A message from the Chair...
 

As we venture into the 2024/25 season the committee, coaches and managers have been very busy during the summer. 

Signing on 280+ players was a massive feat for our Club Secretary Iain Trearty, as well as securing more grass pitches for all the

teams to play on and also Winter Training Facilities, make no mistake, without Iain's and other efforts we couldn't provide the 

basic facilities that we need just to train and play !

 

This season we welcome 3 new teams to Wakefield AFC Juniors, so we are now at a massive total of 22 teams playing either in the Selby or Garforth Leagues. 

Our philosophy is that Grassroots Football is inclusive for all abilities and genders. So as a club we are growing year on year which is fantastic, and we are well on the way

to becoming one of the biggest Junior Football Clubs in West Yorkshire.

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As we are an inclusive club, we are openly inviting parents to get involved by joining us at the monthly Committee & Coaches meetings, to bring fresh ideas, IE, fundraising, facilities improvements etc, but generally to see and hear what we are striving to achieve as club. We believe its everyone’s club and as such we are opening the doors for all parents to get involved from U7’s to U16’s, if you are interested in attending the monthly sessions or want to be more involved with the club then please dont hesitate to get in touch via your coach or the "contact us" section on the website.

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The club will be holding a number of social and fundraising events during the season, you may not know this,  but the players subscriptions doesnt cover all our outgoing annual costs and therefore fund raising is an important part of running a non-profit volunteering grassroots club ! We plan to host a Football Gala for the younger teams and of course a Christmas raffle to help bridge the funding gap and enable us to provide the very best of everything for all our teams and players. On top of this during the month of October we will be collecting goods to donate to the local Foodbanks in Wakefield and donating Easter goods to the Children’s Ward of Pinderfields Hospital. We need all teams to get involved to help the local community.

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Being part of Wakefield AFC is to create a pathway for our players to not just get into open age football but Semi Professional Football. To help this pathway we need to encourage the players to get down to watch the First Team, so they start dreaming of one day gracing the same pitch. All Under 16’s are free entry, free car parking so no excuses to start filling the stands with the future generation and cheering on the First Team who love the support from the juniors.

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Finally, please join our social media sites (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) that give constant updates about what is happening within the Junior section and also up to date match information regarding Wakefield AFC first team.

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We are one club that will continue to put the players first and as a Junior Section we will strive to do our very best ! Thank you for your support.

 

Keith Moore

Chairman

Wakefield AFC Juniors