|  | 24-Apr-16: Double win for Wincanton Youth Teams Sunday 24th April proved to be a "Super Sunday" for Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) with both the U15s and U16s winning their respective Yeovil and District Football League Knockout Cup finals played at Somerton. |
 | Wincanton U15s - Winners 2016 Div 1 KO Cup (sponsored by The Fun Zone) Merriot Bombers 0 - 17 Wincanton Town
The Under 15s game was controlled by Wincanton from the start and continued throughout the game. However, Winky did not sit back and relax but worked as a team at all times to score some brilliantly worked goals. Most members of the team managed to feature on the score sheet, with some very unselfish play to help others too.
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 | Wincanton U16s - Winners 2016 Div 2 KO Cup Bruton United 1 - 5 Wincanton Town
The Under 16s game was a much closer affair against local rivals where, in the early stages, both teams struggled to gain control. However, when the goals started to flow, the game turned in favour of Winky, with some absolutely beautiful football played that, at times, left the supporting fans in awe! It was also great to see the under 16s win in their final season with the Youth Section, and show how much they have all developed as players during their time with the club. Equally, huge thanks must go to their manager, Tony Leach, who is retiring as a team manager at the end of the season, after many committed years of service to his teams. |
(Match reports by Ben Hamblin).
Well done to both teams for representing the club so admirably and good luck as they enter their final games of the season where both are fighting to win their respective league titles. |
13-Mar-16: Chairman Nick Hamblin steps down It is with great sadness that the Club Commitee received notification on Friday 13th March that Nick Hamblin, Club Chairperson for nearly 6 years was to step down with immediate effect.
The Club now has a position vacant for Chairperson and is seeking nominations for the role.
In the interim, please pass all correspondence for the chairperson to either Sean Chapman (Club Secretary) or Tony Leach (Vice Chairperson).
The Club Committee wishes to express its great thanks to Nick for all his industry and enthusiasm in leading Wincanton Town (Youth Section) into FA Community Club Status and developing the club into a true footballing place of excellence for the community of Wincanton and of course the best place for young players to enjoy football.
Nick has expressed his desire to continue serving on the committee & for the club and this offer was gratefully accepted at the Commitee meeting held on Friday.
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15-Feb-16: Winkytots and Leah Poole It is with great sadness that we heard on Friday of the demise of local young kids sport organisation Winkytots run by Leah Poole. Leah has announced that due to personal circumstances she is no longer able to continue to run Winkytots for the forseeable future and the organsisation was closed yesterday (14/02/16) with immediate effect.
WTFCY will continue to run the U7, U8 and U9 teams who were undertaking training in association with Winkytots. These teams will now be run by WTFCY solely under Club management.
Leah, who announced the changes here, will also be stepping down as Club Child Welfare Officer. As a result of Leah's announcement, Phil Appleby has kindly stepped in at short notice to take on the extremely important role of Child Welfare Officer (CWO) at WTFCY.
Phil who is also the Club's Under 15s manager has undertaken the role as a welfare officer previously for the club and is up to speed with the latest welfare training.
The Club wishes to express its great thanks to Leah with all her support to creating and developing the U7, U8 and U9 teams from scratch through her Winkytots venture and certainly it is to her great credit that these teams now exist and flourish. The Club wishes Leah all the very best for the future and in her chosen career journey.
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 | 27-Sep-15: Wincanton Wolves Logo Competition Winner annnounced The winner of the Wincanton Wolves Logo competition has been announced. U12 Wolves manager Richard Pratt announced the judges decision at the post-match gathering in the Pavilion following the match against Aller Park Rovers.
The winning entry was Ben's logo (see picture) with Elijah, Dylan and Ryan's entries close runner's up. Ben wins a RESPECT football and notebag.
The logo will feature in the Wolves' new training tops being kindly sponsored by 21 Property Management |
03-Sep-15: U12s are now Wincanton Wolves Following a successful Division 3 campaign for the U11s in 2014/2015, leading to their highest place in the division in their history, the team have decided on a name for the U12 2015/2016 season to reflect their identity.
Following a player vote, the U12s Division 3 side are now known as WINCANTON WOLVES.
Commenting on the name, Club Chairman Nick Hamblin called it a "Nice choice" and team manager Richard Pratt said "This is a great choice for the team and really reflect's their passion for the game".
The name will be used by the team for the 2015/2016 Season as they start their Yeovil Minisoccer League campaign and a logo competition is underway. |
22-May-15: U10s & U11s Receive Minisoccer Awards at Westlands Two Wincanton Town teams have collected their awards at the Yeovil & District Minisoccer Presentation Evening at Westland Leisure Centre today.
