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