Can I take this opportunity to congratulate all our teams on a fantastic 2010-2011 season. From our U7's going all season unbeaten to the U11's winning the county cup, our U15's winning numerous trophies and last but not least our 1st team winning the Lancs Amateur Premier League. In a season of major transisition it is testament to all those managers, coaches, players & volunteers within the Dynamos family that we have had our most successful season ever. WELL DONE TO ALL!! I would also like to congratulate Mike Beresford & Phil Evans for winning the Matty D & Martin Harding awards - two people who have Dynamos running through their veins. My final message is to wish all players, managers, coaches & volunteers a successful and most of all an enjoyable season 2011-2012.

The Under 15's are all set to become the new Under 16's in the 2011/2012 season as they continue their winning ways by picking up their fifth and sixth trophies of the season by winning the Haslingdon Tournament on 3rd July for the second year running and then going on to win the Hoyland common Falcon tournament in barnsley on the 16th july playing against some great teams along the way. They won the final 3-1 against another strong manchester team delemere with cesaire lingouba leveling the score then louis smith running from defence to score the goal of the tournament with his left foot...then our captian kane wallwork finished them off with a well worked goal leaving us well deserved 3-1 winners and capping off a great season. Sandy say's 'well done lads you have done us proud'

Wow - It seems that the Under 11's age group for Dynamos is having incredible successes this season. Phil Millward's, Adam's and Mike's U11's Dynamos team travelled to Woodley Sports in Stockport to play their League cup final against a strong Dukinfield Tigers team and after a fantastic hard fought game won the game 2-1 and picked up the cup. This added to their already won league title to make it a magnificent double for the lads this season. Well done from all the club. The lads are pictured here with manager Phil and coaches Adam and Mike behind the now famous Dynamos banner that is doing the rounds this season. 

Tony Tapper and John Cooper's U11's have picked up the coveted County Cup. The first ever Dynamos team to do so. They beat Glossop North End on penalties in a nailbiting final that had the huge mainly Dynamos crowd on the edge of their seats. A few weeks ago Kane Kelly broke his collar bone and was certain to miss this game but after a miracle recovery and alot of bravery he came on to put Dynamos 1-0 up in the second half. After tons of Dynamos pressure to get the second, Glossop scored a fantastic 30 yard free kick to equalise and make the last 10 minutes really exciting. The game finished 1-1 and went straight to pens and when it went to sudden death, Dynamos Keeper Zak Booth stepped up to take one and smashed it home, He then made an incredible save on Glossops sixth penalty to leave Dynamos Zak Clarke to step up to smash Dynamos into the record books. Man of the match went to Ben Hough (watch out for a seperate picture of Ben in the next few days). For the moment though above is the pic of the team after they received the cup. Well done Boys - 13 years Dynamos have waited for this.

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Failsworth Dynamos U15's completed a great season by winning both the Tameside & District Saturday League Title and The Tameside League Cup going undefeated in both competitions. They had already had pre-season success winning the Beechfield and Haslingden tournaments making this by far their most successful season in Dynamos. A big mention goes our Captain Kane Wallwork who has been excellent all season and deserves the success his team has brought him... Well done to all the lads and a big thank you to all the parents for their support this season.

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Good luck to JB and Gary next weekend - Hope the bike road goes well for Jamies Fund and the great causes it contributes to. Also running this weekend is Ben Lawson, Karen Wetton and Wayne 'Kenno' Kennedy. They are running in the 10K Manchester run with Ben running for Oldham General A&E Unit, Karen is running yet again for the Matty D Fund and Kenno is running to raise money for the First Team and Reserves who have been strapped for cash this season. Spare a thought too for young Michael Wetton who has run the BUPA run every year for the last three years for the Matty D fund but cant this year cos he is going to Wembley with his dad to watch City. Michael wants Gary and Joanne to know that he will be back next year running for the Matty D fund.

In a superbly exciting League Cup Final at Ashton United's Hurst Cross ground this morning - Sunday 8th May - Dynamos U13s beat Prestwich Town 4-2 to pick up the cup. In a fiercely competitive game, Cameron Humphreys scored twice with further goals from Callum Scullion and Adam Deaville. All Dynamos goals were fantastic but Camerons long range screamer to make it 4-2 to clinch the game was as good a goal as you will see at any level. Dynamos also picked up the coveted man of the match award which went to midfielder Marshall (marshy) Roberts. Well done kids and well done to Wayne Kennedy Jnr and Ben Lawson - our two first teamers who have run this team since they were U7's.

