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OCR hursday , January 5 , 1995-3
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Bible boob !
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Northwich Victoria are list ed , South Shields ' record is credited to Gateshead .
Now South Shields MP Dr David Clark - who received the book as a Christmas present has written to Guinness asking for the own goal to be sorted out quickly .
South Shields played in Division Two for nine sea sons and a further two in the old Division Three North . The Mariners , whose line - up included former England and Sunderland star Warney Cresswell , also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup twice .
The directors then moved the club to Gateshead , which brought a name change .
The Mariners are gearing up for their biggest game in almost 20 years when they take on Derbyshire outfit Belper Town in the last 32 of the FA Vase on January 14 - knowing a dream trip to Wembley is on the horizon .
Current South Shields chairman John Rundle said : " The club is on the up again now and it won't be long before we are making more history for them to write about . "
Dr Clark said : " It's true that the team did move to Gateshead and changed its name , however it played in the Football League for 11 seasons as South Shields AFC and included the great English international Warney Cresswell amongst
its players