WORTLEY FC CUP SEMI FINAL DATES

Wortley U16s Girls vs Brighouse
West Riding Girls Shield Semi Final
Sunday 21st March 2010 - Farnley Park Maths & Computing College
KO 12.00

Wortley U13s Boys vs Chapletown FYDC
Leeds & District Millennium Cup Area Semi Final
Sunday 21st March 2010 - Swallow Hill Community College (West Leeds Playing Fields)
KO 14.00

Wortley U11s Boys vs Castleford Town
Garforth League Under 11s Challenge Cup Semi Final
Sunday 28th March 2010 - The Crescent, Tingley Athletic Ground
KO 13.00

Wortley U13s Boys vs Colton Juniors
Garforth League Under 13s Challenge Cup Semi Final
Sunday 28th March 2010 - Garforth Town FC
KO 14.00

WORTLEY FC PRESENTATION NIGHT DATES CONFIRMED

The venue and dates for the Wortley FC Presentation Nights have been confirmed for May and will be held at the West Leeds Sports and Social Club,Redshaw Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 1HH.
The junior section presentation nights will take place on Friday 14th May and Saturday 15th May with the Open Age presentation night on Friday 21st May. The format will be the same as previous years and further details will be published shortly.

WORTLEY JUNIORS LAND QUADRUPLE SEMI FINAL APPEARANCES.

Four teams from the Wortley FC Junior section have secured a semi final place in their respective cup competitions following the latest round of cup fixtures.
Leading the way are our Under 15's Boys team who waltzed into the Leeds & District Black Prince Cup semi final with a convincing 7-2 over Amaranth Juniors with a hat-trick of braces from Joe Tasker, Dale Hutchinson and Kalvin Phillips with Luke Gregory bagging his first Wortley goal.

Our Under 16's Girls triumphed 4-2 over Ilkley in the West Riding Girls Shield Cup.Their stop-start season continued last weekend with the girls entertaining Ilkley in The Shield ¼ final. The match started at a furious pace with near misses at both ends of the pitch.
Unfortunately for Wortley, on 15 minutes Ilkley managed the first score of the game. Despite lots of effort the score remained the same until a great passing move from defence released Kelly Gillon to score in the top corner 5 minutes before ½ time. Immediately after the break a revitalised Wortley took the initiative with quick goals from Jade Judge & Maddie Wilson. Although Ilkley upped their game, the Wortley defence were up to the task, with Steph Goulthorp and Captain Olivia Bates having strong games. A second goal from Ilkley with 15 minutes to go was soon countered by Kelly Gillon’s second goal.  It was a great all round performance from all of the 16 players on duty.

The Under 11's Boys team continued their season renaissance with a 2-1 victory over Garforth Rangers in the Garforth League Challenge Cup, Thomas Crossley scored both goals. Earlier in February the Under 13's Boys team beat Shadwell Juniors 6-0 to setup a Challenge Cup semi final appearance.

The opponents for our Under 16's Girls and Under 15's Boys teams are unknown at the moment but our Under 11's Boys will play Castleford Town on Sunday 28th March at Tingley Athletic with a 1pm kick off. On the same day our Under 13's Boys will play Colton Juniors at Garforth Town with a 2pm kick off. Please support the teams if you can at the up and coming semi finals.

On another positive note, our Under 9's and Under 13's Boys teams are currently leading the way in their respective Garforth League divisions.

Let's hope all of the teams can go one step further and reach the finals and bring some silverware back to Wortley.

ELLAND ON THE ROAD TO LEEDS UNITED

Former "Wortley Football Tot" and now Under 7's rising star Elland Brook has been recently invited to join the Leeds United Under 7's Shadow squad at one of their development centres in the city from February. Elland who is the son of Under 12's Manager Antony Brook, has been with Wortley FC for the last two years and has been watched by a number of scouts from professional clubs during the season. The good news for the Under 7's is that Elland can continue to play for Wortley in their first season of playing friendly matches. Team Manager & Coach Ashley Kearsley and Andrew Duckworth hope that Elland makes the most of his opportunity and hope that he progresses through the ranks at Wortley and also Leeds United. Good luck Elland !!!