What a season for our Under 14's. After losing the first three league games of the season, it looked like it was going to be a tough season for Phil Evans and his lads in the Tameside U14's second division. However, they dusted themselves off and got down to some really hard work and ground out win after win after win and on Sunday won their final game of the season to gain promotion as runners up. What an achievement by the lads pictured here with Phil just after them game in celebratory mood.

New arrival Reece Dalton arrived at Brierley Avenue to cheer the first team on in a recent home game and was presented with a first team shirt that we hope he will launch his Dynamos career in when he is old enough. Dad Gary and Mum Joanne loved the shirt which bore his name and squad number (he was born on the 10th March 2011) and are pictured here proudly showing off Reece. The club would like to send all their love and best wishes to Jo and Gary on the birth of Reece who is of course the little brother or our beloved Matty who continues to inspire the club and its players with his name proudly emblazened on many of our shirts.

The 2010 Matty D Balloon release results are in. Go to our downloads page and scroll to the bottom and click on the 2010 results tab to get the full results. Are you a winner? Go take a look!

We have had some fantastic stories at Dynamos over the years but this one takes some beating. An absolutely fantastic guy has been training with our First Team and Reserves for the last three weeks. He is a student over here from China and is coming along to training with our own Jake (Shakey) Shannon to stay fit and play football while he is here. His name is Enhua Zhang and he has 62 caps for his country, China and played in the 2002 world cup against teams like Brazil. He is a great bloke and so friendly with all the lads and coaches and has a great attitude to the game. Obviously he is a great player too. He is pictured here with some of the lads after training on Thursday night.

Failsworth Dynamos Football Club will be holding its 2010 Annual General Meeting at 8.30pm on Thursday 10th June at St Johns Primary School, Failsworth. The club would like to stress the importance of this meeting for all Managers, Coaches, Players and Supporters who are all eligible to attend and vote on the night. The main item for discussion and voting is a proposal regarding the future of the club which will preserve its fantastic status in the community and the local footballing world as a well run family club. If you require a copy of the agenda and proposals in advance of the meeting, please contact Leo Turner at leomturner@aol.com or text Leo on 07725407839 and of course remember - TRUE WORTH NEVER FAILS.

Karen Wetton and Ben Lawson knocked four minutes off their 2009 BUPA 10K race time as they powered round the course today (Sunday) in aid of the Matty D Fund. Whilst everyone else was either playing cup finals or having their Sunday roast, Karen and Ben lined up with thousands of others to run the Manchester BUPA 10K run for good causes. The club takes its hat off to you both.  

Failsworth Dynamos is going through some major change but one thing that is rock solid and consistent is our U12's player Michael Wetton. For the third year running, Michael ran the BUPA run in memory of Matty Dalton and for the Matty D fund on Saturday 15th May at the City of Manchester Stadium. Michael beat last years time by 13 seconds in a very competitive race around the stadium and the running track watched by his mum and dad and Chairman, Leo Turner who said afterwards how proud he and the club was of Michael who has consistently shown he is a credit to the club and his mum and dad with this fitting tribute to Matty. You can still sponsor Michael by looking on our guestbook page where his mum Karen tells you how to get in touch. Karen and Ben Lawson run today in the adult BUPA run in Manchester also for the Matty D Fund - Good luck guys. 

Hi everyone, on Saturday 15th May I will be running the Bupa Junior Manchester run at the City of Manchester Stadium and then on Sunday 16th May my mum - Karen will be running ( well trying to run) the Manchester 10k - we will both be running this in aid of the Matty Dalton fund and would appreciate any sponsors to boost the funds. I am at the socccer centre on Wednesday & Thursday from 6 - 7pm and will have my sponsor form to hand or alternatively you can e mail my mum on karenwetton@fsmail.net with your sponsor details .Many thanks - Michael Wetton (U12's)

Our Under 10's girls team lead by Vinnie Finigan and Zack Grimes are ending the season really strong and after only one season together are already looking forward to the 2010/2011 season when  they believe they will mount a challenge to the already experienced teams in the Oldham Girls League run at Chapel Lane every Saturday morning. Managers Vinnie and Zack say that these girls are the best passing team in the league and cant wait for next season to start. Having watched the girls play that is easy to believe as they are little stars in the making.

