Warndon Villages History - Season by Season

2008-2009 Season
Brief overview of the Season
This was our 2nd season based at Perdiswell Leisure Centre.
Warndon Villages registered 14 teams into 3 different leagues (Mercian , Stourport , Central Warwickshire)
 With most of our mini Soccer teams playing their matches at the Leisure centre. 
The Cobras and Rhinos played their games at Little Perdiswell due to only having 2 pitches at Perdiswell Leisure Centre.
The Fun day was held at the Leisure Centre with special guest of honour being Peter Shilton , ex England , Leicester and Notts Forest Keeper. He mingled round and awarded prizes to the winners of the tournaments.

The Warndon Villages presentation was held at Elgar High School. The format of the presentation was better with the Slide show and music making it far more enjoyable.

WARNDON Villages Football Club have been honoured for their work over the past year with a prestigious award. 
The club has been handed a plaque by the Worcestershire Football Association at Elgar Technology College, Bilford Road, Worcester,  to mark their elevation to community club status .It is the top award given by the county FA and recognises the club’s work in developing boys’ and girls’ football. Warndon Villages, who will run 23 teams next season, have signed a sponsorship deal to use fair trade footballs.
Also Warndon Villages have become the First club in Worcester to achieve this status.

Teams playing during our 8th season

Cobras U8 / Rhinos U8
Scoprions U9
Lions U10/Tigers U10/Piranhas U10/Falcons U10
Pumas U11/Sharks U11
Vipers U12 / Wolves U13
Wildcats U10 / Wildcats U15 / Wildcats U17

Under 8's 
Warndon Villages had 2 teams playing friendlies during the season with the Cobras and the Rhinos.
Both teams improved during the season and are looking forward to their first season of competitive
football next season.

Under 9's 
Warndon Scorpions had a good year and were always positioned in the top half of the Mercian Div 1 table. The Scorpions finished a creditable 4th and will hopefully push on next season and start to compete with the top teams.

Under 10's 
In this age group Warndon villages have 5 teams. All 4 had their moments during the Season.

The Tigers came 4th in a tough Division 1 of the Mercian league.
 While fellow Mercian league team the Lions had a stunning league campaign by going unbeaten winning 16 and drawing 4 of their games in the Mercian League Div 2.
We also have 2 teams in the Stourport League. The Piranhas play in division one and finished mid table in a league with several good teams. On their day the piranhas could beat any team in this league and put up several good performances against the top teams.

In division 2 the Falcons played good football all year but only started to get their just desserts when they went 9 games unbeaten. Form which could easily had seen them challenge the top teams if they had started in the same vein.

The big success story for Warndon was the Wildcat under 10's winning the Girls U10 division and cup double in their first season. A superb achievement in their first season together.

Under 11's 
The Pumas had a decent season having to consolidate in division 2 of the Mercian league. They stayed down in the same age group and they became a far more competitive team. Despite losing James Stevens to the Sharks the Pumas showed they had other good players and finsihed the season in a strong midtable position. They will be hoping to push on next season in 11 a side football.

The Sharks had another exceptional year . They went he season unbeaten in the league winning 24 and drawing 3 of their 27 league games. They also reached the cup final and despite creating the better chances they were beaten by the slightly better team on the day. They lost 5-3 on pens. Liam Dayus did win the Man of the Match Trophy. The Sharks also won the Stourport League nomination for the Fair Play trophy which the Worcestershire FA awarded to the Sharks.. Another tremendous season for the Sharks.

Under 12's 
The Vipers got to the 1/4 final of the cup and finished mid table in division 2 of the Mercian league. They had the help of 2 Sharks (Kieran Burns / Liam Dayus) and a Puma (Matt Heywood). All 3 players making a considerable input into the team.

Under 13's 
The Wolves finished the season on a high with their finish to the season producing several good results an performances. The Wolves will be looking to improve their league position for next season

2007-2008 Season

This was a new start for Warndon Villages FC as we moved our home base from Claines Lane to Perdeswell Leisure Centre. This would give Warndon the use of some very good facilities at the Sports Centre. Warndon Villages also held their Presentation evening and Fun day at Perdiswell leisure Centre. We thank Perdiswell eisure Centre for their help during the season.

