DECEMBER 2008

WTFC Merchandise now available!
Ever wanted to buy your own WTFC merchandise ? Well now you can. Why not browse our Merchandise Section and place your order today!

We also have a number of other items on the way which include club ties, mugs and home shirts. Click Here

CANCELLED GAMES
Several games were cancelled this weekend due to the Weather and this is very disappointing for everybody. However we must put the Health & Safety of the players first.

If there is absolutely no way that a game will take place on a Sunday, for example waterlogged pitch, then the game will be called off the day before and everybody will be told about this.

However a frozen pitch is a more difficult decision to take as it is difficult to predict how severe an overnight frost will be.

Coaches typically arrive at the ground an hour before kick off and yesterday certain areas of the ground was frozen, most noticeably the penalty area, whilst others were fine.

We thought that the harder areas may soften up by the time we kicked off making the pitch playable, however this did not happen.

The goalmouth's were like concrete and would not take a stud. Goal Keepers would not of been able to dive, and if a player had bumped their head then they may of ended up with concussion.

Apologies to all of the parents and players that turned up but the weather is outside our control.

Win Marks and Spencer's Gourmet Indulgence Hamper

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NOVEMBER 2008

EVERY PURCHASE COUNTS THIS CHRISTMAS
Find the perfect gift for Christmas in our webshop. Every purchase you make this Christmas will result in a donation to Wellingborough Town Youth Section

Please support Wellingborough Town Youth Section when buying gifts this Christmas.

Every purchase counts. Visit www.buy.at/wtys

CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW
Christmas prize draw tickets are now being issued to every Wellingborough Town Football Club player to raise funds for the club.

Each player from the Youth Section will initially be given 2 books of tickets to sell; more are available from Martin Patmore, your coach and Martin Crook.

Prizes the draw include;

£100
Hamper
Christmas Fayre
Plus Many Other Prizes!

Tickets cost just £1 each, £5 per book. All proceeds go towards supporting and improving the facilities at Wellingborough Town Football Club so please do your best to support the club.

Please can we have all monies, stubs and unsold tickets handed in to your coach by 1st Week December.

The draw will be made on Thursday December 18th.

PLAYERS REQUIRED
Wellingborough Town Under 12's and Under 13's are looking for more players to join their squads and challenge for places. 

For Under 13 Please call Phill Chowney on 07738 644170 or email pchowney@esselte.com for more details.

For Under 12 please call Martin Patmore on 07817 017053 or email martin@wtys.co.uk for more details.

CHRISTMAS FAYRE
Saturday 13th December - 10am – 13:00. VOULUNTEERS NEEDED!
various stalls to buy from And  also rent a table for your own goods to sell. Contact Helen Cox on 07946 607311 for more details.

OCTOBER 2008

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Thursday   9th  October -  7.30pm : Quiz night
Run by Jon McInnes/Steve Whitney
£12.00 per team  (max 6 people) Buffet food included
Cash prize for  first 3 teams

Thursday  6th November - 7.30pm - Race night 
£3.00 including sausage and chips
Race cards on sale prior to the event
Run by Simon Cox

Month of November - Christmas Draw tickets on sale
Run by Laurie Owen

Saturday 13th December - 10am – 13:00 :  Christmas Fayre
various stalls to buy from And  also rent a table for your own goods to sell

Christmas Draw will take place
Run by Helen Cox

For more details on any of these events please contact Alison Cox.

GOAL KEEPER REQUIRED
Wellingborough Town Under 13's are looking for a Goal keeper to fill this important vacant position. 

Please call Phill Chowney on 07738 644170 or email pchowney@esselte.com for more details.

SEPTEMBER 2008

1st TEAM GAMES
The First Team season has now kicked off and The Club could really do with all of the support that the Youth Section Can offer.

It would be fantastic if we could get as many Youth Section players and their parents to our forthcoming games as possible. Players get in for free when they mention they play for the Youth Section.

Games are played at the Dog & Duck Stadium along London Road (opposite B & Q and behind the Dog & Duck Pub).

Saturday games KO at 15:00 Weekday games KO at 19:30. The fixtures can be seen here:

For further details on the Wellingborough Town first team please click here for the main site or here for the discussion forum.

WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN F.C. GOALKEEPER COACHING SCHOOL

Dog & Duck Ground

Steve Whitney 0784119079

email address:whitney@btconnect.com     

Every Wednesday from 6 to 7pm at Wellingborough Town FC
from 1st October 2008

For boys and girls aged 7 to 16

Delivered by Mark Harrison - UEFA ‘A’ licensed coach

Membership fee - £30
(Includes training top and guarantees place on course) 

Monthly fee £30

FREE TRIAL SESSION

Spaces are limited so book now to avoid disappointment

AUGUST 2008

HELP URGENTLY NEEDED
Wellingborough Town is looking to recruit some referees for our junior games (Under 11 - Under 13) played on a Sunday morning or afternoon.

Home teams are required to arrange a referee for their games as their is a massive shortage at the moment. It is very difficult to coach and referee at the same time which is why we are seeking volunteers.

Referees are paid £15 for the game and many clubs encourage players from older teams to take up this role. Parents are also encouraged to volunteer for this vital role.

No experience is necessary all though you do have to be over 16. Training courses will be provided if needed. Please contact Martin if you can help on 07817 017053.

NEW SEASON FIXTURES
Wellingborough Town Football Club Fixtures are now available for all teams

Under 7
Under 8
Under 9
Under 11
Under 12
Under 13
Under 16

For Mini Soccer Pitch number and KO times please speak to your teams Manager.

SPECIALIST GOALKEEPER COACHING
Delivered by: Mark Harrison, UEFA ‘A’ licensed coach and former Stoke, Southampton and Port Vale goalkeeper

Places are limited.

Wellingborough Town FC
Dog & Duck
28th – 29th August    10.00 am to 3.00pm
Price £35

Click Here for more details

WEBSHOP - RAISING FUNDS FOR THE CLUB
Wellingborough Town Youth Section have launched an online shop to help raise funds for the club.

www.buy.at/wtys is a simple concept. All online purchases via links on this page generate commission for the club. Transactions by cheque or over the telephone (unless specified by the retailer, such as Laterooms) do not generate commission. At no time during the experience on the retailers sites should you edit the web address in the address bar. This will disable the commission being earned.

Visit our web shop here www.buy.at/wtys and use this link every time you plan to shop online.

NEW SEASON FIXTURES
Wellingborough Town Football Club Fixtures are now available for

Under 11
Under 12
Under 13

Mini Soccer and Under 16 will be released shortly. Keep an eye on your age groups section of the site.

FONEAID HELPS WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN YOUTH SECTION TO RAISE VITAL FUNDS
Wellingborough Town Football Club Youth Section has registered for the

FoneAid mobile phone recycling campaign to play their part in reducing 90 million redundant mobile phones in the UK, prevent them from going to landfill and raise money at the same time.

The club joined FoneAid to raise money for the club. Sponsors are hard to find and parents already pump lots of money into the club. Any money raised will go towards every day costs such as pitches, kits, training costs etc. In exchange for the collected mobiles FoneAid will donate £3 for every phone collected, of any age and condition and, in addition, for every 100 phones a £100 voucher to spend in the High Street. 

Martin Patmore, Youth Section Secretary, said “FoneAid is a fantastic initiative and one that Wellingborough Town is delighted to be involved with. Many homes have old mobile phones lying around doing nothing. I know from my own household we have five! The money we raise from collecting old mobile phones will be used to put our youth section coaches on training courses. We have set an initial target to collect 200 phones which will give us £600.00 and this money will pay for 6 coaches to gain their FA level one coaching certificate. Not only that but the club is also helping to protect the environment ensuring that the phones we collect do not end up in landfill sites”.

The FoneAid recycling campaign is aimed directly at charities, sports clubs, hospitals, youth and voluntary organisations, intent on fundraising. FoneAid provide all the materials needed to run a campaign including posters and collection bags, and they even courier the phones back to the warehouse at the end of the campaign.

The collected mobile phones are either recycled or reused in developing countries where landline networks are unreliable, patchy or even non-existent, ensuring that 100% of the mobiles collected are divert from landfill sites where they can cause serious environmental problems.

Suzy Kelsall, Operations Manager of FoneAid said; “An estimated 15 million phones are upgraded every year and FoneAid provides groups and organisations with an environmentally responsible way to dispose of them and raise cash at the same time. It is a clear winner as a fundraising mechanism for items on any organisation’s shopping list from sports kits to ultrasound scanners.  However, the best bit is phones of any age or condition count towards the collection!” 

