Season 24/25                                                       
                                                           18th April
The Blues fought hard after having 2 players taken away for the Yellows and possibly didn't make enough use of the today's wet and windy conditions. An offside goal may have changed things but they ended up losing to Newbury by 3-0, the first defeat against them for a while. POM was Aidan Friend.
The Yellows fared better in the ever increasing rain to draw v Gloucester. Goals from Harry Newmans and Calum Leith should have given the Yellows the win but you don't always get what you deserve in. football. Nothing to do with luck, just the little things every now and again.  POM was Tom Nicholson-Wolfe.
                                                           17th April
Today's hard games were exactly that. Hard and very competitive. Wokingham opened the scoring in the first couple of minutes which shocked the Yellows. Fighting back inbox the game, they played their best football of the week but it was a very clinical Wokingham side who came away with the win. Frank Osborne, captain for the day had a great chance to bring the yellows back into the game after being fouled in the box, but his powerful effort hit the bar and the rebound was also saved.
We move onto the final day, which has come around quickly, when we play our nemesis Gloucester A at 11:15am. POM today was Harry Newman.
The Blues also faced tough opposition in Gloucester an and despite going behind early as well, fought their way into the game but were hit by a further 2 goals before half time. This seemed to motivate the Blues and they created more and more, even winning a penalty, which was taken by James Sharp but his effort cleared the bar. An overall impressive performance. POM was Lewis Norton.
                                                            16th April
 Todays games gave the Blues a real chance to get their first win this Festival and they took that chance with both hands. Starting brightly, it took. while for the game to settle down and for the Blues to take full control. Once they pressed Newbury B as high as possible every time they had the ball, chances were created. Goals from Freddie Moule, Lazerian Gordon and Fionn Harrington secured a fantastic 3-0 scoreline and a great start to the day. POM was Freddie Moule.
The Yellows didn't fare as well, losing out to a solitary goal against Gloucester B. The ball just didn't run or fall to a blue shirt at the right time or in the right place. Reflection needed but move on quickly to tomorrow. POM was Vinny Worsley.
                                                          15th April
Unfortunately the change in the weather didn't bring any luck to either team today. Both had sloe starts to there game and the Yellows fond themselves 3-o down to Hackney at half time and a mountain to climb. A few words of encouragement at half time brought a different approach in the second half and a superb free kick from Nick "Declan" Foster got them back into the game. It could have been oh so different had a superb effort by Nick seconds gone in instead of being tipped around the post. Chasing the game, the Yellows conceded 2 more to lose out 5-1 but had the first half showed the effort the second half had, it could have been different. POM went to both Nick Foster and Tom Nicholson-Wolfe.
The Blues had virtually the same beginning to the match, conceding 2 goals to Jersey Whites in a first half where they looked very pensive and allowed Whites to take control of the game. 
Despite creating several good opportunities in the second half, they just couldn't find an equaliser after Lazerian Gordon had given them hope with 10 minutes to go and meant it would be a tense ending to the game. The referees whistle came at the wrong time as the Blues were just about to break forward. POM was jointly Bobby Barrett and Aiden Friend.
                                                         14th April
A day of good performances weren't matched by the scores on the second day. The Blues were up first and despite a fantastic start, with a peach of a pass from Tristan Phillips setting up Lewis Norton to score the opener, the nemesis that is Gloucester B fought their way back in and took the game 3-1 in the end. It was a scoreline that flattered them, and we believe the Gloucester coaching staff were relieved when the final whistle blew such was the Blues performance. It does however, give hope that the lads will keep getting better and better this week and as such, the results will come, even if they aren't getting the scoreline the performances deserve at the moment. 
Tomorrow they face Jersey Whites at 11:15am.
The Yellows fared better against a Jersey Whites team that worked hard to get behind the ball and frustrate. It took first half goals from Nick Foster, a free kick that deceived the keeper and snuck into the net, plus a 20 yd banger from Zack Landau to be the difference between the sides. Set peice specialist TJ has taken credit as he claims it was a set piece, but no one else agrees with him - apart from his mate Spratt. No second half goals meant another victory for the Yellows this week. POM was Zack Landau. 
Apparently 60% of our goals this week have come from set pieces!! According to TJ anyway.
                                                        13th April
The games today were at the same time, which was irritating but sadly necessary on this occasion.
The Blues faced a very strong Wokingham side, who were pre game favourites but were held up by a stubborn Blues performance. the first goal didn't come until the second half and the Blues worked and worked to frustrate the opposition. A final score of 3-0 flattered slightly as the goals were of a high quality, of which the defence and keeper had no chance with. POM was Hector Parsons.
The Yellows faced the host nation in Jersey Reds. Starting quickly, Calum Leith soon broke free and was pulled down for a penalty, which he dispatched with aplomb. Nick foster grabbed a second not long after and although Jersey pushed hard, they couldn't find an equaliser after getting one back midway through the second half. POM was keeper Albie Trollope.