The U10s received the Championship Plate Trophy for winning the plate competition
The U11s received the RESPECT award for the Under 11 Age group.
(Photo) The U10s with Team Manager Quinn Adlam receiving the Championship Plate trophy from the Yeovil & District Minisoccer League.
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13-May-15: U11s win Yeovil & District Minisoccer U11 RESPECT Award 2015 The U11s have been announced as winners of the Yeovil & District Minisoccer RESPECT award for the Under 11 Age group.
Commenting on the award, WTFCY Manager Richard Pratt said "This is a testament to the players, supporters and coaching staff who have worked hard in building a great team that enjoy their football, even when the results go against them."
The award will be presented at the Yeovil & District Minisoccer Presentation Evening on Friday 22nd May 2015 at 7pm at the Westlands Leisure Centre in Yeovil.
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 | 08-May-15: U14s win Division 1 Knockout Cup
Yeovil & District Youth League Division 1 KO Cup
Final RESULT:-
Wincanton Town U14 3 - 3 Wells City (AET) (Pens 5-4)
Wincanton Town U14s have WON the Yeovil & District Youth League Division 1 KO Cup after beating Wells City 5-4 in a Penalty shoot-out at the Final played at Somerton on Friday 8th May 2015.
Full match report coming soon...
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 | 18-Mar-15: Mr Don Champion Message from our Chairman:
"It is with great sadness we have to inform you that the President of Wincanton Town FC has sadly passed away earlier this week. Don Champion had been involved with Wincanton Town FC for over 60 years. Mr Wincanton through and through."
Nick likened Don to a stick of rock indicating he was sure to have "Wincanton" running through him.
Nick continued "The Youth Section will be making a donation towards a floral tribute for his funeral. I am respectfully asking if all Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) home games could observe a minutes silence this weekend as a small reminder of all that Don did for the club ."
Our thoughts go out to all his family and close friends.
Further tributes to Don have been written in the Western Gazette here
Photo of Don courtesy of Dave Edge at www.winkys11.com (c) Dave Edge 2015 |
15-Mar-15: U14s reach FINAL of Somerset County Lewin Cup!
Somerset Lewin Cup
Semi-Final RESULT:-
Wincanton Town U14 2 - 0 Weston Crusaders
What a day for the players and parents of the U14s and of course for everyone connected with Wincanton Town Youth.
We were all treated to an absolutely fantastic game of football from both teams befitting of a semi-final, which was played on the No 1 Stadium pitch at Wincanton.
The Winky U14 lads settled well into the tie and were soon imposing their superb passing game on a well organised Weston Crusaders side. We opened the scoring with a fine finish from Harry Warwick midway through the first half and a second goal was soon added courtesy of a header from Ollie Thorner from a pinpoint Will Hopkins corner.
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With a 2-0 lead at half-time the lads were able to maintain total control of proceedings in the second half with a disciplined team performance to secure the victory. It was a well-deserved success and a moment to enjoy having lost out at the same stage of the competition last season.
Congratulations to everyone in the U14s squad and we look forward to playing in the Somerset Lewin County Cup Final - date and venue to be announced- at the end of the season.
All the Somerset Lewin Cup Fixtures and Results can be found here |
| | 13-Mar-15: Wincanton U14s in County Cup Semi Final this Sunday Wincanton U14 are playing in the Somerset Lewin Cup SEMI-FINAL at Moor Lane on Sunday 15th March.
Kick-off is at 2.30pm against a very strong Weston Crusaders team on the No.1 pitch. Sure to be an entertaining and close encounter between two very good teams competing for a place in the final of the Lewin Cup.
It would be lovely to see as many people as possible coming along to support the Winky U14 lads. |
 | 01-Feb-15: NEW U8s TEAM at WTFCY! Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) is delighted to announce the formation of a new U8s team following even more outstanding success of our new alliance with Winky Tots. The U6s-U9s training sessions delivered by Leah at Winky Tots and Martin Farrell from WTFCY have been so successful, that not only have we formed an Under 7s team late last year, but now we are in a position to start an Under 8s team with the aim of playing Development Football matches and friendlies on Sundays with other local teams.
The U8 team will be coached by one of our new coaches - Joe Hague. Joe, a parent at the club is working towards his Level 1 Coaching Certificate. Joe has been assisting Martin Farrell with the U7s team to now and it is great news to the club that has is accepting the U8s Manager role. Initially, Joe will be assisted by Martin, U7s and U15 Girls manager pending his qualification at FA Level 1.
