South Leeds Life

Footballers at the Hunslet Club have started to play matches recently with a squad set of kits donated by stars of the Premier League. Through the Players’ Kit Scheme the squads of all of the 20 Barclays Premier League Clubs have provided some of the best youth teams throughout the country with free Nike football [...]

  The Hunslet Club, The FA and Mars, The FA’s Adult Football Partner, have made it as easy as a ‘one-two’ to turn up and start playing the football that best suits you: whether it’s a good old-fashioned kickabout or the more competitive game, like 5 or 11 a side on our outdoor 3G training [...]

St Clair Brown has been in touch with news of a charity football match: Young people and staff from Leeds City Council’s youth services spent a freezing cold Saturday afternoon on the football pitch whilst raising money for Children In Need! This charity football match is an annual event which gives the victors “bragging rights” [...]

A “home made” snow plough attachment to the Hunslet Club mini tractor is ensuring that keen young football & rugby players aren’t disappointed to see their training sessions cancelled whilst virtually every other outdoor sports venue in the city remains closed due to frozen snow. Says Jason Slack at the club “We know the children and [...]

Everyone at the Hunslet Club sends best wishes to one of its former football coaches Ian Burchnall, who has been appointed Assistant Manager & Coach of Norwegian Premier League team Sarpsborg 08, alongside former Leeds United & England international player Brian Deane. You can read an interview with Ian about this move from the Yorkshire Evening Post here. [...]

Young people who have been taking part in a football skills project with Leeds City Council’s youth service will be visited by a special guest in Beeston this evening. A Leeds United first team player will drop in to the Old Cockburn Sports Hall to meet youngsters who have been taking part in the ‘On-Target’ [...]

New players are wanted to signed up for new leagues on  Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at John Charles Centre for Sport in Beeston. The cost is £23.70 per 30 minute per game. Each team will need to pay £6 to register in the league. Eight players can be used on the evening of the game (five [...]

    The Hunslet Club is unveiling it’s new action packed timetable of weekly activities which will commence from August 28th. An incredible 75 weekly sessions are listed, catering for all ages from tot to grandparents We hope that there is something for everyone here. New to the timetable are Tuesday night Zumba sessions and Monday night Body Conditioning [...]

Belle Isle-based community football club Middleton Park FC is encouraging footballers of all ages and abilities – including girls and women - to join the growing club. Based at the Cranmore and Raylands Community Centre in Cranmore Drive, Middleton Park FC will later this month hold three open days to encourage local people to join the club [...]

With the football season drawn to a close, the Hunslet Club can now celebrate one of its most successful seasons ever. The pre-school toddler sessions are busy every week and are set to produce the clubs’ stars of tommorow, well done to our dedicated coaches of our most junior members.   The Under 11′s won the Garforth League [...]