| Full name | Whitehaven Amateur Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | 'Haven | |
| Founded | 1994 | |
| Ground | The Focus Scaffolding Sports Complex, Whitehaven |
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| Manager | John George & David Rushforth | |
| League | Northern League Division Two | |
| 2010–11 | Northern League Division Two, 7th | |
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Whitehaven A.F.C is an amateur football club in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
The club field three senior and seven junior sides, the first team being managed by John George and Dave Rushforth.[1][2]
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The club was formed in 1994 from the ashes of Marchon AFC and went on to win the Wearside League Division Two that season. After winning the Wearside League in the 2005–06 and coming second in 2006–07 they were finally promoted to the Northern League Division Two, their highest position in the National League System, following the 2007–08 season, after they finished third.
Other honours include the Monkwearmouth Charity Cup in the 2006–07 season and runners-up places in the Wearside League Cup (1994–95) and twice in the Shipowners Cup (2006–07 and 2007–08).
The club has moved from football club to social enterprise and is now a company limited by guarantee.
A new ground for the club has been in the planning stages for some time, however it has been beset with problems. It is now envisaged that a £6 million sports stadium (sharing with Whitehaven RL) will be designed with an 8,000-capacity, though it is believed the final price tag could be higher.
The new facility, will be part of a sports village for the site, and it is hoped that it will become a centrepiece of the £20 million Pow Beck regeneration, in which Copeland Council and West Lakes Renaissance are the most significant players.[3][4][5]