This Saturday sees Ian Watson’s Mariners travel to the Marine Travel Arena to take on Bobby Grant’s Lilywhites in a clash which could take the hosts to seventh place or see the visitors gain a further three points, and one closer to promotion.  The leaders of the Enterprise National League North, South Shields, seek to pick up their 20th win this season and hope to replicate the last outing between the two sides, in which Watson’s Mariners came out on top in a 1-0 victory. Th

Supporters are advised to purchase their tickets in advance for our fixture against Marine AFC on Saturday, 24th January at The Marine Travel Arena. In doing so, supporters will benefit from savings and avoid queuing on matchday. There is no available parking for supporters at The Marine Travel Arena MATCH TICKETS/ADMISSION PRICES Tickets can be purchased in advance using the link below 🎟️ https://marinefc.ktckts.com/ Category: Online Admission Price Ticket Office Admission

Sonny Finch shines and nets late winner in first start for the club. The Mariners dominated right from the first whistle, however couldn’t seem to get the ball in the back of the net, until January signing Finch, kept his composure and slotted the ball home with seven minutes to go.  Ian Watson’s Mariners came into the game confident having won their previous fixture in a dominant 3-0 display against Leamington.  Shields made two changes for tonight’s fixture, Lennon Wheeldon

South Shields seek to gain their 19th win of the season on Tuesday night, where they grace the 1st Cloud Arena for the 2nd time in 3 days for a midweek clash against Neil Danns Southport FC.  The travelling sandgrounders come to the Mariners home turf beaming with adrenaline and optimism fresh off the back of a chaotic 3-2 away win to Bedford in which Southport’s Jordan Slew stole the three points in the 92nd minute.  Dann’s Southport currently sit in 19th place in the league

Faye Killeen marked her return from injury with a goal for South Shields Women in their 5-0 demolition of Brunsmeer Athletic Women at the weekend. It was the best start imaginable to the new year for the lasses, who had waited a month for some action - but it was even longer for Killeen who had nursed a minor injury since November. “I couldn’t wait to be back,” she said after the match. “I felt like I had missed so much, so it was definitely nice to be playing again after the

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.