Primary Schools Finals Day –
Saturday 7th May 2016
Sponsored by the Shropshire Star

The eight finals of the Shropshire Schools & Colleges FA’s 2015/2016 Primary Schools County Finals day, sponsored by the Shropshire Star were held at the Greenhous Meadow on Saturday 7th May and the standard of football throughout the day was a great showcase of Primary Schools football within the county.

Following each of the finals presentations were made by the sponsors of that competition and our thanks go to all who were able to attend this prestigious day.

ORDER OF MATCHES

10am  John Hatfield Shield
PREES 0 V 3 LONGNOR

11am  U11 Girls Small Schools
TRINITY 3 V 1 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

12pm  U11 Boys Small Schools
PREES 1 V 4 LONGNOR

1pm  U10 Girls Shield
HARLESCOTT 1 V 4 ST. GEORGES SHREWSBURY

2pm  U10 Boys Shield
ST. GILES 3 V 0 RADBROOK

3pm  U9 Boys Cup
ST. GEORGES SHREWSBURY 2 V 1 ST. GILES

4pm  U11 Girls Plate
NEWPORT 2 V 0 ST. GEORGES SHREWSBURY

5pm  U11 Boys Plate
OXON 0 V 2 BASCHURCH

Kidz in Focus are SSCFA’s Official photographers and unique action and team images of the finals are available to view and purchase on line using the pass codes as detailed below;

Go to www.kidzinfocus.co.uk/sport

Codes;

Part A:  KDZ188211
Part B:  KS97430257BJ

For further details please contact Kidz in Focus on 01952 404411 

Primary Schools Finals Day –
Saturday 6th May 2017
Sponsored by the Shropshire Star

The eight finals of the Shropshire Schools & Colleges FA’s 2016/2017 Primary Schools County Finals day, sponsored by the Shropshire Star were held at the Greenhous Meadow on Saturday 67th May and the standard of football throughout the day was a great showcase of Primary Schools football within the county.

Following each of the finals presentations were made by the sponsors of that competition and our thanks go to all who were able to attend this prestigious day.

Kidz in Focus were the official photographers and unique action and team images of the finals are available to view and purchase on line using the pass codes as detailed below;

Go to www.kidzinfocus.co.uk/sport

Codes;

Part A:  KDZ149
Part B:  872ZT

For further details please contact Kidz in Focus on 01952 404411 

10.00am   John Hatfield Village Schools
NEWTOWN v PREES 1-0
Goal from Harry Udy

11.00am   U11 Girls Small Schools Trophy
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST v ST. WINEFRIDES 6-0
Goals from Holly Gittins (4) & Jessie Gittins (2) 

12.00pm U11 Boys Small Schools Shield
PREES v LONGDEN 0-2
Goals from Thomas Monaghan & Reece Lacourse

 1.00pm U10 Girls County Shield
ST. GEORGES v GRANGE PARK 4-0
Goals from Matilda Edge (2) & Olivia Millar (2) 

2.00pm U10 Boys County Shield
ST. GILES v REDHILL 6-1
Goals from Tommy Clayton (1), Joe Morris (2), Harry Clayton (1), Ben Hammersley-Gecan (1), Isaac England (1) (St. Giles) and Macara McNulty-Harnett (1) Redhill

 

3.00pm U9 Boys County Cup
ST. GILES v OAKMEADOW 2-0
Goals from Tommy Clayton & George Cruise

4.00pm U11 Girls County Plate
TRINITY v ST. GEORGES SHREWSBURY 1-5
Goals from Charley Glover (Trinity) & Lucy Newell (1), Olivia Millar (2), Tamzin Pountney (2) (St. Georges) 

5.00pm U11 Boys County Plate
ST. GEORGES SHREWSBURY v HARLESCOTT 3-0
Goals from Robbie Beamond (1), Alex Lewis (1), Max Beaman 

 

Primary Schools Finals Day 2014/2015

 

GREENHOUS MEADOW
Monday 4th May 2015

The eight finals of the Shropshire Schools & Colleges FA’s 2014/2015 Primary Schools County Finals day, sponsored by the Shropshire Star were held at the Greenhous Meadow on Monday 4th May and the standard of football throughout the day was a great showcase of Schools football.

