 per month, TIC Health memberships include some amazing be

Update 11/01: Both games have been postponed as a result of the inclement weather conditions. South Shields Women visit the NERWFL Premier Division leaders Bradford City AFC Women this Sunday (2pm kick-off). The Mariners embark on one of their longest trips of the season to face a team who have won all eight of their league matches so far. Bradford City sit top of the pile by seven points, with one game in hand over second-placed Spennymoor Town Ladies ahead of the league res

Amber Robinson has made the most of her opportunities for South Shields Women. Since joining the club over the summer - initially for the Reserve Team - she has grown from strength to strength and she has even stepped up to First Team action in recent weeks. That wouldn’t have been possible without the time, effort and commitment put in behind the scenes, which started in August when the squads came together during pre-season. “I think training together was really good becaus

We are delighted to announce that Will Jenkins has signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2028. 'I'm really happy it's all sorted, it's a really exciting time to be at the football club, so to be part of it for even longer is really good.' 'The talks started pretty early this season, I knew I was out of contract in the summer, and I want to stay here, so I wanted to get it sorted as quickly as possible.' Jenkins has become a man that Ian Watson and the managemen

Tom Watson has had his loan extended from Wigan Athletic, keeping him at the club until February 2026. Tom has played 12 games for the Mariners, featuring in the Enterprise Team of the Week once. We're delighted to have Tom stay with us.

South Shields picked up a point on the road against Buxton in their first game of 2026. The Enterprise National League North leaders took the lead through Dan Ward in the 59th minute but the Mariners’ lead was surrendered 13 minutes later through Adriel Walker. Due to results elsewhere in the division, Shields remain top of the pile by two points going into the next round of fixtures. Joe Young floundered as he rushed out for the ball in the sixth minute which saw Paul Blacke

Ian Watson’s Mariners travel to the Tarmac Silverlands Stadium to take on John McGrath’s Buxton FC in what will be a massive clash for South Shields away from home.  Saturday’s fixture will see Watson’s men look to pick up their ninth away win in the league this season, the Mariners, too, will be coming into the fixture fresh off the back of a crucial 2-1 away win at Darlington on Tuesday night and will be hoping to take this confidence to Buxton.  The hosts sit in 12th place

Quick-fire Lennon Wheeldon strike inspires South Shields to nervy 2-1 win The Mariners evening started superbly when an early Wheeldon strike put Shields one goal ahead. The second goal of the evening didn’t come until the 67th minute of the game when Paul Blackett’s deflected effort flew past Pete Jameson. A late goal did come however for the hosts Cedric Main firing in what turned out to be only a consolation for Darlington. Shields’ travelled to Blackwell Meadows making on

We asked some of the lasses across both our First Team and Reserve Team squads for their favourite moments of the season so far - read below for their answers! Sam Curzon: “Personally, it has to be when we faced FC Hartlepool, because the atmosphere after coming away with a draw showed us just how much we’ve improved, and more importantly, how close we’ve become.” Jayde Hart: “A favourite moment that comes to mind was our 3-2 win against Stockton. “We fought hard for the thre

Cedwyn Scott's first-half hat-trick aids South Shields to six-goal Boxing Day demolition The opening goal of Shields’ Boxing Day clash came for the visitors just 16 minutes in when Scott headed home.  Six minutes later Scott was at it again firing past Bradley James. With eight minutes left of the first-half the Mariners picked up a third — Scott bagging himself a hat-trick.  Ian Watson’s side weren’t finished there as they picked up three more goals in the second-half — Todd