DECEMBER 2006

UNDER 10 LEADING SCORERS
Half way through the season and here are the Wellingborough Town Under 10 leading scorers:

 

Jack	14
Ijuha	12
Charlie	5
Matthew P	3
Matthew H	2
Ben	2
Taylor	2
Brady	1
Joseph	3 Clean Sheets

UNDER 10 HALF SEASON REVIEW
Wellingborough Town Under 10s have enjoyed their best ever start to a season and are really starting to gel as a team.

We have been fortunate to recruit several new players this
season Taylor, Zak and Ryan all of whom have fitted in to the squad very nicely.

All though mini soccer in ‘non competitive’ in that all games are classed as
friendly's it is very encouraging to see the results improving year on year.

	Played	Won	Lost	Draw
2004	9	0	7	2
2005	13	7	5	1
2006	10	5	3	2

Special mention to:

Charlie Who has been immense at the back and my player of the season
so far. Chipped in with a few goals too.

Joseph for leading the team and working hard on his
communication.

Ben for working really hard on his passing and non stop running.

Ijuha for the number of chances he creates with his unselfish play.
Jack for his goals including three hat tricks, and improving his work
rate.

Brady for making the opposition strikers lives a misery with some fantastic marking.

Matthew P for playing in every position that is asked of him and not complaining once.

Matthew H and Taylor for their enthusiasm, good attitude in training and trying hard to improve all areas of their game.

Zak for sticking with us whilst he was not in the squad, trying hard to improve and finally breaking into the team.

Ryan for setting up a few goals in the short time he has been with us and never letting his head drop.

Great job boys! I am sure the second half of the season will be
just as much fun and will prepare us for our first competitive
season next year.
Martin Patmore

UNDER 11 LEADING GOAL SCORERS

UNDER 11 HALF SEASON REVIEW
So far this season we have played 11 games to date.

Wellingborough Town Under 11's enjoyed a great start to the season which promised a lot. Unfortunately over the past month we have not done ourselves justice with the performances we have put in. We need to start the new year on the same note as we did at the start of the season. Second place in the league is still a target we can achieve.

Special Mention to the following players

Nathan Dolphin great progress made throughout the season very consistence and always gives 110%.

Jack Osbourne some excellent performances holding the defence together throughout the season

Jack Jones our goalkeeper who has produced some out standing performances keeping us in many games .

Liam Chowney after recovering from a broke his fitness is return now as well as his goals work rate has been great over the last month keep it up.

Conner Davies a great asset to the team skill and pace with some great performances to date.

Tarek Hajri with pace to burn and a eye for the goal he always stand a chance to score if given the chance.

Rhys Griffiths very versatile player can play at the back or up front playing some great games so far this year.

Jack Jones grit and determination and a major part of our midfield good solid performances though season.

Dale Kitchley has shown some good progress thought-out season a good team player.

Matthew Watts a jewel in the crown great reader of the game with some outstanding performance to date.

Daniel Wade some excellent performances to date with a great partnership with Matty in defence.

Kyle Edwards has shown some good progress thought-out season just needs to be a bit more confidence in himself as he has the skill.

Lacum Redden has shown some good progress thought-out season a good team player.

Callum Souster has shown some good progress thought-out season a good team player.

Leah Talbot grit and determination and a major part of our midfield good solid performances though season.

I believe we have made some good progress this year with some players developing into good solid skilful players. Going forward to next year we need to be more confident on the ball and to play the simple ball.

Well done to all the players for their efforts so far this season but after the xmas break we must be ready for a big push to grasp second place.

A big thank you to all the parents / relatives for braving all kinds of weather to watch their kids compete in the games this season so far

Thanks

Phil Chowney & Paul Jones

NOVEMBER 2006

PHOTOGRAPHER AT WEETABIX LEAGUE GAMES'
The Weetabix league have given permission for a professional photographer to take photographs at league games.

Any photographs taken can be seen and purchased at http://www.photosunlimited.org.uk/

REFEREES NEEDED
Wellingborough Town Youth Section is looking to recruit some referees for our junior games. Referees are paid £10 for the game and many clubs encourage players from older teams to take up this role.

FA training can be provided. If you are interested in discussing this further then please contact Martin.

Give us back our game
I have recently come across this great site. Well worth a read

OCTOBER 2006

CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW - WIN £50
Christmas prize draw tickets are now being issued to every Wellingborough Town Football Club player to raise funds for the club.

The player that sells the most tickets will win £50 and the chance to be a Wellingborough Town 1st team mascot. The prize will involve leading the 1st team out to one of their forthcoming home fixtures.

