South Shields F.C.
| Full name | South Shields Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Mariners | ||
| Founded | 1888 (as South Shields Adelaide Athletic) 1974 (reformed as South Shields F.C.) | ||
| Ground | 1st Cloud Arena, Shaftesbury Avenue, Jarrow | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | Geoff Thompson | ||
| Manager | Ian Watson | ||
| League | National League North | ||
| 2024–25 | National League North, 17th of 24 | ||
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South Shields Football Club is a professional association football club based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system.
The third club of this name, it was formed in 1888 and refounded in 1974. They won the Wearside League in 1977 and remained at this level for 15 years before moving next to the Filtrona factory for 1992. The club also won the Wearside League in 1993 and 1995. The club earned promotion to the Northern Football League first division, remaining there for four years until relegation in 2000. In 2015, the club was purchased by Geoff Thompson who would oversee several promotions and increased attendances. After several high-profile signings, the Mariners earned several promotions to the Northern Premier League and also won the 2017 FA Vase final. They gained promotion to the National League North as champions in the 2022–23 season.
South Shields play their home matches at the 1st Cloud Arena in Bede Industrial estate in South Shields. The team is often nicknamed as the Mariners.