                                                           8th April
The Yellows, topped up with a few Blues players, had an Ipwish Town ID at Haverhill Rovers FC on Tuesday this week.
Playing teams such as Royston Town, Haverhill Rovers and Frenford, the Yellows played some great football and came away with 2 wins and a draw, plus an overall goal tally of 12-4.
Scorers were Calum Leith with 3, Franky Osborne and Max Nicholson-Wolfe with doubles, and singles from Tom Nicholson-Wolfe, Lewis Norton, Tristan Phillips, Harry Newman and Joshua John.
POM today was Tom Nicholson-Wolfe.
Onwards to Jersey this coming Saturday.
                                                        5th April
It took the Yellows a long time to get going this morning as they travelled to Wycombe in the Cotswold League.
A goalless first half, during which the Yellows created plenty of chances but the ball didn’t quite run for them or lots of good defending from a stubborn Wycombe side.
The second half started with Wycombe in the ascendancy and they took one of their early chances to take the lead.
This seemed to wake the young saints up and they increased the intensity and took control of the match.
Top scorer Calum Leith came back on and after being frustrated during the first half, he took both his opportunities in the last 10 minutes to make the final score 2-1 to St Albans. 
POM today was Sam Norton
                                                         29th March
A busy day as 3 out of 4 team played.
The Blues went south of the river to play Bexley B in a semi final and started well, going ahead through Patrick Roberts. 
They were pegged back by Bexley, who then went ahead near the end of the first half.
It was an even game in the 2nd half but it was Bexley who scored the decisive goal as they went 3-1 ahead near the end of the game.
A hearty effort by the Blues who have now finished the league games and now focus on the Southern Counties League Cup stage in April and the upcoming tour to Jersey. 
POM went to Freddie Moule.
The Yellows had a rep match against Brent at home, but didn’t reach the levels they have played at all season. 
A slow start and unfortunate errors put the yellows behind at half time. The yellows hugged and puffed but couldn’t find their rhythm and finished up losing out 4-0.
POM went to Ethan Rance.
The u10 Development squad entertained Merton and came away with a comprehensive win.
Goals from Jacob Burtt, Theo Callum and Alby Jolley gave the scoreline credibility but it could have been more, the u10s being that dominant.
POM was George Roe                                                     

