Club announcement...
THE BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF METHLEY UNITED AFC
The Pride of Methley is getting a new home
We are incredibly proud to announce that Methley United AFC has officially signed a long-term partnership with Castleford Rugby Union, securing the use of the Pinfold Lane playing fields from August.
This is a huge step forward for our club — and an important one for the whole community.
Our recent member survey told us clearly that more pitches and better facilities in Methley were a priority. We listened, and this partnership goes a long way towards answering that.
Pinfold Lane gives us access to:
- More playing space
- Floodlights
- Toilets and running water
- Electricity
- Kitchen facilities
- Storage
There is work to do to improve the site over time, but the potential is enormous.
The blue area shows the land secured from August through our partnership.
The red area represents exciting longer-term opportunities we hope to explore as our vision develops.
We know an opportunity like this comes with responsibility. We are committed to working closely with local residents, Castleford Rugby Union, the FA and the council to make sure Pinfold Lane becomes a positive addition to the village.
To every volunteer, coach, player, parent, sponsor and supporter who has helped build this club — this is your achievement too.
More pitches. Better facilities. More football in Methley.
The next chapter starts now.
Chris Paul
Club Chairman
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On Sunday our Mini Lions (u5s - F2 children/children who started full time school in Sept ‘26 and u6s - Year 1 children) started back up on the fantastic 3g facility at the West Riding County FA in Woodlesford.![]()
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We have over 40 children already registered so far and we have started with record breaking numbers in the u6s girls (year 1) group with 9 players already signed up 🙌🙌![]()
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We are still looking for additional coaches in the mini lions setup, particular in the u6s boys and girls section.![]()
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For the first session back we had lots of new players joining us, who did terrifically well following instructions, listening and showing some great skills and awareness of space already 👍![]()
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It was a really lovely session and we’re all excited to see how far these amazing children can develop over the season.![]()
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The feedback received was amazing so thank you to everyone that came down on Sunday and we look forward to seeing you all later in the week ⚽️🦁⚽️![]()
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If anyone wishes to get your son or daughter on our waiting list, please complete the form below 🙏![]()
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Methley United AFC Mini Lions (U5s/U6s) Expression of Interest Form
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⚽️ Methley U8 Strikers – Match Report ⚽️![]()
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Another amazing performance from the Strikers this morning, who are quite simply going from strength to strength. Today was our best performance of the season so far and what a game it was! 👏![]()
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It was a competitive, end-to-end battle that could genuinely have gone either way, with every single one of the boys putting their bodies on the line and giving absolutely everything for the team. 💪![]()
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There was some fantastic link-up play throughout, mixed with some real sparks of individual brilliance, which resulted in a couple of spectacular goals. ⚽️🔥![]()
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The boys continue to improve every single week, and I can honestly say they are an absolute joy to coach. Not just because of the ability they have in abundance, but because of who they are as individuals and, more importantly, who they are as a team. ❤️🖤![]()
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They work for each other, encourage each other and most importantly, they have fun doing what they love. That’s what grassroots football is all about. 👏![]()
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🏆 Player Awards 🏆![]()
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⭐️ Coaches’ Player – Jacob![]()
Jacob gave us real composure on the ball when we needed it and did a brilliant job of driving us up the pitch. A really mature performance today.![]()
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⭐️ Parents’ Player – Finley![]()
It has been such a joy to see the improvement and confidence Finley has shown over the last few weeks. He was brilliant outfield today, but when he went in goal he turned into an absolute beast, stopping everything that came his way! 🧤🔥![]()
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⭐️ Teammate of the Day – Seb![]()
Seb really focused on what we had worked on in training and it showed today. His positional play was spot on, continually covering back and doing the little things that make such a difference to the team. Brilliant work! 👏![]()
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Another fantastic weekend for the Strikers. The improvement these boys are making every week is brilliant to watch — and we couldn’t be prouder of them all. ❤️🖤![]()
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Same team, same madness, different weekend… 😎⚽️
⚽️ Methley Mavericks Match Report ⚽️![]()
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The Mavericks had a free weekend from the league today and, rather than risk our partners finding out and suddenly expecting us to make a roast dinner, we thought it best to get a fixture in sharpish. 😂![]()
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Luckily, newly formed Rothwell Ladies found themselves in exactly the same boat, with their original opposition unable to raise a team, so a friendly was arranged.![]()
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The Mavericks arrived with just 8 players after a late illness, but Rothwell very kindly lent us a player each half to make sure we could get the game on. Absolute top class from them. 👏![]()
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It was a great afternoon of football, with both teams playing in exactly the right spirit. We played some lovely football, got some much-needed minutes under our belts and took the opportunity to try out a few new positions.![]()
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Including Leanne deciding she fancied a go in goal… despite the fact she wasn’t actually meant to be playing there anyway. 🤦♀️😂![]()
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Things went particularly well until she gave away a penalty. 😬![]()
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The Mavericks managed to find the net four times, with goals from:![]()
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⚽️ Laura x2![]()
⚽️ Ange![]()
⚽️ Jemma![]()
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As for the rest of the game, I’d love to give you a detailed tactical analysis… but unfortunately I was somewhat distracted at half time by the new sweet selection and, more importantly, trying to work out where exactly in Aldi I need to go in future to locate them.![]()
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For anyone interested, they were Peach Flavour Sour Patch Kids. 🍑😂![]()
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Priorities.![]()
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All jokes aside, it was a really enjoyable afternoon with two teams getting some valuable game time and, more importantly, plenty of opportunity to gel, try things out and enjoy playing football.![]()
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A massive thank you to Rothwell Ladies for the game, for lending us players and for being absolute quality throughout. We’ll definitely take that sort of afternoon again!![]()
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A lovely time was had by all. ❤️⚽️![]()
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Now, if anyone knows where the peach Sour Patch Kids are hiding in Aldi, answers on a postcard. 👀🍑
U10 MATCH REPORT ⚽🐍![]()
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Methley Utd Vipers vs Rothwell Jnrs Blacks![]()
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Our Vipers started the game a little slowly today, with things not quite connecting in the way they have over the last few weeks. We struggled to find our rhythm early on, but the boys continued to work hard and battle throughout.![]()
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The second half saw us come back into the game a lot more. The boys kept pushing, kept working and showed plenty of determination right through to the final whistle. 💪🐍![]()
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Jack was a constant threat down the right-hand side, using his pace and fight to drive up and down the wing and give us an attacking outlet throughout the game. ⚡🐍![]()
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Joel was kept busy in goal and made a number of important saves throughout the game, but his finest moment came right towards the end.![]()
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A deflection off one of our defenders sent the ball looping towards goal, but Joel reacted brilliantly, raced back and somehow managed to clear it off the line just in time! 🧤🔥![]()
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A fantastic piece of goalkeeping and a moment that showed the fight and determination running through the team.![]()
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The boys kept going right until the end, and that effort and togetherness is something we’ll continue to build on as we move forward.![]()
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🏆 PLAYERS OF THE MATCH 🏆![]()
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Coaches’ Player of the Match:![]()
⚡ Jack — for his fight and determination throughout the full game, constantly driving up and down the right-hand side.![]()
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Opposition’s Player of the Match:![]()
🧤 Joel — for making a number of crucial saves in a difficult game, capped off by that brilliant last-gasp clearance off the line.![]()
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Well done boys! ❤️🖤🐍![]()
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UP THE VIPERS! 🐍⚽![]()
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U11s Whites hosted Stanningley at Castleford Academy this morning and put on a fantastic display. They all worked so hard for the team with desire and skill on display throughout. The passing and teamwork was superb which was the best part of today's performance. Riley was on fire in goal, especially first half with the save of the season diving across the goal to tip the ball round the post. The defence of Alex, Joshua, Ethan and James was strong battling for every ball and making the right decisions playing the ball out. Zach, jesse and Harry were composed in their play, playing some brilliant balls through midfield. Special mention to Zach for the pass of the game first half to set up Aaron's goal. Carter linked up well with the forward players creating chances and was unlucky not to score. The wingers, joe, Thomas and Aaron were awesome with the runs forward and passing between them creating numerous chances and linking up brilliantly with Harry 2nd half. Hatrick for Thomas but he also assisted most of the goals. Impressive passing from joe throughout looking very composed on the ball. Aaron's work rate and crossing was fantastic and 2 brilliantly taken goals. Brilliant striker's performance from Harry with great positioning play, always in the right place resulting in 4 goals for him today. Teammate of the week to Thomas chosen by the team, player of the match to Harry for some extremely well taken goals and all round play and captain to Joshua for his bravery in defence chasing down every ball and some great clearances out of defence.
