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Find sources: "Wallsend Boys Club" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Football club Wallsend Boys Club Full name Wallsend Boys Club Nickname Wallsend Founded 1904 Ground Kirkley Park, Wallsend Coordinates 54°59′33″N 1°32′55″W / 54.9924°N 1.5487°W / 54.9924; -1.5487 Chairman Steve Dale League Northern Alliance Division 1 2025–26 Northern Alliance Division One, 9th of 15 (promoted) Team colours **Wallsend Boys Club** is an [English](/source/England) youth [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Wallsend](/source/Wallsend), [North Tyneside](/source/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](/source/England_national_football_team).[1][2][3] They also have an adult team that plays in the [Northern Alliance](/source/Northern_Football_Alliance) Division 1. ## History The club was founded in 1904 by the employees and directors of [Swan Hunters Shipyard](/source/Swan_Hunter) in order to provide recreational activities for the apprentices and young people in the area and initially specialised in [boxing](/source/Boxing).[1] The original club premises were a series of wooden huts on Station Road, erected by workers from the shipyard. A fire destroyed the original premises and work commenced on the current club building in 1964, which was opened on 16 December 1966.[4] Club activities in the early days were mainly [snooker](/source/Snooker), [trampolining](/source/Trampolining), [judo](/source/Judo), [table tennis](/source/Table_tennis), [cross country running](/source/Cross_country_running) and football. Various fund raising activities were held, including a "pram push" across England and a 24-hour [relay race](/source/Relay_race) from Wallsend to [Edinburgh Castle](/source/Edinburgh_Castle) and back.[4] In 1975, the club opened seven days a week and formed a separate sub-committee for 11-a-side football. Over the years, the 11-a-side representative teams have won hundreds of trophies in local and national competitions.[4] The club has gained a formidable reputation for the early development of many professional footballers.[4] In 2008, the club was awarded the [Freedom of the City](/source/Freedom_of_the_City) of [North Tyneside](/source/North_Tyneside), in recognition of what the deputy mayor called the club's "factory line of talent", and for its community work.[5] In June 2011, the club opened its first football centre, prior to which they had to play on park and local authority pitches.[2] The facility, for which negotiations began in 2006,[6] which is situated next to Wallsend Sports Centre on Rheydt Avenue,[7] has: - two senior size grass pitches, - five junior size grass pitches, - one mini-soccer size grass pitch, and - a changing pavilion. It was funded by grants of £850,000 from the [Football Foundation](/source/Football_Foundation), £150,000 from [The FA](/source/The_FA) and £301,000 from [North Tyneside Council](/source/North_Tyneside_Council) with the club itself raising £114,000 towards the scheme.[2] The Station Road headquarters of the club was demolished in the February and March 2012, following high winds in January which damaged one of the walls of the building.[8] ## Former players Professional players to have played for the club include:[9] - [Elliot Anderson](/source/Elliot_Anderson_(footballer))[10] - [Paul Baker](/source/Paul_Baker_(footballer)) - [Steve Baker](/source/Steve_Baker_(footballer_born_1962)) - [Peter Beardsley](/source/Peter_Beardsley) - [Ian Bogie](/source/Ian_Bogie) - [Michael Bridges](/source/Michael_Bridges) - [Steve Bruce](/source/Steve_Bruce) - [Adam Campbell](/source/Adam_Campbell_(footballer_born_1995)) - [Michael Carrick](/source/Michael_Carrick) - [Phil Cavener](/source/Phil_Cavener) - [Vince Chapman](/source/Vince_Chapman) - [Lee Clark](/source/Lee_Clark_(footballer)) - [Leif Davis](/source/Leif_Davis) - [Tony Dinning](/source/Tony_Dinning) - [Robbie Elliott](/source/Robbie_Elliott) - [Nicky Evans](/source/Nicky_Evans_(footballer)) - [Graham Fenton](/source/Graham_Fenton) - [Fraser Forster](/source/Fraser_Forster) - [Damon Gray](/source/Damon_Gray) - [Joe Grey](/source/Joe_Grey) - [Ray Hankin](/source/Ray_Hankin) - [Chris Hedworth](/source/Chris_Hedworth) - [Rob Hindmarch](/source/Rob_Hindmarch) - [Shaun Hutchinson](/source/Shaun_Hutchinson) - [Russell Irving](/source/Russell_Irving) - [Dan Jones](/source/Dan_Jones_(footballer%2C_born_1994)) - [Brian Laws](/source/Brian_Laws) - [Tony Lormor](/source/Tony_Lormor) - [Shaun Lowther](/source/Shaun_Lowther) - [Kevin McDonald](/source/Kevin_McDonald_(footballer_born_1985)) - [Neil McDonald](/source/Neil_McDonald_(footballer)) - [Mark Maley](/source/Mark_Maley) - [Lee Novak](/source/Lee_Novak) - [Derrick Parker](/source/Derrick_Parker) - [Ben Pringle](/source/Ben_Pringle) - [Phil Ray](/source/Phil_Ray) - [Barry Richardson](/source/Barry_Richardson_(English_footballer)) - [David Robinson](/source/David_Robinson_(footballer%2C_born_1969)) - [David Roche](/source/David_Roche_(footballer)) - [Jack Roscamp](/source/Jack_Roscamp) - [Tony Sealy](/source/Tony_Sealy) - [Thomas Shaftoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Shaftoe&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Alan Shearer](/source/Alan_Shearer) - [Shola Shoretire](/source/Shola_Shoretire) - [Kevin Smith](/source/Kevin_Smith_(footballer%2C_born_1987)) - [Michael Smith](/source/Michael_Smith_(footballer%2C_born_1991)) - [Eric Steele](/source/Eric_Steele) - [Paul Stephenson](/source/Paul_Stephenson_(footballer)) - [Mick Tait](/source/Mick_Tait) - [Paul Tait](/source/Paul_Tait_(footballer_born_1974)) - [Jeff Tate](/source/Jeff_Tate_(footballer)) - [Les Taylor](/source/Les_Taylor_(footballer)) - [Steven Taylor](/source/Steven_Taylor_(footballer)) - [Alan Thompson](/source/Alan_Thompson_(footballer_born_1973)) - [Alan Waddle](/source/Alan_Waddle) - [Mick Wardrobe](/source/Mick_Wardrobe) - [Ian Watson](/source/Ian_Watson_(footballer%2C_born_1960)) - [Steve Watson](/source/Steve_Watson) - [Jake McInnes](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jake_McInnes&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Alex Whitmore](/source/Alex_Whitmore) - [Tommy Widdrington](/source/Tommy_Widdrington) - [Jeff Wrightson](/source/Jeff_Wrightson) ### International representation The club has had a representative at four of the nine [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) finals since [1986](/source/1986_FIFA_World_Cup), with the two exceptions coming in [1994](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup), when the [England national football team](/source/England_national_football_team) did not qualify, and [2002](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup). In 1986 and [1990](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup) [Peter Beardsley](/source/Peter_Beardsley) starred for England.