Whickham F.C.

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Whickham F.C.
Full name Whickham Football Club
Founded c. 1944
Ground Glebe Sports Ground,
Whaggs Lane, Whickham
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Manager Tony Ainley
League Northern League Division Two
2005-06 Northern League Division Two 9th
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Whickham F.C. is an English football club based in Whickham, Tyne and Wear, England, and playing in the Northern League Division Two in the English football league system. They won the FA Vase in 1981.

The team plays its home matches at the Glebe Sports Ground, Whaggs Lane, Whickham.

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[edit] History

Founded in 1944 as Axwell Park Colliery Welfare, the club first started playing in the Derwent Valley League. In 1974, they joined the Wearside Football League, and were league champions in two seasons, 1977-78 and 1987-88. The year 1981 was one of the most successful years in the club's history, when they beat Willenhall Town 3-2 in the final, after going 0-2 down, to win the FA Vase. At the start of 1988-89, they moved up to the Northern League Division Two. The first season saw them finishing third in the league, and they were promoted to the First Division. 1991-92 saw them getting relegated back to Division Two. In 1995, they were promoted again, as league champions, but after relegation in 1997, they have stayed in Division Two.

[edit] Honours

  • Durham Challenge Cup
    • Winners 2005/06
  • FA Vase
    • Winners 1980/81
    • Semi-finalists 1978/79
  • Wearside League Cup
    • Winners 1986/87
  • Wearside League
    • Winners 1977/78
  • Northern Combination
    • Winners 1969/70, 1972/3, 1973/4
  • Northern Combination League Cup
    • Winners 1960/1, 1973/4
  • Northern League Division Two
    • Champions 1994/5
  • Vaux Challenge Cup
    • Winners 1986/7

[edit] Club records

[edit] Current players

As of May 2, 2006

Goalkeepers
  • David Bebbington
  • Gareth Edwards
  • Tim Hand
Defenders
  • Michael Barnes
  • Kevin Lister
  • Andrew Morgan
  • Graeme Jackson
  • Daniel Hall
  • Kris Holmes
  • Adam McClane
  • Michael Hedley
Midfielders
  • Paul Cavanagh
  • Graeme King
  • Kenny Boyle
  • Andrew Elliott
  • Peter Craddock
  • Barry Watson
  • Brian Hutchinson
  • Gary Innes
  • Nick Raynor
  • Adam Wilkinson
Forwards
  • Ian Robson
  • Richard Brodie
  • Stevie Baldwin
  • Lee Innes
  • Kevin Hay
  • Tim Harwood
  • Tommy Scott

[edit] External links


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