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                   Season 24/25

                                                        8th February
A good day for the young saints as they recorded 2 wins out of 2.
The Blues went to Newbury District PSFA in the Cotswold Challange Shield and encountered some lovely traffic on the way down but came away with a solid 1-0 win. A good team performance, one of the best this season, gave them the win. The goal scored by Hector Parsons. POM was Max Nicholson-Wolfe, but run close by several others!!
The Yellows went to their nemesis this season In local rivals Stevenage District Football Team who had knocked them out of 2 cups already. 
A solid performance gave the boys a 4-0 win the Southern Counties League with the goals coming from Franky Osborne, Tom Nicholson-Wolfe and Calum Leith with 2. 
POM was Franky Osborne.

Next week there is a football feast at Colney Heath FC as all 4 teams play at home.
The u10s host Gloucester u10s while all the u11 teams play their counterparts from Newbury again.
Kick offs are 
Blues 10am
Yellows 10:30am
U10s & girls 11:45am   
                                                     1st February
With only 2 games today due to the Herts County Cross Country Championship, the u11 Blues went to Bexley B in the Geoff Richards League and found it tough going. Against a big strong side, the young saints tried to play but were slightly overwhelmed.
The heavy pitches at the moment don’t help with trying to pass and move and the Blues ended up losing 5-1 with Fionn Harrington with the goal. Max Nicholson-Wolfe was POM.
The u10 Development Squad failed better against West Kent as a hat trick from Theo Callum and a single  from Jack Williams, gave them a deserved 4-4 draw. 
Another solid performance from the u10 group as Theo was also POM.
On a massive positive note, 2 of our u11 girl players, Ella Huckle and Mabel Stanley, both secured top 10 finishes in the Cross Country and will hopefully represent Hertfordshire in the National Championships.
Calum Leith finished 11th so waiting to hear if he makes the Nationals, while other runners included Ethan Rance and Hector Parsons and we await their finishing positions. U10 player Baxter Burns also ran in the u10 section and came 26th. 
Well done all 👏👏
                                                        25th January
Today there were two wins and one defeat for the young saints.
The Yellows travelled to play  newcomers Reigate & Banstead in the Southern Counties League.
A quick start was made by the opposition but it left them exposed to the counter attack as Calum Leith went through and finished well after 3 minutes. Further goals from Nick Foster in the first half and then a second half hat trick from Franky Osborne, and another from Calum Leith gave the Yellows a comfortable 6-2 win. POM was Ethan Rance but it was close with several of the squad. 

The girls lost 5-1 in the London League, but delivered a very strong performance against a physical and athletic Barking and Dagenham team. A goal from Ella Huckle left St.Albans 2-1 down at the break, as St.Albans created chances and could have been level. Two early goals in the second half effectively killed off the contest, but St.Albans always looked a danger on the break. POM went to Isla Compton who was excellent at right back, driving the team forward with excellent calmness on the ball.
The Blues hosted Newbury B in the Geoff Richards League and did enough to take the 3 points with a solid 3-1 win. Goals came from Hector Parsons, a worldy by all accounts, followed with singles from Zayne Chapman and Freddie Moule. Another good performance and the win was well deserved . POM was Lewis Norton once again.
                                                          18th January
Great day for the u10 Development side as they went goal crazy at home v Tonbridge. Final score was 11-2. The goals came from Jacob Burtt and Theo Callum who bagged a hat trick each and there was a double for Thomas Wainer and singles for Jack Williams, Oskar Kurmanbekov and Frankie Poll.
Alby Jolley was POM but it was a superb all round team performance from the team.
The Blues travelled up the M6 to play v Erdington & Saltley, playing at the Aston Villa academy training dome, and matched them for the majority of the game except for a mad 10 minutes at the end of the first half, where they conceded 4 goals. The Blues goal was scored by Fionn Harrington as they went down 5-1. POM was keeper James Sharpe.
The Yellows went away too, this time west down the M4 to play Swindon in the Southern Counties League. The opponents had performed well in the league so far but the yellows took control early on as they won 5-0 with goals from Nick Foster 2, Calum Leith 2 and a penalty from Franky Osborne. POM was Thomas Nicholson-Wolfe. 
Next week the Girls return for their first game after Christmas as they host Barking & Dagenham in the London League. The Yellows go down to Surrey to play Reigate & Banstead in the Southern Counties League while the blues host Newbury B in the Geoff Richards League.
                                                            11th January
In the only game of the day, the Yellows didn’t handle the frosty chilly conditions as well as their effective and well organised opponents Stevenage District Football Team 
In a close game, the home team took the win as they showed slightly more desire and passion in front of goal. Playing on Astro (well done to the hosts for getting game on) the scoreline ended 3-1 with Nick Foster getting the young saints goal.
The Yellows tried to play their normal football but were shut down quickly, but despite this, created several good chances which on another day would have found the back of the net.
Zach Landau was POM this morning, coping well with the dangerous centre forward. 
It was a frustrating start to 2025 but that game is now forgotten as they move onto the away league match with Swindon on the 18th January. The Blues go to Erdington in the Villa dome and the u10 host Tonbridge at Colney Heath Football Club.