It’s cup weekend for the U11 Panthers who made the short trip to play Rothwell Town Reds in the sunshine this morning. ![]()
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A full squad of energetic Panthers were ready and waiting, loving their energy this season. There was lots to do against a team who came to play. The Methley work ethic impressed in a tight opening quarter, and although punished for switching off in one quarter, it was brilliant to see the girls work hard and finish strong. ![]()
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Bethany and Aurora were unlucky not to make the scoresheet with great strikes hitting the bar and the post, lots of ooohs from the crowd! ![]()
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Shout out to Grace today for her excellent defending, anticipating where she was needed and countless calm passes away from danger 👏![]()
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Well done Panthers, and see you next Saturday! ❤️🖤❤️![]()
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Very well deserved awards went to:![]()
⭐️Coaches’ AND Parents’ Player - Aurora![]()
⭐️Opposition Player - Elle
🦅 U11s Girls HAWKS!![]()
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🙌 Fantastic effort from all the squad in the sunshine this morning, giving it their all in a first-round Cup game against Holbeck Moor. ![]()
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⭐️ Opposition Player of the Match: THEA![]()
⭐️ Parents’ Player of the Match: BROOKE![]()
⭐️ Coaches’ Player of the Match: VIOLET![]()
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👌 Hawks Goalscorers:![]()
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FREYA ⚽️ ⚽️![]()
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GEORGIA ⚽️
No game for the First Team this weekend, which means all eyes turn to the Methley United Reserves! 🔴⚫️The lads are back at home and kicking off their cup campaign against Leeds City AFC III. It’s been a tough start to the season, but a fresh competition brings a fresh opportunity. We are hunting for that first win to lift the spirits and kickstart our momentum! 💪🏆Get down and show your support for the boys !
Love a new kit day! 🔥 many thanks to Jake and the team at Crossgates developments for sponsoring the Methley United Under 9’s maestros for our upcoming season, for anyone requiring any building/roofing work please head over to their page 🏗️ 🔨 🪚 ⚽️ 🔴 ⚪️
Our Open Age First Team traveled to Leeds City this week, securing a comfortable victory. The boys delivered a brilliant performance and took all 3 points without much drama.We completely dominated the first half, heading into the break with a commanding 6-0 lead. Ordish was unstoppable in the opening 45 minutes, netting a first-half hat-trick and providing an assist. James was also in fine form, scoring 2 goals to push the advantage, before Kieran Brewerton capped off the perfect half by beautifully converting a free kick to make it six.Leeds City tried to push back in the second half to get on the scoresheet, but our defense gave absolutely nothing away this time. James then sealed the performance by scoring the 7th and final goal of the match close to the whistle, matching Ordish to share the Man of the Match honors. A fantastic team effort and a well-deserved win! 🔴⚫
☀️⚽️ **METHLEY MAVERICKS LADIES | MATCH REPORT** ⚽️☀️![]()
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On a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon, the Methley Mavericks dragged our middle-aged bodies out onto the unforgiving 3G of St Wilfrid’s to take on Monk Fryston – always a great, physical side and usually responsible for an excellent game of football… plus several scraped knees and at least one person questioning their life choices on Monday morning.![]()
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We started with a **whopping nine players and absolutely no subs**, because apparently two of our ladies had decided that one game of football in a day simply wasn’t enough. Ang and Laura were therefore busy playing 11-a-side first, before hot-footing it across to join us at half-time. Because why wouldn’t you?![]()
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The first half was so scrappy it could have come with a side of fish and chips.![]()
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Methley struggled to get the ball down and play our usual football, but equally we weren’t letting Monk Fryston get much joy from their darting runs and long balls. Jem Cook, Leanne and Debs were superb at the back, clearing pretty much everything that came their way.![]()
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Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the goalkeeper.![]()
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After making one vaguely respectable clearance, the ball dropped beautifully to MF’s number 16, who absolutely smashed it home at the near post.![]()
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Yes. **Near post.**![]()
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The goalkeeper – who shall remain nameless except that she is writing this match report – reacted with all the speed and agility of a hungover sloth.![]()
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**1–0 Monk Fryston.**![]()
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(MF = Monk Fryston, by the way. I am absolutely not calling them names.)![]()
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To our credit, heads didn’t drop and we worked tirelessly for the rest of the half. Ella and Pam covered approximately 87 miles between them in midfield, closing down everything, while Fiona and Lisanna made some brilliant runs through the MF defence.![]()
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Lisanna also went *through* a player at least once. Possibly not technically in the coaching manual, but effective nonetheless.![]()
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Alison caused plenty of problems up front too, battling for everything and trying to give us an outlet, but despite all the effort we just couldn’t quite find a way through.![]()
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Then came half-time.![]()
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We gave ourselves a good talking to, made a few tactical adjustments and – crucially – retained the Mavericks’ long-standing philosophy of **“let’s just have a lovely time.”**![]()
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Enter Ang and Laura, fresh from already playing an entire other football match like a pair of absolute lunatics.![]()