Great credit must go to Joe & Martin @ WTFCY & Leah at Winky Tots who have been instrumental in creating this opportunity for the kids and the Club.
The U8 team kit sponsors are Wincanton Kebab & Pizza who kindly donated the team kit last year.
If your child is interested in playing for the team, please don't hesitate to contact Club Secretary Sean as detailed on our Contact Page or via Leah at Winky Tots. |
29-Jan-15: New Year, New Kits For Wincanton Town FC Youth Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) has started 2015 with five of our teams having new kits, which have been kindly donated by local businesses.
Pictured right are the U15 Girls team who have had their new kit sponsored by Rochford Garden Machinery.
Other teams with new kit for 2015 are :-
U7s (sponsored by Rochford Garden Machinery)
U10s (sponsored by B & J Haulage)
U11s (sponsored by 21 Property Management)
U13s (sponsored by S & D Property Building Services)
See the full news article and more team pictures on Wincanton Window here |  |
| | 31-Oct-14: U10s Invited as Ball Boys for WTFC 1st Team Match The U10s have been invited by the chairman of Wincanton Town FC to be ball boys for the WTFC Toolstation League match against Corsham Town being played on Saturday 1st November at Wincanton Sports Ground.
The kick off time is 3 o'clock so please could all ball boys meet at 2:30 by the Tuck shop so we can organise where everybody is going to stand and meet at half time. All children will require to wear club football kit and they will be given a bib to wear during the match for ball boy duties. At half time the children will be given squash or water to drink and the tuck shop is always open for them to buy food. The game will finish at coming up 5 o'clock and the tuck shop will remain open after the match so children are more than welcome to stay for a bite to eat.
So far the U10s have 8 ball boys for the match but places are still available.
Although the Under 10s would like to be ball boys for this game team manager Quinn Adlam would welcome any club member who is interested in being a ball boy for the match or future WTFC matches to get in contact. Please email your details to him (quinn.adlam14@gmail.com) and he will make arrangements the next time ball boys are available. It is open to all ages as we want it to involve everybody. |
 | 15-Oct-14: NEW U7s TEAM at WTFCY! Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) is delighted to announce the formation of a new U7s team following the outstanding success of our new alliance with Winky Tots. The U6s-U9s training sessions delivered by Leah at Winky Tots have been so successful, that we are now forming the team with the aim of playing Development Football matches and friendlies on Sundays with other local teams.
The U7 team will be coached by one of our top coaches - Martin Farrell. Martin, U15 Girls manager has already been assisting Leah coach the U6s-U9s for Winkytots and has been impressed by the kids enthusiasm for the game.
Great credit must go to Principle Coach Leah at Winky Tots who has been instrumental in creating this opportunity for the kids and the Club.
If your child is interested in playing for the team, please don't hesitate to contact Martin or Club Secretary Sean as detailed on our Contact Page or via Leah at Winky Tots. |
03-Oct-14: Club welcomes Phil Appleby as the new Child Welfare Officer Phil Appleby has kindly stepped in to take on the extremely important role of Child Welfare Officer (CWO) at WTFCY.
Phil who volunteered at short notice is also the Club's Under 14s manager and will be getting up to speed in the role, taking the appropriate FA courses pending qualification for the role.
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| | 03-Oct-14: WTFC welcomes new Team Sponsors WTFCY welcomes new team sponsors to the Club. New team sponsors for this season are :-
The club thanks all sponsors for the kind and generous contributions to the purchase of the team kit and their continued support to the club. |
20-Jul-14: NEW for 2014! U6 - U9s Training in association with Winky Tots Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) announced an exciting new provision of football to local younger players. From July 2014, the club will be hosting football training sessions for Under 6s to Under 9s via a new partnership with local pre & primary school sports specialist provider Winky Tots (www.winkytots.com) run by highly qualified football coach Leah Poole.
Training sessions for the youngsters will be run by Winky Tots and will cost £3.50 on a pay & play basis and start from Friday 25th July 2014. Session details are as follows:-
Under 6s - Under 9s : Fridays 4pm-5pm at Wincanton Sports Ground, Astro Pitch, Moor Lane, Wincanton. BA9 9RA. Note this session is outdoors.
Winky Tots also provide football training for Under 5s - please see their website www.winkytots.com for details.
Chairman Nick Hamblin said "This exciting new arrangement for the Club continues our development of opportunities for children wanting to play football at all ages and further enhances our coaching provision at the club and we look forward to working with Leah at Winky Tots."
