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Albrighton FC
Our Mission
To continually provide quality training,
development and education
which will benefit the individual, the
football club and the local community
Future Editions
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The newsletter will be produced quarterly and distributed around all local shops
and restaurants.
Issue 1
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Albrighton FC
Our Commitment
Develop young people’s selfconfidence,
self-esteem and selfworth
through football.
Develop team work and leadership
skills.
Develop and promote a policy of
equal opportunity for all, regardless
of race, religion or cultural believes.
Encourage sportsmanship.
Football Has Never Been So
Black & White
First Edition
Albrighton FC, who are we?
Sponsorship
Albrighton FC is your local FA Chartered Standard football club. Established in 1992 the
club has gone from strength to strength. We have a number of teams ranging from a new
Crèche team up to the Albrighton First men's team. Our teams comprise of both male and
female teams playing across Shropshire in various leagues.
Albrighton FC
Loak Rd Sports Complex
Loak Rd
Albrighton
WV7 3HR
albrightonfc1992@gmail.com
The club currently have a number of sponsors. Providing valuable funding to a local Grassroots
club such as ours. Without this support our club wouldn’t be able to operate and provide
the facilities and equipment that the children have.
If you would be interested in sponsoring an item of kit or merchandise. Maybe you want a pitch
side advertisement then please get in touch. We have a number of packages and deals we
can offer potential sponsors. May be you would like an advert in this newsletter, get in touch.
We have an ever growing social media footprint. Followed by local residents, large and small
companies and also premier league players.
Please help your local club to grow, a little support goes a long way.
Thank you.
The main club pitch is located off Loak Road, at the Albrighton Sports Complex that the
club shares with the Albrighton Bowls Club. We also have pitches at Clockmills on
Worthington Drive, and two at Albrighton Primary School for the junior teams under 12.
All of the club managers, coaches, referees and the committee are made up of volunteers
. They dedicate a lot of time to the club and its management. Not just at weekends
during matches, also running weekly training sessions, attending FA training courses,
and club and league meetings.
All coaches are FA qualified, have undergone safeguarding children and emergency aid
training. Every coach and referee is also DBS cleared. The safety of all our players, no
matter what the age is paramount,
Always looking to the future, we aim to grow the club and the number of teams. Whilst
still maintaining our club philosophy and great community ties.
21st Century Club
Albrighton FC are a modern club, connecting and communicating across the World Wide
Web. We now have a new club website and an online store, Albrighton FC Direct. These
are both live sites, and are managed by members of the club.
We make full use of social media to communicate information. Primarily utilising social
media sites Facebook and Twitter.
More information about all of our club websites and social media sites can be found inside
the newsletter. If you have a smart phone and QR code reader use the codes below
to access the website or online store.
Inside this issue
Website & Store .........................
Coffee Morning...........................
Wanted .......................................
FA Respect ..................................
Sponsorship ................................
Special points of interest
New website and online store
Club merchandise available
Players Wanted
Interested in joining the club?
FA Respect
Sponsorship
Online Store
Website

Albrighton FC Supports The FA Respect Campaign
When playing football, I will:
Always play to the best of my ability and for the benefit of my team
Play fairly – I won’t cheat, dive, complain or waste time
Respect my team-mates, the other team, the referee or my coach/manager
Play by the rules, as directed by the referee
Be gracious in victory and defeat – I will shake hands with the other team and referee before or at the end of the
game
Listen and respond to what my coach/team manager tells me
Understand that a coach has to do what is best for the team and not one individual player
Talk to someone I trust or the club welfare officer if I’m unhappy about anything at my club. I understand that if I do
not follow the Code, any/all of the following actions may be taken by my club, County FA or The FA:
I may:
Be required to apologise to my team-mates, the other team, referee or team manager
Receive a formal warning from the coach or the club committee
Be dropped or substituted
Be suspended from training
Be required to leave the club
In addition:
My club, may make my parent or carer aware of any infringements of the Code of Conduct
The FA/County FA could impose a fine and suspension against my club
Spectators
We all bear a collective responsibility to set a good example and help provide a positive environment in which children can learn and
enjoy the game. Play your part and observe The FA’s Respect Code of Conduct for spectators at all times
Remember that children play for FUN.
Applaud effort and good play as well as success.
Respect the Referee’s decisions even when you don’t agree with them
Appreciate good play from whatever team it comes from
Remain behind the touchline and within the Designated Spectators’ Area (where provided)
Let the coaches do their job and not confuse the players by telling them what to do
Encourage the players to respect the opposition, referee and match officials
Support positively. When players make a mistake offer them encouragement not criticism
Never engage in, or tolerate, offensive, insulting, or abusive language or behaviour.
Players
As a club we are always looking for new players. Every year our junior teams move up an age group, and at the same
time the squad sizes increase.
We have teams from Crèche up to adult. We do however have gaps in the team set up at some age groups. For more
information please contact the club.
All team managers are contactable via the club website at http://albrightonfc.leaguerepublic.com/index.html. Alternatively
contact the club at albrightonfc1992@gmail.com.
We are happy to answer any questions you may have about
playing for Albrighton FC
Managers & Coaches
Ever fancied turning your hand to football management or coaching? Well why not give it a go?
The club will pay to put all managers and coaches through FA training if required. It is a very rewarding and
enjoyable experience.
Why not come along and join the club? If you have any questions about joining as a manager or coach
please get in touch via the club website http://albrightonfc.leaguerepublic.com/index.html or email
albrightonfc1992@gmail.com.
Referees
Could you be the next Howard Webb? If you think you have what it takes to put on the
black top as a referee then get in touch.
We have dates and places available on FA referee courses in 2016. The club
will pay to put anyone interested through the Referee course. For more info
please get in touch with the club at http://albrightonfc.leaguerepublic.com/
index.html or email albrightonfc1992@gmail.com.
Contact us via the club
website QR Code.

