AFC Whitchurch Football Club

AFC Whitchurch is a player-friendly, parent-led club, established in 2002, for boys and girls from the age of 5 to 18. Our ethos is to provide a fun, safe and competitive environment to play football. We have over 50 children from Whitchurch and the wider area, helping them build self-confidence, football skills and lasting friendships.

Club Chairman: Alex Hilton
Club Treasurer: Mark Lillywhite
Club Welfare Officer: Will Bromage

For our 23/24 season the club has the following age-group teams:

U17s
Playing in the East Berkshire Football Alliance (EBFA). Home games are played on Saturday mornings at Checkendon Rec. The team trains on a Wednesday evening at Pangbourne College. The team is coached by Renato Bottini (07782 329193, renatobottini@googlemail.com), Steve Robbins and Geoff Hardwick.

U16s
The U16s also play in the East Berkshire Football Alliance (EBFA). Home games are played on Saturday mornings at Checkendon Rec. The team trains on a Wednesday evening at Pangbourne College (often with the U17s). The team is coached by coached by Alex Hilton (07802 881458, hilts123@hotmail.com) and Malcolm Robb.

Academy
The academy is for children under the age of 10 and does not currently play competitive matches, but are keen to put more teams together. They meet on the Whitchurch-on-Thames village green from 9:30am – 10:30am on Saturday mornings. The academy is coached by Phil Scott 07708 784942)).

Interested in Joining?
We continue to welcome players and parent coaches to the club. For general information please contact the club secretary at afcwhitchurch@yahoo.co.uk . Or for specific information on a particular age-group please contact the club coaches directly.
All our coaches are DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked. We also have a Club Welfare Officer and act in accordance with the FA guidelines for grassroots football.



Alex Hilton
July 2023