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We are proud to announce that we have been accredited as an FA Charter Standard club

Aspire FC was born in 2014 with just a few bibs and cones and the desire to create opportunities for local kids to have fun and play football. Stephen Adams and Tommy Dove started weekly football sessions hoping to encourage kids to get off the sofa and active.

Coaching badges, First Aid courses, CRB checks, sponsorship letters and snazzy session plans swiftly followed and the core philosophy of affordability, fun and making memories and “don’t be a business be a family” began to take shape.

Fast forward to 2019, we have 7 teams playing at ages from 4 to 15 years, participate in Saturday affiliated league matches, have been on 2 football tours and have played tournaments in facilities ranging from local recs to Premier League stadiums. The #AspireFamily philosophy still underpins everything we do today and every day in the future.

We are proud to have been accredited with the FA Chartered Standard Youth Club. This is massive for us as a club. This recognises the great work that all club staff who work to make this #AspireFamily.

The FA Charter Standard accreditation is for clubs who can be proud to be places where people want to play. These are the clubs who demonstrate they offer well-run and sustainable football. Clubs which achieve The FA Charter Standard status are proud to prioritise qualified coaching and safeguarding as well as the values of The FA’s Respect campaign as part of their game.

The FA Chartered Standard aims to raise standards in the grassroots game, supporting the development of clubs and leagues, recognising and rewarding commitment, quality and achievement.

A massive thank you goes to all our adults who give up so much to make this happen. For everybody involved in Aspire FC, football is the vehicle to have fun and become part of the Aspire Family.

After a successful 2017/18 season and a strong showing in summer tournaments which included successfully defending our Pagg's Cup title. 

The under 10's move into their last season of 7 a side football with enthusiasm and knowing the start of the season will take time to get upto full speed as 2 players have moved into the U9's and 3 new recruits will need time to get used to our high intensity pressing and quick break style. 

We’re still very confident that at full strength we’re a match for any team and knowing that fun is always an important factor in all training sessions and matchdays