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Footballers Say Yes to NCS

3rd November 2016in /by

Professional footballers from the EFL have pledged their support for the National Citizen Service (NCS) by becoming ambassadors for the teenage personal and social development programme.The popular NCS programme is delivered by EFL clubs across the country, helping young people develop important skills whilst making an impact in their local communities. Sheffield Wednesday’s Liam Palmer […]

Students Start their Degree with Football Clubs

29th September 2016in /by

Did you know you can study for a degree with a football club? Over 100 students have just start their degree course with Football Clubs around the country. The Foundation Degree in Community Football Coaching and Development has been designed in conjunction with the University of South Wales and the EFL Trust in order to identify the […]

FA Cup Girls’ Football Festival A Winner

16th May 2016in /by

Women’s football was a big winner last weekend with SSE Women’s FA Cup Final and FA Girls’ Football Festival both thriving successes Wembley saw a fantastic SSE Women’s FA Cup match on Saturday with Arsenal Ladies successfully securing the prestigious title for a record 14th time. Prior to the match the atmosphere was buzzing with […]

Players Back NCS

12th February 2016in /by

Football Players across the country will be backing the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme during the NCS Match Day Takeover. Over the next two weekends football clubs and players will support the NCS Match Day Takeover which will celebrate NCS and the voluntary work done in the local community by young people on the programme. […]

NICK KICKS – NEW KIDS FOOTBALL SHOW

14th January 2016in /by

An exciting new weekly Football League children’s programme ‘Nick Kicks’ will be shown on the Nicktoons channel from 6 February 2016. Produced in association with The Football League Trust, each week Nick Kicks will take viewers behind the scenes of The Football League with visits to clubs, interviews with players and even a regular feature […]

Paul Jubb: BBC Sports Personality Unsung Hero

19th December 2015in , , /by

Bradford Disability Football Club’s Paul Jubb says it’s an amazing feeling for the club to receive recognition, with the head coach collecting the BBC Sport Unsung Hero award for Yorkshire. Jubb started the team, which is a partner of Bradford City Community Foundation, in 2001 with only 10 players, but he now works with 150 […]

England Star Supports the ‘Old Girls’

15th December 2015in , /by

England and Arsenal midfielder Jordan Nobbs paid a visit to Crawley Town COGs last week to see how group of older ladies have been bitten by the football bug. The Crawley Old Girls (COGS) are a group of older women, mainly Crawley Fans and football mums who missed out playing football when they were younger […]

Bradford Coach Wins BBC Sport’s Unsung Hero

24th November 2015in , /by

A coach whose work has enabled hundreds of children and adults with disabilities to play football has been recognised by the BBC for his work. Paul Jubb from the Bradford Disability Football Club has collected BBC Sport’s Unsung Hero award for the Yorkshire region for his work as head coach of the team which is […]

#IWill Football Clubs Support Youth Social Action

23rd November 2015in , , /by

Football League Clubs across the country, through their community trusts are sharing their pledge of support to #iwill, the national campaign promoting youth social action. This week the Community Trusts will be celebrating #iwill week, marking the 2nd anniversary of the #iwill campaign for youth social action and is calling on other organisations to join […]