The club pays tribute this week to the resurgence of Girls football at Failsworth Dynamos. Having watched our U10s and U12s this weekend at Chapel Road in the Oldham Girls Football League, Chairman Leo Turner was so impressed with the standard of football being played by these relatively new teams who have only been put together this season. Managers Vinnie Finigan and Zack Grimes have got the Under 10's passing the ball brilliantly and dancing round teams with their fantastic team work whereas Julie Sparks and Melissa Baine's U12's are playing fast and very powerful football with an awesome amount of ability for a young girls team. Both teams won convincingly in their end of season games and the future is looking very rosy for girls football at Failsworth Dynamos - Well done girls to all of you - we are proud to have girls football back at Dynamos and  something tells us that 2010/ 2011 season is going to be a very spectacular season for girls football here at the club.

Pictured above is Harry Lomas of our Under 9's B team playing in the Tameside Saturday League at King Georges Playing Fields in Ashton. Harry's manager Mike Carr has reported to us that he has scored an amazing 51 goals this season for the Under 9's. What a fantastic achievement for a young lad. Well done Harry and also well done to the team for all those assists too.

After some great recent results, Dynamos U14's met with local professional Hasney Aljofree at their training session this Thursday to talk about Respect and dedication in the game as they look to end their season very strong and ready themselves for a fresh attempt at honours next year which are well within their capabilities. Managers Dom Byrne and Sandy McKenzie are proudly picture d with their players who are right up for making this team a very successful outfit. Congrats also go to Sandy who passed his FA level 1 coaching badge this week -well done Sandy. Click on the news items to the left and then on the photo ofthe lads for a clearer photograph of the team.

Jacob King, pictured above, played his 21^st game for dynamos on Saturday and scored six goals in Dynamos U8s 8 - 0 victory. That takes his total to 52 goals in 21 games. We are sure you will agree that this is an astounding return for an 8 year old! He has proved to be just what Tim Joyce's lads needed in their team which already had great players all over the pitch. He has shown a natural ability to finish and has listened to the coaches and already improved his all round game. He has fitted in really well to this great set of lads and most of all appreciates that without their hard work he would not score the goals he has for the team. Well done Jacob and well done Under 8's.

More Mini Soccer silverware for the club this week. Our Under 9's B made it a double for them this season by adding to their League title by winning the Tameside and District under 9's League Cup in a round robin tournament that has seen them win 14 straight games and win the competition with two games left and a goal difference of 102. Wow - well done kids - thats amazing. See them pictured above. 

Failsworth Dynamos fifth Gala Dinner organised and headed up by Vice Chairman Gary Henderson did it again at the City of Manchester Stadium last night. The evening started with all guests being visited at their tables and having photos taken with Man City stars Shay Given and Pablo Zabaleta. Then after a superb dinner, the guests were entertained by the tribute band that is taking the UK by storm 'Fake That'. The lads  were absolutely fantastic and created a brilliant atmosphere particularly amongst the ladies in the audience. Gary and family then ran a high quality auction of signed shirts and photographs which included Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Nobby Stiles. The whole evening raised thousands of pounds for Failsworth Dynamos and has yet again gone down as Gary's best evening ever. Pictured above the week before the dinner Gary has managed to go one better each year with his dinners and this year was no exception. Well done Gaz - Outstanding yet again.  A huge thank you must go to all who attended and supported the evening particularly our sponsors and also to Gary's pals Shay and Pablo for spending so much time meeting all the guests.

Under 9s player Joe Doran has now joined a select band of Failsworth Dynamos players to achieve 100 league goals.  Joe's 100th goal for the club was his first in a hat-trick against Chadderton Juniors on March 20th. Joe's manager Tony Jordan said "Joe's a skilful player with a great first touch. He's got pace and is a quality finisher. Equally importantly though, he's a smashing lad and an absolute pleasure to coach. I'm really looking forward to his next hundred as a Dynamo, something I'm sure he can manage"

Well done Joe

Tony Tapper and John Cooper's Under 10's stormed through to the Tameside Cup Final this evening in a wonderful semi final v Chaddy End U10's. Both sides displayed quality football well beyond their years and all the goals in this 3-1 victory were of the highest order. The match played at Failsworth Soccer Centre kicked off at 5.30pm and both sides were clearly going for it. Dynamos opened the scoring after a screamer from Tom Wilson hit the bar and Kane Kelly followed in to finish. Sam Brooks then made it 2-0 after half time before Chaddy End had their best spell and made it 2-1 with a very cool finish. It was left to Sam Brooks to then finish a slick move with a blistering shot into the bottom corner to make it 3-1 and see Tapps and Coops team into the final. Pictured above is the whole squad who were all a credit to the club both in their play and attitude.

