Whitehawk F.C.

Whitehawk
Full nameWhitehawk Football Club
Nickname(s)The Hawks
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundMcLaren Enclosed Ground, Brighton
Capacity3,126
ChairmanNed McDonnell & John Summers
ManagerShaun Saunders
LeagueIsthmian League Premier Division
2024–25Isthmian League Premier Division, 16th of 22
Websitewhitehawkfc.com

Whitehawk F.C. is a semi-professional football club based in Whitehawk, a suburb of Brighton and Hove, England. They have played in the Isthmian League Premier Division since 2023, when the club won the Isthmian League South East Division playoffs. Whitehawk's home is the 3,126-capacity McLaren Enclosed Ground 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, they reached the Conference South in 2013. The club reached the second round of the 2016 FA Cup.