On behalf of the Trustees of Shropshire FA, I am delighted to welcome you to AFC Telford United for the 2024/25 County Cup Finals
It is a real pleasure to welcome the players, match officials, and supporters of clubs from across Shropshire, as we come together to celebrate the achievements of grassroots football in our county. A special word of thanks goes to our match officials, whose appointments to these finals are a reflection of their dedication, professionalism, and hard work throughout the season. Your contribution to the game is truly appreciated.
We would also like to place on record our sincere thanks to all clubs and leagues for their support and cooperation during the 2024/25 season. Your ongoing commitment is vital to the continued success of football across Shropshire.
Finally, our appreciation goes to the staff and volunteers behind the scenes, whose tireless efforts ensure the smooth running of our competitions and the organisation of these finals. Best wishes to both teams competing today. Regardless of the result, this is a fantastic celebration of football and a fitting way to round off the 2024/25 season.
Dave Simpson Chairman, Shropshire
FA
MATCH OFFICIALS
0 2 4 / 2 5
Referee: Ben Thompson
Assistant Referee: Billy Sinclair
Assistant Referee: Finn Conlon
Fourth Official: Tom Lewis
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As we gather today to enjoy the excitement of the Cup Final, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved. Your contributions, whether through fundraising, volunteering, or simply spreading the word, will be invaluable moving forwards.
To all the players taking part in today's matches, we wish you the best of luck! Your passion and commitment on the field will inspire us all. Remember, every heartbeat counts, and together, we can make a difference.
Zoe Roberts – Fundraising Manager for British Heart Foundation, covering the Black Country, Staffordshire and Shropshire
Allscott Heath
Allscott U15’s are currently in their 4th season together. Formed in 2021 by managers Paul and Harvey Lewis. The team have had a fantastic 4 years, with some wonderful success, including league and league cup winners for 2 consecutive seasons and also winning the Manchester Cup in 2023.
We have a squad of technical players who approach the game in the right way and whom are willing to learn through success and mistakes. As individuals they have lots of quality which as a collective makes a top group.
The management team are Father and Son, and are both a part of Haughmond FC men’s team. Paul as manager and Harvey a player. So a really fulltime football commitment from both!
Allscott Heath
We have a brilliant group of parents/grandparents and other family and friends who support us week in week out. They put their trust in the way we play and love watching the lads week in all games.
We’re grateful to get to another final and I’m sure it will be a tough game against PSG. We still have the Cup and the league to play for so a really important end to our season!
PSG FC
PSG Football Club promotes grassroots football and is based within the Priorslee and St. Georges parish area of Telford We are a relatively new club which started in September 2022 and currently has over 80 children enjoying and developing their football with us. We have six teams ranging from our current Under 10s to Under 15s age groups who compete in the Telford Junior Youth Football League Our teams have been very fortunate to play at some fantastic facilities within the area. All our teams train on the 3g facility at Holy Trinity Academy, our older age groups play on grass pitches at Holy Trinity whilst our younger age groups play their matches on St. Georges Cricket Club pitches. As well as teams competing in the league, we have also been involved in the FA Wildcats Programme, where we have been offering girls the opportunity to get involved in football over the last two years
We are very much a community focused club as we believe for us to be a successful football club and for us to prosper, we need the support from the local community. Our goal is to provide local football for local children. With this in mind, and for us to be recognized within the local community, over the last three years we have supported local parish council events such as The Kings Coronation, St. Georges Day Fayre and the Annual Priorslee Residents’ Association Fete. We now feel that we are a key member within our community and offer an enjoyable service for the children within it
In our very short time of existence, we have achieved so much, and our efforts have been recognized by others when PSG Football Club was nominated for ‘Club of the Year’ at the FA Grassroots Awards last September. In 2023, we managed to turn a bad situation into a positive one when one of the players suffered a cardiac arrest while playing a football game. He was resuscitated by one of our coaching staff - along with an off-duty nurse who came to the player’s aid. Following this, we funded additional hands on first aid courses for our coaching staff and to 80% of our players We also raised money for the Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham and with the help of the club and the local community we managed to raise £8,000 to equipment all of our teams with their own defibrillator as well as providing one for the local community in Priorslee Park, opposite Holy Trinity Academy.
PSG FC
Our motto is ‘Friends who believe will achieve’ , we want to give every child the opportunity to express themselves and do their best for them and their team. We thrive on encouraging fair play and respect to all. Like most clubs, we are run entirely by volunteers, who give up their time and turn up week in, week out, regardless of the weather just to give the children an opportunity to shine!
We would like to wish both teams the best of luck tonight, we are sure we will see some great football being played by both teams. Remember, regardless of the result both team’s players and coaches should be proud of what they have achieved this season.
PSG U15 COACHES
Christopher Ramsey
Chris has been involved in grassroots football, teaching many children the wonderful game for over 15 years. Chris joined this team as head coach as a favour to the club on a temporary basis Some seven seasons later Chris is still in his role as head coach teaching the players of the same team Although new players have joined the team over the years so they can compete at an eleven-a-side level, Chris still has many players who were in the team when he joined. While Chris spends a lot of time coaching our u15s, he also spends his weekends doing the job everyone can do better from the touchline by refereeing football matches. Due to Chris’s hard work and no assistance from VAR he has been promoted to level 6 within the referee development pathway. Chris’s dedication to grassroots football was recognised at the FA Grassroots Awards in 2023 where he was nominated for “Coach of the Year”
PSG FC
We at PSG Football Club are grateful for having four fantastic coaches supporting and developing our current u15’s players. We all know how difficult it is to encourage parents/ carers to take on a coaching role, however once they are involved and see how much impact they have on children, they all say that they wished they had done it years ago. We believe the success of this team has come from the positivity given by all coaches. All coaches believe in the same philosophy, The message to all players is simple. “Don’t worry about ability, we can teach you. Respect everyone but fear none. All we ask is for you to come to sessions prepared to listen, learn, and work hard for yourself and your team. Results will come naturally, and if they don’t and you have done your best, don’t worry. We can ask for no more!”.
