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...

TREVOR BOOKING: WHISTLEBLOWER #1

Trevor Booking* is an up-and-coming grassroots referee who blows the whistle each month on what it’s really like to take control of grassroots games…

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 —...

THE BIGGEST GRASSROOTS CLUB IN THE COUNTRY

MSB Woolton Football Club in Liverpool has more than 3,000 players across more than 150 teams, with 270 coaches providing grassroots football for the...

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...