This year again saw penalty shoot-outs to decide the winners when the scores were level at full time and this determined the result in 3 of the finals.

Following each of the finals presentations were made by the sponosrs of that competition and our thanks go to all who were able to attend this prestigious day.

Results:

10.00am
John Hatfield Village Schools
Sponsored by:  Margaret Hatfield
ALBRIGHTON 1 V 0 PREES

11.00am
U11 Girls Small Schools Trophy
Sponsored by: Shropshire Trophy & Bowling Centre
PREES 1 V 1 LONGNOR (0-2 Pen)

12.00pm
U11 Boys Small Schools Shield
Sponsored by:  Kidz in Sport
LONGNOR 0 V 3 PREES

13.00pm
U10 Girls County Shield
Sponsored by:  PASSMASTER Coaching
ST. GEORGES SHREWSBURY 1 V 0 ST. LAWRENCE

14.00pm
U10 Boys County Shield
Sponsored by:  Shropshire Junior Football League
ST. GEORGES SHREWSBURY 2 V 2 ST. GILES (0-2 Pen)

15.00pm
U9 Boys County Cup
Sponsored by:  Shropshire Community Leisure Trust
SHORT WOOD 4 V 0 ST. GILES

16.00pm
U11 Girls County Plate
Sponsored by;  Crossbar Coaching
ST. LAWRENCE 0 V 0 BELVIDERE (1-0 Pen)

17.00pm
U11 Boys County Plate
Sponsored by:  HD Sportswear
MERESIDE 2 V 1 MEOLE BRACE

SSCFA Staff receive Long Service awards

Colin Willcox – 50 year Service Award to Schools Football

On the occasion of the Annual General Meeting of the Shropshire Schools and Colleges Football Association held at the Shropshire FA Headquarters on Monday 23rd June a very special presentation was made to long serving stalwart Colin Willcox who received the highest accolade from the English Schools Football Association for 50 years service to schools football. In making the presentation, John Read, Chief Executive ESFA paid tribute to Colin’s dedication and commitment towards the delivery of schools football within Shropshire. During his long and distinguished service Mr. Willcox took on responsibility for all county secondary competitions including the introduction of competitions for girls and over the past eighteen years has been the driving force behind the highly successful Greenhous Federation Centre for Primary Schools that now takes place at the Shrewsbury Sports Village on Wednesday evenings. In addition to his work on the football front Mr. Willcox has given similar support to schools cricket competitions.

At the recent Shropshire Schools Sports Athletics Association John Beswick International Presentation evening two of the SSCFA Officers received Long Service awards for their outstanding contribution to School Sports.

PHIL BRADBURY – Services to Shropshire Schools and Colleges Football Association – 25 Years Treasurer.

Shropshire Lad, educated at the Priory Boys (when it played Rugby only), and on leaving school in 1953, joined the Shropshire County Council where he joined the Education Department, initially in the Enquiry Office, going on to work in Transport; Further Education and Resources sections. He retired from Shirehall in 1992.

As a sportsman, he excelled, including High Jump Champion for Shrewsbury & District, was selected for Shropshire at Long Jump for the All England Athletics Championship. In 1952, at fifteen years of age he was selected to play in goal for Shrewsbury Town Reserves which did not go down too well at the Priory Boys School. And he continued to play in goal well into his forties with local clubs Rolls Royce; Shrewsbury Amateurs and NALGO.

An outstanding all round sportsman. He still enjoys daily physical exercise through regular swimming; working out in the gym at Albrighton and cycling into town and still manages to find the time to follow Grandson Liam’s sports schedule at Greenfields school.

As Treasurer to the Shropshire Schools and Colleges FA,  the Association’s Officers greatly appreciate his advice, support and conscientious nature in looking after the accounts.

