Hylton Colliery

{{short description|Association football club in England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox power station | name = Hylton Colliery | location_map = | coordinates = | country = England | location = County Durham, North East England | operator = | th_fuel_primary = Coal | commissioned = 1900 | decommissioned = 1979 | extra = {{gbmapping|NZ366583}} }}

'''Hylton Colliery''', also known as '''Castletown Colliery''', was a coal mine situated in Castletown, Sunderland. It was opened in 1900 and owned by Wearmouth Coal Company until 1947, after which it was taken over by the National Coal Board. It closed on 13 July 1979.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/h013.htm| title=Hylton Colliery| publisher=Durham Mining Museum| accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.twsitelines.info/SMR/1713| title=Hylton Colliery (Castletown Colliery)| publisher=Sitelines| accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>

The miners at the colliery ran a cricket club, now known as Hylton Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/hylton-cc-hits-a-century-of-cricketing-success-1-1121978| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034325/https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/hylton-cc-hits-a-century-of-cricketing-success-1-1121978| url-status=dead| archive-date=1 December 2017| title=Hylton CC hits a century of cricketing success| work=Sunderland Echo| date=18 August 2006| accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> Its football club, Hylton Colliery Welfare, played in the Wearside League,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.fchd.info/HYLTONCW.HTM| title=Hylton Colliery Welfare| publisher=Football Club History Database| access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> and included players such as Augie Scott<ref>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player8/augiescott|Augie Scott}}</ref> and Ernie Taylor.<ref>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/ernietaylor|Ernie Taylor}}</ref> Its junior team featured future Sunderland and West Ham United players Harry Hooper<ref>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/harryhooper|Harry Hooper}}</ref> and Bill Robinson.<ref>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player6/billrobinson|Bill Robinson}}</ref>

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Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1900 Category:1900 establishments in England Category:1979 disestablishments in England Category:Power stations in North East England Category:Buildings and structures in County Durham Category:Demolished power stations in the United Kingdom Category:Coal mines in County Durham Category:Defunct football clubs in County Durham