Mark was born in Ashington, Northumberland and first joined up with the Newcastle United academy in 2006. He spent 2 years on Tyneside before being released and joining Hull, where he would graduate...
Born in Ashington in 1884, Ben was playing local football as a centre-half when he was spotted by Newcastle who converted him to left-back.
Although a regular in the Newcastle reserve side he only...
The winner of 16 schoolboy medals in the north-east, James, who was born in Ashington in 1891, came to Luton in March 1911 on the recommendation of his friend Sammy Wightman.
Although originally a...
Another player who made only a single appearance for the Hatters, Ashington born but Hemel Hempstead raised John made a meteoric rise from the club’s fourth team to making his League debut in a...
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Mark was born in Ashington, Northumberland and first joined up with the Newcastle United academy in 2006. He spent 2 years on Tyneside before being released and joining Hull, where he would graduate...
Born in Ashington in 1884, Ben was playing local football as a centre-half when he was spotted by Newcastle who converted him to left-back. Although a regular in the Newcastle reserve side he only...
The winner of 16 schoolboy medals in the north-east, James, who was born in Ashington in 1891, came to Luton in March 1911 on the recommendation of his friend Sammy Wightman. Although originally a...
Another player who made only a single appearance for the Hatters, Ashington born but Hemel Hempstead raised John made a meteoric rise from the club’s fourth team to making his League debut in a...