To book go to www.cityyouthfc.co.uk/book St Albans City Youth FC are delighted to announce that our Wildcats centre will continue into 2020! An an FA initiative, Wildcats sessions aim to provide girls only training in a fun and friendly environment. These will take place on Saturday mornings throughout the Spring term from 10-11am at Nicholas Breakspear School, AL4 0TT, and are open to girls of all abilities in Years 1 – 2. Sessions will take place inside the… Read more

We are pleased to announce that St Albans City Youth FC is once again, part of the Arsenal Women Sister Club programme for the 2018/19 Season. Read more

St Albans City Youth FC are delighted to announce that our Wildcats centre will continue into 2019! To book, go to www.cityyouthfc.co.uk/book An an FA initiative, Wildcats sessions aim to provide girls only training in a fun and friendly environment. These will take place on Saturday mornings throughout the Spring term from 10-11am at Nicholas Breakspear School, AL4 0TT, and are open to girls of all abilities in Years 1 – 2. Sessions will take place inside the… Read more

Players from the St Albans City Youth Girls section had a great afternoon as player escorts for Arsenal Ladies in the FA Womens Super League Match against Liverpool Ladies. The City Youth Girls were also lucky enough to meet some of the players and took part in a skills session prior to the game. Read more

Report by Hannah Roberts. On Saturday July 9th, Birmingham’s International Futsal once again played host to the Girls Futsal Challenge Cup. Futsal is a 5-a-side, indoor version of football, with a weighted ball designed to emphasise players’ touch, technical ability and flair, as opposed to typical physicality and power. It was the fourth edition of the tournament organised by St Albans City Youth Community Football Club. There were U14 and U16 age groups, and… Read more

It was the St Albans City Youth Annual Girls Small Sided Football Tournament over the weekend at St Albans Girls School with City Youth playing host to over 70 teams from across the home counties. Despite the overcast conditions everyone taking part had a great time, there were Festivals and Tournaments from Under 7’s unto Under 13’s. Presenting the medals was City Youth Patron Cllr Annie Brewster (See Picture). Our thanks must go to Organising Committee for… Read more

During the first week of the Easter Holiday City Youth held a small coaching camp at Nicholas Breakspear School on the 3G Astro for some of the clubs 6 and 7 year old girls who have been training with the club for some time. Day One of the camp was an introduction to Goal Keeping which was run by Dean Goodwin (Arsenal Ladies Goal Keeper Coach, Dean is also a product of the City Youth Young Coaches programme). Day Two was skills day, with Juggling, soccer… Read more

Forty Six City Youth Players from the clubs Girls Section were player escorts, flag bearers and ball girls as Arsenal Ladies defeated Reading Ladies 2 - 1 in the WSL Premier League. The City Youth Girls had a great evening, as can be seen from the pictures. Shara Kropman, Head of the Girls Section, said "the highlight of the evening was meeting the players after the game". Read more

22 players from the City Youth Girls Under 12's, Under 14 North, Under 14 South and Under 15 North took part in Arsenal Ladies Elite Camp. Our associate programme with Arsenal Ladies meant that we were able to offer this great experience at Nicky B! Led by Ciara Allen and first team player (and England international) Jemma Rose, the girls had four hours of coaching around the theme of possession. They also had two theory sessions on what it takes to be an… Read more

England and Arsenal Ladies player Rachel Yankey made a surprise visit to the Nicholas Breakspear Sports Centre the training hub of St Albans City Youth Community FC. She conducted a number of interviews with the City Youth players that will form part of a short youth-led TV show "football beyond borders" are producing. Football Coach and Organiser Jasper Cain said "Thank you for the use of the fantastic facilities. The St Albans girls asked some great… Read more

St Albans City Youth Football Club's Under 14's Girls will be representing the club in the Mead Cusa Cup, the tournament is one of the largest youth football competions in the United States. City Youth entered into a partnership with CUSA a few years ago, which resulted in one of their teams visting St Albans in 2013, with games at Highfield Park and taking part in the first City Youth sponsored Girls Futsal Challenge Cup held in Birmingham. Check out the… Read more

St Albans City Youth FC today announced an exciting association with Arsenal Ladies. The advanced association, which will link the girls section at City Youth with the WSL premier side, is the first to be made within Hertfordshire. Girls who play for St Albans City Youth will now benefit from a number of extraordinary opportunities such as in-service sessions with Arsenal Ladies coaches, player appearances, a club specific soccer school and a link to the… Read more

Following this years successful GIRLS FUTSAL CHALLENGE CUP 2014 it was requested that we bring the date for next year's Tournament forward to 6th June. Unfortunately this date would fall into, what is already a packed period for City Youth and other clubs, with festivals, tournaments and end of season events, these include the clubs own Six A Side the week before, which will utilise all the clubs available resources. In addition the club is also committed to a… Read more

City Youth's newest Girls team, the Under 9's Girls enjoyed a run out at the recent Woburn Tournament. The girls had a fun time in their five fun matches. Picture and report from Graham Rose If you are interested in joining one of the teams in our Girls section please visit our players wanted page or you can email Sarah with your details and requirements at: girlssection@cityyouthfc.com For a full size copy of the image click the image below. Read more

The 2014 St Albans City Youth FC - Girls 6 A-Side Tournament was once again staged at St Albans Girls School. The tournament has continued to attract over 500 players from clubs around the county and beyond. A full write-up will appear on this page in the next few days. Thank you for your support. Read more

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH FC GIRLS FUTSAL CHALLENGE CUP 2014 Winners Thank you to everyone for attending this years tournament and contributing to its success. We hope everyone had a good time. The standard of play was excellent and by all accounts every game was played in great spirit, with all players demonstrating a high level of good sportsmanship. Planning for next years tournament is already well underway, with plans to offer more age groups. We hope to see… Read more

Please note there will not be any Herts Youth Games training this week (17th May) due to the clubs Girls 6 A Side, All girls who attend the Herts Youth Games training are invited to the club 6aside tournament at St Albans Girls School as a practice run and to experience what the Herts Youth Games will be like. Games start at 9am with a briefing at 8.30am. Please get there in time to sort out the team before 9am with suitable clothing for the morning, games… Read more

St Albans City Youth receive a grant of £1000 from The 948 Foundation to help support the Girls ambitious tour of USA. The Grant will ensure that all of the Girls from our U13 squad can be included. The Girls Team Manager Chris Johnson said "We are thrilled to receive this generous grant, and feel very honoured that our project was chosen by the 948 foundation. Everyone involved, especially the girls, are extremely grateful for the support. We are now looking… Read more

St Albans City Ladies Match Update St. Albans City Ladies have had a positive start to their season recording wins in all League, League Cup and the FA Cup games. They collected 3 points against Sharnbrook from a solid 3-2 performance in their League campaign. City got through the League Cup with a 2-1 win away to Bishops Stortford Ladies But most impressively they successfully overcame Sawbridgeworth Ladies on 22nd Sept, who are a number of leagues above them… Read more

Hayley Ladd, for ex St Albans City Youth and now Wales Full International in Mexico Week 1 - Hola! I have completed my first week here in Puerta Vallarta and it has been a bit of a manic one at that! Nonetheless having a great time and feel like we as a group are doing some really good and much needed work! I personally have been based at the gym (cea bootcamp) and so have been helping a lot with thw active side. Its mon-fri 9-1 and its a combination of normal… Read more