Whickham Football Club are an English football club based in Whickham, Tyne and Wear, playing in the Northern League Division One in the English football league system. They won the FA Vase in 1981.
The team plays its home matches at the Glebe Sports Ground, Rose Avenue, Whickham.
Founded in 1944 as Axwell Park Colliery Welfare, the club first started playing in the Derwent Valley League. In 1974, they joined the Wearside League, and were league champions in two seasons, 1977âÂÂ78 and 1987âÂÂ88. The year 1981 was one of the most successful years in the club's history, when they beat Willenhall Town 3âÂÂ2 in the final, after going 0âÂÂ2 down, to win the FA Vase. At the start of 1988âÂÂ89, they moved up to the Northern League Division Two. The first season saw them finishing third in the league, and they were promoted to Division One. 1991âÂÂ92 saw them relegated back to Division Two. In 1995, they were promoted again, as league champions, but after relegation in 1997, spent 20 seasons in Division Two, winning promotion back to Northern League 1 in 2017âÂÂ18
By far the best run in the FA Cup for Whickham came during the 2003âÂÂ04 season. In that season they won 3âÂÂ0 at Garforth Town, 2âÂÂ1 at Hebburn Town (in a replay), 2âÂÂ1 at home to Armthorpe Welfare (again after a replay) before accumulating a 5âÂÂ0 defeat at the hands of Chorley in the 2nd qualifying round.
In their first season back in Northern League Division One in 2018âÂÂ19, it was a difficult campaign for the Lang Jacks, who finished with just enough points to remain in the division.
In the 2021-22 Season a slow start to the campaign was halted with the appointment of Tony Fawcett and some new faces to the squad and the resurgent Lang Jack's marched up the Northern League 1 table finishing in a club record 7th position.