Wyke Wanderers Football Club

Wyke Wanderers AFC

Background of the Club

Wyke Wanderers is a Football Club based in Wyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom.

Wyke Wanderers have been an established club since 1969, and are still going strong with age groups from Under 6's up to Senior level.

The club is a Charter Standard Club which means it adheres to all FA Regulations governing the running and administation of grass roots Football Teams.

Competing Leagues

All Junior teams from Under 6's to Under 16's compete in the Huddersfield Junior Football League.

The Senior team are currently competing in the West Yorkshire League Division 1, after achieving promotion during the 2008/09 season.

The Sunday team compete in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League Division 1A.

Home Ground

Wyke Wanderers Junior teams are based from Whitcliffe Mount School Playing Fields, in Cleckheaton, only 1 1/2 miles outside Wyke Village.

Wyke Wanderers also play at Wyke Manor School in Wyke village.

Website

The Website has been online for 5 years. It has gone through a number of different names, from wykewanderers.co.uk, to wykewanderers.com and now the correct web address is www.wykewanderers.net and is created and maintained by Website editor David Turner. The online club shop will be online by September 2009.

The Committee

The Wyke Committee are involved in the day to day running of the club. They are as follows:

Dave Ryan (Club Secretary) Paul Kettle (President) Ernie Lambert (Chairman) Colin Robinson (Treasurer) Pete Murphy (Pitches Secretary) Mick Bell (Mini Soccer Secretary) Steve Vickers (Committee Member) Mike Winnard (Junior Secretary)  Sean Rodgers (Committee Member) Cathy Wakeling (Child Protection Officer) and Dave Turner (Schools Liason Officer)

Honours

Wyke Wanderers have had many succesful teams over the years. However it's biggest honour came by the Under 16's (Run by Steve Vickers) winning the West Riding FA County Cup in 2006.

Other successful teams include Terry Milnes' junior side which won many league's over 9 years, also Pete Murphy's juniors and also Mick Bell's juniors.

Promising teams such as Sean Rodger's juniors are showing that Wyke are still a talented club, by winning several leagues over the 4 years they have been running.

Wyke had a very successful 2008/09 season, with the Under 14's, Under 15's and Under 16's winning their leagues. Also the Under 12's won the Cup.

The Future of Wyke Wanderers

Wyke Wanderers is an ambitious club, and the club are currently considering starting a Youth Academy.

The Senior team are competing at a high level in the West Yorkshire League Division 1. and it shows to be a promising future for the club.

They are also increasing relationships with schools, and developing coaching between Under 7's and Under 9's, with the possibility of creating a football school.

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