Whitehaven A.F.C.

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Whitehaven

Full name

Whitehaven Amateur Football Club

Nickname(s)

'Haven

Founded

1994

Ground

The Focus Scaffolding Sports Complex,
Whitehaven

Capacity

8,000

Manager

Vacant

League

Northern League
Division Two

2012–13

Northern League
Division Two, 9th

Home colours

Whitehaven A.F.C is an amateur football club in Whitehaven, Cumbria. The club plays in the Northern League Division Two. The club field three senior and seven junior sides, the first team being managed by Stuart Green.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

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.

Ground

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.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Honours

Wearside League^[7]
- Champions 2005–06
- Runners-up 2006–07

Wearside League Division Two
- Champions 1995–96

Records

FA Cup^[8]
- Preliminary Round 2010–11, 2011–12

FA Vase
- Second Qualifying Round 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12

References

↑ Cumbria County Council. "Press release" (in 2005-06-29). Retrieved 2009-01-28.
↑ Whitehaven AFC Official Site. "Whitehaven Amateurs Squad List". Retrieved 2009-01-29.
↑ "Workington Reds star Stuart Green is new Whitehaven Amateurs boss". News & Star. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
↑ http://www.hurdrolland.co.uk/1795i.html
↑ http://www.westlakesrenaissance.co.uk/WESTCUMBRIA%20PROJECTS/Whitehaven/Whitehavenregen/wr_powbeckvalley.html
↑ http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/haven/1.501120
↑ Whitehaven Amateurs at the Football Club History Database
↑ Whitehaven at the Football Club History Database

External links

Official website
Whitehaven at the Football Club History Database

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Coordinates: 54°32′20.62″N 3°34′59.67″W / 54.5390611°N 3.5832417°W / 54.5390611; -3.5832417

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