Interview with John Campbell

An interview with former Southwell City manager, John Campbell, ahead of the big sign off game at the Memorial Ground next month. John Cunningham and Jonny Upton spent an hour chatting with John this week. In a wide ranging discussion, John talks about how he got into football, the success he saw at City and the day that Paul Hart turned on the club floodlights and Marlon Harewood stole the buffet!


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New Sponsor for City’s Youngest Footballers

Southwell City’s youngest football teams, this year’s Under 7’s and Under 8’s, have a new kit sponsor, The Bramley. Starting this season, those teams will be wearing the distinctive red logo on the front of their shirts for the first time. And very smart they will look too!

City Chairman, John Cunningham said: “As a club, we wanted to recognise the important role that The Bramley has in supporting our local community and in promoting local sport. So, we were pleased to come to an agreement to promote the newspaper on the front of our youngest teams’ shirts. The kits look really smart, and I am sure the children will be proud to wear them when they play matches around the county.”

The club used a local supplier, Sportstar of Southwell, to design and manufacture the kit, part of a wider commitment with them to produce teamwear for all City teams.

Any boys and girls that are keen to play football can find information on the club website. As well as teams in most age groups, very young players can also attend City Kickers, which is for the youngest players aged 4-7.


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U21’s Win First Match

Southwell City’s new U21 team go off to a flying start to the season today. The newly formed team ran out easy victors at Barrowby in their first ever game in the new Notts Senior League Development Division

City were dominant from start to finish and the score could have easily been in double figures! Scorers Henry Eastgate and Robson Hazard both ended up with hat tricks in an impressive City display. An encouraging start indeed for Cal Law in his role as manager of the new team.

Final Score: Barrowby Development 0, Southwell City Development 6


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City U15’s Looking For New Players

Southwell City Saracens are on the lookout for new players to join them. The team play on Saturdays and next season will be U15’s in YEL Division 2. The coaching team are now looking to add a few players to the squad in time for the next campaign.

For further details, please contact Mat or Adam on the phone numbers shown above.

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City Seeking More Girl Players

Cavaliers & Roundheads Unite!

The girls section at Southwell City Football Club is continuously growing!

We are currently proud to announce that we have football teams for girls at Under 15’s, Under 14’s, Under 13’s, Under 12’s Under 11’s Under 10’s and Under 9’s.

We are not wanting to stop there though!

The long term vision is to be able to have teams in the aforementioned age groups, as well as boast teams at Ladies, U’18’s, U16’s, Under 8’s, Under 7’s as well as a girls mini’s section to feed up into the age groups above.

If this vision becomes reality, this will mean that Southwell City FC will be able to boast girls and ladies teams at all age groups.

All this means that we are on the lookout for players as well as coaches to join our growing community club, with a pathway being established throughout the year groups to adult football.

So, what are we looking for?

Seeking players for the following age groups:

Under 8’s – School Year 3 (2021/2022)
Under 7’s – School Year 2 (2021/2022)

Coaching positions available:

Under 8’s Girls Coach
Under 7’s Girls Coach

Coaches will be supported in achieving their coaching qualifications.

Additionally, all our current age groups always welcome new players.

If there is any interest, please contact Sven Richards, Girls & Ladies Football Development Officer on 07818274336 or [email protected]


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City to host two FA Referee Courses

Nottinghamshire Referee Course

Southwell City FC is delighted to announce that it is to host two referee courses in August. The forthcoming Nottinghamshire FA courses will take place at our Centenary Ground clubhouse.

The dates are as follows:

Course 1
Thursday 19th August – 2pm-5pm
Friday 20th August – 9am-5pm

Course 2
Wednesday 25th August – 2pm-5pm
Thursday 26th August – 9am-5pm

Attendance on both days of the course is required to obtain the qualification. These face-to-face sessions will include both practical and classroom learning and will cost £110. There is subsidy on this cost for members of Southwell City. The amount of subsidy is dependent on numbers attending.

Participants must be aged 14 or over at the date of the first session.

Click here find out more about the course and to book online Note: you may need to scroll to the top of the page to see the booking links!

Photo by Adrià Crehuet Cano on Unsplash


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New Public Access Defibrillator

public access defibrillator

A new public access defibrillator has been fitted outside of the clubhouse at the War Memorial Recreation Ground.  The new device has been provided by Richard Moyses & Julie Pitchford, in memory of their late father Peter, who had a long association with the football club.

Having a public access defibrillator available in an emergency can be lifesaving, especially in rural areas where ambulance response times may be longer. By using a defibrillator on someone within three minutes of them going into cardiac arrest, their chance of survival is increased to around 75 per cent.