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

Prizes the draw include;

First Prize - £150
Second Prize - £100
Third Prize £50
Plus Many Other Prizes!

Tickets cost just 50p 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 Saturday November 25th at latest.

RACE NIGHT
On Thursday 9th November Wellingborough Town is holding a ‘race night’ in the clubhouse (behind the Dog & Duck) starting at 7.30. Admission is 3 pounds which includes sausage and chips. Horses are available to buy for 5 pounds and Jockey’s are available for 2 pounds.

Please reserve your ticket by asking at the bar on match days or ring Martin Goode on 07768 917012.

We also need 8 races sponsored at 20 pounds per race so if you feel you or your firm can help then please support our cause.

It would be nice to see the clubhouse full an all proceeds go towards club funds.

SEPTEMBER 2006

MINI SOCCER FIXTURES
The Mini Soccer fixtures have been re issued and are now up on the web site. Please check under the relevant age groups as all have been affected.

WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN VISIT RAY MALLOCK RACING

Players from Wellingborough Town were given the opportunity to visit Ray Mallock Limited (RML) at Park Farm Wellingborough.

RML is a broad based motorsport and automotive technology company offering bespoke design, engineering, manufacturing and marketing solutions to its worldwide client base.

Bradley, Matthew & Jack at RML Racing

The players were given a full tour of the premises by driver Michael Mallock and given the opportunity to see cars that feature in Le Mans and Touring Car Championships.

SPORTSMANS DINNER

On Thursday 28th September Wellingborough Town Football Club will be holding a sportsman dinner at the Embankment Club Wellingborough and our speaker is Phil Neal along with another Liverpool player of the same era and comedian Jimmy Bright. Tickets are £30 each or tables of 10 are available.

The evening will consist of a 3 course dinner, memorabilia, auction and raffle. Please support this event as sponsors players, officials and supporters to help raise thee profile of our club.

For tickets please ring 01933 681751 or 07768917012 or come into the clubhouse on match days and see Martin Goode to book your place.

RECRUITMENT
The Under 11's are looking for players to add to the squad. Please contact Phil for more details.

The Under 10's are looking for players to add to the squad. Please contact Martin for more details.

The Under 9's are looking for some adult help to support in refereeing our home fixtures. No experience is needed as the idea is to let the game be the teacher.
Please contact Martin for more details.

Training Base
So that we can get as many age groups as possible training in the same location, we have been fortunate enough to secure
the facilities of Sir Christopher Hatton School as a central training base.

The playing surface at Sir Christopher Hatton is a lot better than that at Castle Fields and there is a lot less danger of broken glass, dog mess and all other sorts of unpleasant things!

Having a single training base also makes it easier for parents with children of different ages and saves then having to drop their sons and daughters off to different locations.
Training will continue to be at the same time as present.

Membership Card
This season all players will be issued with a membership card.
If presented at the gate of the Dog & Duck during a 1st team fixture, reserve team fixture or Under 18 fixture it will entitle the holder to free entry to the ground. It is hoped that we will see as many of the Youth Team players and their families as possible at first team games. Forthcoming home fixtures include;

Saturday 16th September—Buckingham
Saturday 23rd September—St Neots
Saturday 30th September—Newport Pagnell
For a full list of first team fixtures please visit the
Wellingborough Town web site at

http://www.wellingboroughtownfc.co.uk

AUGUST 2006

FIXTURES

Most of the new season fixtures are up, check out the relevant team section .

JULY 2006

WEBSITE

The web site has been expanded to incorporate our new teams for the 2006/2007 season. Please report and mistakes or improvements to Martin.

NEWS ARCHIVES

April 2006

End of Season Presentations

Congratulations to all of the players in this years mini soccer teams, but in particular;

Under 9

Brady Cole - Most improved player

Iduja Sterling - Supporters Player of the Year

Jack Patmore - Players Player of the Year

Thanks Charlie for being Captain this year and congratulations to next years skipper - Joseph Core

Under 10

Nathan Dolphin - Most Improved Player
Jack Jones - Parents Player of the Season
Tayla Jones - Players Player of Season

Provisional tournament dates

May 27th—Parklands Tigers - (Northampton)

June 4th—Vicarage Farm - (Rugby Club - Under 9 only)

July 8th—Moulton Fields - (Northampton)

Under 9 Half Season Review—by Martin Patmore
The Under 9’s have had a fantastic season and the results do speak for themselves.

The table below shows how far the boys have come in just a year.