For details on how to book any of these sessions and general information, please contact Leah Poole (leah@winkytots.com) or via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/winkytots). |  |
 | 16-Jun-2014: Club's fundraising sees Lifesving Defibrillator installed at WSG After our fantastic efforts last year fundraising for a defibrillator, the lifesaving equipment became reality at Wincanton Town FC and Wincanton Sports Ground with the official unveilling by the Town Mayor Deryck Lemon assisted by Youth Section Club Chairman Nick Hamblin at the recent WSG Open Day.
The majority of funds was raised from a Sponsored Walk by parents, coaches and players at Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) in June of last year.
A huge thankyou to everyone who helped raise the money for this lifesaver. A proud day for the club
Blackmore Vale press article here |
13-Jun-14: U14 & U16 Celebrate Season Trophy Hauls WINCANTON Town Football Club’s youth section is celebrating after an impressive end of season silverware haul.
The 2013/2014 season saw the under 14s and the under 16s teams not only win their respective leagues and league knockout cups but the under 16s also won the Yeovil Youth Football Shield.
Adding to the trophy tally the under 12s were finalists in a recent tournament, the under 10s were medal winners in the Frome Town FC Tournament, and the Under 11s won the recent Pen Mill tournament, winning every game and not conceding a goal.
Club secretary Sean Chapman said: "All of our teams have done well this past season, and this has attracted a new team for the new season and so we are entering them as an U14s team into the Yeovil and District Youth League."
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06-Jun-14: WTFC hosts the FA Regional FALCC Conference at the Club Wincanton Town FC hosted the FA Regional Licenced Coaches Club Conference at Wincanton Sports Ground today.
With top-class coaches from the FA taking the classes, Wincanton Town Youth Section provided a number of players to the Practical Sessions helping to train the coaches. The sessions were based around encouraging creativity in football.
WTFC U9s, U10s and U11s participated in the events as well as players from Frome Town and Bridgwater Wolves.
Brendan Dix, Football Development Officer at Somserset FA, thanked the teams for providing the players and said "the feedback has been very positive and all FA staff were very impressed by the players taking part within each session".
Click here to see photos of the day (Photos courtesy of Dorset FA) |  |
 | 25-May-14: U11s win the Pen Mill Tournament Wincanton Under 11s won the Pen Mill Summer Tournament today (Sat 25th May). They Played 7 Won 7 and conceded no goals! They beat Castle Cary 1-0 in the final to take the Tournament U11 trophy. U11 Manager Dave Osborne commented "This has been a nice change after a hard season". Well done U11s! |
20-May-14: WTFCY Announce new U13 Team joining Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) are pleased to announce that a new U13 team has joined the club to play in the Yeovil & District Youth League (starting as U14s in the 2014/2015 season).
The team were formally welcomed to the club with an innaugural match against WTFCY U14s on the Wincanton Town 1st team pitch kindly arranged by WTFC Seniors Chairman Andy Stewart.
Formerly Castle Cary U13s, the team will be managed by their coach Phil Appelby who guided the team through to third place in the Under 13s Divsion 1 this year.
Chairman Nick Hamblin said "We really want to make Phil and his team most welcome at Wincanton and show how good the club is".
In a very close game the new U13s really gave the U14s a run for their money with only one goal splitting the sides. | |
18-May-14: U16s win the Youth Shield Final! After the final was abandoned due to a serious player injury on May 11th, Wincanton under 16s played again in the rescheduled Youth Shield Final at Somerton Rec and beat Pen Mill 4 - 2 to win the Shield for 2013/2014.
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| | 11-May-14: Tournament success for Wincanton Youth Teams Two of Wincanton Town's teams had success in the Frome Town AFC Tournament this weekend. On Saturday, the U10s entered the festival competition and won medals, and the U12s, under new manager Graham Riggs, reached the finals of the tournament but narrowly lost 1-0 in the final to Bath. A great result to get to be runners-up for the tournament against such competition. Well done all! |
| | 04-May-2014: U16s Reach the Yeovil Youth Shield Final The U16s beat Merriot today 8-2 to reach the Yeovil Youth Shield final. They will be playing Pen Mill in the final to be held on Sunday 11th May (KO 11.00am) at Somerton Rec. |
27-Apr-2014: U14s and U16s Win their Knockout Cup Finals! Congratulations to the Under 14s and Under 16s team and great news for the club too.