Over the season it proved to be a big success as their were very few games cancelled. In our seventh season Warndon Villages entered 12 teams in the Mercian , Stourport and for the first time the Central Warwickshire leagues. The teams entered into the leagues were as follows

8’s Scorpions, Andy Hall, Mercian 
U9’s Lions, Gary Dicker, Mercian - Piranhas, Matt Dale, Stourport - Tigers, Jason Brown, Mercian
 U10s, Sharks, Geoff Stanley, Stourport 
U11s, Pumas, Terry Smith, Mercian - Vipers, Mark Waidson, Mercian
 U12s boys, Chris Lumley, Mercian 
U13 boys, Mike McGrath, Stourport -
 U14 girls, Wildcats, Tim Meese, Mercian 
U15 girls, Wildcats, Pete Tomlins, West Midland 
U16 girls, Wildcats, Andy Maynard, West Midland.

Unfortunately the Boys U13 team folded midway through the season leaving us with 11 teams.
Again the development centre was thriving with a planned 2 under 8's teams already being organised for next season. Terry Smith who manages the development centre was doing a good job in ensuring the children in the centre played in a safe , enjoyable and competitive environment.

Under 8's 
The Scorpions were playing in the league for the first time this season. 
As the season progressed the Scorpions managed to climb up the league and ended in a very good 3rd place in the Mercian League. 

Under 9's 
We have 3 teams in this age group. 
The Lions managed by Dave Allen played in the Mercian League division 2. Despite finishing in the lower reaches of the league their football performance did not mirror their league position. As the season went on again the team's performances improved . It is hoped they will have a good season in 2008-2009.
The Tigers who played in division 1 of the Mercian finished the league in a very good 3rd position. Again another team who were playing some good football.
The Piranhas played in the Stourport league and showed improvement from last season. A league position of 4th and  a cup semi-final eventually losing to cup winners Coombs Wood Colts. 

Under 10's 
In this age group we only have 1 team but what we lack in quantity we make up for in quality. The Sharks had a tremendous season winning the Stourport Division 1 by a massive 17 points and winning the cup final 1-0 against Kidderminster Lions. This team played some terrific football over the season with several football club scouts being spotted watching this team. (Wolves , Leicester etc)

Under 11's 
We have 2 teams in this age group. 
The Vipers got promoted last season despite only finishing 6th in Division 2. The concern was this may be a step too far. In the end despite battling hard and never giving up the Vipers ended up bottom of Division 1. 

The Whippets played in Division 2 of this age group. Most of the Whippets players were actually U10's and despite this they still won a few games during the season. Some of the results from this season bodes well for next year as they will be staying in there own age group.

2006-2007 Season

Warndon Villages were looking forward to a new start and new season with several new teams being formed.

The Piranhas Under 8's , Tigers U8's and Vipers U10's all starting their first league campaigns . Warndon were also fielding their first 11 a side Boys team in Stourport Division 1 - U12 section. So with so many new teams we were hoping for a season of improvement and enjoyment.

In our 6th season Warndon Villages entered 10 teams into the leagues:-
-U8's Piranhas /U8'sTigers /U9's Hawks  / U9's Sharks /  U10's Lions / U10's Vipers/   U11's Wolves  /    U12's  Boys / U13 girls  Wildcats / U15 Wildcats/.


The development center was going from strength to strength with the numbers in the younger age groups continuing to increase. Hopefully these should continue to feed players into the Under 8's league teams and ensure the growth of Warndon Villages.

In the under 8's

the Piranhas and Tigers both had encouraging seasons. The Piranhas started very well in the Stourport U8's league and at one time headed their league . While the Tigers had a slow start drawing a lot of their games but as the season went on their results improved and the team look as if they will be force to be reckoned with next season.

In the under 9's

section the Sharks were hoping to build on last season good form. In fact they more than lived up to their promise and ended up winning the Stourport Under league by a clear 11 points. They also reached the Cup final but were beaten by a hardworking Bewdley Team. Well done the Sharks on winning the league.
The Hawks were hoping to improve from last season and as I write this they are in a top half of the table position with the possibilty of the team finishing in 5th place in a league of 14 teams.All you can ask for is for teams to improve and enjoy their football. The Hawks certainly have improved. Well done Hawks and to Wendy Bennett who has overseen the Hawks jump up the league.

