Premier League Primary Stars
The Premier League has today launched Premier League Primary Stars, a national curriculum-linked education programme which uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to inspire children to learn, be active and develop important life skills. This is the Premier League’s most ambitious community programme to date and aims to support […]
Premier League Kicks success
Since launching our Premier League Kicks programme in September last year over 250 local young people have benefited from the project. The sessions provide weekly free football coaching sessions for 11-19 year olds. Kicks is a national programme that continues to grow and aims to build more respectful communities by developing the potential of the […]
Players Move & Learn
A group of year 5 pupils at St Nicholas’ Primary School got a surprise when there lesson was visited by 3 members of the Accrington Stanley first team. The children were taking part in the Move & Learn project, a national programme which is delivered locally by Accrington Stanley Community Trust. With the focus of […]
Elite Soccer Schools
Accrington Stanley Community Trust are again offering young footballers a unique opportunity to train with the clubs academy coaches. Our Elite Soccer School will be running during the Easter school holidays and is open to young footballers aged 7-12. Academy coaches will be delivering sessions aimed at helping youngsters develop all areas of their game. The […]
Administrator Vacancy (Maternity Cover)
Accrington Stanley Community Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated individual to the full time role of Marketing and Communications Administrator. This role is a temporary 9 month contract to cover maternity leave. Job Description Title: Marketing and Communications Administrator (Maternity Cover) Salary: Circa £14,500 (plus pension scheme, expenses and bonuses) Reporting to: […]
Horrific Accident Inspires NCS Action Day
A horrific accident has inspired the football community to promote positive mental health and raise funds for a fellow National Citizen Service Graduate. Accrington’s National Citizen Service Graduates are gearing up to promote Mental Health on Saturday for Action Day on 18th of March. The Action Day is held every year across England and Northern […]
Stanley’s Disability Sessions
Every Wednesday we hold a disability session at Hyndburn Leisure Centre for all abilities and impairments. The sessions are full of fun football activities such as coaching and games. We encourage anyone who loves football to come to a session and give it a go. All staff that take the sessions are all fully trained […]
Kinder + Sports Kids Cup
Wednesday 8th March our local school cup winners St Veronicas went to Doncaster to represent Accrington Stanley for the Kinder + Sport Kids Cup Northern finals against other League 2 sides. St Veronica’s journey in the competition saw them beat St James the Less on the Accrington Stanley pitch then they played the winner of […]
New 7aside Season Starts Next Week – Enter Your Team
Spaces available for new teams to join the Stanley Soccer League with the new Wednesday season starting next week. We are looking for new teams to join the Wednesday night league held at Hyndburn Leisure Centre. The Stanley Soccer League is a professionally managed small sided league which was set up in Accrington in 2011. […]
EFL Trust Futsal Trophy
This week has seen our BTEC scholars representing Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trust Futsal Trophy at Derby Velodrome. They were drawn in a group with Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle and Rotherham. They started the day by playing Rotherham which ended in a 3 -1 defeat, they were incredibly unlucky hitting the post […]
Spring NCS programme
Our spring National Citizenship Service (NCS) programme is nearing the end for another year with just the social action and graduation to complete. The young people enjoyed a residential trip to the borders of Scotland to Rock UK where they took part in outdoor activities such as zip lining, abseiling, night walks and high ropes. […]
Football Education Scholarship
Work, Learn, Train & Play with Accrington Stanley Community Trust. At Accrington Stanley Community Trust we offer a unique opportunity for all 16-19 year old football players to pursue a two-year Football Education Scholarship. Starting September 2017, we will be going into our sixth year of the course and have grown a fantastic reputation for […]