Albrighton FC Online
Community Comes Together for Macmillan
It was a lovely sunny Saturday morning at the Loak Rd Sports Complex back on the 26th September. After a number of
months of planning, the Football and the Bowls clubs opened the gates to the public for a coffee morning in aid of the Macmillan
appeal.
With hundreds of cakes baked and donated by parents, club members and
local business. Coffee, tea, milk and sugar donated by Spar Cosford. Bacon
provided by the Village Butcher for bacon sandwiches. All we needed now
where people to come along and eat and drink. Logic Discos provided some
great background music and even took some requests. The raffle prizes we
received where donated by businesses, parents and the local community.
Raffle tickets sold like hot cakes, and helped to raise the final total.
Club Website
The Albrighton FC club website has all the latest breaking news, team info, fixtures, results and
league tables if applicable.
Via the website you can contact all club officials including the committee. Should you need to
contact any club members please utilise the links. We are happy to answer any questions you
may have about the club, becoming a player, a manger or a coach
The club shop, Albrighton FC Direct can be accessed via the club shop link in the menu bar.
All the latest club merchandise can be found here.
The website address is http://albrightonfc.leaguerepublic.com/index.html. If you have a smart
phone with a QR code reader installed please scan the QR code below.
We hope you all enjoy using our new website.
http://albrightonfc.leaguerepublic.com/index.html
Find Us On
With a couple of games taking place that morning, the home and away fans
and teams made great use of the refreshments. A much needed refuel following
a game of football.
By the end of the morning, copious amount of cake, coffee, tea and bacon
had been consumed. Once the morning had passed the counting began. The
total raised for Macmillan cancer was £1133. A great effort by the whole community.
Thank you from Albrighton FC and the Albrighton Bowls Club.
Albrighton FC Direct
The Albrighton FC club store can be found online. It is open for business 24/7 365 days a year. Current
items we stock include mugs, scarves and hats. More lines of merchandise are planned and will be available
in 2016.
Albrighton FC direct can be found at http://albrightonfc.jimdo.com/ or by utilising the QR code below.
All prices are shown on the website.

Pictures From 2015
U12 Trip to Stamford Bridge
Earlier in 2015 the U12 manager Gary Pritchard came up with an idea of entering a tournament at Stamford Bridge. The
idea was floated with the parents and the players. For the players it was an instant YES.
The U12 management team sat down and began planning. Logistically, with a team of kids in London what could possibly
go wrong. Before this though was the cost! The cost of entering the tournament and the transport. The management
set about coming up with ideas. Firstly a raffle, the good old fashioned method of raising some cash. But what else could
we do???
Well, after much deliberating it was decided on a charity bike ride, on turbo trainers. The distance that would need covering
was the mileage from Albrighton to Stamford Bridge and
back.
The raffle tickets sold very well, with some great prizes donated
by parents, local businesses and RAF Cosford. The
money raised from raffle tickets was great.
The Spar Cosford agreed to let the guys set up turbo trainers
outside the store. The coaches and parents turned up on a
Saturday morning to cycle away the miles. The boys all
turned up to stand with collection buckets. The distance was
completed by lunch time. This meant that all the funds where
raised.
A coach was booked to get everyone to London. New tops
where purchased, which where specially embroidered. These
would be great keep sakes for the boys to remind them of the
day.
The day of the tournament soon came around. Everyone met at the Shrewsbury Arms early in the morning. The Shrewsbury
Arms put on a breakfast. Everybody fed we boarded the bus and set off for London. On arrival in London we were
dropped of at the Natural History Museum. Everyone than met up at Stamford Bridge after Lunch. It was at this point the
manager, coaches and the boys headed off to register for the tournament.
From here on in the experience was amazing. Wondering around behind the scenes of Chelsea FC. Looking around the
dressing rooms, both home and away. Standing in the tunnel waiting to walk out was strangely nerve racking. But once
out and on the hallow turf… Well it was amazing, and a once in lifetime opportunity for the boys.
It was a long day for everyone. Stopping for a late night snack at the services and a spot of karaoke on the bus made the
journey home pass quickly.
It will hopefully be a day that everyone involved will remember for ever.