Whittlesey Athletic F.C.

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Whittlesey Athletic
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Full nameWhittlesey Athletic Football Club
Founded2014
GroundFeldale Field, Whittlesey
ChairmanDave Moore
ManagerRicky Hailstone
League Eastern Counties League Division One North
2023–24 Eastern Counties League Division One North, 16th of 21

Whittlesey Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North and play at Feldale Field.

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History

The club was formed in 2014 as the result of a merger between Whittlesey United and Coates Athletic, [1] both of which were members of the Premier Division of the Peterborough & District League. Coates had been members of the league since 1932 and were Division Three South champions in 1955–56, Division Two champions in 1960–61 and 1982–83, before winning Division Four in 2004–05 and Division One in 2008–09. [2] [3] Whittlesey had first joined the league in 1906 and were Division Two champions in 1925–26, Division One champions in 1952–53, 1965–66 and 1976–77, before becoming Premier Division champions in 2004–05. [2]

Whittlesey Athletic continued in the Premier Division, and were runners-up in 2015–16, earning promotion to Division One of the United Counties League; [4] they also won the Peterborough & District League's charity shield. [5] However, they pulled out of the league midway through the 2016–17 season. The club rejoined the Peterborough & District League the following season and were placed in the Premier Division. [6] The 2018–19 season saw them gain promotion back to the United Counties League after finishing fifth in the Premier Division, as well as winning the Cliff Bullen Challenge Cup. [7]

At the end of the 2020–21 season Whittlesey were transferred to Division One North of the Eastern Counties League.

Ground

The club play their home games at Feldale Field. In 2019, the club installed floodlights at the ground with help of funding from The Football Stadia Improvement Fund. [8]

Honours

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References

  1. Whittlesey Athletic born as two football clubs become one Peterborough Telegraph, 6 June 2014
  2. 1 2 A Celebration of 100 years 1902–2002, Peterborough & District League
  3. Peterborough & District League 2000–2012 Non-League Matters
  4. Whittlesea Athletic at the Football Club History Database
  5. History Whittlesey Athletic
  6. Division One FA Full Time
  7. LOCAL FOOTBALL: Whittlesey Athletic in county success Cambs Times, 9 May 2019
  8. Whittlesey Athletic unveil new floodlights in Cambridgeshire cup tie Cambs Times, 11 October 2019

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