Whickham F.C.

Whickham
Full name	Whickham Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Home Guard
Founded	1944 (as Axwell Park Colliery Welfare)
Ground	The Glebe Sports Ground,; Rose Avenue, Whickham
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Paul Taylor
Manager	Robin Falcus
League	Northern League Division One
2017–18	Northern League Division Two, 3rd of 21 (promoted)
	Home colours
	Home colours

Whickham Football Club are an English football club based in Whickham, Tyne and Wear, playing in the Northern League Division One in the English football league system. They won the FA Vase in 1981.

The team plays its home matches at the Glebe Sports Ground, Rose Avenue, Whickham. NE16 4NA.

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 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 Division One. 1991–92 saw them relegated back to Division Two. In 1995, they were promoted again, as league champions, but after relegation in 1997, they have since stayed in Division Two. Whickham were promoted to the First Division at the end of the 2017-18 season.

Squad

As of 14 October 2018

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Joe Clayton
		GK	John Mordey
		DF	Andy Brown
		DF	David Clasper
		DF	Matthew Grieve
		DF	Sam Hedley
		DF	Owen Lancaster
		DF	Stephen Little
		DF	John Martin
		DF	Scott Martindale
		DF	Richie Paxton
		DF	Tom Soutar
		DF	Leigh Shickle
		MF	David Backhouse
		MF	Dale Burrell
		MF	Ben Cains
		MF	Mark Doninger
		MF	Craig Jelley
		MF	Dan Lowther
		MF	Lewis Orrell
		MF	Matty Pattison
		MF	Ross Peareth
		MF	Craig Robson
		MF	Lee Paul Scroggins
		MF	Kelvin Thear
		MF	Kyle Wharton
		FW	Steven Aiston
		FW	Andrew Bulford
		FW	Chad Collins
		FW	Joe Mole
		FW	Lewis Teasdale

Management

As of 13 October 2018.

Manager: Robin Falcus
Assistant Managers: Neil 'Willa' Wilson, Craig 'Roppa' Robson
Coach: Jordan Moore
Physio: Shaun Tumelty
Physio: Katie Priestley

Committee

Position	Name
President	Brian McCartney
Chairman	Paul Taylor
Secretary	Lynn Ready
Treasurer	Alan Walton
Committee	Ash Rook
Committee/Groundsman	Steve Peareth
Committee/Groundsman	Jim Soutar
Committee	Kris Holmes
Committee	Ross Gregory
Committee	Tommy Longworth
Committee	Scott Richardson
Committee	Jill Broadhead
Committee	Dan Thompson
Helper	Mick Tucker
Helper	Ian Croft
Cafe Manageress	Tracy Taylorson

Notable former players

Richard Brodie, currently at Northern Premier League club in England Rushall Olympic F.C..
David Rayner Now retired and runs his own sports business in New Zealand.

Honours

Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup
- Winners 2006–07
Durham Challenge Cup
- Winners 2005–06
FA Vase
- Winners 1980–81
Wearside League Cup
- Winners 1986–87
Wearside League
- Winners 1977–78
Northern Combination
- Winners 1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74
Northern Combination League Cup
- Winners 1960–61, 1973–74
Northern League Division Two
- Champions 1994–95
Vaux Challenge Cup
- Winners 1986–87

Records

Best league performance: 1st in Wearside League, 1977–78, 1987–88; 1st in Northern League Division Two, 1994–95
Best FA Cup performance: 2nd Round Qualifying, 1995–96, 2003–04
Best FA Trophy performance: 1st Round Qualifying, 1990–91, 1991–92
Best FA Vase performance: Winners 1980–81

External links

Official website
Whickham at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 54°56′37.36″N 1°40′48.84″W / 54.9437111°N 1.6802333°W / 54.9437111; -1.6802333

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2018–19 Northern League
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