PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT FINAL

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REEBOK STADIUM, 24TH MAY 2011
PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
Bolton Wanderers Community Trust offers high quality work through
its various projects covering Health & Wellbeing, Community Cohesion,
Cultural Awareness, Olympic Multi-Sports and a well structured
Grassroots Football Coaching programme. Through this we are
dedicated to offering everyone within the Community of Bolton access to
programmes which will help shape the future of the town.
Premier League 4 Sport
The Premier League 4 Sport Initiative is a £3.8 million partnership
between the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and
the Premier League. The project aims to increase participation
among young people (5-9years) as part of the governments
London 2012 legacy plans. The initiative offers Olympic disciplines
judo, volleyball, badminton and table tennis. Bolton Wanderers
Community Trust have partnered up with local clubs to support
these community sport sessions.
Health and Wellbeing
BWCT’s Health and Wellbeing department currently delivers 3
projects; Premier Health, Imagine Your Goals and the new Active
Families Bolton. The projects are funded by the Premier League and
other partners including The Professional Footballers Association,
The Football Pools, Comic Relief and Time To Change. The initiatives
BWCT deliver help raise awareness of health issues in Bolton,
provide physical activity for families across the borough and offer
both education and training opportunities whilst spending quality
time together, enriching their lives for a healthier future.
Reebok Stadium, Burnden Way,
Lostock, Bolton BL6 6JW
REEBOK STADIUM, 24TH MAY 2011
A warm welcome to the
2011 Premier League Schools
Tournament Finals. Today is one
of the highlights of the Premier
League season as we celebrate
the fun of playing football.
School of Football
Bolton Wanderers School of Football was launched in March 2010
by players Andy O’Brien and Mark Davies. The School of Football
offers quality football coaching provisions in school time, after
school and in the school holidays. The School of Football follows a
strict coaching plan and works hard to implement the ethos of the
Football Association’s Age Appropriate Coaching ensuring that no
matter the experience or ability of the player being coached, they
are challenged individually to ensure that they learn new skills and
develop existing ones. Bolton Wanderers Manager, Owen Coyle,
champions the initiatives carried out by the School of Football:
“These Official BWFC courses are not only great for the youngsters
that take part as they learn about teamwork, have fun, and get
some top class coaching but they also allow the club to do some
talent spotting.”
Community Cohesion
BWCT Community Cohesion runs a variety of projects which look
to use diversionary activities to engage young people and enhance
their lives through education and physical activity. Currently we
are delivering Kickz, Get off the Bench and our new Positive
Chances project as well as working closely with schools delivering
the Scarf project and other smaller projects.
Bolton Wanderers Community Trust
PREMIER LEAGUE
SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT FINAL
01204 673790
www.bwct.org.uk
Each year the Premier League Schools Tournament gets bigger and better. This year is extra special because
|it is the first where we have teams from all 20 Barclays Premier League clubs represented.
Over 6,500 young people and 800 schools have taken part in the Tournament this year, so to the 320 of
you from the 40 schools who have made it to the Finals here today, many congratulations as it’s already a
tremendous achievement.
We hope you enjoy the Premier League experience: wearing the kit, changing in the first team dressing
rooms, being refereed by Premier League match officials, and playing on the same turf that your heroes have
competed on this season.
Finally, we would like to thank Disney XD for their support in raising the profile of the Tournament this year
and all the staff at Bolton Wanderers FC and Community Trust for their help in putting on this day – we are
sure that it will be one that you will remember for a long time.”
Richard Scudamore
Chief Executive, Premier League
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
PREMIER LEAGUE
SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT FINAL
REEBOK STADIUM, 24TH MAY 2011
Welcome to the Reebok
Stadium for this year’s Premier
League Schools Tournament
Finals. We, as a club,
feel privileged to be
hosting this season’s
event, particularly
as there will be
representative teams
from all 20 Premier
League clubs.
Welcome to the Reebok
Stadium for the Final of this
year’s Premier League Schools
Tournament – today
is the opportunity
for you to play on
one of the Premier
League stages and I
hope you enjoy the
whole experience.
Over 800 schools have taken part in the tournament this year, so it has been a fantastic achievement for all
of those children participating in today’s events to reach this stage. I’m sure that there will be some great
football played and that the eventual winners will deserve the honour of being crowned the Premier League
Schools Champions for 2011.
I have been at Bolton Wanderers now for eight seasons and that feeling of looking forward to stepping out on
the pitch at the Reebok Stadium in front of our fans is still as strong as ever and I am sure you will feel it too
when you run out of the tunnel representing your schools and your clubs.
Everyone at Bolton Wanderers is proud of what the club has to offer. We hope that all the children will enjoy
the experience of being able to use our facilities and wear their club’s kit at the Reebok Stadium
– a venue where the country’s biggest names and stars have played this season.
I would like to congratulate you all on the brilliant effort of reaching the final, enjoy every moment of the
day and good luck to you from all at Bolton Wanderers.”
So, to all involved, we again say welcome to Bolton Wanderers Football Club and make sure to enjoy a day
that will stay long in the memory.”
Kevin Davies
Captain, Bolton Wanderers FC
Phil Gartside
Chairman, Bolton Wanderers FC
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 11 schools
ARSENAL
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Canonbury School
Lyndon Green Junior School
Who’s playing:
Canonbury Primary School is in Islington, close
to the Emirates Stadium, in Central London.
This year the Canonbury School football team
have achieved great success. They started off
the season by winning the Forest Cup held in
October at the Independent Forest School in
Walthamstow, London, E17. They then went on
to win their Division in the Islington School’s
Football League, playing games held after school
every Tuesday.
Klaudio Malasi
Elliot Greene
Tashan Oakley-Boothe
TJ Eyoma
Max Arnull
Pablo Nicholls
Dylan Gellianeau
Johnny Gill
Playing in:
Arsenal
Home Kit
In March 2011, Canonbury won the Lee Cini
tournament, which is run by Arsenal in the Community. Through this competition, they now go
to the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, to represent Arsenal FC.
Who’s playing:
The school are delighted to be representing
Birmingham City at the Premier League Schools
Tournament. The school offer a wide range of
sporting activities and run a whole range of
representative teams taking children from Years
4 to 6.
Over the past few years they have had a great
deal of success with the football teams winning
district and regional competitions. They will be
hoping that they put in a performance on the
pitch like their heroes did back in February when
Birmingham City won the Carling Cup. The team is captained by Reece and he’s keen to get the
opportunity to lift the trophy at the end of the day.
Reece Wyatt
Danny Meers
Kyle Shields
Jaydon Wilkes
Sam Preece
Ben Griffin
Ryan Butterfield
Sean Lasley-Wright
Playing in:
Birmingham City
Home Kit
Scott Chickelday, PE teacher at Canonbury, “I am delighted with their success so far and the
children have become stronger and stronger as the season has gone on. We are so looking forward
to the Finals on the 24th May. Everyone is excited. It is a fantastic opportunity for the children to
play football at a Premier League ground and we aim to enjoy the whole experience.”
ASTON VILLA
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Woodhouse Primary School
Garstang St Thomas C. E. Primary School
Who’s playing:
Woodhouse’s road to the final began back in
October where they saw off 9 other schools to
make it to the second phase. Connor WaltonWilcox finished as top scorer on the day with 5
goals. Special thanks go to goalkeeper Gabriel
Bajrami, for saving a penalty in the semi-final.
In December, the team went to Aston Villa’s
Academy to play for the right to head to the
Reebok. Again, Connor Walton-Wilcox managed
to top the goal scoring charts with 7 goals on
the day but a real team effort pulled them
through to victory.
