Redcar Athletic F.C.
| Full name | Redcar Athletic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Steelmen |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Ground | Green Lane, Redcar |
| Chairman | Kev Fryett |
| Manager | Carl Jarrett |
| League | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2025–26 | Northern Premier League Division One East, 1st of 22 (promoted) |
Redcar Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Redcar, North Yorkshire. The club are currently members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
History
The club was established in 1993 as Teesside Athletic and initially played in the Teesside League.[1] In 2005 they joined the Wearside League, and in 2010 the club's name was changed to Redcar Athletic.[2]
Redcar have finished as Wearside League runners-up on three occasions before finally clinching their first championship in 2018, enabling them to win promotion to Division Two of the Northern League. In 2021 the club were promoted to Division One based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. The club won the Northern League Division One title in the 2024–25 season.
The 2025–26 season saw the club promoted to step 3 for the first time in the club's history, winning the Northern Premier League Division One East title.[3]
Ground
The club currently play at Green Lane in Redcar.[4]
Honours
| Type | Competition | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| League | Northern Premier League | Division One East | 2025–26 |
| Northern League | Division One | 2024–25 | |
| Wearside League | 2017–18 | ||
| Cup | Monkwearmouth Cup | 2005–06, 2016–17 | |
| Shipowners Cup | 2008–09 | ||
| League Cup | 2006–07 | ||
| Total Sport Alan Hood Memorial Cup | 2016–17[5] | ||
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2025–26[2]
- Best FA Trophy performance: First qualifying round, 2025–26[2]
- Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2024–25[2]
- Record home attendance: 1,781 vs. Hartlepool United, pre-season friendly, 25 July 2023[6]
See also
References
- ^ Teesside Athletic at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c d Redcar Athletic at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Arunn Murugesu, Jason (26 March 2026). "Football club promoted to highest ever level". BBC News. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ^ League, Northern Football. "Redcar Athletic". Northern Football League. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Complete honours list/history Redcar Athletic FC". www.redcarathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Joe Ramage (26 July 2023). "Partnership promise and strikers on form: The key takeways from Hartlepool United's latest pre-season success". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 26 July 2023.