                                                        22nd March
A busy morning for the young saints.
The Blues travelled round the M25 to play a strong Merton side and the final scoreline completely flattered the host side as the triumphed 6-1.
William Rowe came up from the u10s as Blues keeper James Sharpe is injured and put in a fantastic performance, alongside Arthur Snook and POM Kingsley Smith, who worked so hard the whole match.. 
The Blues manager Tom was full of praise for the whole squad and said it was a great display despite the scoreline as the Blues showed great character and determination to stay in the game.
Zayne Chapman scored the Blues goal with a good finish. 
The Girls hosted Woking in a double header for London League and Southern Counties Leagues Counties League points. 
It was a tight game with the defences coming out on top for the majority of the match. It took a penalty to divide the two sides late on in the second half.
Well deserved POM went to Summer Chau, as her work rate was high and attitude was first class, trying to create opportunities for the forwards.
The Yellows also played Woking in the Southern Counties Leagues respectively and ran out comfortable 7-0 winners.
Goals came from various sources including 2 from top scorer Calum Leith, singles from Harry Newman, Franky Osborne, a worldie from Lucien Thompson, on pitch for a change, and 2 more from POM Tom Nicholson-Wolfe, although he was run close for that accolade by several players including Nick Foster.
                                                        15th March
The young saints came away from playing Chiltern & SB in Chalfont St Peter with a win, a draw and a defeat today.
The Girls were up first in the Southern Counties League, and gave a great performance playing some fantastic football,  in going 4-1 up with goals from Katie Heycock, Ella Huckle 2 and Sofia Sergeant. 
Towards the end of the game, it got very tense as Chiltern & SB fought back with 2 goals to make it a tense ending. 
The girls hung on however, with Amelie Scully being voted as POM. 
The Blues and Yellows were up next. The Blues playing in the Geoff Richards League, went behind early on and couldn’t quite get it back although they tried and tried to break down a stubborn Chiltern defence. Going 2 down gave some motivation and Freddie Moule burst through and earned a penalty, which he took himself and calmly scored. 
Chiltern kept the Blues out as they tried hard and pressed to equalise, but they scored again late on to take the points by a 3-1 scoreline.
POM was divided between Kingsley Smith and Freddie Moule. Both were fantastic and couldn’t be split.
The Yellows had a tough end to end encounter in the Southern Counties League. Chiltern took an early lead which the Yellows worked hard to claw back. Nick Foster put in a perfect cross and Calum Leith rose like a Salmon to head into the bottom corner. The Chiltern manager said it was the best goal they had conceded all season. Chiltern immediately regained the lead with an OG, but on the stoke of half time, Franky Osborne played an inch perfect cross field pass and Nick Foster ran through and hit it first time into the bottom corner. 
The second half was end to end, Ethan Rance and Nick Foster forcing the Chiltern keeper into 2 fantastic saves. 
Final score ended 2-2. 
POM as voted by the Chiltern manager was Calum Leith                                                
                                                        8th March
Great mornings football at Colney Heath FC this morning as the u11 Blues faced a strong Bexley B side in the Geoff Richards League. 
An even first half produced some good football and a few chances but at the break it was still 0-0 with all to play for.
The second half continued in much the same way but it was Bexley who opened the scoring with a rightly given penalty. With the Blues now having to chase the game, the match opened up and Bexley nabbed a second with 5 mins to go to complete the victory.
POM was Freddie Moule.
The Yellows had a local derby against a strong and impressive Dacorum side. It was the young saints who scored first, a cross deflected into the net but Dacorum’s first players are a handful and they soon equalised. Calum Leith restored the lead but Yellows weee pegged back once more and then went 3-2 behind, only for Calum to get the leveller.
Half time was 3-3.
The second half was an amazing performance by the Yellows as they scored 4 unanswered goals. Calum got his third fourth and fifth and Ethan Rance put the icing on the cake.
A resounding 7-3 win.
Unsurprisingly Calum Leith was POM.
                                                          1st March
,A mixed morning in the Shires Cup for the u11 sides.
The Blues made the long journey to Gloucester to play the strong B side in the Shires Cup. There was nothing to choose between the sides despite the 3-1 loss, and it took 2 penalties to decide the game at 1-1. It was the Blues best performance of the season and Aidan Friend was voted as POM, a tough call according make as any of the side could have got that accolade.
The Yellows faired better against Sutton, also in the Shires Cup, but had to come from behind to win the game.
It was very tight in the first half and Sutton took the lead against the run of play and held firm until 8 minutes from the end. 
Goals from Calum Leith and Joshua John gave the Yellows the win and a place in the semi final.
Calum Leith was voted as POM.
Semi finals to be played at Oxford City FC on Saturday 10
                                                   
                                                       22nd February
Today was the return of the London League as the Girls travelled to play Merton in what would be a tough game. With Josie not available and Marnie injured, it was down to Eva Dunn to take the gloves and provided a POM performance. 
Despite losing 3-0, the girls put in a spirited display and could have been different had luck gone their way. 
The Yellows and Blues played in the Herts 7s at Harvesters FC, the first time in 6 years this competition has been played due to various reasons. Six teams in total played out the afternoon. 
The young saints put out 3 teams, the Yellows, Blues and St Albans All Stars. 
In what was a fantastic display of football, the Yellows came out on top in the final against Dacorum Yellows, the All Stars coming joint 3rd and the Blues joint 5th. Plenty of goals on show as Calum Leith got 3, Nick Foster and Ethan Rance with 4, Tom Nicholson-Wolfe, Ted Burgoyne-Richards got singles whilst the other goals came from Albie Trollope, Frankie Poll and Joshua John with 2                                                                      21st February
Congratulations to Gloucester today, who were on tour and won all three games against us today. 
In the Southern Counties & Cotswold League, the Yellows lost a tight game by a single goal. POM was Hector Parsons.
The Blues had a tough test as they lost out in the Geoff Richards League & Cotswold Shield, this time by 6-0. Joint POM was Jacob Burtt and Will Jenner.
In the Girls Southern Counties League the girls lost out 2-3, the young saints goals coming from Ella Huckle and Alice Timmons-Kent. POM was Lottie Hilary-Jones.        
                                                         15th February                                                       A royal rumble at Colney Heath Football Club today as all 4 teams played at home.
The Blues were first to start and they overcame a spirited Newbury District PSFA B team by a scoreline of 4-1 in a representative match, which was very competitive.
Goals came from Tristan Phillips, Arthur Snook, Kingsley Smith and Lucien Thompson while Patrick Roberts was voted as POM. 
The Yellows were next, also against Newbury District PSFA in the Cotswold League. The Yellows dominated the first half but just couldn’t find the net as Newbury defended brilliantly. A scoreline of 1-0 at half time never looked enough, the goal scored by Joshua John.
So it proved as Newbury went 2-1 up as they were more determined in the 2nd half. It took a late equaliser , again by Joshua John to get the draw. POM as voted by the Newbury managers was skipper Zack Landau.
The girls and u10s kicked off at 11:45am and despite good performances, both lost out narrowly.
The girls had a tough match against Newbury once more, who beat them 9-0 earlier in the season, but showed great resilience and determination to be 0-0 at half time. 
The 2nd half was also tight and although the saints girls scored through Ella Huckle, it wasn’t enough to get the win. Emma Gunn was voted as POM.
The u10s played some good football but eventually lost out 4-2 against a strong Gloucester u10s.
It was an end to end game with plenty of chances and the young saints goals came from Theo Callum and Frankie Poll. POM was birthday boy and skipper Oscar Poole.

