| Full name | Harton & Westoe Colliery Welfare Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Ground | Harton & Westoe Miners Welfare, South Shields, England |
| League | Wearside League |
| 2018–19 | 4th (final season) |
Harton & Westoe C.W were an association football club based in Westoe, South Shields, England. [1]
They were formed in 1959 to provide a football club for the Westoe area, which had no team at the time.[ citation needed ] The club was established as part of the local Colliery Welfare system, which supported community sports teams connected to mining communities across County Durham and South Tyneside.
Throughout their existence, Harton & Westoe C.W. played their home matches at the Harton & Westoe Miners Welfare ground near Whiteleas. [2] The ground served as a long‑standing base for the club and was used for both senior and youth football in the area.
The club spent the majority of their competitive life in the Wearside League, one of the longest‑running regional leagues in the North East of England. They regularly competed against other community and colliery‑linked clubs from across the region.
Harton & Westoe C.W. competed in the Wearside League, with match records available throughout the 2010s. [3] Harton & Westoe C.W. continued to exist and play football matches, but the senior team eventually folded in 2019, bringing an end to sixty years of footballing history in the Westoe area.