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Heaton Stannington

Heaton Stannington FC

Kit impression

Founded

1910

Years standing

116

Home ground

Grounsell Park, High Heaton

Capacity

2,000 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Northern Alliance
Premier Division champions 2011–12, 2012–13
League Cup winners 2010–11, 2012–13
Challenge Cup winners 1989–90
Combination Cup winners 1997–98
Subsidiary Cup winners 1999–2000
Northern Amateur League
Division One champions 1936–37, 1985–86
Challenge Cup winners 1935–35, 1937–38, 1956–57, 1958–59
Tyneside Amateur League
Champions 1983–84
Northumberland Senior Cup
Winners 2024–25

Nickname: The Stan

Reasons To Adopt

Heaton Stannington are not a spare club. They are England FA Trophy, Grounsell Park, High Heaton, and 116 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Northern Alliance and Northern Amateur League. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.
Close to the pitch
Grounsell Park, High Heaton holds about 2,000. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.
You get a nickname
Known as The Stan. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) is about 8km from the ground, and Longbenton is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Grounsell Park, High Heaton. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Newcastle International Airport (NCL)

8 km / 5 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Longbenton

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Grounsell Park, High Heaton

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Grounsell Park, High Heaton