The first Dynamos eleven a side Silverware of the season has gone to Matt James's Under 15's side in a magnificent win over major rivals White Moss. The lads won 2-1 in a hard fought game at Ashton United's Hurst Cross Ground after a delayed kick off by over an hour. Mike (Bez) Berrisford and Louis scored two brilliant goals either side of half time with White Moss only able to grab a consolation goal in the last minute. The whole side played absolutely fantastic and this was a massively pleasing win for the lads, Matt and Michelle, the parents and indeed the whole club. Well done lads.

Well here they are, and boy are they ready to take the football world by storm. These are Dynamos Under 6's who will start playing matches in September this year at Under 7's. They have been together for almost a year now and if training this Tuesday was anything to go by, they are so ready to play their first games. The standard of football these boys play is incredible for their age and we are in for a real treat in September. The children are pictured here with their coaches Ian Kelly, Ryan Boardman and Scott Turner who have put great effort in over the last few months to get the kids ready for next season. Very soon they will receive their new Dynamos kit and watch out for another proud picture then. In the meantime well done kids and keep up the good work.

Our Under 6's proudly paraded around Boundary Park at the last Oldham Athletic home game. Accompanied by coaches Ian Kelly and Scott Turner, the children proudly donned Dynamos shirts and carried the Soccer School flag around the ground in front of the home crowd who gave them a warm welcome. Well done kids - you did us proud. Watch out for these teams as they prepare for the 2010/2011 season and their first official playing season with Dynamos.

Pictured above are our newest recruits to the club, our current U5's. This smashing little troop has been put together over the last few  months and have been braving all weathers to attend the U5's soccer school on Monday evenings at the Failsworth Soccer Centre. A massive thanks has to go to Ian Kelly, Tony Jordan, Tony Tapper, Steve Prince and any other of our coaches who have been coaching the children and have begun to put together this squad for the future. Watch out for news of a Race Night coming up to help raise some funds to kit the kids out in the kits they deserve and to make them proper little Dynamos. In the meantime, well done kids and we hope you have a really happy time with the club in the years to come.

Lewis Dawson also known as “the cat” achieved his own personal milestone today claiming his 30^th clean sheet for Dynamos, In an action packed game that saw Dynamos U7s A beat Moston Valley 6-0. He was called into action on a number of occasions but Moston, despite their efforts couldnt  beat the young Dynamos Number 1.  Lewis attends Zack Grimes keeper training on a Thursday at the soccer centre and has progressed to be a future star thanks to Zack. He has a natural gift of enthusiasm and he is fearless as well as bringing in his calmness to the game said Zack. Matt Ross manager of u7’s also said, his game has improved overall and it is certainly comforting to know that behind your defence is someone like Lewis. His attitude and manner is second to none, with his twin brother in front of him at Centre Half,  they are a team in themselves. He truly is number 1 . Well done Lewis. Both Matty and the club are proud of you.

Lewis Cain of our Under 8's today scored his 50th, 51st and 52nd goal for Dynamos in only his 50th game for the club. Thats a fantastic ratio for the youngster who knocked in a hat trick today in his teams 8-1 win to notch up his half century. On behalf of the club - well done Lewis.

The club this week pays tribute to Under thirteens manager and Charter Standard Officer for Dynamos, Phil Evans. Phil has been working tirelessly for months on the clubs Community Charter Standard application to be sent very shortly to the Football Association for approval. The work that has gone into this has been tremendous and is all done behind the scenes where no one can see the fantastic effort being put in. The club wants to thank Phil and of course his family for their patience in the time he has given up to co-ordinate these efforts. Thanks too to Jamie Blood who has also played a major part in guiding the club towards this application for the standard. Watch out in the weeks ahead for news of how the club fares.

Well done and thank you to all of you who contributed to the massive effort to clear the snow from the soccer centre to get football back on in Failsworth sooner than it was anywhere else in the Oldham and Greater Manchester area. Dozens of people brought spades and wheelbarrows to add to the effort and help the soccer centre team to clear one 3G pitch to get training back on days before the snow actually thawed. Pictured here is just one of the teams who put in the effort.

Gary Henderson has announced the date for his fifth Dynamos Gala Dinner. The event will take place at the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday 27th March. Tickets will be competitively priced at £32.50 per head for an evening of first class food and entertainment. If past years are anything to go by this is a night you must not miss in the Dynamos calendar. Gary has always put on a fantastic fund raising evening and this years will be no exception. Watch this space for announcements of the entertainment for the evening nearer the time. To order tickets, please either speak to your Dynamos team manager or Gary directly on 07974572118.   