The final itself saw the boys playing in front of all the watching spectators knowing one
more win would see them progress to the overall final at the Reebok Stadium. Fortunately,
Woodhouse saved their best performance for last. With two goals from Geraldo Bajrami, and
some heroic defending from Jayden Harnett and Matthew Wilson, Woodhouse eventually won
2-0 and the celebrations began. The team are now looking forward to the final and representing
Aston Villa and seeing how far they can go in the competition!
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Geraldo Bajrami
Gabriel Bajrami
Matthew Wilson
Jayden Harnett
Aaron Barnes
Igil Bohushi
Connor Walton-Wilcox
John Ling
Playing in:
Aston Villa
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
Garstang St Thomas’ CE primary is a small,
friendly and welcoming church school set in the
beautiful Lancashire countryside. They are very
proud of their sports provision and run lots of
out of school clubs enabling the children to take
part in different activities. Over the last couple of
years, the school have represented Wyre at the
Lancashire Youth Games for rugby (twice) and
girl’s football.
Having a very small Year 6 class last year, the
football team has been together for two years
and have had a chance to develop their skills and teamwork together. Last year they had a
clean sweep of the local trophies after lots of exciting and nail biting competitions.
Sam Walmsley
Sam Dugdale
Jordan Hunter
Cameron Ross
Sam Fielding
Ross Green
Josh Taylor
Johnny Hockin
Playing in:
Blackburn Rovers
Home Kit
St Thomas’ adventure started in March with the first round of the competition at Ewood Park’s
Indoor Centre. The squad played brilliantly in all of the matches, only conceding one goal. The
final was against Feniscowles of Blackburn and in a close encounter they came out on top 3-2.
With the team’s top scorer being on fire and scoring the winner, and a defence Bolton would
have been proud of, they ran out the winners.
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 11 schools
BLACKPOOL
CHELSEA
St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School
Heathmere Primary School
Who’s playing:
St Cuthbert’s school football team have played
some wonderful football during the season, winning
the Blackpool schools’ plate competition. Leading
the scoring this season has been striker Steven
Hodgkinson, although Jack Meechan and Kieran
Gallagher have pushed him for the title of top
scorer.
Going into the Blackpool PL Schools competition,
the team from St Cuthbert’s were very much
the underdogs (not dissimilar to Blackpool FC),
having to play on astro turf, a surface which they
were not used to. In the group stage, the team took time to get into their stride. In the final, Steven
Hodgkinson scored the opening goal assisted by Jack Meechan. In the second half, the opposition
piled on the pressure and levelled the scores. There were chances at both ends but Steven stepped
up to score his second. A final two minutes, whistle blown, St Cuthbert’s were 2-1 winners. Jubilation
on the pitch and on the touchline! Special mention of the team manager Mrs Maureen (Maureenio)
Little and assistant coaches Darryl Loy and Ben Jakes.
Who’s playing:
Joseph Fahey
Lee Ashton
Jack Meechan
Kieran Gallagher
Oliver Dewhurst
Michael Machowiecki
Kieran Boyce
Steven Hodgkinson
Heathmere were very excited to win the Chelsea
Football Tournament and are looking forward to
competing against other schools in Bolton.
Ryan is Captain of the team and has shown great
leadership and skill to ensure the school finished
second in the Putney Schools Football league.
Ryan is an outstanding all-round sportsman and
has a twin brother in the team called Steven.
Steven, Ryan’s twin brother has played for the
school’s football team since Year 4.
Playing in:
Blackpool
Home Kit
EVERTON
Claypool Primary School
St Laurence’s Catholic Primary School
Who’s playing:
In goal is Stephen Thomson and his favourite player is Bolton’s Jussi Jaaskelainen although he
resembles Adam Bogdan, or so he says. Robbie Holt and William James are the defenders alongside
Ashley Walls. William is another BWFC supporter and enjoys getting forward just like his hero
Kevin Davies. Robbie is a defender for the school but goalkeeper for his local team. He supports
Bolton and Liverpool and his favourite player is Suarez. Ashley’s favourite player is Bolton’s Stuart
Holden. In attack are Daniel Murray and Kyler Southern, another big Stuart Holden fan. All are
looking forward to the finals and all are looking to do their best on home turf. C’mon Claypool!
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Playing in:
Chelsea
Home Kit
Khalil plays in midfield alongside Brandon. Awais is an outstanding goalkeeper and he has proven
to have great skills and commitment. Taya, one of two Year 5 players in the team, plays in
midfield. Joel is the second of the Year 5 players in the team and he loves to show off his dance
skills, even if it is on the football pitch. He plays in midfield or defence. Darnel is the youngest
player in the team and is only in Year 3, but shows outstanding skills as a striker where he also
plays for Tottenham Football Club.
BOLTON WANDERERS
This is the second time in succession that
Claypool School has represented Bolton
Wanderers in the Premier League Schools
Tournament after making the finals at Ewood Park
last year. Two of that team remain; Saul is now
team captain and is a product of the Burnley FC
Academy. Whilst playing in defence for the Clarets,
he occupies midfield for the school and has played
in most games for the last two years. Matthew
Casey is another ever-present who enjoys his
midfield role. He is also a good swimmer; he
captains the school team and swims for Horwich.
Khalil Lawal
Brandon Pope
Awais Ahmed
Joel Fosuhene Gray
Taya Andrews
Darnel Baxter Alleyne
Ryan Sessegnon
Steven Sessegnon
Saul Guffogg
Matthew Casey
Stephen Thomson
Ashley Walls
William James
Robbie Holt
Kyler Southern
Daniel Murray
Playing in:
Bolton Wanderers
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
St Laurence’s team started to train together
in year 3 and have developed and progressed
massively since then. Last year saw them pick
up their first silverware when they were crowned
Kirkby Year 5 champions in a competition
organised by Everton FC and they retained the
title at Year 6 this season. During the Everton FC
competition St Laurence’s won all their group
games scoring a total of 27 goals.
Jack Delea
Olivia Bennett
Michael Wilkinson
Joseph Ellison
Joshua Ferguson
Liam O’Flaherty
Ellis O’Keefe
Playing in:
Everton
Home Kit
The team performance at the other end of the
pitch was equally impressive with top defensive
displays from Captain Liam O’Flaherty and Josh Ferguson and player of the tournament Jack
Delea outstanding in goal. St Laurence’s met Prescot in the semi-final and ran out 6-0 winners.
The final saw St Laurence’s play some of their best football, passing and moving to create
chance after chance. It took a while for the first goal to come but Michael Wilkinson broke the
deadlock. Joe Ellison then added 2 goals before Wilkinson finished off the scoring with another.
The final whistle was greeted by a huge roar from the St Laurence’s faithful as the team won
their biggest ever trophy. Back at school the children presented Mr Cronin with the largest
trophy in the school’s history to make him the proudest head teacher in the country.
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 11 schools
FULHAM
MANCHESTER CITY
Sandcross Primary School
St John’s Catholic Primary School
Who’s playing:
Sandcross Primary school, from Reigate in Surrey
went into the Surrey area of Fulham FC’s Premier
League tournament with the confidence of a
team that had not lost a local Surrey school’s
league match for four consecutive years!
In the finals, a string of consistent performances
saw Sandcross claim three victories (one 3-0 and
two 5-0’s) along with a 1-1 draw, to qualify with
ease for the semis. With confidence running high,
Sandcross beat their opponents by 6-2 to take
their place in the final.
Liam Castles
Kyle Hammond
Elijah Brathwaite
Charlie Rees
Matthew Cove
Finn Campbell
Alex Herbert
Tom Mellis
Playing in:
Fulham
Home Kit
The final was a tight affair for the first half, but Sandcross always looked the more likely to take
control – and so it turned out, with four unanswered second half goals winning the trophy and
with it passage to the national finals at The Reebok Stadium, Bolton.
Who’s playing:
St John’s is a Catholic school of more than 500
pupils in Chorlton, South Manchester. PE and
Sport have always played a huge part in the
daily life of the school. This should come as no
surprise, especially since St John’s holds specialist
sports status, one of only five primary schools in
the country to achieve that.
