It’s an exciting time of the year no matter what level of the game you play.
And to celebrate it, we dug into the Shields Gazette archives to find these 13 memories of local football teams, from Boldon Girls to St Wilfrid’s College.
There’s trophies galore in the pictures. All we need now are your memories.
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5. Saint Peters and Pauls in 2012
The Saint Peters and Pauls football team after making the finals of the Bishop Cunningham Cup in 2012. | sg
6. Boldon memories
Boldon girls football team under 12 and 13's players were in the picture 13 years ago. | sg
7. St Wilfrid's in 2013
The St Wilfrid's College football team were Durham County champions and here they are celebrating in 2013. | sg
8. Laygate Community in 2013
Laygate Community football team were pictured 12 years ago with, centre left, coach Sean Simpson , head teacher Paul Rafferty and teacher Karen Bentley. | sg