Dynamos Under 9s B made it a double title win this season for the Under 9's section of the club. After the Under 9's A clinched their A division title some weeks ago, the B lads had to wait 7 weeks for their final game due to the weather but finally ran out 3-0 winners v Uppermill today to clinch the B division title. What a tribute to the set up of our Under 9's who together with a fantastic bunch of kids are lead by a quality management team of Tony Jordan, Mike Carr, John Bentley and Pete Haughton. Watch out soon for a photo of our A team but for the moment here is the title winning pic of our U9s B team after they clinched it. 

Its definitely on - The Failsworth soccer centre manager, Lee Folkard has invited the whole of Failsworth Dynamos to take part in a 'Human Snow Plough' effort on the evening of Tuesday 12th January starting from 5pm and continuing throughout the early evening. This organised snow clearing exercise will be designed to clear the soccer centre of snow so that training and matches can resume as soon as it is safely possible for it to do so. Drinks and Food will be available on the night courtesy of John and Barbara Bentley and helpers. Bring shovels / wheelbarrows  if you can.

Its definitely on - The Failsworth soccer centre manager, Lee Folkard has invited the whole of Failsworth Dynamos to take part in a 'Human Snow Plough' effort on the evening of Tuesday 12th January starting from 5pm and continuing throughout the early evening. This organised snow clearing exercise will be designed to clear the soccer centre of snow so that training and matches can resume as soon as it is safely possible for it to do so. Drinks and Food will be available on the night courtesy of John and Barbara Bentley and helpers. Bring shovels / wheelbarrows  if you can.

Its definitely on - The Failsworth soccer centre manager, Lee Folkard has invited the whole of Failsworth Dynamos to take part in a 'Human Snow Plough' effort on the evening of Tuesday 12th January starting from 5pm and continuing throughout the early evening. This organised snow clearing exercise will be designed to clear the soccer centre of snow so that training and matches can resume as soon as it is safely possible for it to do so. Drinks and Food will be available on the night courtesy of John and Barbara Bentley and helpers. Bring shovels / wheelbarrows  if you can.

Pictured above earlier today is Failsworth Pole showing it too has been attacked by the blizzards. Its great for snow ball fights, building Snowmen and going sledging buts is a no go for football at the moment as we see more snow in the area than we have seen for years. There has been no training for a while at the soccer centre which remains closed for a while and of course there is no chance for any matches to be played unless the snow and ice clears. Lets face it, if City and United cant play then who can. In the meantime, get your Dynamos woolly hats on (we have a few left for whoever wants one ) and enjoy what fun you can out there - BUT STAY SAFE WHATEVER YOU DO!

A very happy new year to all our players, officials, managers, coaches, parents and supporters. 2010 is going to be a great year for Failsworth Dynamos and we hope you enjoy every minute of it. For the moment, lets try and get rid of this ice and snow and get back to playing as soon as possible. All the best everyone and again Happy New Year for 2010.

A very happy new year to all our players, officials, managers, coaches, parents and supporters. 2010 is going to be a great year for Failsworth Dynamos and we hope you enjoy every minute of it. For the moment, lets try and get rid of this ice and snow and get back to playing as soon as possible. All the best everyone and again Happy New Year for 2010.

Pictured above are two of our current Under 10's players, Callum Millward (Phil Millward's U10's) and Elliott Hogan (Tony Tapper's U10's) after their kickboxing clash on 28th November. The two Dynamos were selected to compete with one another at their kickboxing school and fought out a hard earned draw on the night with a very even contest. Well done to both lads who are both tough players on the football pitch too.

Pictured above is Gary Dalton On Sunday morning 22nd November presenting the winning cheque for £100 to Michael Rawson (owner of the winning balloon ticket in the Matty D Balloon Race 2009) and Charlie Whitfield from Ian Kelly's Dynamos U6's. Michael is Charlie's godfather. Second place went to Val Seale and her neighbour Tim shared who shared £75 and third place Sophie Flan won £50 which she generously donated back to Matty's Fund. Well done to you all and thank you so much for again supporting this wonderful annual event in memory of Matty. As reported a few weeks ago the winning details were:

