Hough End Griffins JFC

We still have a few places left in our girls teams for next season! 🖤🤍

We’re especially looking for girls who will be in year 3, year 4, and year 5 in September.

Does your child love to kick a ball around or do they just want to be part of a team and make new friends? Hough End Griffins is a friendly, community-led football club offering inclusive grassroots football to children of all backgrounds and abilities ⚽️

We believe playing football is about more than just the sport - it offers structure, friendship, confidence and a sense of belonging. We’d love to welcome your child to our Griffins family next season!

Get in touch with Pete at [email protected]

Super Saturday! ⚽️⚽️

Our U9s Griffins and Lions ended the season in style with outstanding performances on finals day in the Respect Cup 🏆

Over the last 5 weeks both teams have been playing in the tournament, which consisted of 3 x 15 min games each week, culminating in yesterday’s seeded finals matches.

Both teams were incredible in their respective matches - really showcasing how far they’ve come this season as a team and also as friends.

Lions won one, drew one and lost one. Griffins drew two and won one, making it a very close run overall result, but we just missed out on first place after our closest competitor scored in the final seconds of their match.

No trophies this time but we are all incredibly proud of how they played and demonstrated the Griffins values throughout the tournament and the season 🤍🖤

And the boys were still smiling as they went into their end of season pizza party in the park! 🍕

Thanks to our coaches for all their hard work, and amazing support from all our parents this year - roll on next season! ⚽️🤍🖤

Last Sunday our under 7 boys came runners up at a Juno FC Tournament.

The boys won 5 out of 7 group games with some great team performances, and went on to win their semi final before being edged out in the final during Golden Goal extra time ⚽️⚽️

The boys played phenomenally as a team - all getting some Hero moments throughout the day, which was recognised by some of the other teams.

We were invited to this tournament because of the way the boys have conducted themselves and played football this year - and they certainly showed that same conduct and passion at the tournament 🤍🖤

No trophy this time, but a medal and lots of fun was had! We’re very proud of you all! 🥇

Huge shoutout to our U11s Girls who came out on top at the Matthiola Tournament last weekend.

After a nervy final, it all came down to a nerve-wracking penalty shootout in which the Griffins prevailed thanks to Aya and Amelia, who both scored from the spot, and two great saves from Clara 🙌

Well done girls! We’re super proud of you 🤍🖤

They say never meet your heroes… but there’s nothing wrong with cheering them on! ⚽️ 🤩

Some of our young Wildcats got the opportunity to see our Under 11s in action in a post-season friendly at Hough End last night.

It was a great learning experience, with Coach Beth on hand to talk the Wildcats through the action.

These girls will be pulling on their very own Griffins shirt in September, and this was a brilliant opportunity for them to see what being part of the club is all about 🖤🤍

If you’d like your daughter to join our Wildcats, contact Pete at [email protected]

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨

Hot on the heels of our amazing first Wildcats match, we’re delighted to be launching new Wildcats training sessions on Saturday mornings starting this Saturday 9.30-11am! ⚽⚽⚽

Led by former semi-professional player Coach Beth, these fun and friendly sessions are designed to help girls build confidence, make new friends, stay active and discover a love of football in a welcoming and supportive environment. 🙌

No experience is needed. Whether your daughter already loves football or is simply looking to try something new, she’ll receive a warm Griffins welcome. 🤝

Our Tuesday Wildcats sessions will continue as normal. ✅

For more information, email [email protected]

Our Wildcats girls played their first ever match at the weekend! 🤩🤩🤩

The girls showed incredible teamwork, determination and confidence against FC Bluestar - scoring FOUR fantastic goals! ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

The game finished with a penalty shootout which saw plenty of excitement and some super saves! 🙌

Most importantly, every player went home with a big smile and a sense of achievement 🤍🖤

This was just the beginning for these young Griffins - the first match, the first memories, the first step on what we hope will be an enjoyable football journey together.

Well done girls! You did us proud 💪

If you’d like your daughter to join our Wildcats, then email Pete at [email protected]

Hough End Griffins Presentation Day 2026 🏆

On 6 June, our Griffins family came together at St Margarets Centre to celebrate another fantastic season.

We recognised players across every team with Players’ Player, Coach’s Player and Special Awards, while our younger Griffins received participation awards for their hard work and dedication throughout the season.

A huge congratulations to Hassan (U13s), our Griffin of the Year! Despite a serious knee injury last year, Hassan continued to support his teammates and showed incredible resilience and commitment on his return to football – a true example of our club values and a deserved winner of the award 🖤🤍

During the Chairman’s speech we took the opportunity to thank our outgoing committee members and U18s players for their commitment and dedication to the club over the years, and to welcome our new committee.

The day was packed with fun, including games, a raffle, a bouncy castle and the ever-popular Soak the Coach! 💦

Thanks to the amazing support of our community, we raised over £1,500 for club development, helping us invest in coaching, equipment, facilities, leagues, tournaments and new opportunities for our players.

Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, donated and helped make the day such a success. Here’s to an even bigger and better season when we return from the summer break! ⚽️

If you’re interested in getting involved in the club - as a volunteer, coach or sponsor - you can contact us at [email protected]. And you can donate to the club using the link in our bio 🙏

Albert Mills - Hough End Griffins alumni - plays and scores for England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽️

The Manchester Utd U18 and U21 defender recently represented England U18 twice in the space of a week - both in the 2-1 win against Greece, and then coming on to score the fourth goal in the 6-1 win over Cyprus!

Albert began his football career at Hough End Griffins and to say we are immensely proud of him is an understatement! 🤩

Hough End Griffins JFC provides a safe, welcoming environment for young players to enjoy their football, build confidence and develop lifelong skills.

Will your child be the next Albert Mills? If you’re interested in joining the club you can contact us at [email protected]

📸: BBC Sport