Football is one of Northumbria’s biggest sports with opportunities to play at any level! Football is also one of Northumbria’s Focus sports with a great reputation, both the Men’s and Women’s 1st teams compete in a high level BUCS league. 

There are many options for you get involved whether that’s playing competitively in BUCS, developing your skills or even just having a kick about with your mates. On top of all the fun you’ll have competing and training, you’ll enjoy a variety of social events organised by the club making it the perfect opportunity to play the sport you love while having a great time and making new friends.

Football offers the following membership options for both Men and Women: 

"TRAIN"

"COMPETE"

"PERFORM" 

"INTRAMURAL" (please see Campus Leagues page for more information on 5, 7 and 11-a-side leagues)


Big Week Of Sport Information

We will be running the following 'taster' and 'squad selection' sessions for Football, following on from our Sports Fair on Wednesday 27th September. Please note that these sessions are free to attend, aimed to let you try the sport before committing to a membership, or to attend a selection for one of our BUCS teams: 

Football Men Taster Sunday 1st October 15:30-17:00 Coach Lane Pitch 1
Football Men Taster Sunday 1st October 17:00-18:30 Coach Lane Pitch 1
Football Men Taster Sunday 1st October 18:30-20:00 Coach Lane Pitch 1
Football Men Squad Selection Wednesday 4th October 16:00-18:00 Coach Lane Pitch 1
Football Men Squad Selection Wednesday 4th October 18:00-20:00 Coach Lane Pitch 1
Football Men Squad Selection Wednesday 4th October 18:00-20:00 Coach Lane Pitch 3
Football Men Squad Selection Wednesday 4th October 20:00-22:00 Coach Lane Pitch 1
Football Men Squad Selection Wednesday 4th October 20:00-22:00 Coach Lane Pitch 3

Women: 

Football Women Taster Friday 29th September  17:00 - 18:30 Coach Lane Pitch 1
Football Women Squad Selection Friday 29th September  17:00 - 18:30 Coach Lane Pitch 1

 

Club costs: 

Mens:

"TRAIN" 23/24 Membership - £75 

"COMPETE" 23/24 Membership - £200 

"PERFORM" 23/24 Membership Focus Sport Scholarships are approved on an application basis (See "Student Athletes" tab for more information)

"INTRAMURAL" 23/24 Annual Membership - 11, 7, 5-a-side £50pp 

"INTRAMURAL" 23/24 Semester Membership - 7 & 5-a-side £25pp

Womens: 

"TRAIN" 23/24 Membership - £75 

"COMPETE" 23/24 Membership - £200 

"PERFORM" 23/24 Membership Focus Sport Scholarships are approved on an application basis (See "Student Athletes" tab for more information)

For those interested in competing in BUCS you should attend a trial session, should you be successful you will be given a link to access a page to purchase the relevent membership for your selected team. It is important to note that Women’s Football and Futsal comes under the same banner and women’s membership includes Futsal too!


Training Times & Venue

Venue: Coach Lane 

Training times for "TRAIN": 

Friday: 20:30 - 22:00

Training times for "COMPETE": 

M2: Thursday: 18:30 - 20:00 

M3/4: Tuesday: 20:00 - 21:30

M5: Friday: 20:30 - 22:00

W2: Friday: 17:00 - 18:30

Training times for "PERFORM":

M1: Thursday: 18:30 - 20:00 

W1: Friday: 17:00 - 18:30

Training Dates:

Semester 1 w/c: 02.10.2023 - 11.12.2023

Semester 2 w/c: 08.01.2024 - 18.03.2024

Semester 3 w/c: 15.04.2024 - 29.04.2024


Key Contacts

Men's Head Coach: Derek Forrest

Men's Club President: Ben Milburn

Women's Head Coach: Michael Havelock

Women's Club President: Mollie Smith