Wallsend FC

Wallsend Football Club
Full name	Wallsend Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Red Devils
Founded	1887
Ground	The Gardens Sporting Complex
Capacity	2,100
Coordinates	32°53′38″S 151°41′1″E / 32.89389°S 151.68361°E
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 website
	Home colours
	Home colours

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

NewFM Premiers: 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 ^[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]

Les Burnett
Reg Date
C Edgetton
Winky Forrester
Ron Giles
A Hearney
Ernest [Dick] Kemp

William [Bill] Mahoney
A Mascord
Jack O'Brien Snr
Jack O'Brien Jnr
J Osborne
E Owens
Hedley Parkes

Jock Parkes
Dan Rees
Alf Quill
Harold Whitelaw
Hugh Whitelaw
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

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

External links

[1] Koch, Antho. "NNSWF Announces Expansion of Premier Competitions for Season 2015". Retrieved 2014-10-15.

[2] ttp://www.socceraust.co.uk/1957/NSW/AssCup/fixtures.html

[3] ttp://www.socceraust.co.uk/1956/NSW/NSW.html

[4] Koch, Antho. "Notable Former Players". Retrieved 12/03/2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[Kemp-5] Kemp, John Grahame. "Wallsend Football Club Timeline: The Great Years 1920–1968". Retrieved 12-03-2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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