St Edmunds FC

Last updated : 23/08/2023 02:10:32

Introduction

St Edmunds FC are a Sunday League football team made up of 2 team members.

The team is from Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and play in the Ombl Under 14.

St Edmunds FC started using TeamStats in September 2013.

Team Details

More about the team

Like a number of clubs playing in the Premiership and the Football League, St. Edmunds Boys was started by church parishioners, in this instance those connected with St. Edmunds Church in Abingdon. It was decided to call the team St. Edmunds after one of the town's most famous sons, Edmund Rich, who was born in St. Edmunds Lane, Abingdon in about 1175 and became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1234.

The start of the club in the autumn of 1980 was advertised and the first training session attended by about 40 boys aged between 6 and 16, was held at St. Edmunds School. A committee was formed to run the club and regular training sessions and a few matches against other clubs followed. Because of the wide range of ages, arranging games against other teams was difficult and early in 1982 it was decided to enter a team in the Oxford Boys League. The age group with the most number of boys was U12 and there were only 6 boys eligible to play.

Sadly this meant that a number of boys of other ages would not be able to play in the future but it was felt this course had to be taken for the club to progress. Our entry was accepted by the league and the club mounted an intense advertising campaign, including dropping leaflets through doors, to find some more boys. By the time of the first league game exactly 11 boys were signed and a full team was ready to take to the field.

St Edmunds FC is a 3 star England Football Accredited Club based in the heart of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

The club was founded in 1972 and currently has teams from Under 7 to Under 21. They compete in the Oxfordshire Youth League & Oxfordshire Girls League, as well as the BOBi League for inclusive teams.

The St Edmunds FC Under 14 team plays in the Ombl Under 14 league. The league is a competitive league with teams from all over Oxfordshire. The St Edmunds FC team is currently in second place in the league.

Ombl Under 14 League

The Ombl Under 14 League is a competitive league for Under 14 football teams in Oxfordshire. The league is run by the Oxfordshire Football Association.

The league consists of 10 teams, each playing each other twice during the season. The top two teams at the end of the season qualify for the Oxfordshire Cup.

The Ombl Under 14 League is a great opportunity for young players to develop their skills and compete against other talented players.