1st prize £100 - M Rawson (C Whitfield) - Austria - 1141 Miles

2nd Prize £75 - Val & Tim (H McNair) - Italy - 1110 Miles

3rd Prize £50 - Sophie Flan (W Kennedy) - Austria - 1039 Miles

The club this week pays tribute to two of our committee members, Dave Shenton and John Bentley, who have been working tirelessly towards trying to get our players the facilities they deserve in the future. We are very lucky at Dynamos to have a handful of great pitches to play and train on at the Soccer Centre and the great facilities they can offer us but with over 25 teams at our club this is nowhere near enough and  matchday and training facilities are getting thinner on the ground rather than increasing. Dave and John have been working away behind the scenes in securing another 12 months from the local council of being able to keep the changing rooms at Lord Lane from being demolished following an order last year to get rid of them. John as our new Facilities Manager and Dave as our Welfare Officer and Groundsman for Lord Lane attended a recent meeting of the council and submitted an application for some leaway for 12 months and got it. Thanks guys for all your hard work and you can rely on our support in the future from the club in striving to achieve the best results we can get for the players of this great club as we continue to aim for our own facilities.

Friend of Failsworth Dynamos, local soccer coach, Kevyn Gibbons, invited a contingency of Dynamos to his function at the Royton Conservative Club on Sat 7th Nov to raise money in aid of Harley Slack who tragically lost his limbs to Meningitis recently. Pictured above with Kevyn (centre at the back) is the Dynamos crowd who supported the event and helped Kevyn raise a magnificent £1,000 to help young Harley. Well done Kevyn and congratulations to our U9's and Soccer School Coach, Tony Jordan, who celebrated his birthday at the event and parent, Pete Whitworth-Hilton who belted out Blur's Park Life on the Kareoke and kept us all entertained. Thanks to you all for supporting this worthwhile event.

Mason Rowarth of Matt Ross's under 7's team reached a personal milestone on Saturday as he notched up his 30th goal for the club. In a scrappy game against Moston Brook, Dynamos carved out chance after chance to get Mason this goal. Brooklyn Ward and Alex Ravenscroft Scored Dynamos 1st and 2nd goals before Mason Took a quick fire chance on the edge of the box after some great work from Cameron Williams. Isaac Pyatt scored a fantastic individual goal to round off the game in style. Mason said after "I really had to work hard and all of the team wanted me to get this goal. I was glad i got to show off my vest thats said 30 goals on it". Matt said "It is a fitting tribute to a team that always puts in 100% effort and always fight for each other, not taking anything away from the superb performance but Mason deserved his goal, he threw what little body weight he has at everything, Well Done Pal, you Deserve it".

Louis Bailey, a member of our Under 8's squad under Tim Joyce and Jon Cooper is off to The United States of America. Louis and his family (mum Cath and dad Pete) are going to Kalamazoo in Michigan, about 1 hour from Chicago. They will be there on a two year trip for his parents work. Chicago Fire are the MLS soccer team - Chicago Bears are the NFL team and Chicago Cubs are the baseball team. Lou thinks he'll be a good running back! Lou has been with Dynamos from the start of this age group and will be sorely missed as he is a strong running left sided midfielder and a great lad. All the best Lou from all at Dynamos and in particular Tim, Jon and the boys, Stay in touch via the Dynamos website and send us some photos soon. Pictured above is Lou just before departing for America. We'll post any messages back from Lou on the site as he sends them.

Our Under 8's A and B team fought out their first derby of the season in a five goal thriller last Saturday which saw the A team come out 3-2 winners but not before the B lads had  dramatically pulled the game back to 2-2 after being 2-0 down. This was a fantastic game and a great spectacle for the big Dynamos crowd that had turned up to watch on a cold wet October morning and was a great credit to both sets of managers and coaches. Well done to all the players that took part, you did the club and your parents proud. Pictured above are both squads and managers / coaches on the day showing the fantastic relationship that exists between both teams.

Our Failsworth Dynamo's Ladies completed the first annual Failsworth  Charity Pub Run" last Friday night with Wayne Kennedy junior, Jimmy Longdin  and Simon Cooper being body guards as well as coaches! The Ladies team collected an amazing £500  and were also offered 3 donations for sponsorship of kit and training clothing from local people who own businesses in Failsworth. Many pubs put on free drinks for the girls (who were old enough to drink by the way) and a big thanks goes out to the following pubs. The Windmill who also donated £500 for a new kit. Chad Joinery from the Windmill who also has pledged a large donation. The 8 Bells Staff, The Willow Tavern Staff   Huge Respect, Baldy Bobs Staff, The Dutch Birds Staff, Bar Red, The SUN INN.......Massive thank you, The Anglers, The Pack Horse, The Church Inn.... (Have offered to donate a big sum for sponsorship), The Royal Oak....Massive Thank You, Debbie at The Crown And Cushion, All the staff at The Lock Bar, The Landlady at The Last Orders, The Mare and Foal and last but not least all the public of Failsworth for throwing money in the bucket. The ladies have also collected £200 on a name card and the winner's name goes on their kit. There are still 60 names left at £10 a go if anyone is interested contact Kerry Fannon (via our comittee on the contacts tab above).