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The fresh legs definitely helped, but Monk Fryston weren’t exactly planning to roll over for us. It took a lot of battling, a lot of hard work and, frankly, **far too much action in and around the Methley penalty area for THIS goalkeeper’s liking.**![]()
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Eventually though, we got the goal I think we deserved.![]()
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Angela clearly decided enough was enough, picked the ball up, skipped past a collection of MF legs and absolutely smashed it home.![]()
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**1–1.**![]()
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Great finish.![]()
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Celebrated like we’d just won the FA Cup.![]()
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Possibly with more enthusiasm than is strictly sensible for people whose knees make noises when they stand up.![]()
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From there it remained a real battle, with both teams working incredibly hard right to the end.![]()
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Huge credit again to **Jem Cook**, who thoroughly deserved Player of the Match. She was an absolute rock in defence all afternoon, won challenge after challenge and even found the energy for a few surging runs into midfield.![]()
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What I loved most today though was the team spirit.![]()
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Going a goal down early could easily have knocked us, especially with such a small squad, but nobody stopped working, nobody stopped encouraging each other and we kept battling until we got something from the game.![]()
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A very hard-earned **1–1 draw** and a point we were more than happy to take.![]()
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Proud of every single one of us.![]()
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**BOOM. 💥❤️⚽️**
⚽️❤️🖤 U8 STRIKERS 🖤❤️⚽️![]()
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Another brilliant performance from our U8 Strikers today! 👏![]()
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These lads are growing as a team every single week, learning to work for each other, battle for each other and, most importantly, enjoy their football together. 💪⚽️![]()
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What I love most about this group is that win, lose or draw, they stick together. They have fun, they support each other and there’s never a shortage of smiles (or a little bit of madness! 😂).![]()
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It’s fantastic to see them developing not just as footballers, but as a team and as mates. ❤️🖤![]()
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Same team. Same madness. Different weekend. 😍⚽️![]()
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Well done lads! 👏👏👏
🔴⚫ MATCH DAY 3 | ![]()
WAKEFIELD AFC REDS 🆚 METHLEY UTD VIPERS ![]()
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Our Vipers made the short trip over to Middleton today to face Wakefield AFC Reds in what turned out to be a fantastic game of football! ⚽️![]()
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From the opening whistle to the final whistle, it was non-stop, end-to-end action. There were some brilliant battles all over the pitch, some fantastic passing moves, great goals, and some absolutely outstanding saves! 🧤🔥![]()
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The boys showed great energy, determination and teamwork, never giving up and continuing to play their football right until the very end.![]()
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It was exactly the type of game we love to see at U10 level — competitive, exciting and played in the right spirit. 👏![]()
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A massive well done to both teams for putting on such an entertaining game, and a big thank you to Wakefield AFC Reds for hosting us. 🤝![]()
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Goals: Jack, Lucas, Max and Tomas.![]()
Assists: Jack, Lucas, Max and Tomas.![]()
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Players of the Match![]()
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Opposition: Jack - Never stopped throughout the game, won plenty of battles and was a continuous threat throughout. Absolutely class game from Jack today.![]()
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Coaches: Joel - What an absolute cracker of a game for Joel, taking on instructions well, being brave getting off his line and made quite a number of superb saves.![]()
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🐍 Keep working. Keep believing. Keep improving.![]()
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As always, a big thank you to our sponsors SV Installations Beauty and Nails bylaura Arlo’s Army Barrett Steel Ltd![]()
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UP THE VIPERS! 🔴⚫🐍![]()
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MATCH REPORT - 20/09/2026![]()
Methley Lions U12s V Shadwell Whites U12s![]()
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It wasn’t our best game today, but the boys kept battling right until the final whistle. 💙![]()
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The first half saw the opposition take an early lead, with a couple of defensive lapses allowing them to add to their score. Keeper made some great saves in goal to keep us in the game. 🧤👏![]()
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The opposition added another from a corner before the game became a real back-and-forth battle. We started to find our feet, with some much better passing, defending and attacking play.![]()
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⚽️ GOAL! Toby played a great ball through to Deacon, who finished brilliantly to get us on the scoresheet! 💙🦁![]()
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We had a few more chances on target but unfortunately couldn’t find the back of the net.![]()
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The second half was a much more even battle, with both teams fighting hard and the game going end-to-end. The opposition managed to add a couple more goals, but the boys never stopped pushing, battling and trying. 💪![]()
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⚽️ GOAL! A brilliant ball from Bobby was met by Freddie’s head and went straight into the back of the net! 👏🦁![]()
