▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁Division ▁Two ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 – 2 7 ▁season . ▁They ▁finished ▁bottom ▁of ▁Division ▁Two ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 – 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 3 1 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 3 3 . ▁After ▁finishing ▁bottom ▁of ▁Division ▁Two ▁for ▁a ▁fourth ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 – 3 5 , ▁the ▁club ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁W ear side ▁League . ▁However , ▁they ▁spent ▁only ▁one ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁W ear side ▁League , ▁leaving ▁after ▁finishing ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁table . ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁club ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁as ▁Ch ester - le - St reet ▁Garden ▁Farm , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁pub ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁founded . ▁They ▁initially ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁New castle ▁City ▁Am ateur ▁League , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁then ▁joining ▁the ▁W ear side ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁the ▁club ▁adopted ▁its ▁current ▁name . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁W ear side ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 , ▁and ▁after ▁finishing ▁as ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 , ▁they ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁Division ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁League