Alumni FC achieves Charter Standard
23 Jul 2010

We are delighted to confirm that Alumni Football Club has achieved The FA’s Charter Standard award.

The Football Association states:

"The Charter Standard Scheme sets standards for coaching, administration and child protection for all clubs outside the Premier League and Football League. As a benchmark for quality, it will improve the playing experience for all."

Nick Cockrell, Chairman, believes that this is a fantastic achievement for a club that was only founded in 2004:

"This is remarkable achievement for all concerned and it is testament to the endless hard work that is undertaken by Jon [Cockrell] as Secretary, Martin [English] as Treasurer and the remaining members of the committee at the club. We are without doubt one of the most organised and best run amateur clubs in the country. We have always taken great pride in our solid structure that is based around the club’s constitution and club rules. We work hard to ensure that we are a financially stable club and we take our responsibilities both on and off the field very seriously. Ultimately, however, we have always tried to provide a great environment to allow our players the best opportunity to be successful on the pitch and to enjoy playing the game that we all love so much”.

The award of Charter Standard raises the possibility of potential FA funding and grants, and in due course we hope that it will assist with the further expansion of the club.