                                                          10th February
On a very cold wet windy Monday evening, the u10 Development squad went the short distance to Hemel to play against JP Pro u10s in a representative match. 
The conditions made the game start off in a scrappy way but the boys soon settled down, even with the narrow pitch - which would help with good first touch and moving the ball quickly.
JP Pro opened the scoring in the 2nd period out of 3, but that spurred the young saints on and were level as Alby Jolley’s hard drive proved too much for the keeper to handle. Jacob Burtt made it 2-1 as he latched onto a loose ball in the area after a good team press to win the ball back.
Thomas Wainer added a third to put a satisfying gloss on the scoreline.
POM went to the whole squad.
Well done boys.
                                                        8th February
A good day for the young saints as they recorded 2 wins out of 2.
The Blues went to Newbury District PSFA in the Cotswold Challange Shield and encountered some lovely traffic on the way down but came away with a solid 1-0 win. A good team performance, one of the best this season, gave them the win. The goal scored by Hector Parsons. POM was Max Nicholson-Wolfe, but run close by several others!!
The Yellows went to their nemesis this season In local rivals Stevenage District Football Team who had knocked them out of 2 cups already. 
A solid performance gave the boys a 4-0 win the Southern Counties League with the goals coming from Franky Osborne, Tom Nicholson-Wolfe and Calum Leith with 2. 
POM was Franky Osborne.

Next week there is a football feast at Colney Heath FC as all 4 teams play at home.
The u10s host Gloucester u10s while all the u11 teams play their counterparts from Newbury again.
Kick offs are 
Blues 10am
Yellows 10:30am
U10s & girls 11:45am   
                                                     1st February
With only 2 games today due to the Herts County Cross Country Championship, the u11 Blues went to Bexley B in the Geoff Richards League and found it tough going. Against a big strong side, the young saints tried to play but were slightly overwhelmed.
The heavy pitches at the moment don’t help with trying to pass and move and the Blues ended up losing 5-1 with Fionn Harrington with the goal. Max Nicholson-Wolfe was POM.
The u10 Development Squad failed better against West Kent as a hat trick from Theo Callum and a single  from Jack Williams, gave them a deserved 4-4 draw. 
Another solid performance from the u10 group as Theo was also POM.
On a massive positive note, 2 of our u11 girl players, Ella Huckle and Mabel Stanley, both secured top 10 finishes in the Cross Country and will hopefully represent Hertfordshire in the National Championships.
Calum Leith finished 11th so waiting to hear if he makes the Nationals, while other runners included Ethan Rance and Hector Parsons and we await their finishing positions. U10 player Baxter Burns also ran in the u10 section and came 26th. 
Well done all 👏👏
                                                        25th January
Today there were two wins and one defeat for the young saints.
The Yellows travelled to play  newcomers Reigate & Banstead in the Southern Counties League.
A quick start was made by the opposition but it left them exposed to the counter attack as Calum Leith went through and finished well after 3 minutes. Further goals from Nick Foster in the first half and then a second half hat trick from Franky Osborne, and another from Calum Leith gave the Yellows a comfortable 6-2 win. POM was Ethan Rance but it was close with several of the squad. 