Under 9 Top Scorers

Jack 22 Goals
Ijuaha 14 Goals
Matthew P 3 Goals
Charlie 2 Goals
Brady 1 Goal
Matthew H 1 Goal
Ben 1 Goal
Joseph 1 Goal
6 clean sheets
1 penalty save

It is great to see the team progressing and I am really proud of the whole team, well done boys. I would like to specifically mention:

Charlie who has had a great season as captain, leading from the front with some non stop running for the whole match.

Ben for some brilliant runs with the ball and a big improvement in his passing and crossing.

Ijuaha for some marvelous skills, control on the ball and goals.

Joseph for keeping us in games and the huge improvement he has made with his communication.

Brady for his excellent defending that has come on leaps and bounds since the start of the season.

Matthew P for playing in whatever position was asked of him, striker, midfield, defender goalie and super sub with 3 goals.

Jack for firing home the goals this season and forming a deadly partner ship with Ijuaha.

Matthew H for getting over his injury and fighting for his place.

Finally thanks to Terry for refereeing this season and to all of the parents and supporters who have come along to cheer the boys on in the often freezing conditions up at the mad mile.

Roll on next season!

Under 10 end of season review by Phil Chowney

As the season comes to an end we can reflect on how far we have come since last season

This year we played 20 games in total including our two exhibition games given us the following record.

Under 10 Scorers

Liam Chowney 15 Goals
Jack Jones 8 Goals
Tayla Jones 5 Goals
Rhys Griffiths 5 Goals
Jack Osbourne 1 Goal

Special Mention to the following players for excellent contribution thought-out the season

Nathan Dolphin great progress made throughout the season

Jack Osbourne some excellent performances hold the defence together throughout the season

Jack Jones our goalkeeper who has produced some out standing performances keeping us in many games .

Liam Chowney with pace to burn and a eye for the goal he always stand a chance to score if given the chance.

Tayla Jones very clever and skilful producing some excellent performances.

Rhys Griffiths very versatile player can play at the back or up fronts playing some great games for us in either positions.

Jack Jones grit and determination and a major part of our midfield good solid performances though season.

Liam Shaw has shown some good progress thought-out season good team player.

Robert Shaw has shown some good progress thought-out season good team player.

Dale Kitchley has shown some good progress thought-out season good team player.

I believe we have made some good progress this year with some players devolving into good solid skilful players.

Going forward to next season we need to be more confident on the ball and to play the simple ball.

Well done to all the players for their efforts this season.

With some summer tournaments penciled in lets finish of the season with a bang by trying our hardest to win one of them.

A big thank you to all the parents / relatives for braving all kinds of weather to watch their kids compete in the games this season.

Lastly a big thank you to Paul Jones for helping me out during the year.

Sponsorship
We are currently looking for companies to partner the teams and help us with funding so that we can buy new tracksuits and rain jackets.

If you know of any companies that we could approach about sponsorship then please let your relevant coach know.

Like wise if anybody has any other ideas for fundraising please contact us.

Cup Finals
Both the 1st team and the Under 16 team have reached cup finals.

The 1st team play on the Northants Junior Cup Final at Sixfields Northampton on May 3rd KO 7.45.

The Under 16’s play in the Weetabix League Cup Final at Rushden and Diamonds on Sunday May 2nd KO 9:30 (TBC)

March 2006

Under 16's through to League Cup Final
Congratulations to Wellingborough Town Under 16 team who booked their place in the League Cup Final after a dramatic penalty shoot out which Wellingborough Town won 5-4. Click here for more.

End of Season Presentations

The date for the Wellingborough Town Mini Soccer team presentations will be Sunday April 30th, 13:00 at the clubhouse.

As well as the players presentations the Under 9 team will play an exhibition game against the Under 10 team

Speak to your coach for more details.

Mini Soccer Summer Tournaments

We have applied to enter the following tournaments over the summer:

• Parklands Tigers (Northampton) 27th May
• Vicarage Farm (Wellingborough) 4th June
• Moulton Magpies (Northampton) 8th July

More details will follow when confirmed but we will be looking to enter one more tournament in August.

Liam hits 50
Congratulations to Liam in the Under 10's who achieved a milestone after he scored his 50th goal for Wellingborough Town in 36 games. Click here for the match report.

Cancelled games

Apologies for the number of mini soccer games that have cancelled recently. The decision is made by the venue manager and has nothing to do with the club.

Unfortunately the teams concerned will miss out on these games and they will not be played at a later date.

January 2006

Wellingborough Town Under 9's have just completed the FA Soccer Star Challenge.

The Soccer Star Challenge is a soccer coaching, learning and assessment programme, for boys and girls aged 6-16 years.

Since its launch in 1988 this unique soccer coaching programme has been used by over 20,000 coaches and teachers, with over 500,000 children in over 20 countries worldwide.

