Football had been played at Crookhall for over 50 years up to 1976. Crookhall Colliery Welfare Juniors were one of the most respected junior teams in County Durham during the fifties and sixties. The Foundation worked hard to redevelop the playing fields in Crookhall and in August 2013 competitive football once again took place in the village after a gap of 40 years when Consett Station Club started to play in the Sunday morning league.
The first game was a very emotional one as we held a minutes silence in advance of the game for John ‘Beck’ Dixon our founder who sadly died before being able to witness the return of football. The game involved the Station Club Fc versus Chopwell Officials with the Station recording a 7-1 victory. Our thanks went to Councillor Jane Brown for helping to fund the improvements to the playing surface and the provision of goalposts and the initial marking out of the pitch
After spending two seasons playing at Crookhall the Station Club Team were successful in gaining promotion and reluctantly decided to move to a larger pitch in Consett .
We did not have a team playing from Crookhall in 2015. However Crookhall Foundation Sports sponsored a team from Delves Lane.
In February 2016 training commenced for an Under 6’s and an Under 7’s team who started playing competitively in March. They play under the name Crookhall Beck Juniors Red and Blue (after Red Row and Blue Row two former streets within the village). These then developed to and Under 7’s and two Under 8’s teams. Thanks go again to Chris Shield for his hard work and dedication in getting the teams up and running. The first season saw a mixture of results as the but overall the season went well and all of the children gained experience and developed. The Assistant Secretaries were delighted to be asked to present the medals and awards at the end of season presentation evening for Crookhall Foundation Sports. A great evening was had celebrating the first season for the two teams and recognising all of the hard work by both coaches and players alike. Evening rounded off with children and adults sumo which was enjoyed by all. Congratulations to the teams for their hard work last season may it continue in the coming season.
Whilst we started the season with an adults team Crookhall Beck FC based at Crookhall on the enlarged pitch this was short lived as the teams ceased playing mid season and left the league.
2017 has seen the children move up age groups we still have Crookhall Beck Reds and Blues Under 8’s and also an Under 9’s team who have all played very well and achieved some great results. All of the teams have also received Charter Status from the FA. Thanks go to all of the coaches who continue to develop the teams. We have an ethos of enjoyment and team work being more important than results and aim to give every child training and playing the best experience. Assistant Secretaries once again made the presentations at the end of season event which was enjoyed by all who attended.
Results from the junior teams are published on the Crookhall Foundation Sports Facebook page on a weekly basis.
Tournament Success for Crookhall Beck Under 9’s
Congratulations to Crookhall Beck Under 9’s who won their football tournament at Shotton on 29 July 2017.
Crookhall Beck FC get season off with a win
Crookhall Beck FC are our resident adult team for the season. They started well on 27 August 2017 with a 3-1 win against Stanley Imperial.
Under 8’s Runners up in Tournament
Congratulations to the Under 8’s team who were runners up in the Newcastle West End Summer Plate on 27 August 2017.
Under 8’s End of Season – October 2017
Under 9’s win Winter Football League
Crookhall Bek Under 9’s won the 2017/18 Winter League after going unbeaten in the league, indeed they won every game bar one, that one being a draw. Our congratulations got to all the players, coaches and parents.
Under 10’s win summer league
Congratulations once again go to Crookhall Bek Under 10’s who followed up previous winter league success by winning their summer league too, well done to each and every player, Coach Chris Shield and all the parents for their support.
Sadly in 2019 the adult football team decided to relocate to another pitch as we are unable to find a replacement team we decided to maintain the field as a community space to enable local residents to use the space for recreation. The junior team is still active playing their games at Blackhill.
Following the relocation of the adult team the changing facilities were removed from the field on 9 June 2020 and donated to Consett Rugby Club.
August 2020 – Preparation of Pitch for new season and new team
Following an agreement that Delves Lane Pheonix JFC would be calling Becks Park home starting with the 2020/21 season the team made arrangements for works to be carried out to harrow the pitch and re-mark the pitch lines. This was made possible thanks to work by Jackie and Paul Haggan from the team and the excellent work was completed by Christian Selkirk of North East Grass Management.
