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West Auckland Town

West Auckland Town FC

Kit impression

Founded

1893

Years standing

133

Home ground

The Northern Metal Recycling stadium (Darlington Road), West Auckland

Capacity

2,00075 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Northern League
Champions: 1959–60
Northern League Division Two
Champions: 1990–91
Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy
Winners: 1909, 1911
FA Amateur Cup
Runners-up: 1960–61
FA Vase
Runners-up: 2011–12, 2013–14
Durham Challenge Cup
Winners: 1963–64, 2020–21, 2023–24
JR Cleator Cup
Runners-up: 2021
Northern League Cup
Winners: 1959–60, 1962–63, 2018–19
Durham Benevolent Bowl
Winners: 1960–61, 1962–63

Nickname: West

Reasons To Adopt

West Auckland Town work as a second team because they come with their own geography: England, The Northern Metal Recycling stadium (Darlington Road), West Auckland, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

Easy weekend
Teesside International Airport (MME) is about 23km from the ground, and West Auckland railway station is 1km 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 1893, West Auckland Town were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 133 years of accumulated grudges.
Loaded cabinet
9 distinct honours on record, including Northern League. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.

Matchday Trip

Ground: The Northern Metal Recycling stadium (Darlington Road), West Auckland. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Teesside International Airport (MME)

23 km / 14 miles from the ground

Nearest station

West Auckland railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near The Northern Metal Recycling stadium (Darlington Road), West Auckland

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 The Northern Metal Recycling stadium (Darlington Road), West Auckland