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One-Two Magazine - November, 2013

Ash Celtic were formed in 1976 by John Large & Alby Heywood. The aim was to allow local young people from Wavertree and Picton in Merseyside to play football on a Sunday.

Ash Celtic Junior Football Club

Alby Heywood has been involved with the club throughout it's existence, and is now the president of the club, over the years he has had the roles of secretary, treasurer & of course manager of many,many teams, for one spell in the 1980's he ran the club single handed managing two teams which both won their respective leagues. He is locally known as "Mr. Ash Celtic"

The club has been based in Wavertrees at the Harthill Youth Club for over 30 years and we now have 11 teams ranging from under 7's to under 15's. Over the years we have been very successful on the playing front, winning many trophies, and we are renowned and well respected throughout Liverpool junior leagues. We have also had many players who have gone on to play professional football.

In the past years we have taken our boys teams away to play in European football tournaments. We have visited France, Belgium, Germany, Holland and Ireland and had great success with the boys enjoying the experience immensely.

In 2005 we attained Charter Standard Club Status. To receive this award you need to demonstrate that you are well organised and have the correct procedures in place to work with juniors. 2007 saw the birth of the Ash Celtic mini soccer Festival, Last years Festival (2012) proved to be a great success with many compliments being returned to the club from the teams involved. 2010 brought Ash Celtic it's 1st Champions league win when the U12's ( now U15's ) proved themselves to be the best team in Merseyside, a feat thay repeted twice more, to become the first ever team to do the Champs hat trick. This ranks high on the Clubs impressive list of honours.

Come along and share your views on what you want from a football league, where you want your Club to play – do you want to travel miles to matches to play or would you and your parents prefer to play matches locally??

Meet with other Clubs for Bury and Radcliffe and surrounding areas. There will be a guest speaker from Lancashire F.A.

For more information email: [email protected]

The Bury and Radcliffe JFL invite you to a meeting to discuss local Sunday Football

At Bury F.C. Social Club, Gigg Lane, Bury.

On Thursday 21st November 2013 at 8.00 p.m.

To discuss local teams playing local football in a long established football league