CHAIRMANS REPORT
Again I must start by apologising for missing another season with the club but Keith has kept me
informed of what’s been going on mainly when he wants more cheques signing. Well done to
everyone for all the excellent work which sees the club continue to grow and next year already looks
good with money already secured for the allstars and the new development sessions and of course
another 3 teams added again. Keep up the good work.
John Pattison
SECRETARYS REPORT
This has been another very successful year for Westgate as we continue to grow we now have 11
teams playing in leagues and will be adding another 3 next season. As John has said we have secured
funding to expand the allstars and also get the development sessions up and running but the biggest
achievement this season is that after only 5 seasons Westgate Juniors have achieved Charter
Standard Development club well done to everyone and now’s the time to plan for next season.
Thank you all for your support
Keith Morrice
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Committee Members
John Pattison
Chairperson
Keith Morrice
Secretary
Louise Molloy
Treasurer
Keith Parsons
Coach Development officer
Karen Hendry
Club Welfare Officer
Jen Hopton
Club Welfare Officer
Mark Howie
Charter Standard Officer
The committee continues to grow and is just about at full capacity which is excellent and will allow
us to plan and do more. As well as supporting all activities the committee has been responsible for
the organising of the Halloween and Christmas parties for the kids which have both been very
successful. The committee also organised the fun day, presentation day and 2 fundraising nights as
well as collections at the central station. Also the committee has received Grants from Healthworks
Newcastle, Comic Relief and Schofield trust totalling just under £5000 for the Allstars and the
development
Special Achievement
Congratulations have got to go to Becky Hendry coach with the girls on her achievement this year.
Becky was awarded the Young Volunteer of the Year for Northumberland FA a fantastic achievement
well done Becky
FUSS
Fun under seven soccer is exactly what it says football for under 7s that is fun whilst developing the
individual player. This year both fuss sessions have been well attended and fantastically supported
by the parents. This is also the starting ground for the young coaches for the club and thanks to Hattrick we have another great group of young coaches who will hopefully continue on with the club
UNDER 8
Warriors
This team has had a very encouraging season, for this being their first playing as a team. The
standard of football these young lads have played has been outstanding.
In the summer of2010 we arranged a couple of games before the beginning of the season. Not only
for the players to gain some experience but also for the coaches to gain a little experience, as this
was our first season at coaching a team. Despite two heavy defeats in these games the players
seemed to learn a lot from these games and went on to have an excellent season. Myself and
Graham also learnt a lot from these games, most of all how to field a team of seven players in a
formation when you have ten players all wanting to play in the strikers position (a little frustrating at
times)
As coaches we are really looking forward to the upcoming season as we feel if we can keep up the
good standard set this year and maybe improve a little it will be a very positive one for both the
team and the club.
Steve and Graham
Wolves
The first season for the Wolves has been a very exciting season as well as being a steep learning
curve. Despite losing players over the Christmas break the team has rallied round and worked even
harder, very quickly learning the value of team work. Throughout the season the player’s attitude
and behaviour at training and on match days have for the most part been exemplary. All in all a good
season and we look forward to building on a solid foundation next season
Kevin and Felix
UNDER 9
Warriors
This was my first season as a coach at Westgate, which i really enjoyed, the season started off really
well, in the pre spilt we finished 3rd ,in the Newcastle Minisoccer league
then we went into the Gallowgate league which we did start off well wining our first 5 games ,then
we had a little hiccup, but after that we finished off really well, finishing 4th ,but we did win the fair
play trophy for the whole of the under nines league which I thought was a great team and parent
effort. The season ended, and we have played in a few tournaments which was great for the team
I am really looking forward to being their coach next season, hope all the players will stay as really
enjoyed coaching them
Graham Chapman
Under 9 wolves fair play award
Under 9 Warriors fair play award
Wolves
From the beginning of the season the Wolves had a rocky start losing 5 games in a row but after that
they started playing more like a team and not as individuals.
