Archive for July, 2018

The story of Northside FC

“Northside started in 1994 with two people talking about how they could help with the children in the local community so decided to team up with the local boxing club collyhurst and moston so advertised for kids to come and start training that was affordable to everyone at the local football pitches after a few […]

The story of Throstle Nest United

“I decided to start the club in the summer of 2015 when I was aged 20, the main reason being that I stopped playing football when the junior club I played for stopped (as I became too old). I had trained with numerous teams but found it a very intimidating experience. Therefore I decided if […]

The story of Morecambe Hawk

“May 2017 was where it all started. My son, who was 8 then, had a friend who’s dad ran an U9’s football team. “Please can I go down and join” he pestered. We took him down to train but they were full so he couldn’t actually become part of the team itself. He went again […]

The story of Sherwood Colliery Ability Counts FC

“I used to be a support worker & would support two young men to participate for a Team in which we traveled an hour on a bus, each time they only got 5 mins gametime as preference was given to local lads. On the long journey back one of the young men wished their was […]

The story Aden Steelers FC

“Aden Steelers is a local Sheffield and Rotherham BME football club for young children between the ages of 7 and 18, which has just recently entered the Sunday junior district league, which is the biggest junior football league in Europe. We were formed in 2015, by a group of middle aged men who would take […]

The story of Roseacre Raiders

History The Club started life as Roseacre Saturday Club, on the Green and then at Roseacre Junior School, its declared objective was “to promote enjoyment of and participation in football and other sports activities by children”. At this time club membership included both boys and girls and activities extended beyond the football season to summer […]

The story of Red Star Bangor FC

“Where do I start? We were formed around June last year. In Bangor there are already 3 massive clubs and around 3 or 4 smaller team so getting players was a seriously hard task. We had to make do with kids that had never played before and kids that weren’t happy at their own clubs. […]

The story of Bedworth WF

“Established in November 2016 with 14 members our walking football group has seen an increase in membership to a healthy 78 people, we currently run two sessions on Mondays and Fridays at Bedworth United AFC, the group ranges in age from 51 years to 76 years (M/F). In 2017 we were delighted to be awarded […]