STFC Supporters Club were represented at the Remembrance Day Service in Spennymoor by veterans David Harrison and his wife Michelle.

Immaculately presented with medals on show a wreath was laid on our behalf in remembrance of those lost to conflict.

David is a long time member and contributor to our club and we were delighted when he accepted the invitation to represent us on this special day.

Spennymoor Town Supporters observed a minutes silence in memory of life long fan David Linford on Saturday ahead of the home fixture against Chorley.

In addition to the minutes silence a small plaque (see photo above) was affixed to the perimeter fence close to the area where David liked to park his scooter on home games.

Supporters Club Chairman Norman Dale on behalf of David’s family and friends would like to thank the football club for the opportunity to commemorate David’s life in this way.

A generous gathering of Spennymoor Town Supporters lined the pavement outside Wood View as their friend and fellow supporter David Linford passed the Brewery Field for the final time.

The cortège included a striking white carriage carrying David’s coffin which was draped with a flag bearing the colours of his beloved team, the carriage pulled elegantly by two beautiful black & white horses.

The well attended, standing room only service held at the Wear Valley Crematorium near Coundon told of  David’s passion for sport, sharing anecdotes of a lifelong commitment to Cricket, Football & Horse Racing.

As a Spennymoor Town Supporter David remained loyal right to the end, so it was fate perhaps, due to bizarre circumstances Spennymoor Town played on the evening of David’s funeral, with a 3-0 away victory a fiiting tribute to his legacy.

God bless you David, rest in peace and thanks for the memories. ⚪️⚫️

Spennymoor Town FC Supporters Club

We were devastated to learn of the passing of our good friend David Linford who died from a heart attack on Saturday.

Never has the term lifelong supporter been more fitting. For around 70 years Dave followed Spennymoor both United and town and rarely missed a minute. He’d been attending games from the age of 5 years.

In later life illness resulted in Dave losing both of his legs, yet still with the help of his Supporters Club friends remained a regular attendee at Spennymoor Town fixtures both at home and away regardless of the distance.

As a Supporters Club member Dave contributed kindly to all of our activities, will be much missed and forever remembered.

Everyone associated to STFC Supporters Club send our heartfelt condolences to Dave’s wife Heather, their family and friends at this time of grief.

We will update members on funeral arrangements as soon as they become available.

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A recent members vote polled unanimously in favour of releasing funds to the sum of £600 which will cover pitch fees and refereeing costs for this season. They recently expanded by introducing a competitive overs 50’s team and continue to grow their profile within the community also offering non-competitive sessions for all abilities three times a week.

The Walking Football Club are part of the Moors in the Community / Academy Programmes and the Supporters Club have now donated for two seasons running, despite this the Community / Academy Programmes have failed to acknowledge these contributions formally.

SWDN Managing Editor Archie McKay joined us at our August meeting and provided members with an overview of his ambitions and how funding from organisations such as ourselves is critical to the longevity of the publications under the umbrella of SWDN which includes The Spennymoor News. We are grateful for the exposure we have received to date and we’re  happy to extend our sponsorship further by rubber stamping a £40 monthly donation to support the ever increasing running costs of the community based publication.

We wish Archie and his small team of volunteers every success for the future.

We will be active in the WMC from 12 noon on Saturday 10th August as we kick off the new campaign with a full members meeting followed by the distribution of the members incentives. It’s never too late to join the Supporters club at the great value price of £5 for the season. For info on joining incentives and application click here. 

We hope to be joined by a good number of Chester fans so will organise some free hot food to compliment the £2.70 draft beer bar price. Members will also get a chance to win 8 drinks vouchers in our free members draw, but remember you need to be there at the 2pm draw time to claim the prize.

The chances to win don’t stop there though, use the opportunity to enter our weekly letter draw with this weeks jackpot set to top £2500 it’s got to be worth a £1 entry. 

For details on how to enter the letter draw click here