In the under 10's 

section the Lions had a lot to live up to after last seasons excellent season. But with several players either staying in their own age group or leaving the team had to rebuild. Despite this it looks as if they will finish in a very respectable 4th position in a high standard league. The Lions also lost their Star defender during the season (Mitchell Tomlinson). He was signed by the Wolves academy and was not able to play for the Lions. Therefore John Court Jones and Paul Tomilinson did a very good job in keping the Lions in the upper reaches of this division.
The 2nd under 10's team were the Vipers coached by Mark Waidson.
The Vipers were a brand new team so were not expecting too much./
Most players in the Vipers had not played any league football but you would not have believed that with some of the results and performances acheived . By the end of the season they had shown a huge improvement and their league position did not mirrior the standard of football the Vipers had produced. The Vipers will no doubt be looking to get promotion out of division 2 next season.

The season started with disappointment for the club with the boys under 12's eleven a side team having to fold before it had a chance to get going. But as the summer went on things got considerably better .

The Girls section amalgamated with the Worcester Wildcats this enabled the club to field 2 girls team in the Mercian league for the first time. The girls did well in summer knockouts to give themselves a lot of hope that the coming season would be a good one.

The Sharks U8's proved to be the form team in the summer knockouts . They won the Hasbury Rangers festival of football Tournament and lost in the semis at the Halas Hawks competition . The Lions U9's also fell at this hurdle in the Halas Hawks tournament.

The Development centre at Claines Lane was still going strong and starting to provide the teams with even more players. But the club were very optimistic that the teams could provide Warndon Villages with their best season yet.

In the 5th season the club entered a record Ten teams :-U8's  Hawks ./U8'sSharks /U9's Lions  / U9's Pumas /  U10's Leopards / U10's Badgers/   U11's Jaguars  /    U11's   Falcons / U12 girls  Wildcats / U14 Wildcats/.

The Hawks , Pumas and Badgers were enjoying there first season of competitive football . But the Sharks , Lions, Leopards , Falcons and both Wildcats teams were all hoping to progress during the season.
This in fact was the way it worked out with the club having its most successful year with regards to winning trophies.

The Sharks won the under 8's league completed before Xmas . Then when the league was split into 2 they ended up runners up . They had to win there last game to win the league but ended up drawing 1-1 to Worcester Colts who narrowly beat them to the title.

The Lions had a fantastic year culminating in reaching the Cup final for their age group . As it was they ended up losing 2-0 to Kidderminster Lions in the final. They also ended up clear runners up in the league .

The Hawks did very well in their first season and as the league progressed they were showing signs that next season could well be better.

The Pumas kept losing games by the odd goal. Despite finishing in the bottom half of the division it could well of been a different story if some of these tight games the Pumas kept losing had gone the other way.

The Badgers proved to be a difficult team to beat in their league and gave a good account of themselves in their first league campaign.

The Jaguars who certainly had players of talent in their ranks were unable to be consistent enough during the season to ensure a top half of the table finish.

The Leopards nearly provided WVFC with their first cup triumph. They were 3-0 up early in the 2nd half but a fantastic come back by Coombs Wood Colts took the game into extra time. In the end the Leopards lost on sudden death penalties. In the League despite looking as if they could possibly challenge for the runners up spot the Leopards faded slightly over their last few games and finished mid table.

The Falcons had a good season eventually finishing runners up in the Stourport Div 2 , gaining promotion
.
While both Girls teams provided WVFC with further trophy success by winning their respective Mercian league division 2 titles.

A superb season for all the teams showed that WVFC had come a long way in a short time.
But unfortunately the club was about to loose 2 of the teams . The Leopards and Pumas decided to break away from the Warndon Villages umbrella and create their own club (Worcester Youth).

