Atherleigh JFC

🩷🖤 GET TO KNOW OUR COMMITTEE! 🖤🩷

Next up in our “Get to Know the Committee” series, we’re introducing one of the key people behind the scenes at Atherleigh JFC — our Welfare Officer & Club Secretary Lindsay👏⚽️

Playing an incredibly important role within the club, they help make sure our players, coaches and families are supported, while also keeping everything organised behind the scenes. 🩷🖤

From handling the day-to-day administration of the club to helping ensure the safeguarding and welfare of our players remains a top priority, their hard work and dedication are a huge part of keeping Atherleigh JFC running smoothly. 🙌

There’s plenty that goes on behind the scenes that you might not see, but their commitment to the club and our members never goes unnoticed! 👏🩷🖤

🩷🖤 Atherleigh JFC — Together We Grow. ⚽️

🩷🖤 GET TO KNOW OUR COMMITTEE! 🖤🩷

First up in our “Get to Know the Committee” series is the man at the helm of Atherleigh JFC — our Chairman, Scott! 👏⚽️

Scott has played a huge part in helping build the club from the ground up since we started in 2025, and his passion, commitment and hard work continue to help drive Atherleigh JFC forward. 💪🩷🖤

As well as being our Chairman, Scott is also the coach of our U13 Pythons squad 🐍⚽️, giving his time both on and off the pitch to help our young players develop, grow and most importantly, enjoy their football.

But how well do you really know our Chairman? 🤔

Keep an eye out as we get to know Scott & other committee members a little better and find out more about the people behind the roles! 👀

🩷🖤 Atherleigh JFC — Together We Grow. ⚽️

⚽️ GET TO KNOW OUR COMMITTEE! 🩷🖤

Behind every successful football club is a dedicated team working hard behind the scenes — and here at Atherleigh JFC, we’re incredibly lucky to have such a fantastic committee! 🙌

Since helping to establish the club in 2025, our committee has worked tirelessly to support our players, coaches, families and the wider club community.

From organising behind the scenes to making sure our teams have everything they need to thrive, their commitment, time and passion are a huge part of what makes Atherleigh JFC special. 🩷🖤⚽️

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing you to the fantastic people who make up our committee, so you can get to know the faces behind the club! 👋

👏 Please join us in showing them your support and appreciation for everything they do for Atherleigh JFC.

Atherleigh JFC — Together We Grow. 🩷🖤⚽️

🦖 RAPTORS vs TURTON TIGERS WHITES 🦖

⚽ 9:00am Kick-Off | Lawson Avenue
🏠 Home of Atherleigh JFC

A tough game for the Raptors today as we opened the new season! 💪

Every player battled hard from start to finish, worked together and gave everything they had on the pitch.

There were a few chances for the Raptors, but unfortunately it just wasn’t our day, with the Tigers coming away with the win.

Despite the result, there were plenty of positives to take, and the effort, teamwork and determination shown by the whole squad was fantastic. 👏

🏆 Parents’ Player of the Match: Xander

🏅 Coaches’ Player of the Match: Max

A great effort from everyone today. Keep working hard, keep supporting each other and keep enjoying your football! 🩷🖤

Great effort, Raptors! 🦖⚽

Wow what a start to life at Atherleigh JFC

⚽️ TITANS 5–1 AFC BOLTON ⚽️

What a fantastic start to the season for the Titans! 👏

After a slow start to the game, we found ourselves 1–0 down. However, that goal seemed to wake the boys up, and just two minutes later we were back level following an own goal from AFC Bolton.

From there, the Titans took control of the game and started to play some really good football. We added two more goals before half-time, with Kai and Sam getting on the scoresheet to give us a 3–1 lead at the break.

We started the second half exactly how we finished the first, with some excellent passages of play from the lads. It was fantastic to see them putting into practice some of the things we've been working on in training.

Two more goals followed in the second half, with Daniel getting his name on the scoresheet and Kai grabbing his second of the game to secure a brilliant 5–1 victory for the Titans!

🏆 Player of the Match Awards

Parents' Player of the Match: Riley
Coaches' Players of the Match: Alfie & Patryk

Some fantastic individual performances today, but most importantly, a brilliant team performance from start to finish.

A great way to begin the season. Well done, lads!

Titans 5–1 AFC Bolton — what a start!

Proudly sponsored by Pinnacle Asbestos Solutions

U10 Wolverines Match Report

A tough game for the Wolverines today as we suffered a home defeat, going down against AFC Egerton U10 Blacks.

The boys went pound for pound from the first whistle against a strong and physical opposition, showing great effort, determination and a fantastic attitude throughout the game.

The goals we conceded came mainly from our own mistakes rather than open play, with a few back passes being intercepted and some neat passes from the back not quite connecting. These are areas we’ll be looking to work on in our next training session, focusing on decision making, passing quality and composure when playing out from the back.

There were also some really positive moments, including a fantastic goal from Rori following a neat interchange of passes, finished brilliantly inside the box with an absolute banger!

Plenty to learn from today, but lots of positives to take forward.

We go again next week!

🐍🔥 WHAT A START TO THE SEASON FOR OUR U13 PYTHONS! 🔥🐍

What a way to kick off the new season! 💪🏆

Our U13 Pythons travelled away today to face local rivals Eastleigh Devils, and the lads put on an absolutely fantastic performance from start to finish! 👏⚡

From the very first whistle, the team showed determination, teamwork, passion and plenty of quality, working hard for each other and never letting the intensity drop.