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With our goalkeeper down, the boys had to adapt, and Logan and Fealey stepped up to help the team — exactly the kind of teamwork and attitude we love to see. 💙![]()
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Not the result or performance we wanted, but chin up boys! 💙 Keep working hard in training, learn from today and we go again next week.![]()
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🦁 More training. More battling. On to the next one! 🦁
What a game from the Mad dogs this morning, the boys are playing up a year and do not look out of place. The battling, the passion, the team work and the way they pass the ball around is brilliant to watch!!! 3 goals and loads more chances created keep it up boys we are all proud of you!!! ⚽⚽⚽
🔴⚫️ Methley United U14 5–0 Sherburn White Rose U14s 🟡🔵![]()
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After last week’s 9-0 win at Monk Fryston, Methley backed it up with another brilliant performance this morning against a tough Sherburn side, down a division from last season.![]()
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In perfect football weather 🌧️ Methley were once again dominant from front to back. ![]()
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A confident start from Methley was rewarded on seven minutes when Oliver Y opened his account for the season. Some clever football created the opening, with Corey producing a fantastic through ball for Oliver to finish and put Methley 1-0 up.![]()
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Sherburn then found their feet and held firm against an assertive Methley side, doing well to take the game into half-time with the score still 1-0. Take nothing away from the Methley defence though, who stood strong against everything Sherburn threw at them.![]()
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A bright start to the second half saw Methley extend their lead just two minutes after the restart. Oliver Y’s shot was parried by the Sherburn keeper, and winger Charlie was on hand to tap home from close range to make it 2-0.![]()
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Dylan then wrapped up the W on 44 minutes with a fine finish from a Seth corner, making it 3-0.![]()
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Methley, continued to press, and on 53 minutes Archie capitalised on a defensive error, calmly putting the ball through the keeper’s legs to make it 4-0.![]()
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With just two minutes remaining, Noah H got himself on the scoresheet with Methley’s fifth goal to round off another excellent team performance.![]()
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A big shoutout to all the lads today. Seth and Noah H both put in a dogged shift in the middle. ![]()
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🧤 Logan kept another clean sheet with a strong performance between the sticks.![]()
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🛡️ Luca, Noah F, Jake and Lucas were also outstanding in defence, helping keep Sherburn at bay and securing another clean sheet. ![]()
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🏆🏆 Oliver Y deservedly walked away with both the coaches’ Player of the Match and Sherburn’s opposition Player of the Match. An outstanding shift in midfield, constantly causing problems for Sherburn, creating opportunities and capping off his performance with his first goal of the season.![]()
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Two from two for Methley. Six points. Another clean sheet and despite going home absolutely wet through, it was a thoroughly enjoyable morning for the lads, mums and dads 🔴⚫️![]()
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Coaches could not be more proud of these lads 🥳
Methley United U11 Reds Match Report ❤️🖤![]()
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A game that brought the rain, but also plenty of grit, determination and hard work from the boys today! 💪⚽![]()
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The boys turned up raring to go and defended brilliantly from the very first minute. Riley in goal was playing like a man possessed, throwing himself at everything and making some fantastic saves! 🧤🔥 He was well protected by a solid defensive unit of Harry, Jax, Zaine and Harison, who worked tirelessly to keep the opposition at bay.![]()
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In midfield, Danny, Oliver, Timmy, Bo and Aaron worked their socks off throughout the game. They tracked back when needed, battled for every ball and also did a great job of driving the team forward. They linked up really well and, most importantly, were selfless on the ball, always looking for the right pass and trying to bring their teammates into play. 👏![]()
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This was a massive improvement from last week, and it was brilliant to see the boys putting things we’ve been working on into practice. There was plenty of effort, teamwork and determination right until the final whistle.![]()
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The boys will continue to improve week on week, and performances like this give us plenty to be positive about! ❤️🖤![]()
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Well done boys — you should all be proud of yourselves! 👏⚽![]()
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🏆 Parents player: Riley![]()
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🥇 Coaches player: Oliver![]()
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👏 Team mate of the day: Aaron
It was a thriller from the u11 Panthers away at Guiseley Lionesses this morning. The girls were ready to go from the whistle and their explosive start and early pressure put them in good stead.![]()
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Against a strong team, the Panthers still had to work hard and again they looked like a solid unit with every player contributing something special. They really are living up to their adopted mantra of side before self. ![]()
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Goalscorers were Aurora (hat trick!!), Alice and Annie, and Penny did wonders in goal. ![]()
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Shout outs to Alice for covering multiple positions and adapting quickly to them all and Elle’s energy in midfield allowing us to quickly switch play. ![]()
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Well done Panthers, brilliant again today ❤️🖤❤️![]()
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Coaches’ Player - Alice![]()
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Opposition Player - Aurora