Club Information

Formed 
The club was formed in 1928 and is one of the oldest clubs to be affiliated to the Amateur Football Alliance (AFA).
League 
We are a member of the Amateur Football Combination, which is purported to be the biggest league in the world comprising 103 clubs and some 355 teams. The league places great emphasis on the attitude and spirit that the game is played in while insisting its member clubs maintain these same principles.

Teams 
We run five teams and a Veteran team on a Saturday afternoon. It is our intention to set up a youth team in the near future.

Membership 
We have over eighty members. The minimum playing age is sixteen.

Grounds 
Our main home ground and training facilities are at the Peter May Sports Centre, Wadham Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4HR (map)

The Peter May SC was redeveloped several years ago with the aid of lottery money and it's excellent facilities are the envy of all local clubs.

We also have additional pitches at Douglas Eyre Sports Centre Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow London E17 7HE and London Marathon Playing Fields , Redbridge, Forest Road, Hainault Ilford, Essex IG6 3HJ (map)

Hospitality
Part of the league's ethos is that hospitality is offered to the opposition, who are supposed to accept. It's actually one of the more endearing features of the league and something that the players enjoy. We employ outside caterers to provide food for the opposition, which is also available to our players.

Training 
Training is on Tuesday nights from 7pm to 8.30pm under floodlights on astro turf at the Peter May Sports Centre (see above).

Training is free of charge to members but a discretionary charge may be applied to non-members.

Committee 
The club is run by an Executive Committee comprising a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Social Secretary and Match Secretary. In addition there are the captains who are appointed by the Executive Committee. Committee meetings are held once a month where all club matters are discussed including team results and selection.

Match and Membership fees.
The membership fee for the season is £35 for full members if paid before October 30th or £40 thereafter. The club has a half payment policy for students and the unwaged (£17.50/£20.00 respectively). The membership fee for youth players (under 18 as of 31st August for the following season) is £10.

Match fees are £7.00 per game for waged members, £5 for students and unwaged and £3 for youth players. Friendly games are £5.00 with concessions.

Selection policy
The club selection policy is that the better players play for the higher team irrespective of whether his friends, or the person who introduced him to the club, plays in the same team. This ensures that we maintain and improve the quality of the higher teams. Generally, after an initial period in one the lower teams to establish the players quality and temperament (the club has a good disciplinary record), a player will be invited, if appropriate, to play for a higher team of the appropriate standard.

Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct Policies
The club adheres to a Child Protection policy as laid down by the FA and Code of Conducts for both Players and Club as part of our FA Adult Club Standard Charter Accreditation (see below).

Discipline
The club has an excellent disciplinary record and the club has adopted several disciplinary procedures to ensure that it remains so. The club has a policy of player education which helps the younger players know what is expected of them.

For further details on any of the above please ask for a copy of the Club Constitution, Rules and Guidelines.

FA Charter Standard Club accreditation
We achieved FA Charter Standard Adult Club Accreditation (FACSA) four seasons ago and were the second to achieve it out of the 388 clubs at the time in the Amateur Football Alliance.

An FACSA is a qualitative accreditation awarded to clubs who have reached certain quality standards in the following areas: Constitution, Governance, Affiliation, Insurance, Code of Conduct (Player, Spectator, Coaches and Managers), Emergency First Aid, Inservice Training and FA Child Protection.

We consider our FACSA as being crucial to the development of relationships with local schools, junior clubs, community groups and potential young players and their parents.

Our ambition is to maintain the standards that the FACSA requires and work towards Standard Club Accreditation.

If you require further information not covered by the above then please call: 
Jeff Thomas, Secretary, on 020 8508 1376 or email jeffcthomas@yahoo.com