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.
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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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
Olympians
The Melbourne Olympic Games of 1956 saw two representatives from Wallsend Football Club play for Australia:
George Arthur
Bruce Morrow