Walton Casuals F.C.
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| Full name | Walton Casuals Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Stags |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Ground | Church Road Whyteleafe, Surrey Groundshare at Whyteleafe F.C. |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Chairman | Tony Gale |
| Manager | Anthony Gale |
| League | Isthmian League Division One South |
| 2015–16 | Isthmian League Division One South, 16th |
| Website | Club home page |
Walton Casuals Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Founded in 1948, they currently play in the Isthmian League Division One South, having last gained promotion from the Combined Counties League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, and have been part of the football pyramid since 1992.
The club currently play their home football at Church Road, the home of Whyteleafe, while developments take place at their former ground, the Waterside Stadium. Plans are in place to develop the Waterside Drive Sports Hub by September 2017, which is expected to see the club share facilities with Walton & Hersham and the Walton Athletics club.
Walton Casuals' most notable rivalry comes with Walton & Hersham, with the club recording their first ever 'derby double' over the Swans during the 2014–15 season. The club also has a rivalry with Molesey, who play in the Isthmian League Division One South. The two teams regularly competed in a pre-season fixture for the Mick Burgess Memorial Trophy, although have not played the annual match since being place in the same league.
The earliest roots of Walton Casuals Football Club lead back to World War II. Following the conclusion of the war, a group of ex-servicemen returned to their council homes in the Walton-on-Thames area. They soon decided to form an "illegal" Sunday football team, who would go on to play friendlies against other "illegal" teams throughout the 1946-47 and 1947-48 seasons. They adopted the name White City FC, due to the outside walls of their houses being painted that colour.
In 1948, they decided to become a legitimate Saturday club, and Walton Casuals as they are currently known were founded in July. They became affiliated to Surrey County Football Association and acquired the use of a pitch at Elm Grove Recreation Ground. The club started off in Division One of the Surrey Intermediate (Central) League, and gained promotion to the Premier Division in 1952–53. Walton Casuals would go on to finish as runners-up on 3 occasions: 1954–55, 1956–57 and 1964–65. The Surrey Intermediate (Central) League disbanded in 1965 and the club moved into the League’s Western Section for three seasons.
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