Whitehaven A.F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club

Whitehaven A.F.C

Full name| Whitehaven Amateur Football Club
Nickname(s)| Lions
Founded| 1994
Ground| County Ground, Whitehaven
Capacity| 2,000
Chairman| Luke Johnston
Manager| Jon Karl Benson
League| West Lancashire League Premier Division
2023–24| West Lancashire League Premier Division, 12th of 17

Home colours

Whitehaven Amateur Football Club is a football club in Whitehaven, Cumbria. The club are currently members of the West Lancashire League Premier Division and play at the County Ground.

## Ground

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A new ground for the club has been in the planning stages for some time, however it has been beset with problems. It was envisaged that a £6 million sports stadium (sharing with Whitehaven R.L.F.C.) would be designed with an 8,000-capacity, though it is believed the final price tag could be higher. This is now mothballed, and upgraded individual facilities will instead be installed, including new clubhouse.

The new facility, was hoped to be part of a sports village for the site, and was hoped that it would become a centrepiece of the £20 million Pow Beck regeneration, in which Copeland Council and West Lakes Renaissance are the most significant players.[1][2][3]

## Honours

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* Wearside League[4]
* Champions 2005–06
* Runners-up 2006–07
* Wearside League Division Two
* Champions 1995–96

## Records

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* FA Cup[5]
* Preliminary Round 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
* FA Vase
* Second Qualifying Round 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2009.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "JRPM – Engineering Project Management".
3. ^ "Ballet star shows off charity portraits".
4. ^ Whitehaven Amateurs at the Football Club History Database
5. ^ Whitehaven at the Football Club History Database

## External links

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* Official website
* Whitehaven at the Football Club History Database

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