Welfare Athletic have been going nearly twenty years and where formed by then secretary Darren Hutchinson under the name Clavering Park. We play in the Hartlepool Sunday League and will compete in the first division in the 2009/10 season following last years relegation.

After winning the clubs first ever league title in 2007/08 Welfare where confident of a good campaign returning to the premier division after a 5 year absence but due to the loss of a number of players including our top two goalscorers and player of the year we struggled to make an impact and finished rock bottom.

We have now signed a number of new faces and feel we have a squad that is capable of competing for the promotion places and are looking forward to the season starting.