                                                      21st December
Tough match this morning for the Yellows as they travelled to play Hackney for the Christmas Shield.
A good start from the boys as they took the lead with a good finish from Calum Leith who latched onto a through ball from Ted Burgoyne-Richards.
Hackney used their undoubted quality to draw level and it was Nick Foster who gave the young saints the lead just before half time as he pushed forward and it opened up for him to shoot from 25 yards and his shot was too powerful for the keeper.
The Yellows had more of the ball but Hackney were quick on the break as they took advantage of their speed during the second half.
The quality players up front from West Ham, Spurs and Charlton were the difference as Hackney scored 3 goals against the run of play to finish up 4-2 winners despite a good performance from the Yellows.
POM as voted by the Hackney manager was Franky Osborne.
The last game of 2024 was a cracker and well played to both sides.

                                                     14th December
Great hospitality from Slough this morning as we visited their home base at Dedworth Middle School for the 1st time.
In a 3 way group of games, the first match was between the Yellows and Blues. 
It was relatively close as the Blues worked hard to compress the space in and around the pitch. The game was decided by quality finishing from Calum Leith and Nick Foster. 
The Yellows then played the hosts Slough in a Cotswold League game. Slough made it as difficult to play as they could and another goal from Calum Leith gave the Yellows another Cotswold League win and the 3 points.
Today’s POM for the Yellows was Ted Burgoyne-Richards. 
The final match was the Blues against Slough and it was a superb example of how to manage a game as the Blues won 2-0 with the goals from Fionn Harrington and Zayne Chapman. 
POM was Tristan Phillips. 
Only one game next Saturday as the Yellows visit Hackney for their Christmas Shield.

                                                     30th November
Two early games saw the Blues overcome Chiltern & South Bucks in the Geoff Richards League. 
Goals from Fionn Harrington, a hat trick from Freddie Moule and a rare one from Patrick Roberts gave the Blues a solid 5-1 win and top spot for the time being. The Blues dominated the game and deserved the comprehensive win. 
POM was both Max Nicholson-Wolfe and Freddie Moule 
The Yellows travelled to play Merton in a representative match and once again produced a game of 2 halves.  At half time the score was 4-2 as Calum Leith bagged a hat trick and Joshua John curled a beauty into the top corner, as the Yellows dominated.
The second half was different as the yellows conceded 5 without notching themselves despite creating lots of chances. That’s football and you don’t always get what you deserve. POM as voted by the opposition manager was both Albie Trollope and Joshua John.

The last game today was at Harvesters FC on their Astro with the u10s pitting themselves against Stevenage Academy. 
It was as you would expect, Stevenage had around 60% of the ball but the u10s are very resilient and dug in, creating several opportunities before the first goal, which was scored by Stevenage. A great response saw the u10s go 2-1 after Thomas Wainer and Jack Williams were on target. 
A third from Frankie Poll put a bit of daylight between the 2 sides but a late second for Stevenage made it a tense ending to the game. POM was Jack Williams.

                                       23rd November
Only 2 teams in action today, both in wet and windy conditions but the pitches held up well after having work done on them during the week.
The Girls hosted Dacorum in a double header for the National Cup and Southern Counties Cup.
The first game was very tight with little between the sides but it was Dacorum who took the 2-1 win in extra time. Alice Timmons-Kent with the saints goal.
The second game was also closer that the scoreline as the girls tired towards the end and Dacorum had other players turn up for this one and their fresh legs told as they ran out 4-0 winners. Good luck to them in the next round of both cups. POM was Lottie Jones.
The Blues hosted our close friends Newbury B in the Cotswold Shield and  playing down the slope, should have been more than 1-0 up at half time. The goal from skipper Tristan Phillips.
Kicking up the slope and against the wind in the second half was always gonna be tough but a solid defensive display and a breakaway goal from Lazerian Gordon gave the Blues the win.
POM was Lewis Norton.

