Whitehawk Football

Goal mouth action of Whitehawk Football Club in semi-final of Sussex Senior Cup in 1951.

Image reproduced with kind permission from Brighton and Hove in Pictures by Brighton and Hove City Council

Crowd watching Whitehawk F.C. playing in Sussex Senior Cup in 1951.

Image reproduced with kind permission from Brighton and Hove in Pictures by Brighton and Hove City Council

Whitehawk Football Club

Photo by Tony Mould

Whitehawk FC founded in 1945

Reproduced with permission from the Encyclopaedia of Brighton by Tim Carder, 1990

Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990.  As a result, some of the content may not reflect recent research, changes and events.

e) WHITEHAWK FOOTBALL CLUB: The premier football club actually playing within the boundaries of Brighton was founded in 1945 as Whitehawk and Manor Farm Old Boys F.C. and initially competed in the Brighton League, but after winning the Sussex Senior Cup in 1951 the club was elevated to the Sussex County League (SCL) in 1952. The team achieved consistent success in the 1950s and early '60s, finishing out of the top six only once from 1953 until 1964, but they have been relegated twice since, in 1967 and 1977, although promotion was gained after one year and four years respectively. Many trophies have been won, and there have been several successes at junior, intermediate and youth levels as well. In 1960 the club became simply Whitehawk Football Club and opened a new clubhouse in September 1980. {123,216,217}

The club has achieved the following honours:

1949 Sussex Junior Cup winners
1950 Sussex Intermediate Cup winners
1951 Sussex Senior Cup winners
Brighton Charity Cup winners
1952 Sussex Junior Cup winners
1955 Sussex RUR Cup winners
1959 Sussex RUR Cup winners
Brighton Charity Cup winners
1961 SCL Div.1 Invitation Cup winners
Brighton Charity Cup winners
1962 Sussex Senior Cup winners
SCL champions
1964 SCL champions
1968 SCL Div.2 champions
1970 SCL Div.1 Invitation Cup winners
1981 SCL Div.2 champions
SCL Div.2 Cup winners
1982 Brighton Charity Cup winners
1983 SCL Challenge Cup winners
Worthing Charity Cup winners
Brighton Charity Cup winners
Norman Wingate Trophy winners
1984 SCL champions
1987 Norman Wingate Trophy winners
1988 Brighton Charity Cup winners
1990 Brighton Charity Cup winners

Any numerical cross-references in the text above refer to resources in the Sources and Bibliography section of the Encyclopaedia of Brighton by Tim Carder.