Wallsend Football Club is a football club in Australia. They play in the NNSW Northern League 1(NL1) which is the second tier of competition in Northern NSW Football. They are the oldest football club in Newcastle.
Club
Colours
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.
Ground
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.
Rivalries 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.
Honours
Major Premierships
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
Other
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
Cup wins
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
Current squad As of the 2026 season
Australian representatives A number of Wallsend have representational honours at various levels. 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.
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 Whitelaw
Olympians
The Melbourne Olympic Games of 1956 saw two representatives from Wallsend Football Club play for Australia:
George Arthur Bruce Morrow
Top Scorers per season
Year / Player Games / Goals 2015 / David Hodgson 18 / 12 2016 / David Hodgson 22 / 17 2017 / Matthew Williams 19 / 7 2018 / Ty Goldsmith 19 / 172019 / Ty Goldsmith & Alex Wallace7 / 6 & 11 / 62020 / Angus Hall13 / 32021 / Samual Bradshaw15 / 112022 / Matthew Williams14 / 6 2023 / Matthew Williams 16 / 82024 / Matthew Williams23 / 8 2025 / Bailey Ryan18 / 13
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