Washington F.C.

This article is about the football club. For the city of Washington, D.C. with Washington FC as a typo, see Washington, D.C..

Washington

Full name

Washington Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Mechanics

Founded

1947

Stadium

Nissan Sports Ground

Stadium
capacity

1,000

League

Northern Football League
Division One

2014–15

Northern Football League
Division Two, 2nd (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

Washington F.C. is a football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. The club was originally formed by the local miners at the local "F-Pit" Colliery, and hence, originally founded in the early 20th century as Washington Colliery F.C. The modern club was established in 1947 and joined the Wearside League in 1968. In the 1977–78 season, they reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase. The club won promotion to the Northern Football League Division One after winning their last seven games of the 2014-15 season. It will be their highest league standing since the 2003-04 season.

History

Washington Colliery 1917/18 season

Little is known of the club prior to 1926-27 when the club became a founder member in division 2 of the North Eastern League. Prior to this it was known the club did exist but mainly in playing friendlies against other local pits such as Usworth Colliery. A notable player from the early era was Ronnie Starling, who went on to captain Sheffield Wednesday to the FA Cup and won two caps for England.

The club won the Division 2 title in the 1927-28 season and were promoted to division one but didn't enjoy much success. This period however did produce their most famous son, Jimmy Hagan, who went on to represent England (winning one full international cap against Denmark in Copenhagen in 1948). He later managed the famous Benfica team that won three successive Portuguese championships between 1971 and 1973. He was also briefly manager of Sporting Lisbon during the 1976-77 season.

After the war the club were founded as Washington Colliery Mechanics and joined the Washington and District football league (known as the Durham Alliance league from 1996), with the club managing a great amount of success in the 1950s including winning the league title 5 years in a row, and the coveted Durham Trophy. The Colliery stayed in the league until 1964 when they moved to the Northern Alliance League. Their tenure in that league lasted only one year where then club secretary Billy Benson was successful in applying to become a member of the Wearside league under the name Washington F.C.. Their greatest moment was in 1970/71 reaching the FA Cup 4th qualifying round where they were defeated 3–0 by professional league team Bradford Park Avenue. Currently Washington play in the Northern league and are semi-professional with paid players.

In recent times the football club finds itself under financial hardship due in part to having its changing rooms burnt in an arson attack;^[1]^[2] and with league rules stating each team should provide suitable facilities for home and away teams they have had to rely on the help of teams in the two divisions of the Northern Football League until financial support is provided within the club. These problems caused the club to abandon its Albany Park home during the 2010-11 season and take up residence at the Nissan Sports and Leisure Complex in Sunderland, the former home of Northern League rivals Sunderland Nissan, who folded in 2009.

Achievements

The entrance to the club.

Washington Colliery 2006/07 season

1927/28: North Eastern League Division 2 Champions
1955/56: Washington & District Football League, Champions, League Challenge Cup Winners
Gateshead Charity Cup: 1955–56
Chester-Le-Street Aged Miners Cup: 1956–57
League Champions: 1956-67
League Champions: 1957-58
League Champions, League Challenge Cup Winners: 1958-59
League Champions: 1959-60
League Runners Up, League Challenge Cup Winners, Aged Peoples Trophy Winners: 1960-61
League Champions, Aged Peoples Trophy Winners: 1961-62
League Champions, Aged Peoples Trophy Winners: 1962-63
League Challenge Cup winners, Aged Peoples Trophy Winners: 1964-65
Aged People Trophy Winners: 1965-66
Washington Amateur League: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63
Durham Trophy: 1956–57, 1960–61, Runners-Up 1962–63
Wearside League: Runners-Up: 1966–67, 1974–75
Sunderland Shipowners Cup: Runners-Up 1971–72
Wearside League Challenge Cup: Runners-Up 1973–74
Washington League Challenge Cup: 1955–56, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1964–65
Washington Aged People's Cup: 1955–56, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66
Northern League Div 2: Runners-Up 2000–01, 2014-15; 3rd Place 2006–07

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record.

Alfred Douglas

References

External links

Northern League

Division One	Ashington Bedlington Terriers Bishop Auckland Consett Dunston UTS Durham City Guisborough Town Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Marske United Morpeth Town Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe North Shields Norton & Stockton Ancients Penrith Seaham Red Star Shildon Sunderland Ryhope Community Association Washington West Allotment Celtic West Auckland Town Whitley Bay

Division Two	Alnwick Town Billingham Synthonia Billingham Town Birtley Town Brandon United Chester-le-Street Town Crook Town Darlington Railway Athletic Easington Colliery Esh Winning Heaton Stannington Hebburn Town Northallerton Town Ryhope Colliery Welfare Ryton & Crawcrook Albion South Shields Stokesley Sports Club Team Northumbria Thornaby Tow Law Town Whickham Willington

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Coordinates: 54°55′11.687″N 1°28′48.662″W / 54.91991306°N 1.48018389°W / 54.91991306; -1.48018389

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