                                                  16th November
Rare day - 4 games and 4 wins!
Shires Cup day and both boys u11 sides were in action. The blues travelled to play Chiltern & South Bucks B while the Yellows hosted local rivals Dacorum.
Yellows 3-2 Dacorum
Goals were scored by Nick Foster with a banger from 25 yards, a penalty by Ethan Rance and a lovely free kick into the corner by Vincent Worsley, his first of the season. POM was Ethan Rance.
Chiltern B 0-1 Blues
The game was tight even though it was dominated by the Blues, who just couldn’t break through a stubborn Chiltern defence. The goal came late on as 
Zayne Chapman got on the end of a corner by Tristan Phillips and his header found the net for the winner. POM was Hector Parsons.
The Girls went to Slough in the Girls District Cup and went goal crazy. 
Final score was Slough 1-9 St Albans
Ella Huckle got 3, Summer Chau with 2, and singles from Isla Compton, Alice Timmons-Kent, Eva Dunn and Violet gave the girls the win.
Merton u10 2-3 St Albans u10 
The u10s had the furthest journey as they to south London to play Merton u10s and came away with a dominant performance and a very good win. Despite the pitch being a bit bobbly, the u10s continued to play passing football and saw the game out really well. POM was Baxter Burns.
Goals came from Jacob Burtt, with 2 and a single from Alby Jolley.


            ff                                      7th September
A tough morning for the Girls when Wokingham were the visitors. The St Albans Girls goal was scored by Summer. They next play on the 21st when they travel down the M40 to play Gloucester.
                                                                     14th September
On Saturday morning St Albans Schools hosted their annual pre season festival at Colney Heath FC. 
Visitors were Brent A & B, Newbury A & B, Wokingham, Stevenage and Dacorum added to our own Yellows, Blues and u10s.
Thoroughly enjoyable morning and all of our sides performed brilliantly and sometimes didn’t get the results their football deserved. 
U10s had a tough intro to this level and learned so much in a short time. Even  though they didn’t score, they should be proud of what they produced. Playing against teams a year older, they weren’t over awed and played some fine stuff. Manager Mike Fetters was very happy with the mornings work.
The Blues didn’t concede a goal and were unbeaten in their 4 games against the U10, Stevenage, Brent B and Newbury B. Their goals were scored by Bobby Barrett , Fionn Harrington and Zayne Chapman. A very satisfying morning for manager Tom Spratt who is looking forward to the season starting next week in Gloucester. 
The Yellows played some delightful football and they were superb in all games. They scored some superb goals, with the best from captain Zach Landau from 35 yards. Further goals from Callum Leith 2, Ted Burgoyne-Richards and Joshua John.
Their group included Wokingham, Dacorum, Brent and Newbury.

Next week, Saturday 21st, all 4 teams, including the girls travel to play Gloucester Schools.

                                                       21st September
A tough morning and afternoon of football as all 4 teams travelled to Gloucester and returned with 1 win and 3 heavy defeats. A miracle that the games were on at all due to the rain overnight but the Blues were first up and started brightly and in the first half, created several chances but couldn't finish them. They then tired in the 2nd half and lost out 5-0 in the end. MOM for the Blues was Lewis Norton.
Next up was the u10 Development side, who like the Blues, started really well and raced to a 3 goal lead through Theo Callum, Frankie Poll and Jacob Burtt. Gloucester hit back to 3-2 and an own goal took back the 2 goal cushion, and the final score was 4-3, with Gloucester grabbing a late goal to make it edgy towards the end. MOM was Thomas Wainer.
The Yellows were next and again, started brightly, but were undone by the strength of the Gloucester centre forward as he latched onto the long balls and finished well. Despite this, the Yellows kept trying to play and pass but the physical side of the game needs to be improved to compete against some sides. Harry Newman scored a consolation goal in the 5-1 loss. MOM was Albie Trollope.
The Girls were last up and in a ding dong game, which could have been a lot closer than the scoreline suggests, lost out 7-3. It was end to end and the girls battled, listened, passed well and kept going to the end. Goals were scored by Cara Quinn, Ella Huckle and Eva Dunn. POM were jointly Ella Huckle and Marnie Stynes.

