Whitehaven A.F.C.

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.

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]

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

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

• Official website
• Whitehaven at the Football Club History Database

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