Hornsea Town
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Hornsea Town
FOOTBALL CLUB
After living in Hornsea for several years, I became involved in coaching girls’ football
with Hornsea Sporting FC but was later approached by Hornsea Towns 1st team
manager, Geoff Whitehead, to join the club as their Sports & Remedial Therapist.
Since then I have been part of the club for around seven years, and for the past three,
in the role of Chairman.
Hornsea Town FC (HTFC) has been
around since 1904 when it was one of
the founder members of the East Riding
County League. It currently has five
adult teams; the 1sts who play in the
Premier Division of the Humber Premier
League (HPL), the Reserves who are in
Division Two of the East Riding County
League (ERCFA), a 3rd team in Division
Five, a Veterans team in Division Two
of the Hull & District Veterans League
(HDVL), and our recently affiliated
Walking Football team, which as well
as being very active in friendly games,
competes in local tournaments, the FA
Peoples Cup, and the ERCFA Walking
Football League.
Those involved in running a club will
fully appreciate that the administration,
finance and fixtures etc., are very time
consuming and not always the easiest
things to deal with. The most challenging
aspect of my role as Chairman is ensuring
that everything runs smoothly in the
background so that players can turn up
and do what they do best; play football.
I am very lucky to have a great set of
managers and a committee who continue
to give a lot of their personal time to that
end. The most rewarding aspect of my
role is to see the lads enjoying playing
in their respective leagues, and their
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successes, as well as continuing the
friendships they make off the pitch.
After a slow start and a more than
fair share of injuries, the 1st team’s hard
work and determination in training has
paid off. Seven wins in a row gave them
massive momentum, did wonders for
their confidence, and now sees them
looking to cement a top four finish in the
HPL for the first time since 2009.
The ever-changing faces that make
up the Reserve and 3rd team squads
have taken some time to gel. With a crop
of talented youngsters finding their feet
in adult football for the first time, finding
the right formula is never easy. But
they’re resilient and continue to battle
hard. Their results are improving and no
doubt some of them will be knocking on
the 1st Team manager’s door in the not
too distant future.
Following
their
championship
success last season, the Veterans have
consolidated their position at the higher
standard, fancy their chances in the
Veterans Cup, and look forward to an
influx of 36+ year-olds next season to
take them to the next level.
And last but by no means least,
the Walking Footballers prove that
there is still the opportunity to play—
and win—for those approaching fifty
(many members are over sixty). As
well as playing Sunday mornings and
Wednesday evenings, just for fun, they
regularly compete in local leagues and
other tournaments. Just recently, their
Chairman issued a ‘Firkin’ challenge to