Community Champions League champions – 2008/09
Northumberland FA Fair Play Award winners – 2005/06
Tyneside Amateur League Fair Play Award winners – 2004/05, 2005/06, 2011/12, 2012/13
FA Charter Standard status achieved – 2011/12
North East Amateur Challenge Shield runners up – 2011/12
Tyneside Amateur League promotion to Division 1 – 2011/12
Player of the Year
2002/03 – Dave Churchley & Al Andrew (6 man of the matches each)
2003/04 – Steve Toms (5 moms)
2004/05 – Lee Wilkinson (9 moms)
2005/06 – Matty Bull (6 moms)
2006/07 – Matthew Creighton (7 moms)
2007/08 – James Cooper (5 moms)
2008/09 – Dom Hall (5 moms)
2009/10 – Dom Hall (12 moms)
2010/11 – Dom Hall (10 moms)
2011/12 – Nig Hull (8 moms)
2012/13 – Dom Hall (10 moms)
2013/14 – Dom Hall (8 moms)
Players’ Player of the Year
2002/03 – Steve Toms
2003/04 – Ewan Paterson
2004/05 – Lee Wilkinson
2005/06 – Dave Churchley
2006/07 – Shaun Haigh
2007/08 – James Cooper
2008/09 – Steve Welsh and Johnny Muse
2009/10 – Dom Hall
2010/11 – Dom Hall
2011/12 – James Cooper
2012/13 – Dom Hall
2013/14 – To be announced …
Top Goalscorer
2002/03 – Ricky McClure (9 goals)
2003/04 – Les Goodliff (6 goals)
2004/05 – Matty Bull (11 goals)
2005/06 – Matty Bull (20 goals)
2006/07 – Shaun Haigh and Gordon Johnston (3 goals each)
2007/08 – Steve Welsh (18 goals)
2008/09 – Steve Welsh (27 goals)
2009/10 – Dom Hall (27 goals)
2010/11 – Dom Hall (35 goals)
2011/12 – Dom Hall (24 goals)
2012/13 – Dom Hall (23 goals)
2013/14 – Dom Hall (16 goals)
1998 – It’s Just Like Watching Brazil was formed by Dave Churchley. The new club entered five-a-side and seven-a-side tournaments before joining the Newcastle University Intral Mural League, with Dave Churchley as manager.
2000 – Fred Evans took over for a short-lived stint as manager before being replaced by Paul Belcher.
2002 – Changed club name to Newcastle IJLW Brazil and entered the Tyneside Amateur League.
2003 – Dave Churchley reprised his role as manager, following Paul Belcher’s career-ending ankle injury (after a brief period as co-managers).
2007 – Changed club name to Heaton Rifles and left the Tyneside Amateur League after five seasons, moving to the Community Champions League.
2008 – James Katirai became manager.
2009 – Heaton Rifles were crowned Community Champions League champions before leaving to join the Corinthians League. Mark Freath took over as manager as a result of James Katirai’s exile from Newcastle.
2010 – Heaton Rifles left the Corinthians League to return to the Tyneside Amateur League with a much stronger team than when they left. Owen Spinks replaced Mark Freath as manager.
2011 – Following Owen Spinks’s resignation, Ian Robson was appointed as manager.
2012 – Heaton Rifles won promotion to Division 1 of the Tyneside Amateur League and made it to their first ever cup final.
2014 – After 16 years, the club decides to take a hiatus …