Hereford Lads Club
Junior Football for Boys & Girls throughout Herefordshire with pathways to senior football
We have a thriving junior football section, with boys and girls from U7’s up to U16’s.
Chairmans Statement
For the 2025/26 season, Hereford Lads Club will be fielding 26 teams across junior boys, girls, disability, and adult football—reflecting our continued growth as a club.
Established in 1925, we are incredibly proud of our heritage of inclusion. We recently celebrated our centenary year, marking the occasion with a rebrand and a new badge that incorporates elements of our historic identity.
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.
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.