The girls lost 5-1 in the London League, but delivered a very strong performance against a physical and athletic Barking and Dagenham team. A goal from Ella Huckle left St.Albans 2-1 down at the break, as St.Albans created chances and could have been level. Two early goals in the second half effectively killed off the contest, but St.Albans always looked a danger on the break. POM went to Isla Compton who was excellent at right back, driving the team forward with excellent calmness on the ball.
The Blues hosted Newbury B in the Geoff Richards League and did enough to take the 3 points with a solid 3-1 win. Goals came from Hector Parsons, a worldy by all accounts, followed with singles from Zayne Chapman and Freddie Moule. Another good performance and the win was well deserved . POM was Lewis Norton once again.
                                                          18th January
Great day for the u10 Development side as they went goal crazy at home v Tonbridge. Final score was 11-2. The goals came from Jacob Burtt and Theo Callum who bagged a hat trick each and there was a double for Thomas Wainer and singles for Jack Williams, Oskar Kurmanbekov and Frankie Poll.
Alby Jolley was POM but it was a superb all round team performance from the team.
The Blues travelled up the M6 to play v Erdington & Saltley, playing at the Aston Villa academy training dome, and matched them for the majority of the game except for a mad 10 minutes at the end of the first half, where they conceded 4 goals. The Blues goal was scored by Fionn Harrington as they went down 5-1. POM was keeper James Sharpe.
The Yellows went away too, this time west down the M4 to play Swindon in the Southern Counties League. The opponents had performed well in the league so far but the yellows took control early on as they won 5-0 with goals from Nick Foster 2, Calum Leith 2 and a penalty from Franky Osborne. POM was Thomas Nicholson-Wolfe. 
Next week the Girls return for their first game after Christmas as they host Barking & Dagenham in the London League. The Yellows go down to Surrey to play Reigate & Banstead in the Southern Counties League while the blues host Newbury B in the Geoff Richards League.
                                                            11th January
In the only game of the day, the Yellows didn’t handle the frosty chilly conditions as well as their effective and well organised opponents Stevenage District Football Team 
In a close game, the home team took the win as they showed slightly more desire and passion in front of goal. Playing on Astro (well done to the hosts for getting game on) the scoreline ended 3-1 with Nick Foster getting the young saints goal.
The Yellows tried to play their normal football but were shut down quickly, but despite this, created several good chances which on another day would have found the back of the net.
Zach Landau was POM this morning, coping well with the dangerous centre forward. 
It was a frustrating start to 2025 but that game is now forgotten as they move onto the away league match with Swindon on the 18th January. The Blues go to Erdington in the Villa dome and the u10 host Tonbridge at Colney Heath Football Club.
                                                      21st December
Tough match this morning for the Yellows as they travelled to play Hackney for the Christmas Shield.
A good start from the boys as they took the lead with a good finish from Calum Leith who latched onto a through ball from Ted Burgoyne-Richards.
Hackney used their undoubted quality to draw level and it was Nick Foster who gave the young saints the lead just before half time as he pushed forward and it opened up for him to shoot from 25 yards and his shot was too powerful for the keeper.
The Yellows had more of the ball but Hackney were quick on the break as they took advantage of their speed during the second half.
The quality players up front from West Ham, Spurs and Charlton were the difference as Hackney scored 3 goals against the run of play to finish up 4-2 winners despite a good performance from the Yellows.
POM as voted by the Hackney manager was Franky Osborne.
The last game of 2024 was a cracker and well played to both sides.

                                                     14th December
Great hospitality from Slough this morning as we visited their home base at Dedworth Middle School for the 1st time.
In a 3 way group of games, the first match was between the Yellows and Blues. 
It was relatively close as the Blues worked hard to compress the space in and around the pitch. The game was decided by quality finishing from Calum Leith and Nick Foster. 
The Yellows then played the hosts Slough in a Cotswold League game. Slough made it as difficult to play as they could and another goal from Calum Leith gave the Yellows another Cotswold League win and the 3 points.
Today’s POM for the Yellows was Ted Burgoyne-Richards. 
The final match was the Blues against Slough and it was a superb example of how to manage a game as the Blues won 2-0 with the goals from Fionn Harrington and Zayne Chapman. 
POM was Tristan Phillips. 
Only one game next Saturday as the Yellows visit Hackney for their Christmas Shield.

                                                     30th November
Two early games saw the Blues overcome Chiltern & South Bucks in the Geoff Richards League. 
Goals from Fionn Harrington, a hat trick from Freddie Moule and a rare one from Patrick Roberts gave the Blues a solid 5-1 win and top spot for the time being. The Blues dominated the game and deserved the comprehensive win. 
POM was both Max Nicholson-Wolfe and Freddie Moule 
The Yellows travelled to play Merton in a representative match and once again produced a game of 2 halves.  At half time the score was 4-2 as Calum Leith bagged a hat trick and Joshua John curled a beauty into the top corner, as the Yellows dominated.
The second half was different as the yellows conceded 5 without notching themselves despite creating lots of chances. That’s football and you don’t always get what you deserve. POM as voted by the opposition manager was both Albie Trollope and Joshua John.

