Widnes F.C.
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| Full name | Widnes Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Whites |
| Founded | 2003 (as The Dragons A.F.C) |
| Ground | Select Security Stadium, Widnes, Cheshire |
| Capacity | 13,350 |
| Chairman | Ian Ross |
| Manager | Joey Dunn |
| League | North West Counties League Division One |
| 2015–16 | North West Counties League Division One, 13th |
| Website | Club home page |
Widnes Football Club are an English association football club, based in Widnes, Cheshire. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One, playing their home matches at Halton Stadium, Widnes. They are affiliated to the Liverpool County FA.
The club was founded in February 2003 as The Dragons A.F.C. by former secretary Bill Morley as a local junior football club with the aim of making football fun, teach new skills and self-confidence. The aim of the club was to make football so much fun that the children will want to be involved and they will keep coming back for more.
The Dragons AFC, later to be known as Widnes Dragons, had a fantastic reputation locally for their contribution towards the development of grassroots football in Halton and provide opportunities to play football for over 200 junior players from the age of 6 to 18. The club put in a great amount of effort to run the club according to the best practices laid down by the F.A.. This led to the club achieving the FA Charter Standard award in December 2003, being recognised as the first club to achieve this award from the borough of Halton. In 2008, the club was awarded the FA Charter Standard Development award for its continuous development of grassroots football.
In March 2012, Widnes Dragons began a consultation process with Widnes Vikings RLFC to become part of the Vikings Sports Brand, a partnership that was agreed to enhance the club's community status.
On 10 July 2012, at the club's AGM, the club's members unanimously agreed to become a part of the Widnes Sports Group and agreed on a 12-month transitional period up to the end of that current season (2012–13). The next step in the club's progression was made in season 2013–14 when Widnes Vikings FC was admitted into the football pyramid and placed within North West Counties Football League Division One.
In March 2014, the club's committee called an EGM for its members to decide on the future of the club. A unanimous vote was made that the club was to move away from the Vikings brand and to restructure the club to secure its own identity and long-term future. Subsequently, the club parted ways with the Vikings brand and became known as Widnes Football Club, which was symbolic in representing where the team and its fans came from whilst recognising that a new club needed to be built to establish confidence in the local community and support young local talent in Widnes.
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