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Ashington AFC

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Founded

1883

Years standing

143

Home ground

Woodhorn Lane, Ashington

Country

England

The Trophy Cabinet

Northern League
Division Two champions 2000–01, 2003–04
Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup winners 1998–99, 2002–03
Division One Cup 2021–22
Northern Alliance
Champions 1913–14
East Northumberland League
Champions 1897–98
Northumberland Senior Cup
Winners 1920–21, 1932–33, 1938–39, 1949–50, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1979–80, 2012–13

Nickname: The Colliers

Reasons To Adopt

Ashington AFC work as a second team because they come with their own geography: England, Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

Easy weekend
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) is about 19km from the ground, and Ashington railway station is 2km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
England FA Trophy is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Deep roots
Founded in 1883, Ashington AFC were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 143 years of accumulated grudges.
Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Northern League and Northern Alliance. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Woodhorn Lane, Ashington. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Newcastle International Airport (NCL)

19 km / 12 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Ashington railway station

1.5 km / 1 miles out

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Around the ground

Things To Do Near Woodhorn Lane, Ashington

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Woodhorn Lane, Ashington