The last game today was at Harvesters FC on their Astro with the u10s pitting themselves against Stevenage Academy. 
It was as you would expect, Stevenage had around 60% of the ball but the u10s are very resilient and dug in, creating several opportunities before the first goal, which was scored by Stevenage. A great response saw the u10s go 2-1 after Thomas Wainer and Jack Williams were on target. 
A third from Frankie Poll put a bit of daylight between the 2 sides but a late second for Stevenage made it a tense ending to the game. POM was Jack Williams.
                                       23rd November
Only 2 teams in action today, both in wet and windy conditions but the pitches held up well after having work done on them during the week.
The Girls hosted Dacorum in a double header for the National Cup and Southern Counties Cup.
The first game was very tight with little between the sides but it was Dacorum who took the 2-1 win in extra time. Alice Timmons-Kent with the saints goal.
The second game was also closer that the scoreline as the girls tired towards the end and Dacorum had other players turn up for this one and their fresh legs told as they ran out 4-0 winners. Good luck to them in the next round of both cups. POM was Lottie Jones.
The Blues hosted our close friends Newbury B in the Cotswold Shield and  playing down the slope, should have been more than 1-0 up at half time. The goal from skipper Tristan Phillips.
Kicking up the slope and against the wind in the second half was always gonna be tough but a solid defensive display and a breakaway goal from Lazerian Gordon gave the Blues the win.
POM was Lewis Norton.

                                                  16th November
Rare day - 4 games and 4 wins!
Shires Cup day and both boys u11 sides were in action. The blues travelled to play Chiltern & South Bucks B while the Yellows hosted local rivals Dacorum.
Yellows 3-2 Dacorum
Goals were scored by Nick Foster with a banger from 25 yards, a penalty by Ethan Rance and a lovely free kick into the corner by Vincent Worsley, his first of the season. POM was Ethan Rance.
Chiltern B 0-1 Blues
The game was tight even though it was dominated by the Blues, who just couldn’t break through a stubborn Chiltern defence. The goal came late on as 
Zayne Chapman got on the end of a corner by Tristan Phillips and his header found the net for the winner. POM was Hector Parsons.
The Girls went to Slough in the Girls District Cup and went goal crazy. 
Final score was Slough 1-9 St Albans
Ella Huckle got 3, Summer Chau with 2, and singles from Isla Compton, Alice Timmons-Kent, Eva Dunn and Violet gave the girls the win.
Merton u10 2-3 St Albans u10 
The u10s had the furthest journey as they to south London to play Merton u10s and came away with a dominant performance and a very good win. Despite the pitch being a bit bobbly, the u10s continued to play passing football and saw the game out really well. POM was Baxter Burns.
Goals came from Jacob Burtt, with 2 and a single from Alby Jolley.

            ff                                      7th September
A tough morning for the Girls when Wokingham were the visitors. The St Albans Girls goal was scored by Summer. They next play on the 21st when they travel down the M40 to play Gloucester.
                                                                     14th September
On Saturday morning St Albans Schools hosted their annual pre season festival at Colney Heath FC. 
Visitors were Brent A & B, Newbury A & B, Wokingham, Stevenage and Dacorum added to our own Yellows, Blues and u10s.
Thoroughly enjoyable morning and all of our sides performed brilliantly and sometimes didn’t get the results their football deserved. 
U10s had a tough intro to this level and learned so much in a short time. Even  though they didn’t score, they should be proud of what they produced. Playing against teams a year older, they weren’t over awed and played some fine stuff. Manager Mike Fetters was very happy with the mornings work.
The Blues didn’t concede a goal and were unbeaten in their 4 games against the U10, Stevenage, Brent B and Newbury B. Their goals were scored by Bobby Barrett , Fionn Harrington and Zayne Chapman. A very satisfying morning for manager Tom Spratt who is looking forward to the season starting next week in Gloucester. 
The Yellows played some delightful football and they were superb in all games. They scored some superb goals, with the best from captain Zach Landau from 35 yards. Further goals from Callum Leith 2, Ted Burgoyne-Richards and Joshua John.
Their group included Wokingham, Dacorum, Brent and Newbury.

Next week, Saturday 21st, all 4 teams, including the girls travel to play Gloucester Schools.

