West Bridgford Colts Football Club - dedicated to the pursuit of fair play

West Bridgford Colts had its humble beginnings in 1991 and began, initially, with 4 or 5 teams, from ages 10 to 13, but has grown tremendously and is now one of the largest youth football clubs in the country, with over 54 squads, both boys and girls, from under 5's to under 18's, offering more than 750 FA registered players the opportunity of regular structured football.

Our distinctive black and red playing kit was based on the AC Milan strip of the time but, by coincidence, combined the colours of our two local teams, Nottingham Forest who play in red shirts and Notts County's black and white striped kit.

In 1994, the Club found a home at the Coronation Ground, behind the Chateau Restaurant on Wilford Lane, sharing clubhouse, changing room and pitch facilities with two cricket clubs who utilised the ground during the summer months.

Sadly, the clubhouse was lost in an arson attack in 2004 and the land is now to be the site for the new Becket School.

However, building work is underway on our new facility at Regatta Way, near Holme Pierrepoint. This will consist of clubhouse, changing rooms, on-site car park and three pitches, one of which we hope to be floodlit for mid week evening games.

The Club has also jointly assisted in financing of a project at The West Bridgford School which has secured extra pitches and floodlit training facilities for the next 21 years.

This year the Club will be starting a Boys' Academy and Women's teams to give older players the opportunity to continue playing football up to (and with the women's team, beyond) the age of 19.

The Teams participate in the full spectrum of local league football, with sides regularly competing in the Young Elizabethan League, Nottingham Imperial Youth League and Nottinghamshire Girls & Ladies League. In addition, the Club supports a thriving Mini-Colts Section made up of players in the 5 to 7 years old age group.

The intention is that, by teaching these younger players the basics of the game, they will develop as individuals and come through to play in the more regularised league structures enjoyed by the older teams and thus guarantee the Club continuity in the years to come.