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    Washington AFC Youth

    FA Accredited
    Tyne & Wear, North East
    U7-U18
    Est. 1949

    New town club in Sunderland borough. Strong community links with multiple youth teams across age groups.

    Club history

    Washington Football Club is a football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. The club was formed by miners at the local "F-Pit" Colliery in the early 20th century as Washington Colliery F.C. The club's distinctive red colours were agreed upon on formation and a codicil written making the team strip of red shirts being in existence in perpetuity. The modern club was established in 1947 and joined the Wearside League in 1968. In the 1977–78 season, they reached the third round of the F

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    About Washington AFC Youth

    Washington AFC Youth is one of many grassroots clubs based in Tyne & Wear, with roots going back to 1949. The club caters for U7-U18 and operates within the North East region, and holds FA Accreditation — the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.

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