From the start of this year the team have been up and down win one lose one but the last 5 games
they won all 5. Now the season has ended the Wolves finished 4th in there league which is a great
achievement. The team were entered into 2 tournaments the 1st at Cramlington where they got to
the quarter finals and the 2nd was a FA festival at Corbridge where the team won a fair play award so
a big well done to them.
With me being new to the club at the start of the season meeting the team from the start we have
developed a good manager/player relationship which I think each team should have. We have some
great players on the team and hope to meet some new ones in the future for another great season.
Michael Johnson and Steve Jones
Under 10’s
The under 10s have struggled this year despite a fantastic start to the season with a shock win
against East End in the cup but unfortunately that was the only win during the season. The good
think about this excellent group of lads is they haven’t let their heads go down during or after games
and have received excellent reviews from managers of the opposition. Next season is looking good
for this team with a good group of new players joining ready to take us up to 11 a side
David, Jamie and Eileen
Allstars
The allstars have continued their training throughout the season with enthusiasm beyond belief.
Unfortunately they only got to 1 festival this year but with the support of the Hat-trick project and
Hadrian school the club has secured money to step up the training for these lads and lasses and will
be moving to a Saturday and expanding.
Under 12 Girls
The first season for WJFC u12 girls has been a remarkable success. Training under the WAGS and
WJFC feeder programme at Murray house weekly on a Monday night bought about talented
individuals with sheer passion for the game.
Through the commitment of players and coaches a team was formed and entered in the 2010-11
season, playing home and away games at Complete Soccer in the Northumberland Girls League. The
girls finished third in the league which is an amazing end to a brilliant season.
The girls are now focussed in entering the u13 leagues which will see a transition to 9v9 playing on
grass, and will be holding home games at Westgate.
Whilst the u12s have been playing competitively, a WAGs programme has been running for u10s.
This initially started at Murray House and has now moved up to Sports Centre on a Thursday night
and we hope to enter them into the u12s league for next season.
We are now in the second year of running girls football at WJFC and enter our third season next
year. We hope to continue with the success we have had and are constantly looking for coaches to
come on board.
Anyone interested in support this work please contact Sima or Becky though Keith Morrice, club
secretary.
Sima, Becky
Under 11
Well another season is over and what a fantastic season it has been, having been placed in a
higher league than we should have been to finish fifth is a fantastic achievement. We also
reached the semi final of the NACYP cup narrowly going down 3-1 to Blyth Spartans in a
game where we pushed them all the way which led there coach to say “that was the hardest
game they had all season” this just shows just how well the lads played.
Moving from mini soccer to eleven a side is very difficult and I thought the lads might find it
hard playing on a much larger playing area, but the lads made the transition with absolute
ease. Some of the football we played this season was absolutely brilliant, passing and moving
and totally overrunning our opponents, when theses lads work as a team there are not a lot of
teams who can live with us. I cannot praise these lads highly enough for the way they play
and I am extremely proud of every one of them
Hopefully we can bring in a few more players for next season to strengthen our squad and
then we should be able to challenge for the league title and possibly one or two of the cup
competitions.
Roll on next season, I am really looking forward to the challenge and I know all of the
players are as well.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the parents for their support this year and
look forward to their continued support next year, well done everyone
Ian and Dwayne
NEWCASTLE WESTGATE UNDER 12, SEASON REPORT
This year was going to be a tester with some very competitive teams in this league this year with also 3 cups to
play in as well.
Our first game of the season was away to Cramlington which the result ended 5-4 to Cramlington. The
following week we were up against a strong Monty team and a local derby to us and this also resulted 6-3 to
Monty. With the winter closing in and the snow fell and stayed there was no football played and even training
was hard to arrange as well. First game back after the snow was Newbiggin Hall and could the lads get their
winning streak back from last season and they did winning their first game this season with an outstanding team
performance all round.
We were having a great run in the cups this year and a ¼ final v Grainger Pk away, with End to end football
Westgate won with Brad Cunningham scoring with the last kick of extra time, and we were on route to a semi
final against Monty Blue Sox from division 1. We played very well through the 1 st half then Monty got an early
one after the break and won the game to knock us out. Meaning the only cup left was the NACYO cup which we
were in the semi final off against Monty but this time it was the Pirates top of our division.
