Whitehawk F.C.

Whitehawk
Full nameWhitehawk Football Club
Nickname(s)The Hawks
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
GroundMcLaren Enclosed Ground, Brighton
Capacity3,126
ChairmanNed McDonnell & John Summers
ManagerRoss McNeilly
LeagueIsthmian League Premier Division
2023–24Isthmian League Premier Division, 9th of 22
Websitehttp://www.whitehawkfc.com

Whitehawk F.C. is a semi-professional football club in Whitehawk, a suburb of the city of Brighton and Hove, England, which plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Whitehawk's home is the 3,126-capacity McLaren Enclosed Ground[1] within East Brighton Park. Nicknamed The Hawks, the club's traditional playing colours are red and white. Before 2010, the club had never played above County League level, but after three promotions in four seasons reached Conference South in 2013, and the second round of the FA Cup in 2015.[2]

  1. ^ Whitehawk official programme v Hastings United, 13 August 2024
  2. ^ "BBC football FA Cup Whitehawk v Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.