team, Peterlee Town . Early in the 2011–12 season manager Brian Maxwell and assistant Paul Carter resigned and Andrew Upperton took over as caretaker manager with Stephen Bridge as assistant. In late September Murton appointed former player Lee Beeston as their new manager. Murton finished the season bottom of the table with 17 points and effectively relegated. However they had earlier in the season submitted their resignation and applied to become members of the Wearside League. Manager Lee Beeston was subsequently dismissed from his post and a new manager was advertised for. Following the AGM Murton's application was unsuccessful and they were without a league for 2012–13. The club was later accepted into the Durham Alliance. They appointed a new management team in Andy Colledge and Don Naylor. After 3 Seasons in the Durham Alliance, Murton applied once again to the Wearside Football League, and were successful in time for the 2015-16 Season, finishing rock bottom with a record of:- P38 W1 D3 L20 G28 GA183 GD-155 PTS1 they also suffered humiliating defeats in the League Cup and Shipowners Cup when Cleator Moor Celtic and Jarrow beat them 15-0 and 14-0 respectively. After years of decline dating back to 1997-98, in 2016, after 125 years of football, Murton called it a day after just one season in the Wearside Football League, since which there's been no team from Murton in Saturday Football. Honours Northern League Division Two Winners: 1989-90 Wearside League Winners: 1959-60<l Northern League Division One Runners-up: 1991-92 Wearside League Runners-up: 1985-86, 1986–87 Northern Alliance Division One Runners-up 2007-08 Durham Challenge Cup Winners: 1993 Durham FA Trophy Winners: 2008 Competition performance FA Cup: 3rd Qualifying Round:- 1991-92 FA Trophy: 3rd Qualifying Round:- 1993-94 FA Vase: 4th Round:- 1986-87 References External links Football clubs in England Association football clubs established in 1891 Defunct football clubs in County Durham 1891 establishments in England Wearside Football League North Eastern League Northern Football League Northern Football Alliance Mining association football teams in England Murton, County Durham