Wealdstone F.C.
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| Full name | Wealdstone Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Stones, The Royals |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Ground | Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip |
| Capacity | 3,607 (329 seated) |
| Chairman | Peter Marsden |
| Manager | Gordon Bartlett |
| League | National League South |
| 2015–16 | National League South, 13th |
Wealdstone Football Club is a football club based in Ruislip, west London, England. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association and currently plays in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The team play in royal blue shirts, white shorts and royal blue and white socks, and are nicknamed "The Stones" or "The Royals".
The club appeared in the first televised football match in 1946, when the BBC showed part of their league match against Barnet. They were also the first club to win the non-League 'double', claiming both the FA Trophy and the Alliance Premier League in 1984–85.
The club was formed at the start of the 1899–1900 season. Their first game was a friendly match on 7 October 1899 against Northwood, which they won 6–1. They joined Division Two of the Willesden & District League, and were promoted to Division One for the 1900–01 season after Division Two was scrapped. In 1903 they moved to the College Farm Ground in Locket Road In 1905–06 the club won Division One, but on 20 October 1906 a notice was posted in the local newspaper stating that the club was being disbanded due to a lack of interest from players and supporters.
The club was reformed in time for the 1908–09 season, rejoining Division One of the Willesden & District League. In 1910 they moved to Belmont Road, and won Division One again in 1912–13. Following World War I the club joined the London League and the Middlesex Senior League. They moved to the Lower Mead ground at the start of the 1922–23 season, when they also switched to the Spartan League. The club had their record win on 13 October 1923, beating the 12th London Regiment 22–0 in an FA Amateur Cup game. In 1928–29 they switched leagues again, this time joining the Athenian League. In 1929–30 the club won the Middlesex Senior Cup and the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup for the first time.
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