| Wolverhampton
& Perton Churches FC |
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![]() September 2010 |
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Back
Row: John Morris. Jason Parmar. Luke Werhun. Tom Baugh. Richard
Smith. Christopher Phillips. Christopher Roberts. Front Row: Andrew Page (manager), Nick Arnold. Nathan Lodge. Richard Webster. Oliver Jones. Philip Webster. Dan Lodge. |
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| Ground:
Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton - Entrance:
Hugh Porter Way, off Aldersley Rd Directions: Click Here - Post Code of Ground: WV6 9NW |
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| Secretary: Richard Webster - Kick-Off: 10.30am |
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| First
Team Colours:
Red and Black Striped Shirts, Black Shorts and Socks |
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| Second
Team Colours:
Royal Blue Shirts, Royal Blue Shorts and Socks |
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Honours:
Division Two Winners 2009, Division One Runners Up 2005, 2006, League
Cup Finalists 2005 |
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Year
Formed: 1994 |
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History:
Wolverhampton & Perton Church FC got it's title from the fact that
the first players came from Wolverhampton and Perton. The exact reason
why James Orotayo (one of the co-founders) inserted the word 'Church'
rather than 'Churches' has now been lost in the mists of time. The churches
which supplied players then were Penn Christian Fellowship, Perton Church,
St. Joseph of Arimithea Merry Hill, St. Judes Wolverhampton and West Park
Baptist. The churches that currently supply our players are Christ the
King Aldersley, Penn Christian Fellowship and St. Judes Wolverhampton.
The Club was formed in November 1994 by James Orotayo and Pete Holliday.
For 1994/5 the club mainly played friendlies but were also allowed to
participate in the Mercian Christian Football League's (MCFL) Cup competition,
reaching the final that year. For the next few seasons they played in
the MCFL, moving to the West Midlands Christian Football League for the
1998/9 season, following MCFL's collapse. Prior to being to purchase their
own kit the club played in a variety of kits - whatever we could borrow!
But our first official kit was yellow shirts, black shorts and black socks.
In 2001/2 the club changed their home strip to red/black striped shirts,
black shorts and black socks with the yellow (and later gold) shirts becoming
the away strip.
During 2003/4 we said goodbye to the gold tops and an all blue strip became our away colours. Originally James was the secretary, Pete Holliday and Rob Gough comanagers and Stephen Lord Treasurer. With the exception of Stephen all of the club's officers were also players. Much has changed over the years and although James is still involved with the club (as player and Chairman), the club is now essentially run by Richard Webster (Secretary), Andy Page (Manager) and Scott Lindsay (Treasurer). For the Cup Final Rich put together a list of all the players who played in WMCFL for us, a few from the years before so he's the best person to contact for that. Unfortunately some of our early paperwork has been misplaced so I can't tell you who the original team were, but suffice to say I'm the only person who has played for the club every year since 1994, although some people (e.g. Paul Whittick) who played for a few years, went away and came back. Sadly most of our "successes" have been in small sided competitions! In 11-a-side we were runners up in the MCFL 1994/5 Cup final, were runners-up in the WMCFL 2nd Division in the first year we played, and were runners-up in both Cup and League this year - always the bridesmaid! On a positive note we avoided relegation (albeit narrowly) in our first two years of being in the WMCFL first division, and that has helped to secure our current position. James Orotayo. 2005 2006 - W&P continue to perform up with the best finishing second in the League for the second season in succession. 2006 was again a bit of a disappointment as they lead the League and looked like they would win it until well after Christmas. Ed Walker 2007 - 2008 saw Wolves slip out of the top flight and drop into Division Two. I did think that they'd bounce straight back but due primarily to a shortage of players, they didn't make it ending fifth, seven points adrift. Wolves still have a nucleus of good players with bags of experience but are probably just three or four off a team that can dominate. I went to watch them after they knew they were out of the hunt. They turned up with a bare eleven and for me played a great game of football and really enjoyed it. Ed Walker June 2008 Tom Baugh adds: In the 2005-2006 season, Wolves were one of the most dominant sides in the WMCFL, enjoying a large lead at the top of Division 1 for much of the campaign. Unfortunately, a run of poor results combined with an excellent finish to the season by Chawn Hill, saw Wolves miss out on the title, finishing runners-up for the second season running. The 2006-07 campaign was one to forget for Wolves as they slipped out of the top flight. Having lost something like the first five games in the league, they did manage a strong finish but a 3-2 defeat in their final game against Chawn proved the final nail in the coffin. 2007-08 proved to be a season of transition for W&P. Some first team regulars left, most notably Kev Preece and all-time leading scorer Neil Beards. Fortunately some good players were recruited in their place and the team played some good football, finishing an eventual fifth place. After a year of consolidation in Division Two, Wolves were determined to earn promotion in the 2008-09 campaign. After a hit and miss start to the season, Wolves kicked on after Christmas, winning six games on the bounce to go from promotion outsiders to title challengers. Going into the final game of the season needing a point to win the league, Wolves came from behind twice to secure their first ever trophy with a 2-2 draw. Tom Baugh April 2009 |
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![]() April 2010 |
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Back
row: Jason Parmar, Christpher Roberts, Alex Rhodenhurst, Steve
McGarry, Christopher Bowen, James Orotayo Front row: Oliver Jones, Huw Allen, Philip Webster, Nathan Lodge, Richard Webster, Dan Lodge |
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Back
row: Ashley Smith, Luke French, Steve McGarry, Adam French, Chris
Roberts, Tom Baugh, Andy Page, Alex Rodenhurst Front row: Jason Parmar, Nathan Lodge, Scott Lindsay, Richard Webster, Phil Webster, Olly Jones |
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