Both teams won the finals of the Knockout Cups for their division today
WINCANTON U14 4 - 0 Merriot U14
WINCANTON U16 6 - 1 Bruton U16
Press Release here
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 | 24-Mar-2014: U16s Reach the final of the Division KO cup Wincanton town under 16’s beat Ilminster under 16’s .... 5 - 3 putting them into the final .
A hard fought game with a couple penalties and numerous bumps and bruises.
The final will be played at Somerton on 27th April against local rivals Bruton.
Well done to the whole team, and a big thank you for all the support |
24-Mar-2014: U14s Reach the final of the Divsion KO Cup The Under 14s have reached the final of the Division 2 Knockout Cup and will meet Merriot on 27th April at Somerton Rec. Well done to the team! |  |
| | 22-Mar-2014: U16s reach Semi Finals of Division KO Cup The Under 16s have their semi-final in the Yeovil and District Division 2 Knockout Cup on Sunday 23rd March. They will be playing Ilminster at home.
Wincanton U16 v Ilminster U16
Semi-Final League Div 2 KO cup
Sunday 23rd March 2014
Kick off is at 2pm.
Chairman and U16 coach Nick Hamblin said "If anyone is at a loose end this Sunday we have a big game at Wincanton Sports Ground. It would be great to see [everyone] there." |
14-Mar-2014: Quinn Adlam announced as new WTFCY U9 Manager WTFCY is pleased to announce that Quinn Adlam has been appointed as the new manager/coach for the Under 9s team at Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section).
Quinn, a newly qualified FA Level 1 coach has previously been assisting with the Under 10s and is our youngest coach here at the club. Quinn is an extremely keen young sportsperson and will be taking on the U9 management role whilst studying for an Extended BTEC Diploma in Sports at Yeovil College.
Andy Stewart is stepping back from the team manager role but is helping with the transition to Quinn.
The club wishes Quinn all success in his new role and extends its great thanks to Andy for all his hard work in the management of the U9s to date. |
| | 15-Feb-2014: WTFC helps Somerset Flood Appeal WTFCY is helping out with the Somerset Flood Appeal.
Chairman Nick Hamblin said "We have been approached by a number of players and parents asking if we can help with the flooding issues in Somerset. Even if its only a small way, the club could assist by doing a bucket collection with 100% of the money raised being directed to those who need it most in the Somerset area. These are our people, in our area, who need our help."
Collection buckets are being placed at WTFCY's home pavilion at Wincanton Sports Ground to assist in the fundraising effort. For details on how to donate please see our fundraising page. |
25-Oct-2013 : AFCB Half Term Soccer School CANCELLED Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the Half Term Soccer School scheduled for Wed 30th Oct due to unforseen circumstances.
We apologise for the late notice and any inconvenience caused.
For further information, please contact Sean Chapman or Nick Hamblin here. |  |
 | 16-Oct-2013: WTFC v Yeovil Town XI Congratulations to all WTFCY Ball Boys/Girls who helped at the prestigiuous Wincanton Town v Yeovil Town match at Moor Lane on Wednesday 15th Oct. You did the team and the Club proud!
Although WTFC lost 0-8 to Sky Bet Championship team Yeovil, the event was a real boost to the club and there has been a lot of press coverage.
Chairman Nick Hamblin said "Thanks to everyone for your help last night. It was a great night and a huge morale booster for Wincanton Football as a whole... Well Done." |
30-Aug-2013: More U14G players needed at Wincanton Town FC Youth Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) (WTFCY) is looking for more players to join the Under 14 Girls team at the club.
If there are keen footballers in the Wincanton area who are under 14 and would like to see what's on offer at the club or come along to play, train with or join the team, the club would be very keen to see them.
Player development is strongly encouraged at the club and they have recently established strong links to Championship side AFC Bournemouth via their Community Sports Trust who run regular coaching sessions at Wincanton.
The Under 14s Girls train on Fridays from 7pm to 8pm and play matches on Saturdays in the Somerset Girls Footbal League.
To join or if you need further information, please cotact the U14G Manager (Becky Chapman) on or visit the club website www.wincantontownyouthfc.co.uk .
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 | 10-Jul-2013: Message from Chairman re: Peter Rochford It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that one of our main sponsors and supporter of our club, Peter Rochford, sadly passed away on Friday 5th July.
Over the past few years, Peter has played a pivotal role in ensuring the success of both the club and the sports ground. All of this hard work was in addition to being dealer principal at Rochfords Garden Machinery which has risen to great success over the last few decades and has brought huge volumes of business to wincanton.