The defibrillator is situated on the outside wall of the clubhouse, within easy reach of all pitches. It is also well positioned should it be needed in an emergency, at the tennis or bowls clubs, scouts or the playpark.


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Success for City Girls

Southwell City Under 13 Girls have enjoyed a successful end to a heavily disrupted season. Needing a win in their last league game at home to Arnold to guarantee winning their league, they were ahead 1-0 at half time thanks to a goal direct from a corner from Lucy Carney and a clean sheet from Hope Barnes in goal. The second half saw a completely dominant display by Southwell go unrewarded as Arnold went 2-1 up with two quick-break goals. Then two goals from Seren Elias using her electrifying pace to out-sprint the defence followed by a fingertip save by Lucy Carney in the dying minutes secured the win and the 2nd Division title with an unbeaten record of 8 wins and 2 draws.

Three of the players, Alana Priestley, Lucy Carney & Hope Barnes then capped their fine seasons off by stepping up a year and helping the Under 14 girls to victory in their plate final against West Bridgford with a 4-1 win.

Next season, as well as winning promotion to the 1st Division, the girls will be moving to 11-a-side on full size pitches. Anyone currently in Year 8, no matter what your ability, who would like to give football a try, please contact Chris Barnes on 07870 928233

Back row, left to right: Alana Priestley, Chris Barnes (coach), Anna Cunningham, Alex Brackenbury, Alicia Vickers (birthday girl and great-granddaughter of Eddie Shimwell), Seren Elias, Lucy Carney, Isla Smail, Jess Robinson, Stephen Robinson (assistant coach). Front row, left to right, Darcey Bex, Tara Fogarty, Edie Kelly, Chloe Thompson, TL, Hope Barnes. Absent Lydia Tank, Isla McAdam, absent from the photo but played, Priya Bharker


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Take The Team Out For Pizza

A quick update on the Centenary Ground renovations and your chance to win your team its own Pizza Party at Brinkley!

Centenary Ground Update

Over the summer work will continue improving the Centenary Ground at Brinkley. After the clubhouse redevelopment, attention will now turn to the pitches, ready for next season. Our first job is the creation of a new Pitch 1. This will be an 11-a-side pitch. We will begin levelling and seeding the pitch shortly and, once this is done, perimeter fencing will be installed to create an enclosed playing area.

Putting a fence around the new main pitch has two big advantages. As well as creating a more enjoyable experience for both players and spectators, it also allows us to generate revenue for the club by selling advertising space. We are planning for the pitch to be ready for playing on by October and selling adverts before then will help us to cover some of the considerable cost of this next stage.

How You Can Help

The cost of advertising at Brinkley next season starts at just £150. For any local business looking to raise its profile locally and to show support for the club, we believe that this is great value.

We are now asking all of our managers to make their parents/players aware of this opportunity, as many will work within local businesses that would benefit from this kind of exposure.

We have 31 City teams registered for next season and we are asking each team to try and sell two boards. If we can achieve this bare minimum, that would raise nearly £10,000 for the club!

Win A Pizza Party for Your Team

We want to make this a bit of fun so we will offer a free Pizza Party at Brinkley for any junior team that sells just 10 banners between now and the end of July. We will supply the pizza and the clubhouse on the day of your choosing. Your players will have a great time and you will be supporting the club as well. What better incentive could you want. (We will also let every other team know when you do it!)

Note: Don’t be disheartened if your team can’t quite sell 10 adverts before July 31st. We will also be giving out some mystery prizes for teams that sell at least 5 advertising spots between now and the end of the promotional period. 😊

Start Now!

Feel free to share this information with anybody you know who wants to support the club. Jonny Upton will be taking the orders. Please contact him through the club WhatsApp if you have any questions. Or email [email protected].

Good Luck!


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Juniors Presentation Day

Sat 10th July

Brinkley – a great venue to cycle to; head down Crew Lane across the fields (off road) for a great start to the day. It’s even a pleasant walk from town.

  • Event held on Sat 10th July at Brinkley
  • Each team will run independently with an individual photo slot, 15 min time allocation on a mini soccer pitch, followed by 10 or 15 min presentation event.
  • Ensure you are ready to go @ your photo slot in the club house, changing room side on time to not encroach on your playing time.
  • Two mini Soccer pitches to be set up on near to the club house.
  • Pitch Time = Each age group decides on what they do (Dads/mums v Lads/girls, Inter age group game, American/Penalty shoot out competition)
  • 5 minute changeover time to get to club house if wet; you can use outside if you wish as well.
  • Presentations – Each age group decide on their format but must finish on time; the change over time is 5 minutes between each.
  • Medals & Awards as usual

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