Last year, the school represented Manchester
United at this tournament, reaching the semifinals at Ewood Park before going out to the
eventual winners, Tottenham. This time around,
however, they have switched to represent the blue half of the city, and will be hoping to at least
match their previous achievement.
LIVERPOOL
MANCHESTER UNITED
Farnborough Road Junior School
Moorside Community Primary School
Who’s playing:
The boys thoroughly enjoyed the experience of playing at The Academy, despite the rather cold
and damp conditions and are thrilled to be representing Liverpool in the national finals - even
with a scattering of Everton and Manchester United fans! The school has quite a history of
success in football with the school winning both the National Railtrack Competition, played at the
Millennium Stadium and the English Schools’ F.A. National 6-a-side competitions in 2002 – the
only time both titles have been won by one school in the same season. A certain Jack Rodwell of
current Everton fame played for Farnborough in both those tournaments.
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Playing in:
Manchester City
Home Kit
At St John’s, the school motto is “Surrounded by Opportunities”. This is reflected in the fact
that more than 25 sports are available for the children, either before school, during lunchtimes
or after school. These activities take part at the first-class facilities, which include an Astroturf
pitch and sports hall. Recently, the school even had a swimming pool temporarily installed in
the sports hall with the help of Olympic medallist Steve Parry.
Coach, Deputy Head Steve Leach has been coaching football at Sandcross School for the last
thirteen years, during which time the school has won a total of ten trophies.
The Farnborough Road team were extremely
excited to play at the Liverpool FC Academy; for
many of them it was their first ever visit there.
The league matches saw them win three matches,
whilst narrowly losing 3-2 against the eventual
group winners Plantation. The team enjoyed an
8-3 win in their quarter-final and a very convincing
10-0 win in the semi-final. In the final they met
the conquerors from the group stage – Plantation.
This only spurred the boys on to greater efforts as
they opened up a 5-0 lead in the final, the eventual
score finishing 5-1 to Farnborough.
Callum Conner-Jones
Jack Sheenan
Kofi Biney
Kian O’Grady
Shaquille Lewys
Liam Chrystal
Zak Smith
Joseph Hannaway
Angus Gailey
Ben McKittirick
Gilson Amaral
Harry Clarke
Jamie Hanlon
Charlie Ball
Michael Howard
Lucas Jones
Playing in:
Liverpool
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
Moorside Community Primary School have a very
strong sporting background and school teams take
part in many inter-school fixtures and events. The
Year 6 football team is coached by Site Manager,
Mr George Walker, and they have won the Salford
Schools Football League and are in the semi-finals
of two cup tournaments. Moorside began their
campaign in the Manchester United Schools
tournament back in January in the preliminary
round held at The Cliff. In the five games they
were unbeaten but had some very closely fought
matches. In the final against Brooklands the final
score was 1-1 and they finally won on a nail-biting penalty shoot out!
Reece Glennon
Connor Faulkner
Mickey Lawler
Jack Wyatt
Jack Higson
Callum Boardman
Elsi Shahini
Thomas Huntbach
Playing in:
Manchester United
Home Kit
In the finals round in February, they played in a round robin competition and finished in the top four.
The teams taking part in this round were all good and there were some very competitive matches.
The final against Davyhulme ended up in a 1-1 draw. In a nail-biting penalty shoot out Moorside
emerged victorious. In all three penalty shoot outs they maintained a clean sheet with no penalties
being missed. Over the competition so far Jack Wyatt has been the leading goalscorer and credit
must also go to goalkeeper, Reece Glennon who has pulled off some fantastic saves.
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 11 schools
NEWCASTLE UNITED
SUNDERLAND
Hilton Primary School
New Silksworth Junior School
Who’s playing:
Hilton Primary School is in the west end of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. For the past two years
they have been building up a successful team
that has culminated in the amazing achievement
of appearing at the Premier League Schools
Tournament finals. The school play in the west of
Newcastle league and this season have won all
their games conceding only two goals!
The school have amassed a few honours winning
the Newcastle World Cup in 2010, the ESFA
Newcastle Cup in 2011, The Kings Cup in 2010
and 2011 and were runners up in the NE ESFA Cup Finals in 2011. Captain Reagan Campbell has
played for the school team since he was in Year 3 and he’s a real handful for the opposition and
has bagged many goals this season. He also plays for the Newcastle United Academy.
Caine Sheridan
Owen Serginson
Saif Omar
Michael Hunter
Reagan Campbell
Kieran Burke
Kieran Patterson
Chris Farrell
Playing in:
Newcastle United
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
New Silksworth Junior School have always taken
pride in their sporting history. Since the school
opened in its current location in 1987 there has
always been a school football team competing in
the Sunderland Primary schools’ football league
and in competitions across the county.
In past years the school football team has won
many honours including the 2002 McDonald’s
World Cup and were Football De Salao National
Champions in 2009.
STOKE CITY
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Gladstone Primary School
Rhodes Avenue Primary School
Who’s playing:
Sport and in particular football is a large part of the
school’s day to day life and teams run from Year
1 to Year 6. These are run by the school’s Learning
Mentors Mr. Stephen Miller and Mr. Glen Rammell.
Gladstone’s team is unbeaten this year and won every match on their way to becoming the winners
of the Stoke City FC tournament. In the process they only conceded one goal during the entire
competition and that was a deflection! They finished top of their group in the early stages of the
tournament. A 3-0 win in the semi-finals was followed by a 2-0 win in the final with a long range
strike from defender Arron and a solo effort from midfielder Joel.
With an equal mix of Year 5 and Year 6 boys Joel and Joshua are both now part of the Stoke City
academy at the U10s age group. Overall the boys are a hard-working outfit that have a good passing
style, but most of all enjoy what they do and work well as a team.
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Playing in:
Sunderland
Home Kit
The school reached the finals of the Premier League tournament after playing in the SAFC
tournament held at Goals, Bede College, Sunderland. The team played extremely well throughout
and reached the final of the tournament unbeaten. In the final they lined up against Newbottle
Primary school in what was a tense affair. The score at the final whistle was 2-2, taking the game
into a penalty shoot out, a nervous time for all players and each player who stepped up to take
a penalty showed great courage. New Silksworth eventually won the penalty shoot out 5-4 with
Will Meddes blasting home the winning penalty. Special mention must also go to goalkeeper James
McGonnell who saved two penalties and scored his own.
Mr Heeley, the manager of the team likes to think of himself as a mix between Kevin Keegan
and John Sheridan (he’s a big fan of Chesterfield FC). Hilton can’t wait to represent their heros
Newcastle United in the finals of the Premier League Schools Tournament – H’way the lads and
Toon Toon Hilton Army!
Gladstone Primary School is just a 5 minute
drive from Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium. The
school moved into a brand new building in
September 2009 which is regarded as one of the
best school buildings in the country with state of
the art technology.
James McGonnell
Will Meddes
Jordan Hickey
Dillon Clark
Adam Boxall
Jevan Kirton
Ryan Cole
Owen Snaith
Kurt Procter
Nigel Kuvheya
Aaron Taylor
Joshua Ledgar
Arron Bourne
Cole Slater
Joel Tusevo
Playing in:
Stoke City
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
Rhodes Avenue is a primary school situated in
Wood Green. The team have played together for
the last year, representing the school in various
football tournaments, achieving great success.
Goalkeeper Tom Levy Brown does not get as
much action as he would like, because of the
quality of the teams defence, which consists of
Sam Levitas and sweeper Hayden Salk who reads
the game like the back of his hand.
