Redcar and Coatham F.C.

Redcar and Coatham

Full name	Redcar and Coatham Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Seasiders The Redcarites
Founded	1878 (1878)
Dissolved	1895 (1895)
Ground	Redcar Cricket Club, Coatham
Home colours

Redcar and Coatham Football Club was a football club based in Redcar, England.

Although it was only in existence for 17 years, the club reached the final of the Cleveland Challenge Cup on five consecutive occasions and once reached the FA Cup quarter-finals.

They were based at the Redcar Cricket Club.

Notable former players

• James Howcroft, vice-president of the Football Association and FA Cup final linesman
• William Harrison, former Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Olympic forward
• Tom Alvey, former Middlesbrough full-back
• Charles Alfred Pauls, Football League winner with Preston North End, Northern League winner with Middlesbrough Ironopolis
• Edward Uvo Pauls, former Middlesbrough player
• Arthur Charles Tofts, former Darlington player and co-founder

Records

• FA Cup
  • Quarter Finals: 1885–86
• Cleveland Challenge Cup
  • Runners-up: 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1885-86, 1888-89
• Cleveland Junior Cup
  • Winners: 1887-88, 1889-90

Bibliography

• Neal, Tom (2021). The Famous Yorkshiremen: The Forgotten History of Redcar's Footballing Pioneers. London: Old Bird Publishing. ISBN 978-1-3999-0699-9.