PERCY MULLALY – services to Schools Sports both at District and County Level – 40 Years

Percy started his teaching career in 1964 where he taught at Woodside Primary in Oswestry, Albrighton Juniors, St Michael Street Primary and Crowmoor Primary school.

Percy spent 30 years at Crowmoor Primary as Deputy Head organising sport through the school. He has been involved with the Shrewsbury & District Football team for some 10 years and has been involved with organising the Shrewsbury & District Cross-Country Championships for almost 20 years.

A former Chairman of the Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association, Percy is now  SSCFA’s Primary Schools Competitions Co-ordinator and leads the management team at the Greenhous Federation Centre at the Shrewsbury Sports Village on Wednesday evenings throughout the season.

Presentations of the awards were made by Scott Brown, former Thomas Telford and Shropshire Schools County goalkeeper and has been with Cheltenham for many seasons.

Mark Hignett & Steve Wilderspin receive recognition for their contribution to Schools Football

SHROPSHIRE SCHOOLS & COLLEGES FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION close the 2013-14 season with considerable praise from the English Schools Football Association. John Read Chief Executive of the English Schools Football Association recently attended  the SSCFA’s  Annual General Meeting held at the Shropshire Football Association’s Headquarters at Greenhous Meadow. In 1996 the Shropshire Football Association and the Shropshire Schools & Colleges FA formed a unique partnership and two decades later now enjoys an enviable regional and national reputation. Nationally, county schools football associations generally rely upon the goodwill of a team of volunteers and very few have the luxury of office accommodation with a salaried General Secretary overseeing the administration. Whilst Shropshire is often regarded as a rural county on the edge of the West Midlands, when it comes to football the county certainly punches above its weight as evidenced by the Shropshire Lads (25+) currently playing professional football. SSCFA runs eight county representative teams with four for girls and four for boys and are managed by a team of sixteen current teachers, many of whom wore the Shropshire shirt with pride before returning to the county after qualifying for the profession. Two of this team of teachers, Steve Wilderspin (Director of Football at Thomas Telford School & U18 SSCFA Team Manager)  and Mark Hignett (Senior Assistant Headteacher at Hadley Learning Community & SSCFA Vice Chairman & Football Development Officer) have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the development of schools & colleges football within Shropshire. John Read ESFA paid tribute to the work being undertaken in Shropshire commenting “ESFA appreciates the on-going work of Steve Wilderspin with the national U18 team and we are delighted that Mark Hignett is joining the ESFA Council”.  Responding on behalf of SSCFA, Alan Jones commented “Steve and Mark are outstanding individuals who ‘give’ so much to schools and colleges football development beyond their full time teaching responsibilities. In March 2013 SSCFA celebrated 90 years of schools football and during the history of the ESFA  no Shropshire teacher has been appointed to Council.”

SATURDAY 17TH MAY 2015
PRIMARY SCHOOLS FINALS DAY

The eight finals of the Shropshire Schools & Colleges FA’s 2013/2014 Primary Schools County Finals day, sponsored by the Shropshire Star were held at the Greenhous Meadow on Saturday 17th May and the standard of football throughout the day matched the glorious weather.

This year saw penalty shoot-outs to decide the winners when the scores were level at full time and this determined the result in 3 of the finals.

Following each of the finals presentations were made by the sponosrs of that competition and our thanks go to all who were able to attend this prestigious day.

RESULTS:

JOHN HATFIELD VILLAGE SCHOOLS
Sponsored by: Margaret Hatfield
Newtown 2 v 5 Longden

U11 GIRLS SMALL SCHOOLS TROPHY
Sponsred by: Shropshire Trophy & Bowling Centre
Longden 0 v 7 Trinity

U11 BOYS SMALL SCHOOLS SHIELD
Sponsored by: Kidz in Sport
Baschurch 5 v 0 Prees

U10 GIRLS COUNTY SHIELD
Sponsored by: PassMaster Coaching
Greenfields 1 v 1 St. Georges Shrewsbury (3-1 penalties)

