THE HISTORY MAKERS: CLAPTON CFC

As backup goalkeeper and general secretary of the Clapton Community FC Women’s Teams, Sophia Axelsson was at the heart of an historic FA Cup...

GURU NANAK: A FOOTBALL FAMILY

Tradition, inclusivity and last-minute equalisers. Tayyiba Yunus went to visit Guru Nanak Ladies, to see grassroots football represented perfectly in Gravesend. Guru Nanak Football Club...

A DERBY EVERY WEEK! WORLD’S SMALLEST LEAGUE

To take a boat from Penzance is not to leave Britain. To the west of mainland England is a small cluster of islands —...

SHOULD THE GRASSROOTS CALENDAR BE MOVED?

One of the historic issues of grassroots football has been the deluge of postponements over the winter months and the effect that winter has...

THE SHOOTING STARS OF SOUTHWARK

Genuine, impactful, inspiring. We’ve run out of superlatives to describe Southwark Stars Disability FC. WORDS: Charlotte Dukes IMAGES: Stuart Harper What is it about grassroots football...

GRASSROOTS DERBIES: DERBY DE LA MEDWAY

In each issue we’ll be travelling to different parts of the grassroots world to uncover and explore a local derby. First stop, Medway in...