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Picture special: South Shields fans begin to plan for Wembley

South Shields supporters are making plans for a day out at Wembley after the club reached its first-ever national cup final.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Mar 2017, 12:11 BST- 1 min read
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 10:22 BST
South Shields fans celebrate getting to Wembley. Pic: Peter Talbot.South Shields fans celebrate getting to Wembley. Pic: Peter Talbot.
South Shields fans celebrate getting to Wembley. Pic: Peter Talbot.

They beat Coleshill Town 4-0 in the second leg of their FA Vase semi-final yesterday, to complete a 6-1 aggregate win.

The Mariners will meet Cleethorpes Town from the Northern Counties East League at the national stadium on Sunday, 21 May.

South Shields fans celebrate getting to Wembley. Pic: Peter Talbot.South Shields fans celebrate getting to Wembley. Pic: Peter Talbot.
South Shields fans celebrate getting to Wembley. Pic: Peter Talbot.
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Yesterday's match was played in front of another bumper crowd of 3,464 - a new Mariners Park record.

Were you at the game? See if you can spot yourself on our slideshow of pictures, courtesy of Shields photographer Peter Talbot.