The programme consists of practices and games to enable children to learn essential soccer techniques, together with six simple reliable tests.

The scheme had previously been a mail-order operation, operated from the offices of The Football Association in London England, but is now available on the Internet.

Martin will be talking through the results with each of the players but more details can be found at

http://www.fa-soccerstar.com/

December

Christmas Break
The Under 10 and Under 9 teams will stop training for a Christmas break between December 18th - January 6th.

Half Season Review
The mini soccer teams of Wellingborough Town Football Club (under 9 & under 10) have had a fantastic start to the season.

All though by no means everything the results do speak for themselves and show just how far the teams have come since their inception, just last year.

The boys are starting to really gel and play as a team, what’s more they really believe they can step on to a pitch and win.

Special mention to:

Charlie and Ben for their running, 100 % commitment, desire to win the ball and leading from the front.

Ijuaha for the sheer entertainment value of his control and skills

Joseph for keeping us in games, setting up goals and
commanding the Penalty area.

Brady and Matthew P for their great defending and making the score lines look flattering

Matthew H and Tom for their commitment to the team, enthusiasm and good attitude in training.

Jack for his vision, passing and deadly finishing

Under 9 Top Scorers
Jack - 15 Goals
Ijuaha - 7 Goals
Charlie - 2 Goals
Matthew - 2 Goals
Brady - 1 Goal
Matthew - 1 Goal
Ben - 1 Goal
Joseph - 1 Goal
3 clean sheets
1 penalty save

Under 10 Blue

Blue Team
Special mentions to the following players for their improvement and commitment for the team.

Nathan
Liam
Jack J
Tayla

The above have shown excellent improvement so far this season.

Under 10 Blue Top Scorers
Liam - 13 Goals
Jack J - 8 Goals
Tayla - 6 Goals
Rhys - 3 Goals
Jack - 1 Goal

Under 10 Yellow
Special mentions to the following players for their improvement and commitment for the team.

Callum
Liam
Connor

The above have shown excellent improvement so far this season.

Under 10 Yellow Top Scorers
Liam - 5 Goals
Callum - 4 Goals
Connor - 2 Goals
Ackim - 3 Goals
Dale - 1 Goal

November

The player that sells the most tickets will win the chance to be a Wellingborough Town 1st team mascot. The prize will involve leading the 1st team out to one of their forthcoming home fixtures.

Each player from the Youth Section will be given 2 books of tickets to sell and more are available from your coach or Martin Goode.

Prizes the draw include;
First Prize - Dish Washer
Second Prize - UPVC Door (value £650)
Third Prize £150
Fourth Prize £100
Fifth Prize £50
Plus Many Other Prizes!

Tickets cost just 50p each, £5 per book. All proceeds go towards supporting and improving the facilities at Wellingborough Town Football Club so please support the club.

Please contact your Coach / Manager, or Martin Goode on 01933 681751 / 07768 917012.

If you would like to purchase tickets through email then please email Martin.

Under 9 Exhibition Game
Wellingborough Town Under 9's took part in an exhibition game against Rushden Rangers on Saturday November 12th in front of a bumper crowd of 436 that Leeds United would be envious of!.

Both teams got to meet the 1st team before kick off and were treated to an interesting introduction on each of the Wellingborough players from captain John Hughes.

A short exhibition game followed with Wellingborough eventual 2-1 winners with goals from Brady and a fine Pat Jennings effort from keeper Joseph!

The boys were treated to food and drink courtesy of the club and at half time took part in a penalty shoot out against the Wellingborough Town Under 16 keeper.

All of the boys had a fantastic day and experienced playing in front of a large crowd.

October

Girls Football

The Girls section of Wellingborough Town Football Club have got off to a flying start. Click here for more details.

Match Timetable Revision

The Under 10 KO times have been revised by the league. Check the fixtures section for up to fate KO times.

Under 10 Exhibition Game

WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN UNDER 10'S TOOK PART IN AN EXHIBITION GAME IN FRONT OF A BUMBER CROWD.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE

September Review

U16 September
Played 2 W 1 L1 Goals for 7 Against 5
Karl Pittam 2
Bradley Gascoine 2
Sean Hamblin 1
Alex Raspin 2

Under 10's Blue
Mixed start to the season with 3 defeats and 2 victories.
Jack Jones - 4 Goals
Rhys Griffiths - 3 Goals
Liam Chowney- 1 Goal

Under 10's Yellow
Slow start to the season with 3 defeats.
Liam Shaw 1 Goal

Under 9
Mixed start to the season with 1 draw, 1 defeat and 1 victory.
Jack - 5 Goals
Ijuaha - 1 Goal
Charlie- 1 Goal

September
Welcome back from the summer break. Over the summer
Wellingborough Town have acquired two new teams, under 15’s and under 16’s. This brings the total number of Youth Section teams up to 5. We are also in the process of registering two Girls teams with the league.