His funeral is being held at St Lukes Church, Wincanton on Thursday 18th July at 3pm and his family have asked that "happy clothes" (no black ties) are worn as a celebration of Peter’s life. This will be followed by a reception at Wincanton Sports Ground.
Our thoughts go out to his family at this very sad time.
Nick Hamblin
Chairman
Wincanton Town FC (Youth)
[Ed.] More information can be found in the Western Gazette report here. |
29-Jun-2013: Andy Stewart takes on Chairmanship of WTFC Seniors Andy Stewart, Youth Section Coach (U7s & U8s - 2012/13) and commitee member for the past year at the club, has taken on the role of chairperson of the WTFC Seniors Team at their latest AGM.
Andy (pictured here with the 2012/13 Under 8s) will have a lot to do as Wincanton Town FC prepare for entry to the Western Toolstation League Division 1 after their promotion last season.
Sadly, due to these new responsibilities and other work commitments, Andy will now be stepping down from his role as coach in the Youth Section (formerly U7s and U8s manager). He will be acting manager of the U9s in the new 2013-2014 season until September pending appointment of a new U9s team manager.
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17-Jun-2013 : All GRASS pitches are back ON! The grass pitches have had treatment for weeds and are now back available to use for football. |
03-Jun-2013 : All GRASS pitches are OFF (temporarily)! The grass pitches are currently undergoing treatment for weeds and will not be available to play for the next two weeks. |
03-Mar-2013: WTFC Seniors in the Final! Wincanton 1st team won their somerset senior cup semi final last week against Midlezoy 7 - 1.
As a result they are in the final, which is amazing news for Wincanton, considering their opponents in the final, Brislington, play in the Somerset county league and their ground holds 3000 people.
Paul Down, and Tom Hatch have both have put out a request for as many youth players/parents/friends and families supporting the club we all love, on the day.
The Somerset Senior cup final will be played at Street FC’s ground on Friday 17th May 2013.
Kick off time has been arranged for 7pm.
This could be the stepping stone that Wincanton needs to push the club to the next level.
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 | 08-Feb-2013: More U9 players needed at Wincanton Town FC Youth1 Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) (WTFCY) is looking for more players to join the Under 9s team at the club.
If there are keen footballers (boys or girls) in the Wincanton area who are between the ages of 8 and 9 and would like to see what's on offer at the club or come along to play, train with or join the team, the club would be very keen to see them.
Player development is strongly encouraged at the club and they have recently established strong links to League 1 side AFC Bournemouth via their Community Sports Trust who run fortnightly coaching sessions at Wincanton.
Under 9s train on Fridays from 5pm to 6pm and play matches on Saturdays.
To join or if you need further information, please email the U9 Manager (Richard Pratt) at wtfcy.richardp@gmail.com or visit the club website www.wincantontownyouthfc.co.uk .
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| | 08-Jan-2013: Training times have changed! PLEASE NOTE that FRIDAY TRAINING TIMES HAVE CHANGED for 2013 as we now have secured more Astro time.
The AFCB Coaching Session times have also changed.
The adjusted training times are now shown in the new TRAINING section of the website.
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05-Jan-2013: WTFCY makes first match day visit to AFC Bournemouth Wincanton Town FC Youth Section made it's first matchday visit to AFC Bournemouth last Saturday and got to experience what it would be like to be professional footballers.
On a very wet and cold Saturday morning just after Christmas, a group of WTFCY members, coaches and parents were invited to spend the day as guests of AFC Bournemouth. They set off from Wincanton Sports Ground in a Coach supplied by South West Coaches, and headed off to the Goldsands Stadium, Dean Park the home of AFC Bournemouth.
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 | On Arrival they were welcomed by Nick (an AFCB Community Football Coach) who took the members on a behind the scenes tour of the stadium, which included the Home and Away Team Changing rooms, Press Room, dug-outs, pitch and the Boardroom.
They met AFCB Chairman Eddie Mitchell in the hospitality boxes for refreshments overlooking the pitch, and took part in training sessions on the AFCB training area.
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After lunch the members returned inside for lunch and then shown to complimentary matchday seats to watch AFC Bournemouth play Crawley Town in a crucial League 1 battle with AFC Bournmeouth coming out victors in a 3-0 win.
WTFCY Club Secretary and Treasurer Sean Chapman said "It was a pleasure to spend
my day with 13 of our local youngsters, they were a credit to the Wincanton Football club and Wincanton Town itself."
The trip was such a success that another is being organised for April for the younger members of the club. If you would like to know more or have anyone who wants to join Wincanton Football Club, please contact us at info@wincantontownyouthfc.co.uk.