[11] In [1998](/source/1998_FIFA_World_Cup) [Alan Shearer](/source/Alan_Shearer) was [England captain](/source/List_of_England_national_football_team_captains).[12] [Michael Carrick](/source/Michael_Carrick) made appearances for England in both the [2006](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup) and [2010](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup) tournaments.[13] [Fraser Forster](/source/Fraser_Forster) was in the [2014 squad](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_squads#England), as well as [the squad](/source/UEFA_Euro_2016_squads#England) for [UEFA Euro 2016](/source/UEFA_Euro_2016), but did not make an appearance in either tournament. [Alan Thompson](/source/Alan_Thompson_(footballer_born_1973)) received one full [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) for England in 2004, and [Fraser Forster](/source/Fraser_Forster) did the same in 2013 and went on to receive another five caps over the next three years, and [Elliot Anderson](/source/Elliot_Anderson_(footballer)) was capped for the first time on 6 September 2025.[14] Numerous other former players have made youth or B international appearances. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wallsend_production_line_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wallsend_production_line_1-1) White, Jim (26 October 2011). ["No end in sight to Wallsend production line"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/8851076/No-end-in-sight-to-Wallsend-production-line.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. Retrieved 7 December 2011. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-football_facility_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-football_facility_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-football_facility_2-2) ["World famous Wallsend Boys' Club officially opens its first football facility"](http://www.northumberlandfa.com/News/2011/06/WorldFamousWallsendBoysClubOfficiallyOpensItsFirstFootballFacility.htm). [Northumberland FA](/source/Northumberland_FA). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Wallsend still building for the future"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2366285/Wallsend-still-building-for-the-future.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. 6 October 2005. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Our_History_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Our_History_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Our_History_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Our_History_4-3) ["Wallsend Boys Club heritage"](http://www.wallsendboysclub.org/aboutus.html). *Our History*. Wallsend Boys Club. Retrieved 7 December 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Honour for Shearer's youth club"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7242220.stm). BBC News. 13 February 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Expansion hope for football club"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/4809882.stm). BBC News. 15 March 2006. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Wallsend Boys move to new home"](http://www.wallsendboysclub.org/uploads/News/wallsend_move_new_home.html). Wallsend Boys Club. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["End of era as club is reduced to rubble and memories"](http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/end-of-era-as-club-is-reduced-to-rubble-and-memories-video-1-4300171). *[News Guardian](/source/News_Guardian)*. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Ex-players"](http://www.wallsendboysclub.org/uploads/News/updatedex-players.htm). Wallsend Boys Club. Retrieved 7 December 2011.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Hunter, Andy (4 September 2025). ["'Definitely English' Anderson relishes new chapter after allegiance swap: Midfielder reveals decision behind Scotland snub as he aims to join luminaries who began at Wallsend Boys Club"](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/04/elliot-anderson-england-scotland-newcastle-nottingham-forest-world-cup-qualifiers). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 6 September 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Peter Beardsley indebted to his Wallsend roots"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2326979/Peter-Beardsley-indebted-to-his-Wallsend-roots.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. 29 November 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Wallsend Boys benefit as Shearer hands £1.6m to charity"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/wallsend-boys-benefit-as-shearer-hands-16316m-to-charity-421766.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. 27 October 2006. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** January 2019, Sam Pilger 30 (30 January 2019). ["The big interview: Michael Carrick - "I'm definitely not Spanish or Italian, so can't you just appreciate me anyway?""](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/big-interview-michael-carrick-im-definitely-not-spanish-or-italian-so-cant-you-just). *fourfourtwo.com*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Steinberg, Jacob (6 September 2025). ["Thomas Tuchel hints Elliot Anderson will start for England in Serbia"](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/06/thomas-tuchel-hints-elliot-anderson-will-start-for-england-in-serbia). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 6 September 2025. ## External links - [Club website](http://wallsendboysclub.org.uk/) Authority control databases International VIAF National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wallsend Boys Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallsend_Boys_Club) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallsend_Boys_Club?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.