Wallsend Football Club

Wallsend Football Club
Full name Wallsend Red Devils Football Club
Nickname(s) Red Devils
Founded 1887
Ground The Gardens Sporting Complex
(Capacity: 2,100)
League Zone Division One

Wallsend Football Club is a football club in Australia.[1]

Contents

Club

Colours

The original club colours consisted of red shirts with a golden 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 golden sash for the club's 125th anniversary.

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 Rosebuds FC, against whom they have been playing matches for over a century.

More recently, a series of encounters with new rivals Lambton Jaffas FC have seen the two clubs compete in pre-season shields. Lambton Jaffas are Wallsend's nearest rival in geographic terms.

Honours

Major Premierships

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
1944, 1945, 1947
1943, 1944, 1945
1938, 1941
1931, 1932
1900, 1903

Australian representatives

A number of Wallsend have representational honours at various levels.[2] 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.[3]

  • 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Koch, Antho. "About". http://wallsendfc.tumblr.com/about. Retrieved 12/03/2011. 
  2. ^ Koch, Antho. "Notable Former Players". http://wallsendfc.tumblr.com/history/notableplayers. Retrieved 12/03/2011. 
  3. ^ Kemp, John Grahame. "Wallsend Football Club Timeline: The Great Years 1920–1968". http://wallsendfc.tumblr.com/history/the-great-years-1920-1968. Retrieved 12/03/2011. 
  4. ^ Kemp, John Grahame. "Wallsend Football Club Timeline: The Great Years [1920-1968"]. http://wallsendfc.tumblr.com/history/the-great-years-1920-1968. Retrieved 12/03/2011. 

External links

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Cup competitions
Australian Cup (defunct) • FFA Cup (proposed)
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Broadmeadow Magic · Hamilton Olympic Warriors · South Cardiff Gunners · Lake Macquarie City Roosters · Valentine Phoenix · Weston Workers Bears · West Wallsend · Edgeworth Eagles
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