User:DJB1999/Sandbox

AFC Selby is a 6-a-side football team and 11-a-side football team in the town of Selby, North Yorkshire. Founded in 2016, the team play in the Selby Mundial 6-a-side league on Monday nights at Selby Leisure Centre. As of 15th June 2017, they have also had an 11-a-side team where they play at Denison Road Field, also in Selby. The formation of their 11-a-side team prompted the creation of rival clubs Brayton United, Goole and North Duffield Cadburys, all of whom only play non-league friendlies as they aren't registered to a league.

The club was founded and is currently owned, managed and captained by Reece Stronach with help from the Chairman, Tom Backhouse. Other notable figures include Conor Goodall, the clubs scout and an Assistant Manager; Daniel Betteridge, the Director of Football; Jack 'Rohnson' Johnson, the Goalkeeping Coach & an Assistant Manager and Joseph Whitehead, long-time fan.

Current Team
During the 6-a-side games the players often switch positions.

Previous Members
Jack Drye, Ryan Butcher, Daniel Skalmowski

Previous Members
Luke Knight, Harry Saunders

First 11-A-Side Game
AFC Selby played their first 11-a-side game on 14th June 2017 at Denison Road after a rocky start regarding the location of the game with players and fans initially going to Brayton Academy and Selby Olympia's ground - The Wreck - to play the match. The game eventually kicked off at Denison, on the reserve pitch, at 7.30pm with James Abbott reffing. Abbot went on to ref many of AFCs games.

AFC wore a blue kit borrowed from a local team, Thorpe United, who are from Thorpe Willoughby and play in the York Football League.

The match went on to be a stunning game after a poor start from Selby but they pulled together to win 4-1. After the match, Chairman Backhouse posted this on the clubs Facebook page:

"AFC SELBY 4-1 BUFC

this was AFC first ever 11 a side game and it couldn't of to a worst start with Richards putting them a head a minute in to the game but then the game was end to end until the last 10 minutes of the first half when AFC kept breaking forward with Arnold, Dinsdale, Goodall and Stronach all looking to pull the game back to one a piece and then from a corner brown only just put it over with his head then from the next corner Bell got on the end of a loose ball and finished easily. Then Stronach nearly put them a head after a lovely ball in from Goodall saw him header it onto the bar. Then that was the end of the first half.

The second half saw it be all AFC attacking all second half with them taking the lead through Stronach then he quickly made it 3-1. Then Goodall got in the act with a beautiful soul goal then finished brayton off.

Goals: Stronach⚽️⚽️ Bell⚽️ Goodall⚽️

MOM: Brown🏆

Also the turn out was brilliant thank you for your support👏👏👏

onesmallclub"

6-A-Side
table as of 26th June 2017. No records before this time*

11-A-Side
table above does not include the friendly fixture against Brayton on 18th June 2017*

The 6-A-Side Players Photos


Left to Right = Ben 'Dicko' Dixon, Jordan Bell, Nathan 'Dins' Dinsdale, Reece 'Stron' Stronach, Sonny Mitchell, (awaiting picture for James Arnold).

Photo Gallery
The picture below shows the team that played in the 4-1 victory over Brayton United[[File:AFC SELBY TEAM IMAGE.png|alt=Team photo after 4-1 win over Brayton United. |left|Back Row (left to right) = Harry Saunders, Bailey Rodgers, Jack Drye, James Arnold, Reece Stronach, Mal Brown, Conor Goodall.  Front Row (left to right) = Luke Knight, Nathan Dinsdale, Tom Backhouse, Ben Dixon, Jordan Bell
 * thumb|474x474px]]

References/Links
__INDEX__