Wellington College Football

A big congratulations to former WC 1st XI player, Lachie Candy on making his senior A-League debut for the Wellington Phoenix in the draw against Brisbane Roar in midweek ⚽️

Well done, Lachie 👏

This weekend we say goodbye to WC 1st XI assistant coach, Sam Wooller as he heads off for pastures new in Germany 🇩🇪

Sam a former student of the school held may roles during his time at the football club. Starting as a student coach, Sam has coached the 3rd XI, the 1st XI & was Head Coach of the Y10 1st XI that won Nationals in 2024.

We wish Sam all the best for his journey & huge thank you for all the work he has has put in to not only the football club, but throughout Wellington College.

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✍🏼 Stu Widdowsøn Signs New Contract to Continue as Director of Football at Wellington College

Wellington College Football is delighted to confirm that Director of Football, Stu Widdowsøn, has signed a one-year extension to remain at the helm for the 2025 season.

Widdowsøn led an exceptional 2024 campaign, highlighted by the 1st XI’s dramatic triumph in the Trevor Rigby Cup final, defeating HIBS in a thrilling contest at Petone. This victory marked the college’s third title in four years, having previously claimed the trophy in 2021 and 2022. The success extended to our younger squads as well, with the Year 10 1st XI clinching the Junior Nationals title in Tauranga.

Off the pitch, the programme hit record-breaking numbers, with over 500 boys representing the college across various teams. Additionally, the student coaching initiative saw tremendous growth, surpassing 50 active student coaches for the first time.

2024 also marked a personal milestone for Widdowsøn, who has now coached over 200 matches for the 1st XI. Reflecting on his new deal, he said:

“I’m really happy to commit to another season with WC. It’s an amazing school with such a supportive staff and committee, which allows me to work freely on the development of our boys. 2024 was a brilliant season, with successes both on and off the pitch at every level. This is exactly what we set out to achieve when we started this journey in January. I’m looking forward to seeing what 2025 has in store and hope to see even more boys wearing the black and gold.”

For any inquiries about the 2025 season or to explore opportunities to support the Wellington College Football programme, please contact Stu Widdowsøn at [email protected]

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Two former Old Boys in action tonight in the Oceania World Cup qualifier between the All Whites & Samoa 🇳🇿🇼🇸

Luke Tolo-Kent representing Samoa played for the 1st XI between 2019 & 2020 as a Y12 & Y13. Luke played 25 games for the 1st XI.

Matt Garbett, who sadly didn’t feature for the 1st XI in his time at the school, but did represent the black & gold in futsal.

Well done fellas 💪🏼

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On Friday night at 6:00pm on the turf our Y13’s & Y12’s battle it out in the inaugural end of year senior game 🏆

The Y13’s are led by captain Freeman Yu & coached by Miss Jenna Vreeburg, take on the young pretenders captained by Zach Timmins & coached by Miss Serena Lawrence.

Make sure you are there for what is likely to be an enthralling encounter 🖤💛

Congrats to Y10 1st XI players, Otto Ashby & Jos Gordon for making the NZSS South Island team for the upcoming game against the North Island select.

Well done boys!

Reminder - we look forward to seeing you at Football prize-giving on Wednesday 18 September -

Reminder - we look forward to seeing you at Football prize-giving on Wednesday 18 September

Wellington College Futsal - registrations are open for Term 4 -

Wellington College Futsal - registrations are open for Term 4 The Senior grades (Years 11-13) will be played on Monday afternoon/evenings starting on 21 October and running until 2 December 2024. No games will be played on 28 October (Labour Day).   

WC 3rds are the proud winners of the Rongotai Cup, winning a hard fought final against WC 11 Gold 2-0. It was an excellent event with great sportsmanship and camaraderie exhibited by all teams involved. A big thanks to Rongotai College for the generous hosting and a well organised day 🙌🏼 🏆 ⚽️

Amazing achievement for our Y10 1st XI as they become the 2024 Junior National Champions 🏆

A 2-0 win against local rivals HIBS, secured the title 🥇

Elsewhere our 1st XI secured a Top 10 placing after beating Cashmere High School 7-0 🔥

Our 2nd XI also started the day well with a 3-1 win over Te Puke 🔥

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