Wallsend Football Club is a

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in Australia. They play in the

Northern NSW State League Division 1 The Northern NSW State League Division 1 (known as the HIT Northern League One for sponsorship reasons) is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 2 on the ...

which is the second tier of competition in Northern NSW Football. They are the oldest football club in Newcastle.

Club

Colours

The original club colours consisted of a red shirt 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.

Ground

Wallsend Football Club is based at The Gardens Sporting Complex, which was formerly used by the

Newcastle Breakers Newcastle Breakers FC are a defunct Australian football (soccer) club. Formed out of elements of the Newcastle Austral club, they participated in the National Soccer League from season 1991/1992, until their dissolution in 1999/2000. The club fare ...

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 West Wallsend FC is an association football club based in West Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia. The club is a member of Northern NSW Football in Australia. The club was formed in 1891 by Scottish miners and is the third oldest surviving foo ...

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

* NEWFM Northern League One Champions: 2 :: 2015, 2016 * State Premiers: 3 :: 1942, 1943, 1944 * Northern Premiers: 3 :: 1945, 1951, 1953 * State Premiership: 3 :: 1957, 1959, 1965 * State League Premiership: 2 :: 1932, 1933 * Northern League Premiership: 1 :: 1929

Other

* Premiership Runners-Up: 11 :: 1930, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995 * Minor Premierships: 4 :: 1951, 1965, 1985, 1994 * Club Championships: 2 :: 1994, 2003

Cup wins

* Daniel's Cup: 16 :: 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 * Ellis Cup: 5 :: 1889, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924 * State Cup: 5 :: 1926, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1942 * Robinson Cup: 5 :: 1932, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1962 * Ampol Cup: 4 :: 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 * Richardson Cup: 3 :: 1921, 1926, 1937 * State League Cup: 3 :: 1944, 1950, 1957⁽¹⁾ * Gardiner Cup: 3 :: 1944, 1945, 1947 * Priest Cup: 3 :: 1943, 1944, 1945 * Sheahan Cup: 2 :: 1938, 1941 * Northern Cup: 2 :: 1931, 1932 * Badge Trophy: 2 :: 1900, 1903 note (1) 1957 winner of the NSW Association State Cup, after the breakaway from the NSW Federation

Current squad

''"As of 4 April 2019"''

Australian representatives

A number of Wallsend have representational honours at various levels. 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. * Les Burnett *

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Olympians

The

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of 1956 saw two representatives from Wallsend Football Club play for Australia: * George Arthur *

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Top Scorers per season

References

External links

* {{NNSWSF SSL Clubs Soccer clubs in New South Wales 1887 establishments in Australia Association football clubs established in 1887