Tom Levy Brown
Sam Levitas
Hayden Salk
James Turner
Josh Shack
Sam Lewis
Jayden Clarke
Oliver Dowling
Playing in:
Tottenham Hostpur
Home Kit
James Turner is shy off the field but don’t let
that fool you; he’s the most technically gifted midfielder on the team with a determination to
match. The clock of the team that keeps everything ticking is midfielder Josh Shack, a mini Van
der Vaart in the making; he’s got a bright future ahead of him. Sam Lewis is the workhorse on
the wing and can dig a cross out of a nothing situation.
Jayden Clarke at centre forward is a star in the making. He can do things other 11 year olds can
only dream of. This boy could be a future England international – remember the name! Oliver
Dowling is a little trickster and is a fast and furious player down the wing.
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 11 schools
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
WIGAN ATHLETIC
Aston Fields Middle School
Hindley St Peter’s Church of England Primary School
Who’s playing:
Aston Fields Year 6 team were the winners of
the WBA Premier League Schools Tournament
back in March 2011. They had the experience
of playing in the WBA Academy dome for the
competition and won all 4 of their games scoring
a total of 41 goals and conceding none.
A slightly unfortunate draw saw the A team from
the school play the B team in the semi-finals and
a hard fought game led to a penalty shootout.
This then went to sudden death and it was down
to the goalkeepers for the teams to decide the
fate. Billy Arnold stepped up to be the hero of the day by saving the penalty from his opponent
and then slotting home the winning penalty to take his side through to the final.
Billy Arnold
Harry Barratt
Kai Douglas
Harvey Martin
Jackson Tavarez
Harley Hetherington
Dafydd Rees
Oliver Leatham
Playing in:
West Bromwich Albion
Home Kit
The final wasn’t such a close affair in possessions terms and Harvey Martin finally scored
a stunning winner. The team are looking forward to running out at the Reebok Stadium
representing WBA.
Who’s playing:
Although the school have had success in local
competitions, this is the first time they have
reached a final in any competition. The squad have
had a flavour of celebrity life and fame. The team
returned to a ‘Guard of Honour’ on the playground,
had their photograph in a Wigan Athletic Match
day programme but best of all they were presented
to the crowd at half-time in the Wigan v Tottenham
game and performed a lap of honour.
In the local competition the team progressed
through the group stages without losing a game
but had some pretty tough battles. The semi-final and final were nail-biting experiences both
going to penalties. However fortunately they prevailed in both shoot-outs and pleasingly never
missed a penalty – maybe they could give the England team some tips! The after-school club is run
by volunteer Shaun Brady and the team would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his
commitment to the school and grass roots football. Thank you Shaun! Thomas and Sean are Bolton
Wanderers supporters and are fulfilling a dream playing at the Reebok Stadium. They also have a
very special supporter in the crowd at the Grand Final - Kieran’s Dad has been fighting in Afghanistan
for the past 6 months and he has arrived home just in time to be at the finals.
WEST HAM
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Sherwood Park Primary School
Woodfield Junior School
Who’s playing:
Blackfen Central School on Sherwood Park
Avenue, Sidcup was opened by Kent County
Council in 1933. An Infant School was added
the following year. In 1965 responsibility for
the school passed to the London Borough of
Bexley and six years later the Primary School was
divided into Blackfen Junior School and Blackfen
Infant School. The name Sherwood Park Primary
School was adopted in 1995.
Sherwood Park took part in the West Ham
United Community Sports Trust mixed under 11’s
Premier League tournament in March 2011. They performed excellently and were lucky enough
to reach the final where they overcame a very good side from Brampton Primary School; the
final ended 2-0 but it was a very tight game in which Sherwood Park had to work extremely
hard to win.
The school are now very excited to be attending the Premier League Schools Tournament Final
at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton on the 24th May 2011.
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James King
Lee Glover
Robert Strachan
Rye Ahronson
Tommy Barry
Jamie Patterson
Chloe Smith
Hannah James
Playing in:
West Ham
Home Kit
Ben Forshaw
Alex Bibby
Taylor Cain
Kieron Fothergill
Thomas Ingram
Aaron Brown
Sean Crompton
Cameron Knowles
Playing in:
Wigan Athletic
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
The 8 players representing Woodfield Junior
School come from a school of just under 400
pupils in the Penn area of Wolverhampton. In a
superb display of high quality football, Woodfield
Junior School became the first team from Penn
to qualify for the Premier League National Finals.
Their road to Bolton began with table-topping
form in group A which resulted in a semi-final
match against Queen Victoria Primary School.
With a solid defensive partnership of Billy
Robinson and Levi Andoh, Woodfield came out
as well deserved winners, setting up a historical
final against St Mary’s Junior School.
Jack Harris
Levi Andoh
Billy Robinson
Ryan Phokela
Owen Hutchinson
Vishal Sharma
Jacob Masters
Kobe Nedrick
Playing in:
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home Kit
The final started with tensions running high and chances going to both teams. With one eye on
Bolton, Woodfield upped their tempo to play some exhilarating football. Thanks to two goals from
Owen Hutchinson, Woodfield were crowned the winners 2011. Woodfield will be cheered on by a
group of dedicated family and friends, as well as their management team of Mr. Hawkins and Mr.
Wills. Special thanks should go to Mr. Sharma, who has provided sponsorship for the team over the
last few seasons, and Alison Poole, who has braved the elements and not missed a match all season!
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ORDER OF PLAY
Under 11’s Competition
Group A
Group B
Group C
Round
Time
Pitch 1
Pitch 2
Pitch 3
Pitch 4
11
11.45
Group C
Aston Villa
v
Newcastle United
Group C
Manchester United
v
Blackburn Rovers
Group D
Stoke City
v
Liverpool
Group D
West Ham
v
Tottenham Hotspur
12
12.00
Group R
Aston Villa
v
Newcastle United
Group R
Manchester United
v
Blackburn Rovers
Group S
Stoke City
v
Liverpool
Group S
West Ham
v
Tottenham Hotspur
13
12.15
Group A
Blackpool
v
West Bromwich Albion
Group A
Everton
v
Wigan
Group B
Bolton Wanderers
v
Sunderland
Group B
Manchester City
v
Birmingham City
14
12.30
Group P
Blackpool
v
West Bromwich Albion
Group P
Everton
v
Wigan
Group Q
Bolton Wanderers
v
Sunderland
Group Q
Manchester City
v
Birmingham City
Group D
Under 13’s Competition
Group P
Group R
Group S
Round
Time
Pitch 1
Pitch 2
Pitch 3
Pitch 4
15
12.45
Group B
Bolton Wanderers
v
Manchester City
Group B
Birmingham City
v
Fulham
Group D
Stoke City
v
Tottenham Hotspur
Group D
West Ham
v
Chelsea
09.15
Group A
Wigan Athletic
v
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Group C
Manchester United
v
Arsenal
1
Group A
Blackpool
v
Everton
Group C
Aston Villa
v
Blackburn Rovers
16
13.00
Group P
Blackpool
v
Everton
Group P
Wigan Athletic
v
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Group Q
Bolton Wanderers
v
Manchester City
Group Q
Birmingham City
v
Fulham
Group R
Aston Villa
v
Blackburn Rovers
Group R
Manchester United
v
Arsenal
Group S
Stoke City
v
Tottenham Hotspur
Group S
West Ham
v
Chelsea
17
13.15
Group C
Aston Villa
v
Manchester United
Group C
Arsenal
v
Newcastle United
Group D
Stoke City
v
West Ham
Group D
Chelsea
v
Liverpool
Group A
Everton
v
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Group A
Wigam Athletic
v
West Bromwich Albion
Group B
Manchester City
v
Fulham
Group B
Birmingham City
v
Sunderland
18
13.30
Group R
Aston Villa
v
