[2] After World War II they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in 1947–48, losing 4–1 at Crewe Alexandra.
[3] In the preliminary qualifying round match against Radcliffe Welfare United, Chris Marron scored 10 goals in a 13–0 win, an FA Cup record.
[3] Although they had made regular appearances in the first round of the FA Cup throughout the 1960s, the 1969–70 season saw the club achieve their best-ever run.
[1] At the end of the 1973–74 season South Shields were made homeless after selling their Simonside Hall ground and being prevented from moving back to Horsley Hill.
Another attempt was made to join the Scottish league, but they were rejected again, losing out to Ferranti Thistle.
[1] However, a dispute with the stadium owners led to them leaving in 1950 to move to a new ground at Simonside Hall.
However, a deal had not been finalised to buy Horsley Hill before Simonside Hall was sold,[1] leaving the club homeless.
Upon the reformation in 1936, South Shields played in red-and-green-quartered shirts, colours going back to the town's early football league days in the 1920s.
By the end of the decade Shields were seen playing in amber shirts and blue shorts; these colours were worn at their FA Cup third round match at QPR in 1970.