U10 BOYS COUNTY SHIELD
Sponsored by: Shropshire Junior Football League
St. Georges Telford  2 v 2 Mereside (3-2 penalties)

U9 BOYS COUNTY CUP
Sponsored by:  Shropshire Community Leisure Trust
Redhill  1 v 0 St. Georges Shrewsbury

U11 GIRLS COUNTY PLATE
Sponsored by:  Crossbar Coaching
St. Georges Shrewsbury 4 v 0 St. Lawrence

 

U11 BOYS COUNTY PLATE
Sponsored by:  HD Sportswear
St. Lawrence 0 v 0 Redhill (3-1 penalties)

Mark Dickson receives Life Member Award

In honour of his outstanding commitment to SSCFA Mark was presented with his Life Membership Award for his services to the Association by SSCFA Chairman Bob McGrath.

SSCFA is proud to report on ‘An Evening with SSCFA – Celebrating 90 Years’ which took place at The Lord Hill Hotel, Shrewsbury on Saturday March 16th 2013.

Past County players joined a host of sponsors, partners, supporters and past and present officers and their guests as the evening sold out out prior to advertising.

It was heart warming to see such support for schools and colleges football in Shropshire but disappointing that so many other supporters were unable to join us on the night as a result of the 230 seat capacity at the venue. A waiting list of 50 received prior to an announcement that the evening was to be a sell out were regrettably unable to join us and we are certain that we could have filled the venue at least twice over had we not made the announcement when we did.

We are extremely grateful to all attendees and especially to our ‘special guests’ who provided the entertainment by way of interviews and reminisces with our very own Ryan Jervis OBE. Joe Hart, Billy Jones, Boaz Myhill and Bernard McNally all rushed to us from their games earlier in the day and another ex-SSCFA star, Dave Edwards, was only prevented from attending by a serious foot injury sustained earlier that day. Their attendance and participation was the icing on the cake and ensured a night to remember for all.

The traditional Irish bingo, auction (with celebrity auctioneer David Brettell) and raffle included many excellent items and the 3-course menu was superb. A number of presentations were also made including the induction of Boaz Myhill and Bernard McNally to our ‘Hall of Fame’ and an award to Alan Jones made by Man City and England number 1 Joe Hart in appreciation of his forty plus years dedication to youth football in Shropshire.

Charity was also to benefit from the evening with a £300 donation and signed framed Shropshire shirt being presented to Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham in recognition of the support they have provided to two of our County Team Managers in recent times.

It is fitting that the final mention goes to the ‘organising committee’ who invested much time, effort and thought into making the event the huge success it undoubtedly was. We look forward to ‘An Evening with SSCFA – Celebrating 100 Years!

Thanks again to everyone for your support both on the night and towards the day-to-day running of SSCFA which allows us to continue to provide a number of hi quality footballing experiences to the boys and girls of all ages of Shropshire!

Please follow the ‘Kidz in Sport & Much More’ link to view and purchase photos from the evening.

Mark Hignett
Vice Chairman and Football Development Officer
Shropshire Schools and Colleges FA

Shropshire Schools & Colleges FA celebrated another hugely successful period in schools football in the county by making two of their key partners Life Members.

Howard & Ann Thorne of Shropshire Homes and Dave and Maureen Pountney of Salopian Sports joined patrons and officials of the SSCFA at a recent lunch at Greenhous Meadow to receive their awards.

Shropshire Homes have championed youth football in Shropshire for many years as former sponsors of the Centre of Excellence at Shrewsbury Town and more recently as sponsors of SSCFA’s prestigious U15 and u18 county cups.

Salopian Sports began their association with SSCFA in 1993 as inaugural sponsors of the girls U16 county cup and witnessed SSCFA winning ten national championships for girls in the following decade.

Bob McGrath, Chairman SSCFA, commented “both Shropshire Homes and Salopian Sports have invested time and money to help improve schools football in Shropshire and we are very grateful for their continued support in helping to maintain the Association’s ambitions for competitive schools football in Shropshire”.