The club are proud to announce that we can now offer a counselling service for all our members. Fran Egan, our most senior coach, has now become qualified to administer counselling to all our players or parents (on player issues). So if there are any issues that you require some sound confidential advice about Fran can be contacted on 07986717637.

Its been a rollercoaster of a ride over the last few weeks for our Under 15's in the Tameside Sunday League Top Division and when they drew Wilmslow Sports in the Challenge Cup 1st Round they knew they were in for a tough game having been beaten by Wilmslow on the first day of the season away from home. With new signings Sam Rathbone (one of our original sons from Oldham Athletic), 'Koze' Irakoze and Jack Griffin back in the squad, the lads were fantastic and with a long range strike from Sam James and a late second half penalty from Danny Turner they progressed to the 2nd round with a 2-1 win. Great performances from Matty Green in goal and Shaun Freeman making run after run were the highlights in this great game that saw Dynamos Under 15's officially BACK. Well done lads.

The results are in from this year’s Balloon release for Matty and they are just as fantastic as previous years. This year they travelled to Italy, Germany, Austria and Holland aswell as parts of England such as Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Humberside. You can see the full set of results by going to the bottom of our download section on the left and downloading the details of all those balloons that have been returned, where they have been returned from and who owned them. In the meantime, the winners of the top three prizes are:

1st prize £100 - M Rawson (C Whitfield) - Austria - 1141 Miles

2nd Prize £75 - Val & Tim (H McNair) - Italy - 1110 Miles

3rd Prize £50 - Sophie Flan (W Kennedy) - Austria - 1039 Miles

WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU

This week, Failsworth Dynamos would like to dedicate part of its Website front page to the memory of local football legend Billy Grogan who sadly passed away last weekend. Billy was one of those people who give up time and energy to create the environment for young people to play football in our community. There isn’t anyone at Dynamos or in Failsworth who didn’t know Billy who in his later years was the Chairman of Failsworth West but had been involved in literally dozens of teams over many years. In fact most of Dynamos managers have actually played for Billy. Last weekend just before the release of thousands of balloons in memory of our own Matty Dalton,  hundreds of Matty Dalton Tournament attendees which also included Failsworth West players paid tribute to Billy with a minute of respectful applause (pictured above). The club would like to offer their sincere condolences to Billy’s family and say that he was a local community hero that will not be forgotten and Dynamos will help to make sure that never happens.

Yesterday 30th August 2009, saw the fourth annual balloon release in memory of Matthew 'Matty' Dalton who played for Failsworth Dynamos all of his young footballing life and we think all will agree that this was the best. With great respect, hundreds of tournament attendees gathered at the corner of Lord Lane playing fields as the club paid its special tribute to Matty and then scores of children gave the countdown to a fantastic release of thousands of balloons which then soared into the Failsworth air. Pictured above are Matty's parents Gary and Joanne just as the balloons were released. If you would like to see what Gary and Joanne say about the release go to our guestbook. Just before the tribute to Matty, there was a minute of emotional  applause for Failsworth Footballing Great - Billy Grogan who very sadly passed away this weekend. The applause was intended to show a huge respect for Billy who had in one way or another been involved with just about everybody who had played football in Failsworth over many decades and contributed so much to the game.

Is there no stopping our Under 9's? They have managed yet another successful day representing the club, this time in Yorkshire, where they competed in the Wortley FC Tournament in Leeds. All our lads were tremendous all day and fully played their part in an exciting tournament. The B Team just missed out on promotion to the Semis after finishing a close third in their group, while the A team lads went on to win the event after beating Roker Boys from Sunderland in the final. This after going seven games unbeaten without conceding a goal all morning. Well done to everyone involved.