                                                       21st September
A tough morning and afternoon of football as all 4 teams travelled to Gloucester and returned with 1 win and 3 heavy defeats. A miracle that the games were on at all due to the rain overnight but the Blues were first up and started brightly and in the first half, created several chances but couldn't finish them. They then tired in the 2nd half and lost out 5-0 in the end. MOM for the Blues was Lewis Norton.
Next up was the u10 Development side, who like the Blues, started really well and raced to a 3 goal lead through Theo Callum, Frankie Poll and Jacob Burtt. Gloucester hit back to 3-2 and an own goal took back the 2 goal cushion, and the final score was 4-3, with Gloucester grabbing a late goal to make it edgy towards the end. MOM was Thomas Wainer.
The Yellows were next and again, started brightly, but were undone by the strength of the Gloucester centre forward as he latched onto the long balls and finished well. Despite this, the Yellows kept trying to play and pass but the physical side of the game needs to be improved to compete against some sides. Harry Newman scored a consolation goal in the 5-1 loss. MOM was Albie Trollope.
The Girls were last up and in a ding dong game, which could have been a lot closer than the scoreline suggests, lost out 7-3. It was end to end and the girls battled, listened, passed well and kept going to the end. Goals were scored by Cara Quinn, Ella Huckle and Eva Dunn. POM were jointly Ella Huckle and Marnie Stynes.

                                                     28th September
Only 2 games on the 28th September as the Yellows and Girls hosting Slough.
The Yellows had a double header in the Cotswold League and Southern Counties League and ran out comfortable winners. Goals from Foster 2, Osborne 2, Landau, Leith and Rance gave the young saints a 7-0 scoreline.
Next week, Barnet are the visitors in the National Cup.
The Girls started like a train and went 2 up within 2 minutes and carried on dominating the match as goals from Quinn 3, Huckle, Chau, Heycock, Sergeant, Timmons-Kent and Dunn gave the 3 points to the girls for their first win of the season and a 9-1 scoreline.  
                                                     5th October
A very successful morning for the young saints as there were 3 wins and a draw. 
First up the Yellows were in home action against Barnet in the National Cup and, in a tight competitive end to end game, won 3-2 AET. 
Goals from John 2 and Newman. 
The Blues and u10s travelled to Woking and went goal crazy.
Blues ran out 9-0 winners  in the Geoff Richards League with goals from Gordon 3, Chapman 3, Harrington, Moule and Norton.
The u10s went one better as they hit double figures in a rep match. Goals from Callum 3,  Kirkup 2, Kurmanbekov 2, Poole, Poll and Jolley. 
The girls completed the action as they went to Reigate & Banstead for their Southern Counties League match and came away with a hard earned 2-2 draw. Goals coming from Heycock & Chau.
Next week is the Southern Counties League Cup to be played at Colney Heath FC.

                                                     12th October
The Boys and girls u11 sides hosted one of the stages of the Southern Counties League Cup at Colney Heath FC on Saturday 9th October.

The Blues faced a tough challenge against Dacorum, Elmbridge and Brent in the groups stages as Luton failed to turn up.
It didn’t deter the Blues from putting on superb performances in drawing with Dacorum, beating Brent and narrowly losing to Elmbridge. This meant they came 2nd in the group and would face the Yellows in the play off stage. Another good performance ended with a 0-0 draw and an end position of 4th. Tristan Phillips scoring the only goal.

The Yellows faced Thurrock, Stevenage, Slough and Wycombe and won 2, drew 2 and were the only side to not concede a goal. It wasn’t quite enough to win the group as Thurrock snatched it by a point. The play off against the Blues was another 0-0 draw and still no goals conceded, the only team to do so. Goals came from Joshua John, Nick Foster and a brace from Franky Osborne.

The afternoon session save the Girls face Barking & Dagenham, Wycombe, Slough and Dacorum.
Two good draws against Wycombe 0-0, and 1-1 v Dacorum, plus beating Slough 2-0 meant the Girls were 3rd in the group. Barking & Dagenham were too strong in their encounter, winning 3-0. Goals for the Girls came from Alice Timmons-Kent 2, and Cara Quinn. 

                                                     19th October  
Mixed results from 3 tough games today for the young saints. 
The u10 Development won 4-3 away v Newbury u11B in a representative match. 
Goals from Theo Callum, Thomas Wainer, Jacob Burtt and Oscar Poole made it a nice journey home.  POM was Ollie Poole. The future looks bright.
The Girls hosted Wokingham Girls in the Southern Counties League and despite competing for the majority of the game, lost out 5-0 but the game and scoreline was tighter than that. POM was Ella Huckle.
The Yellows also hosted Wokingham in the Southern Counties League and lost out 5-3 in an end to end game where the Yellows played some great football but were caught on the break 3 times. Goals came from Franky Osborne 2 and Sam Norton.  Best performance of the season against a strong side. POM was Tom Nicholson-Wolfe but could have been any of the players. 
Well done to all the young saints sides.