The season was finished off by a very successful Funday held a Claines Lane. The highlight being the Coaches defeat at the hands of the parents. This was followed by the Presentation at the Park. Where all the children who were registered with the club were presented with a well earned trophy. Guest presenter of the trophies was the Clubs Founder Lynn Gardner.

2004-2005 Season

In the 4th season the club entered a record seven teams :-U8'Lions ./U8'sSharks/U9's Leopards/ U10's Jaguars/ U11's/ Eagles/U12 girls Panthers.

Before the season actually started an amalgamation of the Sharks and the Lions ended up winning the Halas Hawks Under 7's competition . Beating a tough Kidderminster Lions outfit 3-2 after extra time.
This was the first competition the club had won in its history to date

Warndon Villages were hoping to see an improvement in fortunes over the coming season. In the end the teams had varying amounts of success.
    The Lions stayed down in there age group and acquitted themselves by playing some very good football to finish a creditable 3rd in the Stourport Div 1 league . The Sharks U8's started the season superbly and did not lose a game in their first 10 league games but eventually faded slightly to finish a very good 4th place in their first league season. The Leopards were as ever very competitive but did not live up to last season performances . The Jaguars playing their first league season proved to be nobodies whipping boys over a very encouraging first year . The Hares who got promoted last season played some good football in the Mercian league division 1 but kept losing games by the odd goal. While the Eagles ended up winning the Warndon Villages club its first League title by winning the U11 Stourport league Division 2 title after proving to be the most consistent team in their division. The Panthers showed they had improved considerable from last season and were starting to get a very good reputation in the league .The Panthers eventually getting runners up spot in their league.

This was a very encouraging season for the club as a whole with the Eagles taking pride of place but the Panthers also not far behind . Also well done to the Under 7's in winning the Halas Hawks tournament in the summer.

The club held its presentation night at the Worcester University Students Bar.

The club were hoping to expand the teams to 11 for the 2005-2006 season. With the First 11a side boys team being part of the plan, Hopefully amalgamating the Hares and the Eagles into 1 team.

2003-2004 Season

In our 3rd season we increased the number of teams entered into the leagues to 5. With two Under 8's teams being entered into the Stourport Youth League (Leopards,Lions) , two Under 10's teams entered into the Mercian league (Beavers and Hares) and a Under 12's girls team (Panthers) also being entered into the Mercian League . Again all teams competed very well with the Leopards and Hares finishing 3rd in their respective leagues . Both Beavers and Leopards reached the Semi-Finals of their cup competitions . The Lions gave everybody they played a very good game . The Panthers first season ended with a superb run of form , showing they were improving as the season progressed.
At the Development the center the numbers increased further with well over 100 children registered.
All enjoying the opportunity to play football in a supervised environment.

At the end of the season we held a very successful Fun day at Worcester City's Football Ground (St Georges Lane) . With all children taking part in a junior football competition and a very competitive game between the Parents and the Coaches .
We also held our Presentation evening at the Archdales Club with all children at the club receiving a trophy for their efforts during the season.

2002-2003 Season

The second season for the club started with 2 teams being into the Mercian Elgar Under 9's League .Both teams (Beavers and Hares) competed very well in their first season in the league . With the Beavers finishing a creditable 3rd . We also maintained our coaching centre at the Lyppard Grange Primary School, Warndon Villages . Happylands in Whittington Village & the County Sports Ground in Claines Lane were also used.
With the numbers attending the coaching center it was proving to be a big success .

During the season a very successful Quiz night was held at the Lyppard Grange community centre with the proceeds going to the club funds.
The season was finished off with a very enjoyable presentation evening held at Lyppard Grange Community centre . Dave Busst the ex Coventry City centre Half was there to present the awards to the children.

2001 - 2002 Season

The Warndon Villages Football club was set up in October 2001 after a Warndon Villages Mum (Lynn Gardner) decided that there was of lack facilities for young kids in the area. The club started by coaching 60 children at a training centre based at Lyppard Grange Primary School . By the end of the first season, the club had more than 100 members
To finish off a very successful first season, a presentation evening was held at the Lyppard Grange Community centre. Mark Owen of Worcester City fame was on hand to present the awards to the children.

Little Perdiswell
Warndon Villages F.C. Home Ground.