Albany, Spout Lane, Albany Park (Washington Football Club)
Albany, Spout Lane, Albany Park (Washington Football Club)
HER Number
16957
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Albany, Spout Lane, Albany Park (Washington Football Club)
Place
Albany
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Sports Ground
Site Type: Specific
Football Ground
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Originally called the Washington Mechanics, the Northern League club was formed in 1947 by miners at Washington F Pit. The club moved to Albany Park in 1980. There is a clubhouse on the south touchline and on the north, a spectators shelter erected in 1987 using various materials such as domestic panelled doors.
Easting
430700
Northing
557390
Grid Reference
NZ430700557390
Sources
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 108-109