Wallsend FC

Wallsend Football Club
Full name Wallsend Football Club
Nickname(s) The Red Devils
Founded 1887
Ground The Gardens Sporting Complex
Ground Capacity 2,100
Ground Coordinates 32°53′38″S 151°41′1″E / 32.89389°S 151.68361°E / -32.89389; 151.68361Coordinates: 32°53′38″S 151°41′1″E / 32.89389°S 151.68361°E / -32.89389; 151.68361
President Daniel Byatt
Head Coach Chris Gallagher
League Northern NSW Football - Northern League One Division (formerly NewFM First division)
2016 4th and Champion
Website Club home page

Wallsend Football Club is a football club in Australia. They play in the Northern League One division which is the second tier of competition in Northern NSW Football.[1]

Club

Colours

The original club colours consisted of red shirts with a white sash, white shorts and red and white socks. This strip was worn by the Wallsend Rovers, the original club name in 1887. The presence of red and white has been continuous, with evolving designs and styles always involving the use of these colours. There are plans to return to the original strip with the revival of the white sash for the club's 130th anniversary in 2017.

Ground

Wallsend Football Club is based at The Gardens Sporting Complex, which was formerly used by the Newcastle Breakers until their demise. The ground has been developed into a multi-use greyhound and sports venue, not merely a site for football. The previous capacity to hold 11,000 spectators has dropped to one of 2,000, with 1,100 of those being seated.

Rivalries

Wallsend Football Club's principal rivals are the nearby clubs of West Wallsend FC and Adamstown Rosebud FC, against whom they have been playing matches for over a century.

Wallsend's nearest rival in geographic terms is the club Plattsburg Marylands FC.

Honours

Major Premierships

2015, 2016
1942, 1943, 1944
1945, 1951, 1953
1957, 1959, 1965
1932, 1933
1929

Other

1930, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995
1951, 1965, 1985, 1994
1994, 2003

Cup wins

1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
1889, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924
1926, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1942
1932, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1962
1960, 1961, 1963, 1964
1921, 1926, 1937
1944, 1950, 1957(1)
1944, 1945, 1947
1943, 1944, 1945
1938, 1941
1931, 1932
1900, 1903

note (1) 1957 winner of the NSW Association State Cup, after the breakaway from the NSW Federation [2][3]

Australian representatives

A number of Wallsend have representational honours at various levels.[4] In 1933 one Australian national team fielded five Wallsend players, being; C Edgetton, Winky Forrester, J Osborne, Jock Parkes, and Alf Quill. The match was played against New Zealand and ended as a draw with C Edgetton captaining the side and Alf Quill scoring both Australian goals.[5]

  • Australia Les Burnett
  • Australia Reg Date
  • Australia C Edgetton
  • Australia Winky Forrester
  • Australia Ron Giles
  • Australia A Hearney
  • Australia Ernest [Dick] Kemp
  • Australia William [Bill] Mahoney
  • Australia A Mascord
  • Australia Jack O'Brien Snr
  • Australia Jack O'Brien Jnr
  • Australia J Osborne
  • Australia E Owens
  • Australia Hedley Parkes
  • Australia Jock Parkes
  • Australia Dan Rees
  • Australia Alf Quill
  • Australia Harold Whitelaw
  • Australia Hugh Whitelaw
  • Australia Jack Whitelaw

Olympians

The Melbourne Olympic Games of 1956 saw two representatives from Wallsend Football Club play for Australia, George Arthur and Bruce Morrow.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Koch, Antho. "NNSWF Announces Expansion of Premier Competitions for Season 2015". Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  2. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1957/NSW/AssCup/fixtures.html
  3. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1956/NSW/NSW.html
  4. ↑ Koch, Antho. "Notable Former Players". Retrieved 12/03/2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. 1 2 Kemp, John Grahame. "Wallsend Football Club Timeline: The Great Years 1920–1968". Retrieved 12-03-2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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