Every single lad played their part today, and the result was a fantastic 1–6 victory for Atherleigh! 🐍💚

Six goals, one brilliant team performance and three points to get the season underway in style! 🙌

A huge well done to each and every one of the lads — you should all be incredibly proud of yourselves. The commitment, effort and team spirit on display today was fantastic to see. 👏👏

And of course, a massive thank you to the coaches, parents and supporters who travelled and got behind the team. Your support makes such a difference! ❤️

The first chapter of the season is written… and what a chapter it is! 📖🔥

Keep working hard, keep believing, and most importantly, keep enjoying your football ⚽️ 🐍

FULL TIME: Eastleigh Devils 1–6 Atherleigh Pythons 🏆

💚🐍 COME ON PYTHONS! 🐍💚



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⚽🔥 HERE WE GO AGAIN… THE BBDFL IS BACK! 🔥⚽

Well, it’s that time of year again… WHEEEEY! 🙌🎉

The new football season is finally here, and we’ve got a packed weekend of football ahead for our teams! 🏆⚽

Our players have been working hard, training, improving and getting ready for the new season — and now it’s time to get out there and enjoy it! 💪💙

🏠 HOME FIXTURES 🏠

🐾 U8 Panthers 🆚 AFC Bolton Yellows
⏰ 10:00am

🦖 U9 Raptors 🆚 Turton Tigers Whites
⏰ 9:00am

🐺 U10 Wolverines 🆚 AFC Edgerton Blacks
⏰ 10:00am

🦸 U11 Avengers 🆚 Leigh Genesis Blacks
⏰ 9:00am

✈️ AWAY FIXTURES ✈️

🐆 U11 Leopards 🆚 Pennington Dragons

🐍 U13 Vipers 🆚 Horwich RMI Tornadoes Whites

🐍 U13 Pythons 🆚 East Leigh Devils

⚔️ U14 Titans 🆚 AFC Bolton Greys

💤 NO FIXTURE THIS WEEKEND

🔵 U16s — No fixture due to the opposition having no game.

💗 U15 Girls — No fixture this weekend.

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👏 A MASSIVE GOOD LUCK TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR TEAMS PLAYING THIS WEEKEND!

For some of our players, it’ll be their first competitive game of the season, while for others it’s another opportunity to get out there, have fun and show what they can do. ⚽❤️

Remember — work hard, play together, support each other and most importantly, ENJOY YOUR FOOTBALL! 🙌

Win, lose or draw, we’ll be behind every single one of you! 💪

To all the coaches, volunteers, parents, grandparents, family and supporters — thank you for everything you do behind the scenes to make it all possible. 👏❤️

Now let’s get behind the teams, get those voices warmed up and make it a weekend to remember! 📣🔥

COME ON EVERYONE! LET’S GO! ⚽💪🏆


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🤯🏆 WOW, WOW, WOW! WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT! 🏆🤯

And just like that… little old Atherleigh JFC have been nominated for CLUB OF THE YEAR at the 2026 believe sports awards 😍🩷🖤

Honestly, what an incredible achievement — and one that we could never have imagined when this journey began. To think that we’re only heading into our SECOND SEASON as a football club and we’re already being recognised for everything that’s happening behind the scenes is absolutely massive! 👏⚽️

This nomination isn’t just for a committee, a team or a handful of people. This is for EVERYONE who makes Atherleigh JFC what it is. 🩷🖤

To every single player who pulls on the Atherleigh shirt and gives their all…

To every parent, grandparent and family member who stands on the sidelines in the cold, rain and sunshine…

To every coach who gives up their evenings and weekends to support, develop and encourage our players…

To every volunteer who works tirelessly behind the scenes…

And to everyone who has supported, shared, donated, helped, encouraged, organised or simply believed in what we’re building…

THIS ONE IS FOR YOU! 🫶🩷🖤

Without your time, dedication, commitment and support week in, week out, none of this would be possible.

We might still be a relatively young club, but the heart, passion and togetherness within Atherleigh JFC is something truly special. 🩷🖤

From our players taking their first steps in football, to the coaches helping them grow, to the families creating friendships and memories along the way — this is so much bigger than football.

It’s about building a community.
It’s about giving children opportunities.
It’s about creating memories.
It’s about being part of something.
And most importantly… it’s about doing it together. 🩷🖤

So for now, we’re going to take a moment to be incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved.

🏆 CLUB OF THE YEAR NOMINEES! 🏆

We’re absolutely buzzing to attend, enjoy the occasion, celebrate everything that has been achieved so far and represent Atherleigh JFC with pride!

And who knows… maybe, just maybe, we’ll be coming home with that trophy! 🤞🏆😜

Whatever happens, this nomination alone is something that everyone connected with Atherleigh JFC should be incredibly proud of.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 🩷🖤

Here’s to everything we’ve achieved so far… and everything still to come! 🚀⚽️

UP THE ATHERLEIGH! 🩷🖤⚽️🏆

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A huge thanks for our sponsors for standing by us through the last two seasons
The Crispy Bun
The Testing Lab PLC
Catonlloyd
WN7 TopDog grooming studio
Pinnacle Asbestos Solutions
The Little Carpet Shop
The Central Pub
Jordan Timber
Ascot Services
air & water
brickwork
autos

Ready to join the pack? 🦊⚽

Our U15 Vixens Girls Team is officially recruiting new players for the upcoming season! Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills, make lifelong friends, or take your game to the next level, we’d love to have you on the pitch.

Who: Girls entering School Year 9 or 10 (U15)

When: Train Thursday 17:30PM - 19:00PM
Play Sundays in the BBDFL

Where: Lawson Avenue

Experience: All skill levels welcome! Just bring enthusiasm and a great attitude!

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📩 Interested? Drop us a message directly on Facebook or contact to secure a spot for a couple of free sessions.