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Wallsend Boys Club
Wallsend Boys Club in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Wallsend Boys Club is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Wallsend Boys Club is an English youth football club based in Wallsend, North Tyneside. The club is well known for producing professional footballers; more than 65 players from the club have gone on to play professionally, some of them even playing for the England side. They also have an adult team that plays in the Northern Alliance Division 1.
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Background
History
The club was founded in 1904 by the employees and directors of Swan Hunters Shipyard in order to provide recreational activities for the apprentices and young people in the area and initially specialised in boxing. Club activities in the early days were mainly snooker, trampolining, judo, table tennis, cross country running and football. Various fund raising activities were held, including a "pram push" across England and a 24-hour relay race from Wallsend to Edinburgh Castle and back. In June 2011, the club opened its first football centre, prior to which they had to play on park and local authority pitches. which is situated next to Wallsend Sports Centre on Rheydt Avenue, has: It was…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9964, -1.5405
- Established
- 1904
Sources
- wikidata: Q7963247 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wallsend Boys Club (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wallsend Boys Club?
- Wallsend Boys Club is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9964°, -1.5405°.
- When was Wallsend Boys Club built?
- Wallsend Boys Club dates to 1904.