                                                     26th October
Nice journey down the M4 for the Yellows & Blues today as they come away with 2 hard fought wins against Newbury.
The Yellows were first up in a double result game in the Cotswold & Southern Counties Leagues. After a strong start the game settled but it was the young saints who took the lead. Keeper turned outfield player for the day Lucien Thompson pressured the opposition keeper who slammed the ball against him and into the net. Newbury responded early in the 2nd half and the goals were now flowing. 2-1 down and Joshua John took his chance well to equalise. Newbury went down the other end and went ahead. Top scorer Franky Osborne leveled and on the stroke of full time, Nick Foster smashed home the winner from 25 yds. POM went to birthday boy Zach Landau.
The Blues were up next in the Geoff Richards League and unfortunately looked 2nd best in the first half, their best chance falling to Zayne Chapman who shot narrowly wide. 
The 2nd half started fairly equally with limited chances until Tristan Phillips and Laz Gordon started getting on the ball more. Hector Parsons was his usual solid self at centre back and the Blues took control of the game in the last 20 mins. 
Zayne went close again, as did Laz and the opening goal arrived with 8 mins to go. Lewis Norton pounced on a loose ball in the area and finished well into the bottom corner. The win was sealed in the last minute when Bobby Barratt crossed to Laz Gordon who smashed the ball into the top of the net. POM went to Zayne Chapman.

                      28th October
Superb afternoon at Hale End, home of Arsenal Academy, where the Yellows took part in a mini festival.
First up was Waltham Forest, where a late goal for the oppo settled it. 
Wandsworth were next and a good 1-1 draw, saw the confidence rise. 
The next game against South London was a belter, with the Yellows going 2-0 up and playing well, only for South London to pull one back and make it a nervy last minute, but the lads held them off to collect their first win of the day.
The next game was against Havering and once more the boys put in a right shift to be 2-1 up with seconds remaining but Havering were nothing but resilient and scored with the last kick of equalise and take the into sudden death penalties. Havering progressed through which meant Yellows had to play South London again, once more winning 2-1, giving an overall record of 
Played 5, Won 2, Drew 2, Lost 1, GF 7, GA 6
Goal scorers were Ethan Rance 3, Franky Osborne 2, Harry Newman & Joshua John.
Thanks to Hector Parsons and Tristan Phillips who stepped up from the Blues to play.

                      2nd November
Tough going today on heavy pitches for the teams that played.
The u10s went up against the Blues in a representative match in which the Blues came out on top. Goals from Fionn Harrington, Lazerian Gordon, Aidan Friend and Bobby Barrett gave Blues the win. The u10s kept going and created several chances, especially towards the end of the match. POM was Arthur Snook and Aidan Friend.
New players came in for both teams- Ben Bailey and Ted McGillycuddy for the Development side and Arthur Snook for the Blues.
The Yellows hosted Wycombe in a Cotswold League match and came away with the 3 points in a 5-0 win. Again the pitch was heavy but it was a confident performance from the Yellows.
Goals came from Franky Osborne 2, Nick Foster, Joshua John and Ethan Rance. POM was between Nick Foster and Ted Burgoyne-Richards. 
Next week, the Blues & U10s travel to Aston Villa’s indoor academy centre to play North Shropshire and Kings Norton respectively.
The Girls travel to Chiltern & South Bucks, the Yellows to local rivals Stevenage District Football Team, both in the ESFA National Cup.​

                                                    9th November
With all 4 teams playing today, there was likely to be a lot of goals!
The Blues and u10s went to Aston Villa’s academy dome and came away with 2 victories. 
Goals from Alby Jolley, Jacob Burtt and Thomas Wainer gave the 10s an impressive victory against a strong side in Kings Norton, the first time we have played against them. 
Mike was hugely impressed with the level of the 10s overall play, especially the way they kept the ball. POM was Frankie Poll.
The Blues were involved in a goal feast as they won 8-4 against North Shropshire. 
Goals came from Fionn Harrington 3, Kingsley Smith 2, Lewis Norton 2 and Zayne Chapman in another impressive display from the Blues against an A team. 
Tom was really happy with all aspects of the performance. POM was Fionn Harrington.
The girls were also away v Chiltern & South Bucks in the National Cup and came away with another impressive 1-0 win. The goal came from POM Ella Huckle, whose 25yd free kick was the difference between the sides. Goalkeeper Josie also saved a penalty to ensure progression into the next round.
The Yellows were also in National Cup action and despite going 2 up and dominating the game, lost 4-1 on penalties against Stevenage after they came back to make the final score 2-2.
The Yellows goals came from Tom Nicholson-Wolfe and Calum Leith. Nick Foster was POM.