Club History

Elton & Walshaw Junior Football Club was originally formed in 1999 to afford both girls and boys in the local community the opportunity to play mini soccer on an organised basis, however since its initial inception the club has expanded considerably to one of the biggest junior football clubs in the Bury area and now accommodates all age groups from 7 to 17 and a flourishing Soccer School for players 4years and over. Currently in the 2011/12 Season we have 18 teams of various age groups playing either 7v7, 9v9 or 11v11 football in local leagues. New for the 2011/12 Season the Club facilitated the establishment of an Open Age (Adult) team known as Elton & Walshaw FC.

Elton & Walshaw JFC is affiliated to both the Lancashire FA and the ManchesterCountyFA and will soon achieve FA Charter Standard Status. In advance of formal Charter Status the Club already operates within recognised guidelines, policies and procedures.

All teams are managed by FA qualified coaches thus providing a professional but more importantly safe and secure environment for the enhancement of football at the grass routes level.

Whilst historically our home was in the Elton / Walshaw area the size of the club and the facilities needed have dictated a move to a new location that can provide a more reliable, accessible and centrally located footballing offer.  Our spiritual home will always be in the Elton and Walshaw area, as our club name suggests, however, our new home which uses the playing fields of BuryCollege and Bury Athletics Club off Market Street combined with the state of the art 3G Playfootball complex is the envy of many other local clubs. Elton & Walshaw football therefore affords the wider community of Bury with the opportunity to participate in the activities of what is one of the largest and forward thinking Junior Football Clubs in the Bury Area.

Our Partnerships don’t stop there and most recently the Club has developed strong mutually beneficial links with CastlebrookHigh School at Unsworth in Bury and St PetersPrimary School off Whitefield Road Bury.  Already our contributions both in time and investment is beginning to pay dividends for the club and our partners. E.g. major drainage work at Castlebrook and new goals has brought back into use underused facilities.