[1][2][3] They also have an adult team that plays in the northern alliance division 1 The club was founded in 1904 by the employees and directors of Swan Hunters Shipyard in order to provide recreational activities for the apprentices and young people in the area and initially specialised in boxing.

[4] Club activities in the early days were mainly snooker, trampolining, judo, table tennis, cross country running and football.

Various fund raising activities were held, including a "pram push" across England and a 24-hour relay race from Wallsend to Edinburgh Castle and back.

[2] The facility, for which negotiations began in 2006,[6] which is situated next to Wallsend Sports Centre on Rheydt Avenue,[7] has: It was funded by grants of £850,000 from the Football Foundation, £150,000 from The FA and £301,000 from North Tyneside Council with the club itself raising £114,000 towards the scheme.

[2] The Station Road headquarters of the club was demolished in the February and March 2012, following high winds in January which damaged one of the walls of the building.