When you add these number to the 3 senior teams (1st team, 1st team reserves and under 18’s) we are well on our way to forming the 10 teams required for charter standard.

We are also in the process of trying to recruit players for an
Under 8’s team for next season (under 7’s team this season).

Help Needed
Due to the clubs growth we need to recruit a number of new coaches. At the under 11 age group, teams move to 11 a side. To ensure that the club has enough players for this age we need to run two teams at the under 10 age group, with each team playing at 7 a side.

We currently only have one coach for the Under 10 age group, with Phil managing both teams. We urgently need to recruit another Manager to work with Phil and take over one of the teams as soon as possible. The club will provide full FA training.

Moving forward we will also be looking to recruit coaches for other age groups as well. If anyone is interested in helping out then please contact us.

August 2005

Bugbrooke Tournament
Well done to Wellingborough Town Youth Section Under 8's and Under 9's who recently competed in the Bugbrooke Six a side tournament.

Valuable lessons were learned with the new season fast approaching and most importantly everybody had fun on the day. Despite the holiday season in full swing the depleted team came away with:

Wellingborough Town Under 8's came away with One Win, Two Draws and just two narrow defeats.

Special mentions to Ijuha (4 goals including 1 fantastic hat trick,) Jack (1 goal) and Matthew who stood in as GK and kept 3 clean sheets.

Wellingborough Town Under 9's came away with One Win, Two Draws and Three defeats.

Special mentions to Liam Chowney with two goals, and Rhys Griffiths with 1 goal. Another special mention to goalkeeper Jack Jones who was the Under 9's man of the tournament as he kept us in all the games was some great saves.

Well done boys. Colin and the first team will be keeping an eye on you all for the future!

First Team Season
The first team season has now kicked off. Home games are held down the dog and duck. Full fixtures can be seen here

JULY 2005

FA SOCCER PARENT 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.
Click HERE to take the course.

FORUM
I have put I Wellingborough Town Youth Section forum on the site. This is an area for an online discussion, suggestions and a chance to provide feedback.
Click here to visit the forum

JUNE 2005

CORBY KINGSWOOD TOURNAMENT
We will be meeting in the car park of the Och and Dough pub at 8.15AM on Saturday June 25th for a departure at 8.30AM promptly. The teams need to be at the S & L Football Club along Corporation Road for 9.00. Games could start immediately and we may well be first on.
Please can parents ensure that all players have adequate refreshments as this will be an all day event.

REFEREE NIGHT
The club is holding a REFEREE NIGHT on June 10th at the club house. Former FA Cup referee Brian Hill and Premier League referee Pete Walton will be speaking. Tickets cost ?2.50 and are available from Colin on 07985 246274.

SUMMER FRIENDLIES
Wellingborough Town Youth Section is hoping to organise some pre season friendlies. If you run a local team and would like a game over the summer break the please CONTACT US to make the arrangements.

MAY 2005

Congratulations to this years Wellingborough Town Football Club Youth Section end of season award winners:

All team members received a well deserved medal and certificate however special acknowledgement is made to the following players;

Under 8
Supporters Player of the Year: Charlie Stewart
Players Player of the Year: Charlie Stewart
Most improved Player: Ben Tuthill

Under 9
Supporters Player of the Year: Talya Jones
Players Player of the Year: Liam Chowney
Most improved Player: Jack Jones

Special thanks to the chairman Peter Ebdon for presenting the awards

SUMMER TOURNEMENTS
The Wellingborough Town Under 8, Under 9 and Under 10 teams have been entered in a tournament at Kingswood in Corby on Saturday June 25th. Barry will be sending out the details to each of the coaches shortly, who will then forward this on to the players.

TRAINING
With the exception of the Wellingborough Town Under 9 team, training has now stopped until July for a summer break.
Martin will contact the Under 8 team with details of when and where training will re commence in July, Barry will call everybody else. Phil will let the Under 9 team know about any breaks in training.

Call or email us if you have any questions.

REGISTRATION FOR 2005/2006 SEASON
Wellingborough Town Football Club Youth Section will be holding a registration day at the ground sometime in July. The details are yet to be finalised but will appear on this site as soon as we have them. Barry will let everybody know the dates once they have been finalised, but should you wish to speak to Barry he can be contacted here.

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