Parks · North East England
Whitley Bay F.C.
In or near Monkseaton.
Whitley Bay F.C. in England North East, United Kingdom.
Geoff Holland — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Monkseaton · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Whitley Bay F.C., you can take a train to Monkseaton station, which is 0.9 km away. The postcode is NE25 8HR, and entry is free.
About
Whitley Bay F.C. 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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Official information
Whitley Bay F.C. is a football club based in Whitley Bay, England. Visitors can attend matches and support the team during the football season.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Whitley Bay Football Club, also known as The Seahorses, or simply The Bay, are an English football club based in the seaside town of Whitley Bay, in the North East county of Tyne and Wear. Initially founded as Whitley & Monkseaton Football Club in 1897, the club took its present name in 1958. The team plays its home matches at Hillheads Park, which is adjacent to the Whitley Bay Ice Rink and has a maximum capacity of 4,500. Since 1958 the club has spent the vast majority of seasons in the Northern Football League's Division One. The Seahorses first competed in the division for 30 years between 1958 and 1988, before rejoining for the 2000–01 season, where they have been ever since. Whitley Bay are the most successful club in FA Vase history, the national cup competition for more than 600 teams in the 9th and 10th tier of English football. They have won the competition a record four times, including three consecutive victories at Wembley Stadium in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The club has also won twelve Northumberland Senior Cups, three Northern Football League championships, and a Northern Premier League Division One title.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
A football club has existed in Whitley Bay since 1896. The first team was known as Whitley and Monkseaton F.C; later renamed Monkseaton FC and then again to Whitley Bay Athletic in 1950. In 1958 a limited company was formed, with 'Athletic' dropped from the title. From 1950 until 1955, Whitley Bay Athletic were members of the Northern Alliance League, winning the League Championship, League Cup (twice), and in 1952–53 became the first amateur team to win the Northumberland Senior Cup in sixty years, beating rivals North Shields in front of 17,000 fans inside St James' Park. In 1955, The Seahorses briefly joined the North Eastern League wholly made up of professional sides,
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0347, -1.4546
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE25 8HR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tynemouth
- Phone
- +44 191 251 2525
- Established
- 1897
- Nearest railway station
- Monkseaton — 0.9 km
- Official site
- whitleybayfc.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q6417782 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whitley Bay F.C. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitley Bay F.C.?
- Whitley Bay F.C. is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE25 8HR), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Whitley Bay F.C.?
- Whitley Bay F.C. in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Whitley Bay F.C.?
- The nearest railway station is Monkseaton, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE25 8HR.
- When was Whitley Bay F.C. built?
- Built or established in 1897.
- Who owns Whitley Bay F.C.?
- Whitley Bay F.C. is owned by Jay Bates.
- Is Whitley Bay F.C. a protected site?
- Yes — Whitley Bay F.C. is part of the Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Whitley Bay F.C. free to visit?
- Yes, Whitley Bay F.C. is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whitley Bay F.C.?
- The nearest railway station is Monkseaton, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE25 8HR.