HEAD COACH FAST APPROACHING THE BIG FIVE 'O'

Head Coach Tony Carney, who has given the club over 17 years has held many roles during this period, including the heady heights of the self appointed 'Honarary Vice President', will soon be celebrating his fiftieth birthday in March. Tony, who currently coaches the Mens Open Age 1st Team and the Under 13's Boys team will be celebrating his 50th milestone at the West Leeds Sports & Social Club on Saturday 13th March from 7.00pm. Having run out of invitations Tony turned to the publicity machine that is the Wortley website to provide an open invitation to his birthday bash in hope that he 'sells out' the event and in the process proves he's the most popular official in the club. Please accept this invitation to join Tony on his big night and buy him a drink which means he will get through another evening without putting his hand in his pockets. Tony is pictured below modelling the latest "en vogue" Wortley FC Prostar tracksuit at the beginning of the season.  

WORTLEY FOOTBALL TOTS CLOSED FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS - RE-OPEN 27th FEB.

Please note that the Wortley Football Tots sessions, which run out of the Sports Hall at Swallow Hill every Saturday morning during school term from 10.00am to 11.30am will be closed on Saturday 13th and 20th February. The sessions will re-open on Saturday 27th February.
The Football Tots sessions are for boys and girls aged six years and under. The cost of each session is £2. For further information on the Wortley Football Tots please contact Richard Barnett on 0113 263 4608.

WORTLEY BOYS SIGNS FOR LEEDS UNITED

Wortley FC Under 13's Boys team forward, Peter Chidrick, has been recently been offered a four year contract by Leeds United. Peter, who also plays for Leeds City Boys, joined the Under 13's age group at the start of the season and has bagged 13 goals in formidable partnership with fellow co-striker Anthony Doyle. Between them they have scored 39 goals in league and cup competitions this season. Our best wishes go to Peter and we hope that he goes on to make a success of the opportunity which he throughly deserves.

WORTLEY FC ON YORKSHIRE RADIO

Wortley FC attended the studios of Yorkshire Radio today to record a 15 minute interview to talk about the background of our football club, how it has developed over the years, what it offers the community of West Leeds and also promote up and coming activities. The interview was recorded at the Elland Road studios on Friday with Wortley FC General Secretary Roy Kearsley and Under 16's Girls Manager Robert Greaves in attendance. Robert spoke about the up and coming Under 16's Girls tour to Denmark in the summer of 2010 and asked for sponsorship to provide funding to support the trip, whilst Roy spoke of the origins of the club, it's progress and future aspirations in the comining seasons. 
Yorkshire Radio presenter and "Wortley lad" Jonny Buchan fired the questions. The recording will go out on air within the next couple of weeks for a five day period and the interview will be streamed on the website shortly afterwards. Further details of when the interview will go out on air will be published on the website. 

UNDER 13's CRUISE INTO CHALLENGE CUP SEMI FINALS

Wortley Under 13's Boys kept on track of a possible treble trophy campaign with a compelling 6-0 win over Shadwell United in the 1/4 finals of the Garforth League Challenge Cup. Goals from Connor Hodgson (2), Peter Chidrick, Dominik Debowski, Anthony Doyle and an own goal ensured that the team progressed into the semi finals. The team, who have reached this stage of the competition for the last three seasons, are currently top of the Garforth League Division 1 and are also in the 1/4 finals of the Millennium Cup where the final is played at Elland Road.

UNDER 7's TRAIN AT LEEDS UNITED's THORP ARCH TRAINING GROUND

Our Under 7's team were recently invited to Leeds United's Thorp Arch training ground to participate in a 1 1/2 hour training session delivered by the Under 12's Leeds United Academy coach. Sixteen lucky players had the privelege of training at the same facilities as the Leeds United players. The session was made possible, following an offer to all Garforth League affiliated clubs with Under 7's teams, by Leeds United's Head of Recruitment Terry Potter.
The team were transported to the training complex in a coach provided by local travel company Airline Connections and many parents and grandparents were in attendance. A second visit has been arranged for Saturday 6th February for the remaining players in the age group.
The club would like to thank Terry Potter and the coaching team at Leeds United for a valuable coaching session and a memorable experience for the players (and parents !!!) which they will never forget.
Photos from the training session can be viewed in the Photo Gallery.