If there was one game in the season you wanted all your players to be on top form form it was this one & it
showed with a great result for us winning 8-6.
So it was to be Ryton in the final at Benwell,Extra training sessions put on prior to the game and really getting
the lads fired up for this one but wasn’t hard as all the players wanted this game so bad.
Great football in the first half with Westgate having more of the possession then just minutes before the whistle
Ryton got their 1st goal. Second half was off and back into it then after a CRACKING STRIKE from TODDIE
we were all level 1-1 come on.
With only minutes before the final whistle Ryton were awarded a penalty which shouldn’t have been which they
scored from. Ryton sneaked another one as we were trying to push for an equalizer, we did our very best and
enjoyed the experience of this big game with also a treat of go-karting and McDonalds from out sponsor the
following week.
The season was a bizarre one by beating the top teams and losing against the bottom teams. We were the highest
scoring team in the league with 59 goals however we conceded 61 against us. The position where we finished
could off been within the top 3 if we took our chances but with cup matches this year also we had a lot of games
played and couldn’t fault anyone’s commitment on the pitch and off.
I would also like to thank Darren for his support this year, the new sponsor’s futureline properties and also the
parents who show their commitment supporting myself and the team.
A MASSIVE WELL DONE to the lads who stuck at it this year and no matter what the results have been you
have always done me proud and also played fair and respected others around you all.
Thanks again Mark & Darren
Under 13s
The season started really well being unbeaten till after Christmas but unfortunately due to the bad
weather and lack of games we lost a couple of players and never seemed to get back to winning ways
despite playing some good football luck just wasn’t on our side. We still have a strong team and are
looking forward to getting it right next season and pushing for promotion again
Under 15’s report
Another great season from a truly fantastic group of lads, after winning division 3 last year
we knew stepping up to division 2 was going to be the most difficult thing the team has had
to do over the years the team has been together. But in all fairness it did not show as we were
able to hold our own in a very difficult division to be in. The season started well for us with
us holding the lead for the best part of the season. We appear to always have a difficult run in
all the cups and this year was no different having to meet two top clubs in three different cups
one of which we met twice but in the second meeting of the two for a neutral it would have
been a fantastic game to watch as we had gone down three goals in the first half but in the
second half it was all to change with us coming out with heart and belief we started to pull
back the game bringing the score line closer than the other team liked at 4 3 the game turned
into one of them games that it’s all about ifs and buts, as we had a great appeal for a penalty
we never got with us appealing madly they got their fifth. Well done to them though as they
did in fact go on to win it. With finishing third in the division to two teams who in fact should
never have been in our division our season also turned into ifs and buts.
With hearing lately about teams folding in our division I am proud to see our team will be
together for the start of the next, and how well they are all getting on, with losing three and
gaining at least five here’s looking to next season!
Another thing that has made my season a good one was I myself being accepted onto the
Central Youth Division Committee thus making a change for next season ME being on the
side of a disciplinary.
John
NEWCASTLE WESTGATE FOOTBALL CLUB
FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN 2010/2011
Starting Balance
£ 2488.69
INCOME
Subs
Fundraising
Sponsorship
Football Foundation
£6386.50
£1843.77
£3379.00
£1875.00
Balance
£15972.96
EXPENDITURE
CRB
League Fees
Travel Expenses
Equipment
Stationary
Courses
Phone
Insurance
Tournament
Pitch Hire
Container Hire
Trophies
£ 330.00
£1301.00
£426.00
£8888.22
£51.75
£537.50
£
£148.00
£265.00
£1360.00
£596.18
£
Total Expenditure
£13903.65
Balance to carry over for 2010/2011
£2069.31
We would like to thank the following for their support this year
Hat-trick Project
Westgate Community Sports Centre
Hadrian School
Northumberland FA
Community Foundation
Healthworks Newcastle
Comic Relief
Schofield Trust
Coopers Carpets
Tyne Taxis
Online Engineering
KB Estates
BP Plumbing Services
Utility Services
Walsh Civil Engineering
Futurelineproperties.com
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