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 | 15-Dec-2012: Jason Edwards steps down as U9 coach Jason Edwards, coach and commitee member for the past 2 years at the club (currently coaching the U9s), has stood down from his role. Jason said "It is with a feeling of immense sadness that I step down as Wincanton Under 9 Manager".
Jason is taking up a new career position and is leaving for pastures new in January.
Nick Hamblin, WTFCY Club Chairman said "All of us at Wincanton Town FC are incredibly sad to see Jason leave and what he has done for not only his team, but the club as a whole cannot be summed up in a few lines".
Jason is handing over U9s coaching to parent and Level 1 coach Richard Pratt who will take over the managment of the team, assisted by his son Marcus. |
28-Oct-2012: WTFCY one of first clubs in Somerset to fully support new FA Small-sided Football format WTFCY has become one of the first clubs in Somerset to fully support the new FA Small-Sided Football formats being phased in over the 2012 to 2014 seasons.
This weekend, our organisers created the new 5 v 5 and 9 v 9 sized pitches for U7/U8 and U11/U12 use respectively making the Club able to fully support all the mandatory formats required in the FA's revised Youth Football programme.
The club now has access to some of the best football facilities in the country with
- One 5 v 5 Mini Soccer 40x30 pitch for U7/U8 use
- One 7 v 7 Mini Soccer 60x40 pitch for U9/U10 use
- One 9 v 9 Youth 80x50 pitch for U11/U12 use
- One 11 v 11 Youth/Adult full size pitch for U13s upwards
- One 11 v 11 Youth/Adult training pitch
- One All Weather ASTRO pitch
- Two further 11 v 11 Adult Full Size pitches
- Purpose-built permanent pavillion with excellent changing facilties, cafe/bar and function room
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11-Oct-2012: Welcome Return of Football Nets Football nets worth £200 stolen from Wincanton Sports Ground have finally been returned. The nets went missing from the junior pitch at the Moor Lane site in April. However, to the delight of the Sports Ground staff and users, they were found following an anonymous tip- off. Crestmoor Construction Services Ltd., sponsors of Wincanton Town FC, offered a £100 reward for information leading to their recovery. Wincanton Town Councillor Maureen Emery, who works at the sports ground, said: " It's great news. I'm not sure what hapened but now our young people can use them again." |
 | 07-Sep-2012: WTFCY training now with AFC Bournemouth coaches onboard WTFC Youth Section are furthering ties established with AFC Bournemouth over the summer with AFC Bournemouth coaches taking part in our Friday training sessions.
As part of are continued investment in the development of Youth football at Wincanton, from Friday 21st September 2012, AFC Bournemouth training staff will be present at Friday training sessions on a Fortnightly basis to help our teams with footy skills.
For a small fee of £2 per session, U6s through to U13s Members can get the advantage of League Division 1 AFC Bournemouth Trainors to coach them during the Friday evening Astro training.
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01-Sep-2012: WTFC Youth extend coaching ties with Wincanton Town Seniors Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) are delighted to announce that they will be sponsoring Dave O'Hare from Wincanton Town 1stTeam for the season.
As part of the arrangement, Dave will kindly be providing some training sessions for our teams.
A big thanks go to Matt Isaacs (from WTFC) for arranging this.
PS. Dave scored a hat-trick for Wincanton Town 1st Team today against Chew Magna . | |
 | 29-Aug-2012: Improved drainage for Wincanton Pitches gets underway After some significant investment from the Wincanton Sports Ground, the Youth Mini (Balsalm) Pitch and the Middle full sized pitch have been upgraded with a new drainage system installed.
The work, undertaken by Gartells using an advanced rubber crumb drainage technique, will mean sigificantly less waterlogged pitches allowing us to maintain more of the seasons fixture timetable with less muddy kit!
Image (c) Gartell UK reproduced with kind permission of Gartells |
09-Aug-2012: Wincanton Town Youth FC Holds First Ever Soccer School Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section) in conjunction with AFC Bournemouth, held its first ever Soccer School on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of August, at Maddocks Park, Moor Lane.
Over thirty youngsters between the ages of 6 and 16 turned out for the three days of the Soccer School to be coached by six members of AFC Bournemouth, led by Steve Cuss, Head of AFC Bournemouth Community coaching staff.
All the youngsters received non-stop expert football coaching by the coaching staff from AFC Bournemouth.
The AFC Bournemouth staff ensured all the youngsters had fun whilst learning new football skills and honing old ones. |  |
 | And at the end of the three-day Soccer School each participant received a free ticket to watch AFC Bournemouth at a home game in September, and prizes were awarded to groups and individuals who had shown that they had given their all.