                                                     28th September
Only 2 games on the 28th September as the Yellows and Girls hosting Slough.
The Yellows had a double header in the Cotswold League and Southern Counties League and ran out comfortable winners. Goals from Foster 2, Osborne 2, Landau, Leith and Rance gave the young saints a 7-0 scoreline.
Next week, Barnet are the visitors in the National Cup.
The Girls started like a train and went 2 up within 2 minutes and carried on dominating the match as goals from Quinn 3, Huckle, Chau, Heycock, Sergeant, Timmons-Kent and Dunn gave the 3 points to the girls for their first win of the season and a 9-1 scoreline.  
                                                     5th October
A very successful morning for the young saints as there were 3 wins and a draw. 
First up the Yellows were in home action against Barnet in the National Cup and, in a tight competitive end to end game, won 3-2 AET. 
Goals from John 2 and Newman. 
The Blues and u10s travelled to Woking and went goal crazy.
Blues ran out 9-0 winners  in the Geoff Richards League with goals from Gordon 3, Chapman 3, Harrington, Moule and Norton.
The u10s went one better as they hit double figures in a rep match. Goals from Callum 3,  Kirkup 2, Kurmanbekov 2, Poole, Poll and Jolley. 
The girls completed the action as they went to Reigate & Banstead for their Southern Counties League match and came away with a hard earned 2-2 draw. Goals coming from Heycock & Chau.
Next week is the Southern Counties League Cup to be played at Colney Heath FC.

                                                     12th October
The Boys and girls u11 sides hosted one of the stages of the Southern Counties League Cup at Colney Heath FC on Saturday 9th October.

The Blues faced a tough challenge against Dacorum, Elmbridge and Brent in the groups stages as Luton failed to turn up.
It didn’t deter the Blues from putting on superb performances in drawing with Dacorum, beating Brent and narrowly losing to Elmbridge. This meant they came 2nd in the group and would face the Yellows in the play off stage. Another good performance ended with a 0-0 draw and an end position of 4th. Tristan Phillips scoring the only goal.

The Yellows faced Thurrock, Stevenage, Slough and Wycombe and won 2, drew 2 and were the only side to not concede a goal. It wasn’t quite enough to win the group as Thurrock snatched it by a point. The play off against the Blues was another 0-0 draw and still no goals conceded, the only team to do so. Goals came from Joshua John, Nick Foster and a brace from Franky Osborne.

The afternoon session save the Girls face Barking & Dagenham, Wycombe, Slough and Dacorum.
Two good draws against Wycombe 0-0, and 1-1 v Dacorum, plus beating Slough 2-0 meant the Girls were 3rd in the group. Barking & Dagenham were too strong in their encounter, winning 3-0. Goals for the Girls came from Alice Timmons-Kent 2, and Cara Quinn. 

                                                     19th October  
Mixed results from 3 tough games today for the young saints. 
The u10 Development won 4-3 away v Newbury u11B in a representative match. 
Goals from Theo Callum, Thomas Wainer, Jacob Burtt and Oscar Poole made it a nice journey home.  POM was Ollie Poole. The future looks bright.
The Girls hosted Wokingham Girls in the Southern Counties League and despite competing for the majority of the game, lost out 5-0 but the game and scoreline was tighter than that. POM was Ella Huckle.
The Yellows also hosted Wokingham in the Southern Counties League and lost out 5-3 in an end to end game where the Yellows played some great football but were caught on the break 3 times. Goals came from Franky Osborne 2 and Sam Norton.  Best performance of the season against a strong side. POM was Tom Nicholson-Wolfe but could have been any of the players. 
Well done to all the young saints sides.