Manchester United
Group R
Arsenal
v
Newcastle United
Group S
Stoke City
v
West Ham
Group S
Chelsea
v
Liverpool
Group P
Everton
v
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Group P
Wigam Athletic
v
West Bromwich Albion
Group Q
Manchester City
v
Fulham
Group Q
Birmingham City
v
Sunderland
19
13.45
Group A
Blackpool
v
Wigan Athletic
Group A
Wolverhampton Wanderers
v
West Bromwich Albion
Group B
Bolton Wanderers
v
Birmingham City
Group B
Fulham
v
Sunderland
Group C
Manchester United
v
Newcastle United
Group C
Arsenal
v
Blackburn Rovers
Group D
West Ham
v
Liverpool
Group D
Chelsea
v
Tottenham Hotspur
20
14.00
Group R
Manchester United
v
Newcastle United
Group R
Arsenal
v
Blackburn Rovers
Group S
West Ham
v
Liverpool
Group S
Chelsea
v
Tottenham Hotspur
Under 13’s Semi-Final 1
Winners of Group P
v
Winners of Group Q
Under 13’s Semi-Final 2
Winners of Group R
v
Winners of Group S
2
3
4
5
09.30
09.45
10.00
10.15
6
10.30
Group P
Blackpool
v
Wigan Athletic
Group P
Wolverhampton Wanderers
v
West Bromwich Albion
Group Q
Bolton Wanderers
v
Birmingham City
Group Q
Fulham
v
Sunderland
7
10.45
Group C
Aston Villa
v
Arsenal
Group C
Newcastle United
v
Blackburn Rovers
Group D
Stoke City
v
Chelsea
Group D
Liverpool
v
Tottenham Hotspur
21
14.15
Under 11’s Semi-Final 1
Winners of Group A
v
Winners of Group B
11.00
Group R
Aston Villa
v
Arsenal
Group R
Newcastle United
v
Blackburn Rovers
Group S
Stoke City
v
Chelsea
Group S
Liverpool
v
Tottenham Hotspur
22
14.30
Under 11’s Semi-Final 2
Winners of Group C
v
Winners of Group D
11.15
Group A
Blackpool
v
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Group A
Everton
v
West Bromwich Albion
Group B
Bolton Wanderers
v
Birmingham City
Group B
Manchester City
v
Sunderland
23
14.45
11.30
Group P
Blackpool
v
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Group P
Everton
v
West Bromwich Albion
Group Q
Bolton Wanderers
v
Birmingham City
Group Q
Fulham
v
Sunderland
24
15.00
8
9
10
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Group Q
Under 13’s Final
Winners of Semi-Final 1
v
Winners of Semi-Final 2
Under 11’s Final
Winners of Semi-Final 1
v
Winners of Semi-Final 2
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GROUP OVERVIEW
GROUP A/P
GROUP B/Q
GROUP C/R
GROUP D/S
Blackpool
Everton
Wigan Athletic
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion
Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City
Birmingham City
Fulham
Sunderland
Aston Villa
Manchester United
Arsenal
Newcastle United
Blackburn Rovers
Stoke City
West Ham United
Chelsea
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
2010 CHAMPIONS
UNDER 11 MIXED CHAMPIONS
Oakthorpe Primary School
Representing Tottenham Hotpsur
UNDER 13 GIRLS CHAMPIONS
South Hunsley School
Representing Hull City
WHO WILL
LIFT THE CUP IN 2011?
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 13 SCHOOLS
ARSENAL
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Holloway School
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Who’s playing:
Representing Arsenal in this year’s U13 Girls
competition are Holloway School. Holloway
school is situated in North London, just a short
journey away from Emirates Stadium, home of
Arsenal Football Club. Arsenal legend Charlie
George is a former pupil of the school and
went on to make over 130 appearances for the
Gunners. Holloway are a school with a positive
reputation when it comes to sport and schools
football in particular. The school also won last
year’s local event and progressed to the Finals
held at Ewood Park. Representing the school this
time are; Merley, Katie, Toni, Emily, Gemima, Sam, Asentini & Aysha. The girls are looking forward
to playing against schools from across the country.
Asenteni Charles
Gemima Hinds
Aysha Browne
Katie Klosinski
Merley Morgan
Emily Hepden
Sam Samian
Toni Albertson
Playing in:
Arsenal
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
KESH Girls FC team is a mixture of Year 7 and 8
girls. They play in the local Birmingham County
Leagues at 5-a-side and have achieved good
results. This year the team went to Goals at Star
City to play in Birmingham City’s tournament.
It was a very exciting competition and the girls
thoroughly enjoyed themselves winning the final
against Bishop Walsh 2-0.
The team is split between supporting
Birmingham City but some also follow local
rivals Aston Villa.
ASTON VILLA
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Shelfield Community Academy
St Bede’s College
Who’s playing:
This year the U13’s have already won the Walsall
Schools Cup and have progressed into the West
Midlands County final at 11-a-side. This is the
second year that Shelfield has reached the
Premier League finals and the Academy see it as
a real honour to be representing Aston Villa Football Club. The team is a mix of girls who play
football for clubs outside of school and others who represent the school. The girls have worked
extremely hard all year and deserve the opportunity to experience playing at a higher standard.
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Playing in:
Birmingham City
Home Kit
The team all enjoy PE and sport and watch out for Amy Kavanagh whose nickname is Big John
even though she’s tiny.
“Holloway played some exciting and very entertaining football during our local tournament this
year. It was tough because of the bad weather; however, they adapted really well to the tough
conditions and thoroughly deserve their place in this year’s Premier League Finals.”
James Warnock, Arsenal in the Community.
Shelfield Community Academy is made up of
approximately 1300 students and is situated in
Walsall, West Midlands. Girls football has grown
significantly at the Academy in the last few
years leading to more teams being formed and
competing at local and regional level.
Lauryn Minshull
Lauren Morgan
Jorga Francis
T’Keyah Murray
Cheyenne Russell Smith
Donna Evans
Amy Kavanagh
Kara Cheyenne Darby
Georgia Seedhouse
Tanisha Smith
Charlie Wellings
Demi Bailey
Libbi Morrell-Davis
Morgan McDonough
Katie Cox
Ellesse Birkett
Playing in:
Aston Villa
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
St Bede’s beat St Cecilias of Preston 5-4 on
penalties after a 2-2 draw AET in the Blackburn
club final at Blackburn Rovers Indoor Centre to
progress to the Finals at the Reebok Stadium.
St Bede’s is an 11-16 mixed Roman Catholic
comprehensive school with a population of
approximately 1020. As a specialist sports college
St Bede’s has a major focus on standards and
levels of attainments in all subjects as well as a
clear commitment to standards in PE and sport.
Megan Hester
Charlotte Simms
Freya Knowles
Amber Kenyon
Gabrielle Taylor
Abigail Culshaw
Neeve Hulton
Alicia Johnson
Playing in:
Blackburn Rovers
Home Kit
The Under 13’s Girls Team has had a very successful year to date. The 11-a-side team has
reached both the English Schools National Final and the Lancashire Schools County Cup Final
with both to be played in May.
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 13 schools
BLACKPOOL
CHELSEA
Baines School
Graveney School
Who’s playing:
Representing Blackpool FC are Baines School’s
Under 13’s. Baines, founded in 1717, is a mixed
comprehensive school situated in Poulton-LeFylde, Lancashire. This year saw the introduction
of the girls football team coached by French
Teacher, Miss C Turner. The team have achieved
considerable success reaching the Premier
League Finals in their first competition.
Baines competed against 14 schools in the
Blackpool Schools U13 tournament at Stanley
Park. Baines were drawn in Group 1 and emerged
undefeated as champions of the group. They defeated King Edward and Queen Mary’s 5-2, Carr
Hill 6-0, with a hat-trick from Natasha Fenton, and Lytham St Annes 1-0.
Who’s playing:
Katie Black
Hannah Brown
Sophie Taylor
Sophie Leonard
Emma Hickson
Natasha Fenton
Lucia Stefani
Charlotte Callaghan
In January Graveney School’s girls football
team competed in the Chelsea Premier League
tournament. Due to recent increased popularity
in girls football the school were able to field
three teams in the tournament.
