This page has a number of dated articles where Heaton Stannington have featured in local newspapers The Evening Chronicle and The Journal.

We were kindly contacted by Journalist Stuart Rayner (Chronicle Link) who offered us this treasure trove of articles which were found in Thomson House when the newspaper recently moved premises (Chronicle Link). Most articles are from the time we nearly lost our ground to a supermarket in the early 1980's although there are a few various items from the 1950's.

Having read through them all we can say is that there is some gems in there but we definitely saved the best headline until last.

Thank you Stuart.

Stars of yesterday have set target

Evening Chronicle 26th November 1955

Youth policy of Heaton Club

Evening Chronicle 22nd june 1956

Heaton club to run Junior XI

Evening Chronicle 29th June 1956

Heaton Stan. loss

Evening Chronicle 12th June 1957

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 25th May 1956

Heaton offer ground

Evening Chronicle 21st June 1958

Big effort at High Heaton

Evening Chronicle 14th August 1959

Historic football club fights for life

Evening Chronicle 31st July 1980

£2.8m. football ground plan

The Journal 31st July 1980

No Headline

The Journal 1st August 1980

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 1st August 1980

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 25th August 1980

Reprieve for city soccer club

Evening Chronicle 29th August 1980

HOME WIN SAVES CLUB

The Journal 30th August 1980

Club's pitch victory

Evening Chronicle 30th August 1980

New threat to soccer club as enquiry looms

Evening Chronicle 24th April 1981

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 30th October 1981

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 17th February 1982

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 15th April 1982

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 16th June 1982

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 18th March 1983

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 23rd March 1983

M.P. leads fight against store plan

Evening Chronicle 18th April 1983

Residents fight to save club

Evening Chronicle 30th April 1983

Who will get cash? - bosses

Evening Chronicle 3rd May 1983

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 6th May 1983

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 10th May 1983

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 25th May 1983

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 26th May 1983

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 3rd June 1983

No Headline

Evening Chronicle 21st June 1983

Mobster memories at reunion

Evening Chronicle 30th July 1983

Stan's all stars

Evening Chronicle 27th August 1983

No headline

Evening Chronicle 14th October 1983

Keep on drinking

Evening Chronicle 24th September 1986