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<div>{{Short description|Association football club in Northern Ireland}}<br />
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}<br />
{{Infobox football club<br />
| clubname = Wakehurst<br />
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| fullname = Wakehurst Football Club<br />
| nickname = The 'Hurst<br />
| founded = 1969<br />
| ground = [[Ballymena Showgrounds]]<br />
| capacity =<br />
| manager = Aaron Cowan<br />
| league = [[Ballymena & Provincial Football League]]<br />
| season = 2018–19<br />
| position = [[Ballymena & Provincial Football League]], 11th<br />
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'''Wakehurst Football Club''' are a [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]], intermediate [[football (soccer)|football]] club who currently play in the [[Ballymena & Provincial Football League]]. The club, founded in 1969, hails from [[Ballymena]], although home matches are played at [[Moyola Park F.C.|Moyola Park]]'s ground at [[Mill Meadow]]. Wakehurst formerly played at the second pitch at the [[Ballymena Showgrounds]], home of [[Ballymena United]], but for 2009–10 this pitch was deemed not to meet the criteria for the Championship, and home games were played at the ground of [[Tobermore United F.C.|Tobermore United]] in [[Tobermore]], [[County Londonderry]], for that season; Wakehurst moved to Castledawson for 2010–11.<ref>Ballymena Times, [http://www.ballymenatimes.com/wakehurst/Wakehurst-forced-to-play-outside.5232527.jp Wakehurst forced to play outside Ballymena next season], 15-05-2009</ref><ref>''Homeless Wakehurst need to find a speedy resolution'', The Park, p.13, Belfast Telegraph, 30 August 2010</ref> It is the club's intention eventually to return to Ballymena.<ref>[http://www.ballymenatimes.com/sport/football/wakehurst-fc-appeal-for-council-help-to-end-three-year-exile-from-ballymena-1-3868517 Wakehurst FC appeal for Council help to end three-year ‘exile’ from Ballymena]</ref> In 2016, the club was relegated from the [[Northern Ireland Football League]] and spent a season in the [[Ballymena & Provincial Football League]] before announcing their withdrawal from the competition.<br />
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Club colours are black, and white (home) and blue (away).<br />
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The club is currently managed by Aaron Cowan.<br />
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The club returned to the Ballymena & Provincial League for the 2016–17 season and were joined by fellow Championship 2 drop outs, Glebe Rangers and Coagh United. At the end of the season they announced their withdrawal from football although indicated that it would be a one-year hiatus rather than permanent.<ref>[http://www.wakehurstfc.co.uk/content/official-statement Official Statement]</ref><br />
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The club played at [[Northern Ireland football league system|junior]] level in the [[Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League|Ballymena & District League]] and [[Northern Amateur League]] until stepping up to intermediate football in 2003.<ref>H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) ''A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League'', p. 219</ref><ref>"Waking up to Wakehurst", ''NI Football'', Issue 13 (2009), p. 24</ref><br />
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==Players==<br />
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===Current First Team Squad===<br />
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As of<br />
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{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=GK|name=Greg Shannon}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=GK|name=Andy Findlay}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=GK|name=Dean Adams}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Kyle Crawford}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Kurtis McCartney}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Peter McClure}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Andrew Millar}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Corey Price}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Anthony Shaw}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Niall Swann}}<br />
{{fs mid}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Conor Ross}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Ryan Bamber}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Andrew Laughlin}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Nicky Black}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=David McLaughlin}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Steven Mellon}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=David Johnston}}<br />
{{fs player||nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Aaran Weir}}<br />
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==Honours==<br />
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===Junior honours===<br />
*'''County Antrim Junior Shield: 1'''<br />
**1989–90<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170912135058/http://wakehurstfc.co.uk/ Club Website]<br />
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{{Football in Northern Ireland}}<br />
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[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1969]]<br />
[[Category:Association football clubs in Northern Ireland]]<br />
[[Category:Association football clubs in County Londonderry]]<br />
[[Category:Sport in Ballymena]]<br />
[[Category:1969 establishments in Northern Ireland]]<br />
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