WIE is/was a Welling United fanzine that was originally established in 1992 at the height of the fanzine explosion in English football. Given that Welling United are a small and, until relatively recently, a family run club access to the hierarchy was easy, so WIE was never intended to be a campaigning-type fanzine. There just wasn’t the need. So, we started the fanzine as something that the fans could own, contribute to and feel part of the wider football culture.

Issue 32, published in August 2000, was intended to be the last WIE. Indeed it was until the club fell foul of the tax man in 2010, which saw the return of the fanzine as our little bit to help raise funds to save the club. And that was it, WIE was back to stay-ish purely to help spread the word about the club. We also believed that a good quality fanzine added to the whole experience of attending a football match. Unfortunately nothing lasts forever and Issue 59 turned out to be the last issue published in October 2022. It can be accessed for free via the Current issue page.

WIE has been lucky to have a small but loyal bunch of regular contributors. We only wish there had been more of them. WIE had a loyal readership too. The print run was never big, but we like to think that WIE reached a high percentage of Welling United supporters.