Whitwell Athletic Football Club


Established in 1908 Whitwell Athletic original ground was at Fossetts Meadow Whitwell they moved to a more central location near to new housing estate off Horn Hill Whitwell before the 2nd World War. During the war the ground was ploughed for agricultural use so the club played on The Hoo Estate then onto Bendish Common for 6 seasons. They moved back to the current ground in the late 50’s. The Football Pavilion was built and opened on 6th October 1962. A spectator’s stand was constructed in the early 70’s and now one of the very few left in the UK. A New multi sport pavilion majority funded through Football Foundation / Sport England is currently being built and will be due to open in January 2010.
Whitwell AFC has mainly played in the North Herts leagues over the years.

CLUB GLORY
1927 Winners Gregg Cup
1937/38 Winners Hospital Cup
1946/7 Winners North Herts Division 2
1948/9 Whitwell won two cups in one day! Benevolent Shield and the Hospital Cup
49/50 North Herts Premier Division
50/51 Winners Greg Cup
52/53 Winners Division One Charity Cup
56/57 Winners North Herts Division 2
57/58 Winners Hospital Cup
75/76 Winners Division 2 Cup
76/77 County league premier division.
85/86 Stevenage Sunday League
93/94 Herts County Division 2
1996 Hitchin Sunday League division 4 runners up
97/98 Division 3 League & cup winners
98/99 Division 2 League winners
99/2000 Division 1 League & Cup winners
2000 Winners Division 1 Cup
2003/4 North Herts Division 1 Cup
2003/4 Saturday Side formed initially named Whitwell Village
2004/5 North Herts Division 1 Cup
2009/10 Whitwell Ladies founded Division One Eastern Region Woman’s Football League
2009/10 Saturday Side transferred to Herts Senior County League