All three teams played exceptionally well with
Graveney A team v Graveney B team in the
semi-finals. Graveney A team however were the
stars of the day, playing a total of 12 games,
winning 11 and conceding only a handful of
goals in the whole tournament.
Playing in:
Blackpool
Home Kit
BOLTON WANDERERS
EVERTON
St Josephs RC High School and Sports College
Broughton Hall High School
Who’s playing:
The squad are very excited about playing at
the home of Bolton Wanderers even though the squad is made up of supporters of other rival
local clubs like Liverpool, Manchester United, Wigan Athletic and Manchester City. As they are
the nearest secondary school geographically to the Reebok Stadium their warm-up for the
tournament will involve a gentle stroll from school down towards BWFC! Hopefully there will
be a strong contingent of St Joseph’s pupils making the short walk to the Reebok to cheer the
girls on!
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Playing in:
Chelsea
Home Kit
They faced a tough final against a team from Chestnut Grove who played some outstanding
football, but Graveney were victorious and won the final 3-0 to win their first tournament and
a trip to the Reebok.
As champions of Group 1, Baines played Cardinal Allen in the semi’s and beat them 2-1,
reaching the final against Montgomery High’s A team. The game was tough, yet Baines
defended well and scored two excellent goals to be crowned champions.
St Josephs RC High School and Sports College
is proud to be representing Bolton Wanderers
at the finals of the 2011 Premier League
tournament. This is the second time they
have managed to reach the finals stage of the
competition. In 2007 the school’s pupils were
national champions in the same competition
winning the under 13’s girls event at Old Trafford
beating Manchester United on sudden death
penalties!
Nikita Brown
Tonye Leigh Brooks
Angel White
Georgia Green
Rebekah Young
Danielle Wiles
Cece Asembo
Zosha Frooms
Courtney Haddon
Courtney Freakley
Maddie Critchley
Eleanor Worthington
Jade Tobin
Katie Chadbond
Georgia McCann
Bethany Houghton
Playing in:
Bolton Wanderers
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
This will be the fourth time in five years that
Broughton Hall will represent Everton at the
Premier League finals. They are very pleased and
excited to have made it through again and are
looking forward to an exciting and enjoyable day
at the Reebok Stadium.
The team won all of their matches en route to
the finals, but having been in this tournament
before, they are well aware that all of the teams
playing today deserve their place and will be
talented and difficult to beat.
Lydia Bright
Mica Kinnear
Molly Greenbank
Paige Coult
Tori Charnock
Hayley Taylor
Nicole Hagan
Brianna Riley
Playing in:
Everton
Away Kit
The squad is made up of more Year 7 than Year 8 pupils, but even though that makes them a
young team, they have every faith in their ability to perform on the day. The squad players have
all played for the school in various competitions throughout the season and hope they can
continue their run of success which includes ESFA U13 Cup (semi-finalists) and Merseyside U13
Cup (winners).
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 13 schools
FULHAM
MANCHESTER CITY
Raynes Park High School
Manchester Communication Academy
Who’s playing:
Raynes Park High School have won 3 of Fulham
FC’s previous tournaments and represented the
club at the national finals. This year proved to
be the strongest competition they have faced
with 14 other teams competing from schools
across the Boroughs of Merton, Woking, Kingston
and Hammersmith & Fulham. Raynes Park were
drawn in a tough group with other recognised
strong teams such as Hurlingham & Chelsea,
Lillian Bayliss and Woking High.
Lily Dooner
Jess Brinkley
Faiza Abdi
Alex Kruythoff
Tyler Fullager
Nicole Humphry-Joseph
Saff Baker
Kyah Cummings-Quarry
Playing in:
Fulham
Home Kit
Despite this Raynes Park’s quality shone through
again and they won all of their group games only conceding 1 goal in the process. They went on
to beat Fulham Cross in the semi-finals and progressed to meet Bishop Wand in the Final. The
match was tense with both teams having played very well throughout the day and having star
players from Fulham FC and Chelsea FC Centre of Excellence going head to head. Raynes Park
eventually came out on top with a well deserved 2-0 win. Their superior strength and teamwork getting them through with some clinical finishing at key stages of the game.
Who’s playing:
Manchester Communication Academy is a brand
new high school in Harpurhey, North Manchester.
It opened in September 2010 with a brand new
building, staff team and cohort of Year 7 students.
Everyone who comes to the Academy is able to
learn by taking part in real life projects with BT,
who are a lead partner for the Academy. As a result
young people are encouraged and supported in
becoming independent and inspired learners.
The Girls football team have excelled this season
and have been an inspiration to all at the school.
They have won tournaments at Manchester United and Manchester City this season, as well as
reaching the final of the Manchester Cup. Although two of the team (Demi Jones and Nicole
Lloyd) play regularly for their Saturday team, Moston Brook Football Club, the majority of
the squad have only played socially or at school. The staff are delighted at the level of ability
displayed throughout the whole squad and the way that the girls have gelled and helped
each other throughout the season. Representing Manchester City in the national finals is the
highlight of their achievements so far and the school are confident that the girls will do City
and the Academy proud!!
LIVERPOOL
MANCHESTER UNITED
North Liverpool Academy
Ashton on Mersey School Sports College
Who’s playing:
North Liverpool Academy is situated in the Anfield
area of Liverpool. The capacity of the school is over
1000 students and has recently been awarded the
best school for Contextual Value Added.
The U13’s have experienced a huge amount of
success this year firstly winning the Merseyside
5 a side championship and coming runners-up
representing Merseyside in the NW competition.
The team only formed in September and consists
of players of all abilities, demonstrating great skill
and team spirit in all games played. Top scorers for
the season are Caitlin Edwards with 43 goals and Janine Eden with 40.
The school qualified after attending the LFC tournament held at the LFC Academy. The day started
off with the girls achieving wins in all their group matches accumulating 23 goals in the process.
They marched through to the semi-finals where at half-time they were 4-1 down. In true LFC style,
the girls fought back to win 5-4, with excellent performances from Caitlin Edwards and Janine Eden
scoring 5 between them. In the final the girls played St John Bosco ‘A’ team and again came from
behind to win the game 2-1.
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Janine Eden
Steph McCann
Cara Mason
Courtney Barrett
Lydia Jones
Caitlin Edwards
Callie Shortall
Charlotte Powell
Playing in:
Liverpool
Home Kit
Jade Kan
Natasha Beale
Taneeka Jones
Demi Jones
Kendelle Trayers
Sophie Shone
Nicole Lloyd
Zara Kamal
Playing in:
Manchester City
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
Ashton on Mersey School U13 girls’ team have
played together for 2 seasons now and when
they were invited to play in the Manchester
United tournament they were very excited to
play at the Cliff Training ground.
The route to today’s tournament was a very
exciting one as they played Wright Robinson
Sports College in both the area and club finals.
The first game was a convincing 3-1 victory for
Ashton where they went ahead early in the game
with goals from Molly Smith and Mia Walters
securing the victory along with an excellent performance in goal from Mia Pemberton. A place
was booked at the second round of the Man United tournament the following week. Once
again Ashton girls made the final after winning all their group stage games to meet Wright
Robinson yet again in the final. This time Wright Robinson proved to be a greater challenge for
Ashton keeping the score to 0-0 for the first half of the game. A goal from Molly Smith in the
second half put Ashton in front and the game finished 1-0. Paige Hughes was awarded player of
the tournament for her outstanding performances in defence and midfield.
