Welcome to the website of Frinton & Walton Youth Football Club.

We were founded in 1978.  All work undertaken by the managers and officials of this club is on a voluntary basis. They do however recognise their responsibilities in the roles they have undertaken. Their prime objectives are to make football enjoyable for the children whilst encouraging their football development. The safety of our members is paramount at all times.

Our Life President is Mr Bob Mills. Bob retired from refereeing local football in 2006 after 36 years service. He had refereed all standards of local football, and is therefore widely known and respected throughout the local football community. Bob considers that he got most enjoyment from the officiating at youth matches. We consider it an honour to have Bob as our Life President.

All of our squads have FA Club Coach Level 1 qualified coaches. We are therefore able to offer all our players a standard of coaching that meets the FA's guidelines.

We are also fortunate to have as our Life Vice President Russell Bettany. Russell is another long standing member of the Club having been with us since 1994. He is qualified to FA Club Coach Level 2 and coaches with the Ipswich Town academy. This obviously benefits the Club as Russell runs specialist coaching sessions with all of our age groups.

We are also forging links with local schools to promote the Club in our local community. We believe children should be given the opportunity to coach as well as play football, and it is through these links that we are seeking to provide coaching experience for youths.

Our FA qualified Child Welfare Officer (CWO) liaises with the FA's CRB unit to have criminal records bureau checking of all club officials and managers.

We have teams competing in all age groups of the Colchester and District Youth Football League from under 9's up to under 16's. We look to form an under 8's section each year as a feeder for our under 9's for the following season.

We encourage the involvement of girls in youth football, although the rules only permit mixed squads up to and including the under 11's age group.  We do have mixed squads in these age groups. We are also investigating running an under 12's girls section, with a view to forming a side. Please contact us should you be interested in running or participating in that.

We are also working toward FA Charter Standard. The scheme is a core component of the FA Football Development programme and recognises clubs that are well run, measuring them on a number of criteria, both on and off the field.

Now that you have a flavour for our club please take a look around our website, and thank you for visiting.

Congratulation to Jordan Franklin, Elliott McMillan, Ben Ward Cochrane, Ashley Long and Jack Lock. All have been invited to this weekend's (5/6 Oct) rep team trials held at Shrub End in Colchester.

This is a great achievement for the individuals as well as the team and the club as a whole.

Once again, well done gentlemen!

Under 10's coach required for season 2008/09

Are you interested in coaching youth football?

The current under 9's manager wishes to coach next year's under 9's as his son will be in that age group. Consequently FWYFC is looking for a new under 10's manager for next season.

It is probable the successful candidate will help coach this year's under 9's ready to take them on next season.

The successful candidate will be subject to full CRB checks and will be supported in pursuing FA coaching qualifications should he not already hold at least the level 1 certificate or its equivalent.

Please contact the Chairman, Vice Chairman or Secretary for further information.

Golf Day 21st September 2007

The Club regrets to announce cancellation of the next golf day scheduled for the 21st September 2007. We were left with little option as the number of entries was insufficient to confirm our booking with Frinton Golf Club. We will gauge demand and consider staging a similar event at a later date.

Club Sponsors

The club are pleased to announce having reached agreement with a number of new sponsors for the coming season. A big thank you to all our sponsors.

Please take a look at our club sponsors page for details of all our sponsors including names, contact details and links to their websites.

Club Sponsors

Welcome back Paul Lawrie

We are delighted to announce the return of Paul Lawrie to the Club. Following the unexpected departure of Alan Cross we needed to find a replacement that could quickly settle in and provide the Under 16 squad with the stability they need.

The Committee feels it could have done no better than get Paul to step into the breach. Paul is an excellent club man with many years service both as a manager and committee member; serving as both a secretary and chairman at different times. Paul has done this to help the Club and most importantly the players to ensure there is an under 16's squad this year..

Thank you Paul on behalf of the players, parents and officials of FWYFC.

Players required for Under 14's, Under 15's and Under 16's

The Club is looking for new players at under 14 under 15 and under 16 age groups.

Signing for FWYFC gives you the opportunity to be coached by FA qualified coaches in a safe, friendly environment, playing matches against other clubs in our area. If you are interested please contact the managers given below.

Under 14's - Rob Smith (07785 356684)

Under 15's - Chris Byland (07951 179283)

Under 16's - Paul Lawrie (01255 862593)

Annual General Meeting.

The club's AGM took place on 13th June 2007 at the Frinton Campus of Tendring Technology College. More details of proceedings are available on the club news page.

Under 15's League Cup Final

Commiserations to Alan Cross and his under 15's after they were narrowly defeated 1-0 virtue of a late penalty awarded to Cornard Dynamoes Blues. The match was played at Stanway Rovers on Saturday 19th May 2007. More details on the club  news page.

Presentation afternoon / evening

The annual presentation evening took place on Sunday 10th June 2007 at Frinton Tennis Club.  Please see the news page for further details.

Golf Day 11th May 2007

We had a highly successful golf day on 11th May 2007 at Frinton Golf Club. All participants had a great time and more importantly we raised £573.50 for club funds. Thanks must go on behalf of all associated with the club to Colin Martin and Ian Lock for arranging a very slick event, and our thanks also to Frinton Golf Club and Bespoke Catering for making us feel most welcome. Please go to the club news page for more details.

*Jason Franklyn, Gavin Downing and Paul Wolton with their winners trophies flanked by Colin Martin (left) and sponsor Bruce Oxley (PG Oxley Ltd). Fourth team member Nick Talbot had to leave before presentation.