Willington Athletic F.C.

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Willington Athletic
Full nameWillington Athletic Football Club
Foundedby 1891
Dissolvedafter 1918
League Northern Alliance
1914–15Northern Alliance, 3rd

Willington Athletic Football Club was an English football club based in Willington Quay, Northumberland. The team played at a ground next to Howdon railway station.

Willington Athletic joined the Northern Alliance in 1891–92, [1] and won that league's championship for the first time in 1899–1900, repeating the feat in 1904–05, 1905–06 and 1909–10. [2] [3] Its team first entered the FA Cup in 1891–92  –they lost to Shankhouse in the second qualifying round after a replay  –and entered each season until competitive football was abandoned for the duration of the First World War. [4] In 1899–1900, they reached the fifth qualifying round, in which they lost to Jarrow, also after a replay. [5] They won the Northumberland Senior Cup in 1896 and 1897. [6]

The club applied for election to the Football League in 1903, but received only one vote. [7] [8]

When the Northern Alliance resumed after the war, Willington Athletic initially intended to continue in membership, but by the time the 1919–20 season began, they had dropped out. [1]

Honours and achievements

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References

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  2. ↑ "Northern Alliance 1890–1976". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Handbook: Honours records: League championship winners". Northern Football Alliance. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Emirates FA Cup: Past results". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Willington Athletic". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Handbook 2015/16. Northumberland Football Association. 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Quay's bid to enter the hall of footballing fame". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Division 2 1902/03". Footballsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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