If anyone has any old mobile phones that they would like to donate, or if they have Children aged 6- 13 who are interested in playing football then please can they contact Martin Patmore at Wellingborough Town Football Club on 07817 017053 or visit www.wtys.co.uk for more details.

JULY 2008

PARTY IN THE PARK / CARNIVAL 2008
Wellingborough Town Football Club hosted a Beat The Goalie stand at this years party in the park to raise funds for the Club.

Youth Section players took part in the carnival display on the Wellingborough Town float to help promote the Club to the people of Wellingborough.

The players then finished at Croyland Park and took their turn in goal to help raise £80 for the Youth Section.

Many thanks to Ian, David and Phil who also helped on the day.

UNDER 11 / 12 / 13 LEAGUES
Wellingborough Town Under 11, Under 12 and Under 13 can now check what leagues they are in next season.

Under 11 Under 12 Under 13

UNDER 14
Wellingborough Town Under 14's have decided to decamp and setup with another local club.

Wellingborough Town would like to thank the parents and players for their contribution last season and wish them well for the future.

FA SOCCER PARENT - FREE ONLINE COURSE
Soccer Parent is designed with coaches and parents in mind to provide guidance on specific areas that focus on the key issues involved when a child joins a football team.

As well as being designed to be informative, fun and engaging, one of the key aspects of the course is that coaches are given advice to assist in gaining positive contributions from parents as well as understanding issues on specific areas such as child welfare and attitudes.

Soccer Parent is a completely free online course that is available to anybody that registers with FA Learning – The FA’s Educational Provider. Everyone that completes the course and achieves the pass mark can immediately print off an accredited certificate directly from the web site.

Click here for a link to the FA web site and the soccer parent course

JUNE 2008

PARTY IN THE PARK
Wellingborough Town Football Club will be hosting a Beat The Goalie stand at this years party in the park to raise funds for the Club.

If you score two out of three penalties against one of our Youth Team Goalies then you win a Prize!

Please stop by the stand on July 5th after the carnival and July 6th during the Towns Party in the Park.

MAY 2008

REFEREE'S EVENING
Thursday 29th May 2008 @ the clubhouse, London Road, Wellingborough Town Football Club

Wellingborough Town Football Club presents a Referees Evening with Brian Hill & Peter Walton "Find out what the referees really think of each other.

Is Rafa really the Gaffa!!

What do they think of the great Sir Alex Ferguson

Is Jose the special one?

7.00pm - 9.30pm refreshments provided £3.00 entry fee Tickets limited so call, text or e-mail Ben to confirm your ticket. (07860 862863)

END OF SEASON PRESENTATION
Photographs from the end of season presentation can be seen here.

Professional 7 X 5 prints presented in a folder (similar to school photographs) are available to purchase at just £5.00 each. All profits will go to the club.

Many thanks to Dennis Randall for giving up his time to take the photo's and process them to an excellent standard.

As proof of the Wellingborough Town Youth Section working, Dennis has seen two of his Grand Children (Adam Randall & Tom Randall) come through the Youth Teams of Wellingborough Town to feature in reserve and first team games this year.

APRIL 2008

END OF SEASON REVIEW
The Wellingborough Town Football Club Youth Section has grown very quickly since we first set up the club in May 2004.  We started off with just two teams and have grown to seven in just four seasons.  This season has seen many highlights in both Mini Soccer and Boys Football. 

Our youngest team, the Under 7’s had a fantastic first season in football and lost only one game.  Likewise the Under 8’s had a very successful year losing only two games.  The Under 10’s played their final year of mini soccer and have made massive improvements winning three more game than they won last year.

Our Under 11’s enjoyed their first season at 11 A side and finished a respectable fourth place in a very tight lead. The Under 12’s had a mixed season playing some nice football at times even if the results did not always go their way.

Our newly formed Under 13’s were clearly in the wrong league and romped home with the title with four games to play.  The lads had a tough season off the field and credit to them for staying together, winning the title and narrowly missing out on a shot at the League Cup Final.

Our Under 15’s have, once again, been quite brilliant at times.  First they won the Alan Burgess Cup final against tough opposition.  They then secured a League & Cup double with a victory in their last ‘Must Win’ game of the season.

Well done to the Players, Supporters, Coaches and everybody else involved with the teams for making this a very successful season for the club.