In addition to the Soccer School, starting in September AFC Bournemouth are joining forces with Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section), to provide a fortnightly Soccer Academy-style training evening on Fridays for all Members of Wincanton Town FC (Youth Section). |
02-Jun-2012: New FA Youth Format for 2013/2014 The FA are bringing into practice new regulations in relation to Youth Football for 2013/2014. The following is a summary but full details are available at the FA Website link below.
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1. No competitive games for youngest age groups, emphasis on skill and touch ,rather than the result.
2. Smaller pitches and goals in early years
3. Limit in number of players per team
Under 8’s..........5 a side
Under 10’s........7 a side
Under 11 & 12...9 a side
4. Full size pitches and goals for Under 13’s upwards.....11 aside.
Amendments to the youth game are now published by the FA and can be found in FA individual guidance booklets available on the FA Website here .
These resources and amendments have been developed over two years of research, consultations and listening to those involved in the youth game, most importantly those that play - the children.
These changes have been put in place to improve enjoyment, fun and development of young players allowing more touches, on a better proportioned pitch with an increase of involvement in the game as a whole. The changes within The FA’s Youth Development Review is intended to make youth football better for everyone involved.
The changes will be phased in from 2013/2014 season and the online resources are available to assist, help and advise of the changes to age groups, pitch size and Laws of the game. They also aim to provide good practice and other recommendations to improve players participation and enjoyment as well as minor changes to develop better players.
It is important to note that the Law changes to Mini-Soccer that include a retreat line, the option of quarters for development matches and roll-ins for U7/8 are optional for season 2012/13.
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27-May-2012: WTFCY 2012 Presentation day The club held it's annual presentation afternoon (kindly sponsored by Crestmoor Construction) on Sunday 27th May at Maddocks Pavillion Moor Lane. The fine hot weather made it an alround success with many people and members attending.
Lots of medals and trophies were awarded. Full details and pictures to follow shortly... |  |
 | 22-May-2012: Club Co-Founder carries Olympic Torch Steve Lafferty, co-founder of the Wincanton Town youth football ran the 2012 Olympic Torch in Taunton today.
Steve, who co-founded Wincanton Wanderers (as it was known back in the 90's) carried the torch near Somerset Cricket Ground at 6.30 this morning (22nd May).
Steve was nominated by representatives from King Arthurs School for the unswerving loyalty he has given the school as a mentor over a number of years when working with disaffected students.
Many congratulations to Steve from WTFCY - a well deserved honour to someone who also helped start us into the successful club we are today. Steve's nomination is here
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17-May-2012: U12 Girls reach Semi Final of Frome Tournament Our Under 12s girls took part in the Frome Town Youth FC Tournament on Sun 13th May and after winning there first 3 games and losing the next, they were drawn against Melksham Town in the Semi Final.
After a intensely fought match the Girls were beaten 3-1.
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 | 21-Apr-2012: WTFCY hosted Somerset Girls League Cup Finals1 On Sat 21st April Wincanton Town FC ( Youth Section ) hosted the U13 and U14s Somerset Girls County League Cup Finals at Maddocks Park. The U11s Cup Final was also hosted here at the end of March.
U11s League Final Result : Purnell Sports 1 - Yeovil Town 4
Pictures from the events can be found here
U13s League Final Result : Bishops Lydeard Hawks 1 - Wedmore Weasels 0
U14s League Final Result : Yeovil Town 3 - Bishops Lydeard Eagles 5
The Finals will have totalled at least 100 attendees comprising players including subs, 6 managers/coaches plus match officials, Members of the Somerset Girls League Board, and supporters.
Trophies were Presented in the Madocks Pavillion afterwards.
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U13 Winners - Bishops Lydeard Hawks After winning their Semi Finals, Wedmore Under 13s and Bishops Lydeard Under 13s met for the Final at 10.30 am on the 7 a side Balsam pitch at Wincanton Sports Ground, Maddocks Park.
The game was played with great skill by both sides but at the end of the match Bishops Lydeard Under 13s emerged as Victors after a single second half goal. |  |
 | U14 Winners - Bishops Lydeard Eagles Then after the Under 13s finished, the Under 14s Somerset Girls League, League Cup Final kicked off with an eleven a side game on the Full size middle Pitch.
This was a hotly contested match between Yeovil Under 14s and Bishops Lydeard Under 14s, with Bishops Lydeard winning with 5 goals to 3. |
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