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Football
Stags Head Recreation Ground
54.771492, -1.706390
Esh Winning
Opened:
19th c
Closed:
20th c
Repurposed
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
28 Jul 2022
Esh Winning FC
HER Description
Thanks to Peter Laurence for submitting this entry.
The Stag's Head ground was opened in the 19th century to accomodate Esh Winning FC, which formed in 1889 and won the Northern League in 1913. This is an earlier iteration of the current club which formed in 1969. The ground appears to be modest in nature, with 1890s maps showing a small stand on its western end which remained through to the 1910s. It appears to be named after the Stag's Head Hotel which stood on Durham Road.
Peter advises the club played there until the local colliery closed, and later moved to Waterhouses.
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