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Welcome to the West Wallsend Bluebells Website. In 2011 the club will celebrate its 120^th season making it one of Australia ’s oldest running football clubs.

The West Wallsend Bluebell's Football Club was established in 1891. In that season it was known as West Wallsend Athletic Football Club and wore sky-blue shirts. In 1892 it played its first competition match on 30th April against Adamstown Rosebuds at Johnston Park (Wembley). The match ended in a 2-2 draw and was celebrated with a banquet at the Johnston Hotel (Now Museum Hotel). After failing to field a team during the mining strikes of 1895-96. The West Wallsend Senior Football Club re-nominated for the Northern District British Football Association as the Bluebell’s in 1897 in their now famous royal blue shirts.

Currently the club is a member of the Northern NSW Football, and for the 2011 season will participate in the Northern NSW NBN State Football League Competition. Last season the Club finished fifth, mising out on the semi-finals and only four points away from the premiers in the NBN State Football League. This season the club hopes to go one step better and qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since 1995.

The club plays its home games at Johnston Park , West Wallsend (nicknamed :Wembley) at the foot of Mt Sugarloaf. The ground was named after the hotel adjacent, Johnston ’s Hotel (now the Museum Hotel) and the Bluebell’s have played all their football here making it as old as the club. For the 2011 seasons the Bluebell's home ground will be called Varley Park thanks to a great sponsorship deal with Varley Group.

The football season runs usually starts in March, with the Grand Final in September each year.

Old Dressing Shed Johnston Park, West Wallsend  

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Ground

Varley Park

Laidley Street

West Wallsend

NSW 2286

Gregory’s Reference Map 56 U5

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Contact

Phone: 0438 229 166

Email: Admin@wwsfc.com.au

Postal: P.O. Box 48

West Wallsend, NSW, 2286

2010 Committee

President- George Devetak

Vice President- Michael McPherson  

Secretary- Simon Devetak  

Assistant Secretary- Finley Cairney

Treasurer- Trina Devetak

Groundsman-  Scott Beagan

Canteen Co-ordinator- 

Gear Steward- Christine Cairney

Committee Members 

Gary Blanch  

Greg Cox  

Kim Sills 

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Colours

Home

Royal blue shirt with white trimmings

White shorts

Royal blue socks with white trimmings

Alternate

Green shirts with white trimmings

Black shorts

Black socks with green trimmings

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Staff

Coaches:

Darren Sills (1st Grade)  

Dean Phillips (1st Grade Assistant)

Mick Dempsey (U/23's Coach)

Darren Griffiths (U/18’s Coach)  

Wayne Bailey (Technical Director)

TBA (Goalkeeper Coach)

Injury Management Team:

Alyce Meyer

Kevin Bonnette

Other Staff:

Brendan Chapple (1st Grade Manager)

Arthur James (U/23's Manager)

Brad Baber (U/18's Manager)

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Links

West Wallsend Junior Soccer Club

Barnsley Junior Soccer Club

Minmi Junior Soccer Club

Northern NSW Football

Newcastle United Jets

Hyundai A-League

Football Federation Australia

NOTE: We are always on the lookout for interesting stories, old photos and any  other historical information about West Wallsend Senior Football Club. If you have any information that may be useful to us, old newspaper clippings, programs, trophies that can be copied or photographed please contact us so that we can get your information listed here.