MONDAY NIGHT MEN’S 8-a-SIDE FOOTBALL MATCH

Westminster Wanderers FC is an adult men’s FA standard football club, competing in the Southern Sunday Football League and also organising social football.

We are seeking new players to play our weekly social football match, which has been going for at least 10 years. We play an 8-a-side game at Pimlico Academy every week on a decent sized pitch, getting a good group together each Monday night to enjoy a friendly but competitive match which kicks off at 8.15pm.

We are looking for extra players to join the squad. The expectation is that you will play one or two weeks out of the month, and we operate on the basis that the first 16 who sign up each week get to play. The match lasts for one hour and the fee is £12 to cover our costs. Teams are chosen by the organising group every week, and the invitation to play goes out on Thursday morning for the following Monday.

This is a good game for players who don’t get to play every weekend, for veterans and all those who just want a decent hour of football. We have long-standing Westminster Wanderers playing, as well as students and people who have found out about the game by word-of-mouth. Players include civil servants, researchers, journalists, and people working in public affairs. The matches tend to be quite close and played in a good spirit. The players range from 16 years to over 50 years old and there is an end of year awards.

Pimlico Academy is on Lupus Street, SW1, the nearest tube station is Pimlico, and there is on-street parking and space for bikes.

Please let us know if you want to become part of the squad. Either email us at [email protected], or link to us at X or LinkedIn.

Alex

WWFC Club Chairman

The Civil Service Football Club is recruiting

The Civil Service Football Club (CSFC) is recruiting players for the 2024/25 season from across Government.

CSFC run eleven teams competing in games across London, with the home ground being in Chiswick.

This includes eight eleven-a-side men’s teams, two women’s teams and one veteran’s team (40+).

If you fancy finding out more, please see this page: https://w4mp.org/w4mp-guides/groups-which-staff-can-join/sports-and-social-groups/civil-service-football-club/

Civil Service Football Club

The Civil Service Football Club (CSFC) are recruiting players for the 2024/25 season from across Government. CSFC run eleven teams competing in games across London, with our home ground being in Chiswick. This includes eight eleven-a-side men’s teams, two women’s teams and one veteran’s team (40+).

For men training runs every Wednesday at 7pm, for women training is every Thursday evening. Training is held on fantastic facilities at our home ground the Kings House School Sports Ground, London W4 2SH, a 20-minute train ride from Waterloo or Vauxhall to Barnes Bridge.

The club caters for a full spectrum of footballing abilities, ranging from near semi-professional standard in the first team to more socially orientated football in the lower teams. With eleven teams it’s a great way to make friends both within the team you play in and across the club.

The 2023/24 season was a successful season for the club, winning two league titles with other sides being runners up in leagues and Cups. There was a great end of season dinner with 120 players and a very successful tour to Bilbao in Spain including playing a game at Athletic Bilbao’s training ground and attending a La Liga game.

Increased physical activity has been identified as a priority area for Civil Service health and well-being initiatives. Playing competitive 11-a-side football is a great way to exercise, it’s also a great way to socialise and meet people from across the civil service and beyond.

The Civil Service Football Club is one of the most important clubs in football’s history. Recognised as the oldest association football club in the world CSFC were one of the dozen founding sides (most of the others are now defunct or play rugby union) of the Football Association on 28 October 1863, and were also one of the 15 entrants to the first ever FA Cup competition in 1871-72, last season they hosted the FA Cup second round draw. In 2013 they played in the only ever game played inside the grounds of Buckingham Palace

For more information, please email [email protected]

If you are interested in joining our women’s team please email [email protected].

Women’s Parliamentary Football Team

The Women’s Parliamentary Football Team trains on Wednesday mornings from 0800 to 0900 and they have 5-a-side matches on Mondays for 30 mins in a league.

The football team is a great group to have fun, make friends and get some exercise before / after work! We’ve had amazing events too, such as hosting the Women’s Afghan Refugee Football Team, training at Tottenham Hotspurs stadium and a match against Camden FC.

If you’re interested in joining, please email [email protected] with your phone number & the name of who you work for.

Commons and Lords Rugby Football Club

A CALL FOR RUGBY PLAYERS….

BE ASSURED THAT YOU WILL BE MADE TO FEEL VERY WELCOME WHATEVER YOUR AGE OR ABILITY.

Everyone who works on the Parliamentary Estate is eligible to play – Members, Peers, Members’ staff, catering staff, security teams etc.

We play a modified version of the full contact game, with golden oldie rules and uncontested scrums to ensure that everyone enjoys the game.

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Westminster Wanderers Football Club

Westminster Wanderers Football Club is an established and successful adult amateur Sunday league club. The club is affiliated to the London FA and plays in the Southern Sunday Football League which operates across Lambeth, Wandsworth and Merton.

We have players from politics, researchers, advisers, public affairs, policy, the civil service, PR, journalism, academia and beyond, and are cross-party. We’re very grateful for the support we’ve had and players we’ve found from W4MP in recent years.

We welcome new players and would be delighted if you want to get in touch and try out for the Club. Just contact us and we’ll provide you with details of forthcoming sessions. We also have a casual 8aside match on Monday night for players who can’t be involved in regular 11aside.

We are an FA Charter Standard Club and run four teams in league and cup competitions. The Club is managed by a committee and has policies for welfare and the health and safety of our players.

Our home ground is Fishponds Field in Tooting and we have practice sessions most weeks usually at Battersea Park. The club also has a strong social programme and an annual tour which has taken us to Iceland, Latvia and Spain in recent years.

You can see more about us on social media – on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@WestminsterWFC). And you can reach us via these channels or email: [email protected]. Please do get in touch.