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 / -32.89389; 151.68361
President	Jeff Smith
Head Coach	Craig Tselembis
League	NNSW State League 1
2024	9th of 9
Website	http://wallsendfc.com.au/
Home colours

Wallsend Football Club is a football club in Australia. They play in the Northern NSW State League Division 1 which is the second tier of competition in Northern NSW Football.^[1] They are the oldest football club in Newcastle.

The original club colours consisted of a red shirt 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.

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.

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.

• NEWFM Northern League One Champions: 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

• 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

• 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]

"As of 4 April 2019"

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4  AUS Luke Conners 16  AUS Benjamin Hamilton 5  AUS Connor Mason 6  AUS Quentin Conners 20  AUS Jordi Van Kemmenade 15  AUS Michael Williams 1  AUS Zac Hamilton 9  AUS Matthew Williams (c) 8  AUS Thomas Adams 11  AUS Travas Mccabe

No. Pos. Nation Player 7  AUS Ty Goldsmith 10  AUS Wesley Pryce (c) 13  AUS Zachary Parkes 14  AUS Jai Webster 3  AUS Jackson Manning 2  AUS Jackson Couper 17  AUS Lez Wallace —  AUS Samual Bradshaw 18  AUS Trent Richards

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]

The Melbourne Olympic Games of 1956 saw two representatives from Wallsend Football Club play for Australia:^[5]

• George Arthur
• Bruce Morrow

Year / Player	Games / Goals
2015 / David Hodgson	18 / 12
2016 / David Hodgson	22 / 17
2017 / Matthew Williams	19 / 7
2018 / Ty Goldsmith	19 / 17
2019 / Ty Goldsmith & Alex Wallace	7 / 6 & 11 / 6

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