Prostate Cancer UK will be the official charity partner of the Walking Football Association (WFA) after the parties teamed up in a long-term deal. The partnership was announced during the finals of the WFA National Cup at Solihull on October 29th, and the two parties will work together to raise awareness of the most common…
Walking Football Association chiefs have named the management teams for the two newly-formed England Walking Football teams. Paul Murtagh from Birmingham Walking Football Club takes charge of the Over-50s while the Over-60s manager is Stuart Langworthy of Abbeymead Rovers Football Club in Gloucestershire. Murtagh’s assistant is David Norton and David Castle takes on the role…
Damian Collins, who has been MP for Folkestone and Hythe since 2010, is the latest high profile addition to the WFA Board. Damian holds the prestigious and influential position of chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Parliament. This powerful committee has recently been highly critical of several National Governing bodies including the…
The FA recently hosted a meeting with the WFA at St George’s Park. The two organisations met to outline their principal aims and objectives and to examine options for a more unified direction in the development of the game. A positive discussion concluded that the focus was now on taking things forward progressively for the…
More and more Walking Football leagues have decided to adopt the WFA non-contact rules. Essex has joined the campaign, along with the world’s largest WF club Birmingham WF. The FA published their suggested LOTG using the vague terminology of “minimal contact.” This is proving unworkable for the players, referees, clubs, and the FA have already…
With more than 25 Countries now playing Walking Football around the globe, the plan to host a World Cup in 2020 is becoming a reality. If any of you would like to be involved in organising this event please contact the WFA.