                                                     26th October
Nice journey down the M4 for the Yellows & Blues today as they come away with 2 hard fought wins against Newbury.
The Yellows were first up in a double result game in the Cotswold & Southern Counties Leagues. After a strong start the game settled but it was the young saints who took the lead. Keeper turned outfield player for the day Lucien Thompson pressured the opposition keeper who slammed the ball against him and into the net. Newbury responded early in the 2nd half and the goals were now flowing. 2-1 down and Joshua John took his chance well to equalise. Newbury went down the other end and went ahead. Top scorer Franky Osborne leveled and on the stroke of full time, Nick Foster smashed home the winner from 25 yds. POM went to birthday boy Zach Landau.
The Blues were up next in the Geoff Richards League and unfortunately looked 2nd best in the first half, their best chance falling to Zayne Chapman who shot narrowly wide. 
The 2nd half started fairly equally with limited chances until Tristan Phillips and Laz Gordon started getting on the ball more. Hector Parsons was his usual solid self at centre back and the Blues took control of the game in the last 20 mins. 
Zayne went close again, as did Laz and the opening goal arrived with 8 mins to go. Lewis Norton pounced on a loose ball in the area and finished well into the bottom corner. The win was sealed in the last minute when Bobby Barratt crossed to Laz Gordon who smashed the ball into the top of the net. POM went to Zayne Chapman.


                      28th October
Superb afternoon at Hale End, home of Arsenal Academy, where the Yellows took part in a mini festival.
First up was Waltham Forest, where a late goal for the oppo settled it. 
Wandsworth were next and a good 1-1 draw, saw the confidence rise. 
The next game against South London was a belter, with the Yellows going 2-0 up and playing well, only for South London to pull one back and make it a nervy last minute, but the lads held them off to collect their first win of the day.
The next game was against Havering and once more the boys put in a right shift to be 2-1 up with seconds remaining but Havering were nothing but resilient and scored with the last kick of equalise and take the into sudden death penalties. Havering progressed through which meant Yellows had to play South London again, once more winning 2-1, giving an overall record of 
Played 5, Won 2, Drew 2, Lost 1, GF 7, GA 6
Goal scorers were Ethan Rance 3, Franky Osborne 2, Harry Newman & Joshua John.
Thanks to Hector Parsons and Tristan Phillips who stepped up from the Blues to play.


                      2nd November
Tough going today on heavy pitches for the teams that played.
The u10s went up against the Blues in a representative match in which the Blues came out on top. Goals from Fionn Harrington, Lazerian Gordon, Aidan Friend and Bobby Barrett gave Blues the win. The u10s kept going and created several chances, especially towards the end of the match. POM was Arthur Snook and Aidan Friend.
New players came in for both teams- Ben Bailey and Ted McGillycuddy for the Development side and Arthur Snook for the Blues.
The Yellows hosted Wycombe in a Cotswold League match and came away with the 3 points in a 5-0 win. Again the pitch was heavy but it was a confident performance from the Yellows.
Goals came from Franky Osborne 2, Nick Foster, Joshua John and Ethan Rance. POM was between Nick Foster and Ted Burgoyne-Richards. 
Next week, the Blues & U10s travel to Aston Villa’s indoor academy centre to play North Shropshire and Kings Norton respectively.
The Girls travel to Chiltern & South Bucks, the Yellows to local rivals Stevenage District Football Team, both in the ESFA National Cup.​

                                                    9th November
With all 4 teams playing today, there was likely to be a lot of goals!
The Blues and u10s went to Aston Villa’s academy dome and came away with 2 victories. 
Goals from Alby Jolley, Jacob Burtt and Thomas Wainer gave the 10s an impressive victory against a strong side in Kings Norton, the first time we have played against them. 
Mike was hugely impressed with the level of the 10s overall play, especially the way they kept the ball. POM was Frankie Poll.
The Blues were involved in a goal feast as they won 8-4 against North Shropshire. 
Goals came from Fionn Harrington 3, Kingsley Smith 2, Lewis Norton 2 and Zayne Chapman in another impressive display from the Blues against an A team. 
Tom was really happy with all aspects of the performance. POM was Fionn Harrington.
The girls were also away v Chiltern & South Bucks in the National Cup and came away with another impressive 1-0 win. The goal came from POM Ella Huckle, whose 25yd free kick was the difference between the sides. Goalkeeper Josie also saved a penalty to ensure progression into the next round.
The Yellows were also in National Cup action and despite going 2 up and dominating the game, lost 4-1 on penalties against Stevenage after they came back to make the final score 2-2.
The Yellows goals came from Tom Nicholson-Wolfe and Calum Leith. Nick Foster was POM.




                                                                             

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