Strays latest social raises more money for our charity!
Club social on Sunday October 27th 2024
Another successful social event for the club followed our normal pattern, of an intra-club tournament at Rossett Sports Centre, followed by a buffet and drinks at our local, the Shepherds Dog, all in aid of our nominated charity, Leeds-based Candlelighters, who support families facing children's cancer in Yorkshire.
Five teams took part in the walking football games, and the Green team came out on top, taking ten points from their four games and pipping the Blues, who won two and drew two. The luckless Greys took the wooden spoon with no points and no goals, but a good time was had by all, and the games were played in a good spirit!
Players and members were asked to make a minimum £10 donation to our charity, and the total raised, including an anonymous donation of £590, totalled £1180. On top of this, members donated raffle prizes and the raffle raised a further £325, meaning that Candlelighters will benefit to the tune of £1,505; a fantastic amount and a great team effort from all at Strays! Since the club was founded (in October 2023), we have raised £1776 for this worthy charity.
Thanks to everyone who contributed towards the success of this event, whether by donating, providing raffle prizes; putting on a fabulous buffet (thanks to our friends at the Shepherds Dog) and to referees and persistent raffle ticket sellers!
Rod Clifton
Secretary
Over 70s National Finals - Our opponents await!
Strays to play in WFLA National Cup Finals Day
We now know, that in addition to Leggy Mambos, our Over 70s will be facing Birmingham WFC, Boston United, Bournemouth Reds and WFC Kingston in the Walking Football Leagues Alliance Finals at the Valley Stadium Redditch, the home of Redditch United, on Saturday September 7th. Good luck fellas!
UPDATE: See how we got on in the match report section / 2024
Harrogate Strays Over 70s into WFLA National Finals!
Over 70s qualify for WFLA National Cup Finals Day!
We’re through! After an anxious wait to discover the results of the Midlands Group games (with only the best placed runner up from both groups qualifying), we now have confirmation that Harrogate Strays Over 70s will join Leggy Mambos from the North Group in the National Finals of the Walking Football Leagues Alliance (WFLA) National Cup. The finals are to be played over 7th-8thSeptember at the Valley Stadium in Redditch. Well done Derek and squad for this fabulous achievement, in what is our first season of competition!
Steven Fort - World Champion!
England Over 70s win inaugural World Cup
Congratulations to our own Steven Fort, who represented England at the IWFF World Cup competition at the SMH Group Stadium, home of Chesterfield FC, on the weekend of 17th-19th May 2024.
England remained unbeaten in their 7 games, with wins over Sweden (2-1), Northern Ireland (1-0), Gibraltar (2-0), and Wales (3-0) and draws in games against France, Norway and Australia.
We're proud of you, Steven!
Colin to make england debut
Colin Stringellow - England Over 75 international!
Congratulations to our own Colin Stringfellow, who has been selected for the WFA 75s England squad to meet the Republic of Ireland at Evesham on 12th June. This is a well-deserved honour, and we wish Colin and his England colleagues the best of luck!