Mia Walters
Mia Pemberton
Molly Smith
Paige Hughes
Amy Holt
Olivia Barnes
Tonika Colquhou
Mia Watson
Playing in:
Manchester United
Home Kit
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 13 schools
NEWCASTLE UNITED
SUNDERLAND
Kenton School
Sandhill View School
Who’s playing:
Kenton is a remarkable school, which makes a
serious effort to meet each child’s needs, whatever
his or her special gifts or talents. Kenton is now a
national leader and locally the highest achieving
mixed comprehensive school in Newcastle. At
Kenton they care very much about the students’
results and qualifications, which are getting better
all the time, but that is only part of the story, for
their motto is, “All Different All Equal.” This includes
many and varied opportunities for each child to
develop his or her potential and personality in
and out of the classroom. That is why enriching
activities in the arts and sports are so important to the school. Kenton is an Arts and Technology
Specialist School, with Artsmark Gold and Sportsmark status. The stunning facilities in their new
building, opened in 2008 take the students’ opportunities to an even higher level.
Chloe Johnson
Chloe Moody
Leigh Viggor
Lauren Casson
Nicole Wilson
Tommi Otieno
Ellen McQuade
Playing in:
Newcastle United
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
The girls involved have represented Sandhill
View School since they were in Year 7. They
have proved to be a successful team within
Sunderland Schools Association competing
regularly for honours. In Year 7 the girls were
runners-up in the league and were 5-a-side
winners. They matched this achievements again
in Year 8 proving that they are very consistent
performers. The team have also beaten off
strong opposition to qualify as Sunderland’s
representative at Bolton Wanderers FC.
Sunderland
Home Kit
The success of the team has also had a positive impact in other areas. The girls have become
more confident and their desire to succeed is evident in a whole school environment.
STOKE CITY
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
St Peter’s Church of England High School and International Language College
Fortismere School
Who’s playing:
Previously the Year 8 team have won Stoke North
Area tournaments and City and District tournaments and they were undefeated for the year
2009-2010. The team’s captain is Alice Hall who along with Megan Picking are the team’s top
scorers. The team’s goalkeeper Vanessa Sinala also plays on the wing showing great versatility. In
the many matches that the team have played the defence has held strong and have only had a
handful of goals scored against them, due to the strong play of their defensive units.
Playing in:
The girls continue to develop as players improving game by game. They have all contributed
to the success of the team and they have created a fantastic team spirit supporting one
another throughout their games. Some of the girls have deservedly been selected to represent
Sunderland Schools Association.
The school sports teams continue to go from one success to another and they are extremely proud
of their City Champions girls’ football squads who have made it to the Premier League Schools
Tournament finals. The whole school wishes them the best of luck and we hope that they return
from the Reebok Stadium victorious.
St Peter’s Church of England High School and
International Language College is a 11-16 High
school in Stoke-on-Trent. It currently supports
790 pupils and in September will change to
become St Peter’s Academy. The under 13 girls
football team is made up of Year 7 and 8 pupils,
who came together to make up a 11-a-side team
in the National Cup where they got through to
the 3rd round. They also have a smaller team for
the Stoke City Premier League Tournament.
Amber Mcloughlin
Kate Kirby
Lauren Swinney
Danielle Taylor
Lousie Middlemiss
Jessica Fraser
Demi Leigh Robertson
Alice Hall
Lauren Ellis
Megan Picking
Vanessa Sinala
Sophie Garratt
Harriet Lawton
Bethany Brown
Megan Whalley
Playing in:
Stoke City
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
Fortismere is a mixed, comprehensive Secondary
school in Muswell Hill, North London. It is a
high achieving school and has enjoyed much
academic and sporting success. The current
U13’s team are Haringey 5-a-side champions.
Emma Paige-Smith, striker and captain, is the
teams top goalscorer this season and scored
a hat-trick in the Haringey 11-a-side final.
Members of the team play for Muswell Hill
Vampires locally and also went on the schools’
football tour to Holland in October. Joely HarrisTharp, Alex Droussiotis and Amina Hussein are all new arrivals to the school this year and have
been great additions to the team. The team are managed and coached by Melissa Vangucci and
Kat Jackson.
Emma Paige-Smith
Temeia Andrews
Hannah Cannon-Wilson
Simone Rushton
Somaa Grinell
Joely Harris-Tharp
Alex Droussiotis
Amina Hussein
Playing in:
Tottenham Hotspur
Home Kit
Everyone is very excited to be representing Stoke City in the national finals of the Premier
League tournament and we wish them good luck.
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT 2011
THE TEAMS
UNDER 13 schools
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
WIGAN ATHLETIC
Waseley Hills High School and Sixth Form Centre
St Edmund Arrowsmith High School
Who’s playing:
The Waseley U13 Girls football team went to the
WBA Premier League schools tournament with
an open mind as this was the first time the girls
had all played together. They played eight games
winning six of them and drawing two, scoring
some fantastic goals including 8 in one game!
Amy Kendall and Lucy Shaw were two notable
players scoring 26 goals between them.
Waseley needed to draw or win their last match
to take the trophy home. After a few tense
moments they went 0-1 down. Morale was low
when the half-time whistle blew and the girls were feeling down. Through sheer determination
and calm words from Captain Amy Kendall heads began to lift.
Amy Kendall
Lucy Shaw
Megan Keogh
Sarah Fox
Lucy Hopwood
Elisha Shelley
Grace Lennihan
Katie Hayward
Playing in:
West Bromwich Albion
Home Kit
Just after the whistle blew goalkeeper Megan Keogh distributed out wide and Lucy Shaw
connected to make the score 1-1. They fell behind again but captain Amy battled to get her side
on track and scored the equalising goal, 2-2. Final whistle sounded, delight all round as they had
won the tournament, title and right to head to the Reebok Stadium.
Who’s playing:
St Edmund Arrowsmith High School are absolutely
delighted with the progress that the girls football
teams have made this year. The 11-a-side team
reached the fifth round of the English Schools
competition, and now the 6-a-side team have
gone on to win the Wigan Athletic Premier League
Schools Tournament and the right to play at the
Reebok, the first time in the schools history.
The team is captained by Megan Finnigan who
currently plays for Everton under 13’s and she’s
been sensational throughout the season scoring
many crucial goals in all competitions. Megan McLoughlin is a Wigan Athletic season ticket holder
and she is delighted to be representing the team she and her family support.
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
The Royal Docks Community School
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Sports College
Who’s playing:
Royal Docks achieved ‘healthy school’
accreditation in March 2009, a national
recognition which will last for 3 years.
Royal Docks performed at the highest standard
throughout the whole of the qualifying
tournament displaying the right attitude
throughout. They achieved their goal of winning the competition and reaching the finals at
Bolton. Everybody connected with the school are very proud of the team and hope for greater
success at the Finals.
Playing in:
Wigam Athletic
Home Kit
All the girls are really excited to be playing in the finals and they will have the support of the PE
staff and their family members on the day. To qualify, the team played a controlled and patient
style of football and finished second in the group stages. With a strong performance in the semifinals the girls redeemed themselves and produced a startling performance against the team that
had beaten them in the group phase.
WEST HAM
The Royal Docks School is a rapidly improving
school where extra-curricular activities are an
important part of students’ daily educational
experience.
Megan Finnigan
Katie Leonard
Erin McCabe
Heidi Winrow
Katie Philbin
Kira Hambleton
Megan McLoughlin
Ellie Murtagh
Ellie Plenty
Rakayah Stead
Nikki Perious-Lopo
Katalin McKay
Stacy Brown
Danielle Chivers
Gabija Bumblyte
Vanda Turcinaviciute
Playing in:
West Ham
Home Kit
Who’s playing:
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Sports College have
had many successes with girls football over the
years winning city tournaments and competitions.
Girls football has grown so much in the college that
they have opened their first girls Football Academy
in the sixth form. Within the first season the girls
were runners-up in the National Colleges League.
This academy is also an incentive for the younger
students in school who aim to compete at this level
in the years to come. Sixth form students also help
coach and mentor the younger players.
