Shawforth Villa Football Club is a local reformed Lancashire football club based in Shawforth, Rossendale and we are solely run by volunteers. Originally, Shawforth Villa was a youth football team to the local children and managed by parents for 11 years. The team was active in a Lancashire league from 1971 until 1982 when the team had to fold due to a lack of management and training facilities. Fast forward to 2020, original right-wing striker Phil O’Dell with children; Tom and Siân collaborated to re-form the club, the process of redeveloping the team and club began July 2020
The club is a Community Interest Company (CIC) which has a large focus on social objectives to benefit the local community in some way. The CIC system also has processes to reinvest any profits made into bettering our services for expansion.
As we develop SVFC’s services will expand to promote sports and wellbeing across Rossendale but our overall aim and slogan as a club is to ‘create a community around football’, as the club historically ran as a family friendly club and only by volunteers, for the love of football and community spirit – these aspects will not be lost!
- Meet Siân – Co-Director | Welfare Officer | Personal Trainer | DietitianHey, I’m Siân 22 and I live in the lovely North Wales, but grew up in Shawforth village. Working full time as an NHS Registered Dietitian, part time Swimming instructor, alongside much of the administration of SVFC. I love all kinds of sports & exercise from walking to tennis, yoga to swimming. Otherwise I love to cook, garden & a bit of DIY’
Meet Tom – Co-director | Secertary | Under 18s team coach
‘Hi I’m Tom, 17 and a student at Oldham College in cooperation with Manchester City, studying Extended Diploma in Sports. I enjoy cycling, football and Tennis which I track on @tomodellfitness ‘.
@shawforthvillafc is not just a brand or a company and we think it’s important for you to know who is responsible for the work we have achieved so far
Although we limits of COVID-19 we haven’t been as active as we’d hoped. But we have managed to get an under 18s team affiliated with Lancashire FA, organise Strava events, fitness challenges and a Sunday football quiz.
Contact – Email: shawforthvilla@gmail.com Telephone: 07506794228 & @shawforthvillafc
