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| Full name | Edgeworth Football Club |
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| Nickname | Eagles |
| Ground | Jack McLaughlan Oval |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Coordinates | 32°55′33″S151°37′17″E / 32.925949°S 151.621463°E /-32.925949; 151.621463 |
| Head coach | Peter McGuinness |
| League | NPL NNSW |
| 2025 | 2nd of 12 |
| Website | edgewortheaglesfc |
Edgeworth Football Club is an Australian semi-professionalfootball club based in the suburb ofEdgeworth, nearNewcastle,New South Wales. The club currently competes in theNational Premier Leagues Northern NSW.
The suburb of Edgeworth was known as Young Wallsend until 1960.[1] The first recorded football match involving a Young Wallsend team took place on 14 May 1892, whenMinmi Rangers defeated Young Wallsend 3–0 at the Young Wallsend ground.[2]
For most of the 20th century a lower-league club, Edgeworth won promotion into theNorthern New South Wales 1st Division in 1973.[3] Edgeworth made the 1st Division grand final in 1977, only to be defeated 1-0 byWeston.[4] This loss was avenged in 1978, when Edgeworth emerged as unbeaten minor premiers and defeated Weston 2–0 in the grand final.[4]
They have previous played in the early national cup competition on this occasion, in the1981 NSL Cup, losing 1–2 to NSL sideSydney Olympic.
Edgeworth's most successful period was 2015-2020 where they were Premiers 5 times (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020) and Champions four times (2015, 2016, 2019, and 2020). Prior to this their most successful run was when they finished first on the Northern New South Wales State League ladder from 1998 to 2000.
On 21 June 2015, Edgeworth qualified for the2015 FFA Cup round of 32 after defeatingAdamstown Rosebud 3–0 in thefinal qualifying round.[5]A goal in injury time toMelbourne City eliminated Edgeworth 2–1 in theround of 32.
Edgeworth were premiers of the2015 National Premier League Northern NSW winning the league by three points. They were also champions after winning the grand final 2–0 overHamilton Olympic.
Winning the premiership qualified Edgeworth for the2015 National Premier League Finals. Edgeworth was drawn away toMoreton Bay United in the quarter-final, however, lost the game 3–1.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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