About Hereford Lads Club
The Hereford Lads Club was founded in 1925 for under privileged boys by Mr J Mackay with the aim of providing young boys with the means to become men through sport, emphasising gentlemanly conduct and good sportsmanship, and originally catered for gymnastics and boxing before developing junior football teams.
In January 1940 Hereford Lads Club was destroyed by fire and sadly all early records were lost. Thankfully the club was rebuilt on its present site overlooking Widemarsh Common after the land was generously donated by Mr W R Bufton together with donations from many local businessmen. In the 1960s and 1970s Hereford Lads Club blossomed and was attended by as many as 170 young people per night, creating a great community spirit.
Today we have a thriving junior football section, with boys and girls from U7’s up to U16’s. We also host our development groups for ages 4-7 on a Wednesday evening and Sunday morning free of charge to all boys and girls.
We have boys’ teams ranging from U7s to U16s in the Herefordshire Junior League. We also have girls teams ranging from U9’s to U16’s. We have a new Senior Men’s team coming back to the club as well as our well established Ladies team, providing clear pathways to Senior football.
The Senior Ladies team currently play in the Herefordshire league whilst we plan to enter our Seniors team into the Herefordshire Premier League.
All our managers, coaches and officials are volunteers who are fully qualified, and DBS checked. We work hard to provide opportunities for young people to develop their skills in sport.