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 and safe environment, currently for over 70 children from around the Whitchurch area, that helps them build self-confidence and lasting friendships, facilitated by sport.
Club Chairman: Alex Hilton
Club
Secretary: Sabrina Reed
Club Treasurer: Mark Lillywhite
Club Welfare
Officer: Will Bromage
Covid-19 Officer: TBC
Club Sponsor: “Dillon”
The club currently has the following age-group teams:
U17s Anglers and Woodcutters
Both teams play in the East Berkshire Football Alliance (EBFA) Division 2.
The Anglers (Whitchurch-on-Thames) home games at played at Upper Basildon
Village Hall and train on a Thursday evening on the Langtree Astroturf. The team
is coached by Alistair Aitchison (07802 3569830) and Allan McLuckie.
The
Woodcutters (Woodcote) home games are played at Checkendon Rec. and train on a
Monday evening at Pangbourne College Astroturf 6-7pm. The team is coached by
Ryan Corbett and Stuart Walker (07960 144800).
U14s
The U14s play
11-a-side on full-size pitches in the EBFA, Division 4. Home games are played on
Saturday mornings at 10am at Checkendon Rec. The team trains on a Wednesday
evening at Pangbourne College and is currently comprised of 15 players. The team
is coached by Renato Bottini (07782 329193), Steve Robbins and Geoff Hardwick.
U13s
The U13s play in
the Berkshire Youth Development League (BYDL) Division 1. They play all their
matches at Coley Park in Reading on Saturday mornings and train indoors at
Langtree on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. The team is coached by Alex Hilton (07802
881458) and Malcolm Robb.
U12s
The U12s play in
the BYDL Division 2. They play all their games at Prospect Park and train at
Langtree Astroturf on Thursday evenings (6:30pm – 7:30pm). The team is coached
by Matt Lorrimore (07932 794710) and Cormac Neeson.
Academy
The academy
is for children under the age of 10 and meets on the Whitchurch-on-Thames
village green from 9:30am – 10:30am on a Saturday morning. The academy is
coached by Will Moffett (07881 817516).
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.
Alistair Aitchison
7th September
2020