With more than 150 volunteers supporting over 1,000 people connecting every week, the club are demonstrating how #GrassrootsFootball can strengthen an entire community The familiar sight of the club’s black and white striped shirts represents far more than training sessions and matchdays.

The training bids over at Southend Invictus look on point if I do say so

#PanDisabilityFootball #grassrootsfootball #soccability #Football

Behind every team at #Hutton FC is a network of dedicated individuals who help to make #GrassrootsFootball possible. Now, the club have highlighted just how valuable that collective commitment is to its local community, with an estimated annual #SocialValue of £3.1m: www.essexfa.com/news/2026/oc...

Behind every #GrassrootsFootball club are countless hours of volunteering and community activity which can be complicated to express in numbers. For #Easton Athletic FC, that contribution now has a tangible value, with a #SocialValue impact calculation of £800,800: www.essexfa.com/news/2026/oc...

⚽ Female coaches - come and build your confidence with us! Our #FemaleCoaches Network Event features practical sessional tasters led by female coach developers. 📅 Thursday 8th October 🕖 7:00-9:30pm 📍 #WestHam United Foundation. Sign-up here: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... #GrassrootsFootball

Add your club to Foot45.

Your club gets a public page that Google can find, with no login needed to view it. We share clubs with the Foot45 network and give shoutouts to lower-tier clubs. Add Club at foot45.com/Clubs #Foot45 #FootballClubs #GrassrootsFootball #AmateurFootball #NonLeagueFootball

Add your league to Foot45.

Pro or amateur, your league gets a public page that Google can find and anyone can view without logging in. Add your league at foot45.com/Leagues #Foot45 #FootballLeagues #AmateurFootball #GrassrootsFootball #FootballCommunity

Nearly £2.89 million of annual #SocialValue is being generated through #Galleywood FC’s contribution to their community, with a new calculation helping to demonstrate the significant benefits created by #GrassrootsFootball away from the pitch: www.essexfa.com/news/2026/oc...

Scenes at Flamingo Park, home to London’s oldest football club, Cray Wanderers, founded in 1860 as they beat Chippenham Town 3-0 in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round, equaling their best ever FA Cup performance. It’s next door to Mulligans Sidcup with dinosaur-themed golf courses #grassrootsfootball

The figure helps demonstrate the wider value generated by #GrassrootsFootball beyond results on the pitch, recognising the role clubs can play in bringing people together, supporting healthier lifestyles, developing friendships and creating opportunities for people of different ages to participate.

#SocialValue: #HatfieldPeverel FC are celebrating the positive contribution they make to their local community after receiving an impact calculation of £825,900 from the #Essex County FA, highlighting how #GrassrootsFootball can deliver benefits far beyond the pitch: www.essexfa.com/news/2026/oc...

#PlayYourPart: The changing seasons bring a familiar shift for #GrassrootsFootball. Evenings become darker, temperatures begin to fall and changing weather conditions can make matchdays feel very different from the opening weeks of the campaign.

#PlayYourPart: As autumn arrives and the 2026/27 #GrassrootsFootball season moves into its next stage, clubs, leagues and teams across #Essex are being encouraged to continue making positive matchday environments a priority: www.essexfa.com/news/2026/oc...

🌱 Help your #GrassrootsFootball club to become more sustainable. Join our online webinar this Monday 5th October (7:00-8:30pm), covering Catering Units, Howdens Kitchen Game Changer, E.ON Greener Game and InPost, plus a Q&A. Please register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

A new ‘Welfare Officer Introduction Pack’ has been created by our #Safeguarding Team, providing a practical source of guidance to help volunteers fulfil their roles and responsibilities within #GrassrootsFootball: www.essexfa.com/news/2026/se...

We are looking to better understand the safety concerns of young people involved in #GrassrootsFootball, following a webinar exploring what worries young people across the county and what helps them to feel safer: www.essexfa.com/news/2026/se...

Merthyr Town Football Club 'appalled' by post-match incident involving children
#Wales #Cymru #Sport #MerthyrTydfil #Welshsport #GrassrootsFootball
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/merthyr-town-football-club-appalled-34690584

Merthyr Town Football Club 'appalled' by post-match incident involving children
#Wales #Cymru #MerthyrTydfil #Welshsport #GrassrootsFootball
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/merthyr-town-football-club-appalled-34690584

#SquadBooster #SouthWoodhamFerrers United are looking for a goalkeeper to join their Under 13s (Lightning) Girls team. For more information, please contact Dan via 07415 686199 #EssexFootball #GirlsFootball #GrassrootsFootball

#Soccability: The Ridgeway Rovers #Comets #DisabilityFootball sessions are moving to a new weekly slot on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00pm. 📍 Peter May Sports Centre, #Walthamstow 💷 £3 per week #EssexFootball #GrassrootsFootball