CLICK HERE FOR EACH TEAMS REVIEW

UNDER 15 WIN LEAGUE AND CUP DOUBLE

Congratulations to Wellingborough Town Under 15's who have secured a League and Cup double. The boys first won the Alan Burgess Under 15 cup and then completed the double by winning the John Henry Under 15 A division.

UNDER 13 WIN LEAGUE

Congratulations to Wellingborough Town Under 13's who have won the Weetabix Under 13 Division 3 League.

CALLING ALL YEAR 1 CHILDREN - NEXT YEAR UNDER 7
We will start training for your children currently in the Year 1 age group on Saturday May 3rd.

Training will take place at Sir Christopher Hatton School from 11:00 - 12:00 .

Please call Martin on 07817 017053 for more details and to reserve you place.

We are also looking for a Coach for this age group so if you would like to get involved please speak to Martin.

YOUTH SECTION END OF SEASON PRESENTATION

The Wellingborough Town Youth Section end of season Presentations will take place on the evening of Saturday April 26th.

The club has hired a Marquee for the event which will bring together every side involved with the Youth Section of our club. Each Youth Section Side will be presenting a number of awards on the night:

• Players Player of the Year
• Supporters Player of the Year
• Managers Player of the Year
• Most Improved Player

The evening will be Kicking Off from 18:30.

MARCH 2008

SUNDAY MARCH 30TH - ALAN BURGESS U15 CUP FINAL
PARKLAND TIGERS 0-2 WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN

Well done to Wellingborough Town Under 15's who beat Parklands Tigers 2-0 to win the Under 15's Alan Burgess Cup!

See the photo's here

WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN UNDER 8 v GREAT DODDINGTON UNDER 8 -

The Wellingborough Town Under 8 were involved in an excellent game at the Dog & Duck on Saturday March 29th.

In an exciting end to end game Wellingborough Town finished up 2-0 winners.

Click here to see the photo's

UNDER 15 CUP FINAL

Wellingborough Town Under 15's are playing in a Cup Final on March 30th.

KO is 3pm at Cogenhoe ground.

The Under 15's have a good chance of a League and Cup Double and play some very good football.

Why not come over and cheer the boys on.

Wellingborough Town U10's are to play a friendly match against Willen Juniors FC Puma's U10's kick off 1:00 pm.

The match will be played before the 1st team's game against St Neots Town, with the usual penalty shoot out at half time.

We would welcome as many parents, uncles, aunts and grandparents to cheer us on.

May we also wish the players, officials and supporters of Willen Juniors FC Puma's a warm welcome and an enjoyable day with us.

Lookout for The Traveling Doughboy at First Team Games!

I am the traveling Doughboy and I love to follow the Doughboys wherever I can.

You can find me at our home, The Dog and Duck, London Road at most of our home games and then follow my tour around the world as I go off to visit new places, make new friends and tell everyone about our great football club...... Wellingborough Town.

I recently bought my hat and scarf as it was cold during the winter and I love them so much, I wear them everywhere I go around Wellingborough and when I visit my friends. I'm not allowed to wear them in bed though, even though I want to! I leave them at the end of my bed.

Why not come down and see if you can find me. I can usually be found in the stand singing with the rest of the crowd as we cheer on the Doughboys.

I look forward to seeing you soon and cheering on the Doughboys with me!

www.thetravellingdoughboy.co.uk

LOOKING FOR A NEW CLUB?
If you are currently playing at a club, but feel unhappy or fancy a change for whatever reason, then please give Martin a call on 07817 017053

FEBRUARY 2008

ABC TOTE
Wellingborough Town is organising an ABC Tote to raise funds for the club. Entry forms are available from your teams manager, behind the bar in the clubhouse or you can download one from here.

What you need to do is choose five letters from the alphabet and fill in each chosen letter under the 'Selected Letters' section of the entry form. Fill out the name of the persons entering the draw and hand the form, together with £1 entry for each line submitted, to a member of Wellingborough Town Supporters Club or your teams manager.

If your letters are drawn out then you win the prize, or a share of the prize if there are multiple winners! The prize will determined by the number if entries.

All completed entry forms need to be submitted by 15th February.

CALLING ALL YEAR 1 CHILDREN - NEXT YEAR UNDER 7
We will start training for your children currently in the Year 1 age group in March (after Easter) when the clocks change and it gets a little warmer.

Training will probably take place on a Friday evening or Saturday morning.

Details will appear on our website when we are ready to kick things off, keep your eye on www.wtys.co.uk for details but feel free to email us for more details.

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