Tiffanie Smart
Lauren Familoe
Emily Nicholson
Olivia Moan
Chelsea Shirley
Charlotte Ingram
Taboka Chitsa
Hannah Youles
Playing in:
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home Kit
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Sports College won the Wolves tournament through some
impressive football and an unbeaten run of games.
The final was against North East Wolverhampton Academy (NEWA). There was good football from
both teams which led to it being decided on penalties. Olivia Moan, as cool as a Premier League
player, stepped up and slotted the ball into the net to secure a place in the finals. Goalkeeper
Tiffanie Smart also playing her part in saving crucial penalties. The girls have demonstrated their
ability to work as a team and played some excellent football. Good Luck girls!
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premier league
creating
chances
premier league creating chances 2010
In this report you will see some quite staggering numbers
in terms of money invested, match-funding attracted,
numbers of participants involved and international reach
of the League’s and our clubs’ work. From local to global
there has never been a time when English football has
done more for its communities.”
2010
premierleague.com
Matches will be 7 minutes each way with a straight change over at half-time.
For a copy of the report, email
[email protected]
Richard Scudamore,
Chief Executive, Premier League
SCORING AND RULES
OF THE COMPETITION
Creating ChanCes by numbers
Points will be awarded as follows:
3 points for a win
1 point for a draw
In the event of a tie on points then goal difference will come into play.
£111.6m
14m
invested into the heart of communities
beneficiaries
£305m
The top team from each of the groups will progress through to the semi finals.
matched funding
Code of Conduct for Young Players
200%
average increase in turnover by club community organisations since Creating Chances started
1,600
community staff
1,200
qualified coaches
• Make sure that you know the laws of the game because most people don’t.
• Beat opponents by skill and hard work, not by cheating.
• Don’t question the decisions of the referee.
4,000
volunteers
£12.9m
invested by
the PLPFA Community Fund from 2007-2010
£45m
invested in the
Football Foundation from 2007-2010
112
Kickz projects
delivered by 42 clubs and 19 police forces
• Stand at the correct distance at a free kick which is given against you.
• Don’t appeal for throw ins, goal kicks etc. when you know they’re not yours.
• If an opponent gives you back the ball wait till they’re ready before you play on.
135,000
pupils involved in Premier League
Enterprise Academy
3,000+
men engaged through
Premier League Health
10,000+
participants in the first year
of Premier League 4 Sport
300,000
young people coached by 1,000 new
Premier Skills football coaches
• Control yourself at all times and never retaliate.
• Don’t overreact when your team scores.
• Accept victory and defeat in a dignified way. Always shake hands with
your opponents before you go and celebrate your success.
For more information about the Premier League’s Creating
Chances programme, to add your name to our database
to receive further updates or to arrange a visit to a project,
please email us at [email protected]
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REFEREE
BIOGRAPHY’S
MIKE DEAN
PETER WALTON
Mike has been a Select Group List referee since 2003 and is 42 years old. Mike is
one of the country’s most experienced referees having begun his career in 1985.
Progressing through the Northern Premier League he progressed to the Football
League referee list in 1997, joining the Select Group of referees in 2000. Mike was
appointed to the FIFA International Referees list in 2002.
Mike refereed the 2004 FA Community Shield between Arsenal and Manchester
United at the Millennium Stadium, as well as the FA Trophy Final later that year. Mike
also took charge of the 2006 Championship Play-Off final, before his appointment
to the FA Cup Final in 2008, which featured Portsmouth and Cardiff City. This year he
refereed the League Cup Final, which Birmingham City beat Arsenal 2-1.
Peter has been a Select Group List referee since 2003 and is 51 years old. After
playing in the United Counties League he was appointed to the Assistant Referees’
lists of the Football League in 1993, and the Premier League in 1994. In 1996 he
was an Assistant Referee for the FA Cup Final at Wembley, when Manchester United
defeated Liverpool with a late Eric Cantona goal. In the same year he became a
FIFA Assistant Referee, officiating in that capacity at Euro ‘96, notably in the group
match between Germany and the Czech Republic at Old Trafford. He was appointed
to the National Referees list in 1998 and subsequently to the Select Group Referees
list in 2003. He refereed the 2008 Community Shield between Portsmouth and
Manchester United. Peter officiated in one of the highest goalscoring games in
Premier League history, when Tottenham Hotspur beat Wigan Athletic 9-1.
ANDRE MARRINER
MIKE JONES
André has been a Select Group List referee since 2005 and is 40 years old. He
progressed through the Birmingham Amateur Football League and the Southern
League to become an Assistant Referee in the Football League in 2000. He then
stepped up to the Referee List in 2003 before taking charge of his first Premier League
game a year later when he officiated the game between Charlton and Norwich in
November 2004. In December 2008, André was invited to join the list of International
Referees for 2009. He refereed the 2010 Championship Play-Off game which saw
Blackpool beat Cardiff City at Wembley and also took charge of the FA Community
Shield between Manchester United and Chelsea. In the match between Arsenal and
Liverpool in April 2011, he notably awarded the latest-ever penalty kick in the history
of the Premier League – it was converted in the 12th minute of added time.
Mike has been a Select Group List referee since 2001 and is 43 years old. He
started refereeing at 15, and spent 18 seasons on the National List, four as an
Assistant and fourteen as a referee. He was appointed to referee the 2009 FA
Trophy Final between Stevenage Borough and York City and to referee the 2007
League 2 Play-Off Final between Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury Town, both games
being played at Wembley.
ANTHONY TAYLOR
PHIL DOWD
Anthony has been a Select Group List referee since 2010. He started refereeing
when he was sixteen in his local Wythenshawe Leagues before moving on to the
Northern Premier League in 2001. In 2005 he was promoted to the National List of
Assistant Referees and after only one season was promoted to the Referees’ List.
Phil has been a Select Group List referee since 2001 and is 48 years old. He
began his career in his native Staffordshire before joining the Football League
list in 1997. His first match was Fulham v Everton. Phil refereed the 2010 League
Cup final at Wembley between Manchester United and Aston Villa and was also
appointed as Fourth Official at the 2006 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and West
Ham United - the last FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium.
He has refereed the FA County Youth Cup Final in addition to taking charge of an
England U19 friendly international. His first ever Premier League game came on
February 3, 2010 at Craven Cottage between Fulham and Portsmouth. Prior to
being a referee Anthony was a prison officer, and still works for the service.
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Additionally he was the Fourth Official for the 2004 Carling Cup Final between
Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers as well as refereeing the 1997 Conference
League Cup Final, and the 2005 Women’s FA Cup Final.
Phil also took charge of one of the most notable games of the 2010/11 Premier
League season – Newcastle United v Arsenal, where Newcastle became the first
team in Premier League history to come from four goals down.
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SPECTATOR
COMPETITION
Are you a lucky winner of a Premier League Goodie bag?
If the word WINNER is showing in your box then please
come forward when the stadium announcer asks for you.
SORRY
BETTER ,
LU
NEXT T CK
IME...
You will then be given your prize.
FAIR PLAY
The Premier League will award a Fair Play trophy to one team within each age group.
The Premier League Match Officials will choose the team to receive this and will
make their decision based on the Code of Conduct for young players (on page 35).
TOP SCORER
Disney XD have sponsored the Top Scorer award for both
the U11 and U13 competitions. Goal scorers will be recorded
and the highest goalscorer after the group games stage will
be presented with the trophy at the end of the day.
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GetRef
with the
Game
on
with the
with each
other
Football motivates and inspires;
with the Barclays Premier
League being renowned for
quality play combined with
passion and commitment.
Let’s make sure it’s the football
everyone’s talking about. Let’s
GET ON WITH THE GAME.
7,000 players,
550 schools, 40 finalists,
20 Premier League clubs,
6 Premier League referees,
2 winners...
...one fantastic day!
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