[1] They were also winners of the Northumberland Minor Cup, beating Byker St. Lawrence 2–1 in the final at Croft Park in Blyth in front of a crowd of around 5,000.

[2] The Northern Amateur League was won again the following season, with the club also winning the Tynemouth War Memorial Shield, defeating Whitley Athletic 2–1 after extra time at Hawkey's Lane before a crowd of almost 6,000.

[3] Following these initial successes, the club made an application to join the Northern Alliance, but were rejected.

[11] In October 1929, the club won the Amateur Shield at the North East Coast Exhibition in Newcastle upon Tyne, beating Stockton 3–1 in the final at St. James' Park[12] They also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Amateur Cup in 1929–30,[13] and were runners-up in the Tyneside League in 1932–33.

[13] Towards the end of the 2020–21 season, following two seasons which were curtailed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the club announced its intention to resign from the Northern Alliance and fold at the conclusion of the remaining games, citing a lack of volunteers and the funds required for the necessary upgrade to the facilities at Purvis Park.

[16] This generated a huge amount of regional interest and about three weeks later and because of some additional fund raising efforts and some extra help behind the scenes, the resignation was withdrawn and plans were put in place to begin work on the improvements to the pitch and pavilion.