Our Under 12's took part in the 11-a-side Roach Dynamos Tournament at weekend  and got knocked out in the semi finals after a injury filled day. Kye Politt also nearly got 'Knocked Out' when he received this Black Eye after a clash of heads which resulted in him visiting hospital for a check up. Being a true Dynamo, Kye returned to the Tournament after his check up and asked manager Wayne Kennedy Jnr if he could go back on and get stuck back in. What a hero. All the best Kye you're a star mate. Kye is pictured above at Monday nights forum held by Oldham Athletic where he supported his beloved Dynamos in their debate with Oldham Athletic sporting his classic 'Shiner'

Our Under 9's for the 2009/2010 season are in great shape. Both A and B teams reached the final of the Failsworth Soccer Centre Mini Soccer Tournament this weekend and shared the spoils literally with a great 1-1 draw. Both teams shared the trophies and posed for the picture above in another hugely successful day for this set of lads. Coach Tony Jordan said that the lads played some great stuff and it was a perfect end to the tournament to see them both battling it out in the final. The club cant wait to see what kind of a season this squad is in for in their first proper competitive year in Football. Well done to the boys and good luck for the new season.

Dynamos are in hot pursuit of improving its Charter Standard status from a basic Charter Standard Club to a Community Charter Standard Club. Dynamos have had most of the qualities of a Community club for some years but the work involved to document this and bring it all together into a clear plan is incredible and the person who has achieved this is our Charter Standard Co-ordinator Phil Evans. Phil has worked tirelessly over the last few months in order to put a comprehensive plan to the Football Association for approval and is now possibly only weeks away from achieving this massive objectove for the club. Thanks must also go to Jamie Blood for his ongoing advice in his new role for Oldham Athletic and to Andy Basterfield at Manchester County Football Association for his ongoing support. Thanks to Phil we hope to be able to give you news of the clubs success in this area in the next few weeks.

Click refresh to see a selection of photos of the Dynamos participation in this years Failsworth Carnival. The boys and girls of Dynamos this year picked up the 'Most Entertaining Goup' category with their non stop chanting and enthusiasm as we went around Failsworth. Well done to all the kids involved (and the coaches and older players of course). We are sure that we raised alot of money for worthwhile charities. 

Click refresh to see a selection of photos of the Dynamos participation in this years Failsworth Carnival. The boys and girls of Dynamos this year picked up the 'Most Entertaining Goup' category with their non stop chanting and enthusiasm as we went around Failsworth. Well done to all the kids involved (and the coaches and older players of course). We are sure that we raised alot of money for worthwhile charities. 

Click refresh to see a selection of photos of the Dynamos participation in this years Failsworth Carnival. The boys and girls of Dynamos this year picked up the 'Most Entertaining Goup' category with their non stop chanting and enthusiasm as we went around Failsworth. Well done to all the kids involved (and the coaches and older players of course). We are sure that we raised alot of money for worthwhile charities. 

The clubs Under 15's Sunday team won their second tournament of the summer when they beat hosts Brendan Bees 1-0 in the final of their own tournament last Sunday 12th July. Both Dynamos teams had great days with our other team remaining unbeaten and very unlucky not to make the semi finals on goal difference. The team that won it though stormed through to the semis and played brilliantly in the final to show what a force they will be this coming season. The lads now come together again as an 11-a-side team to play in the international Umbro Tournament on the 29th, 30th, 31st July and 1st August down at the University pitches. Here are the lads with their tournament trophies. For those of you with a nervous disposition be careful looking at the picture, Under 15's lads think it is against the law to smile even if youve won a cup.

The clubs Under 7's lead by Matt Ross had a busy day today, Saturday 18th July. This morning at around 9.45am they received their first Dynamos kit. Not only their first kit but the first in the new club colours for any team in the club. Sponsored by Matty D, the kit was presented to them by Gary Dalton and every single player thanked Gary personally before they ran out to show what great prospects they are for the future by playing a very high standard of U7's football against Boundary Park A and B. Lots of goals for Dynamos and none conceded they then went on to Lord Lane and boarded the club float for the parade around Failsworth and did the club proud. Here they are in the new kit which will have every Dynamos player at the club wanting one. Well done to Matt and the lads from all at the club. 

An update on the developments relating to the club's bid to put facilities on the land on Broadway will be posted on this website in week commencing 27th July. Watch this space for more news when it is available.

How much good news can there be for Dynamos’ Millie Bradley and her team mate Mia Welsh?  Lets start at the beginning. First of all this picture shows an emotional farewell for Millie and Mia as they are pictured with Managers Wayne Kennedy and Ben Lawson as they leave the Under 11s as FA rules say that they cannot continue to play mixed football going into the Under 12’s. Then Millie picks up the Player of the Year for the Tameside Saturday League which is a predominantly boys league. Then Millie picks up the prestigious Matty Dalton award at the Dynamos Presentation Night in an another emotional evening. Then to cap it all off, after continued campaigning from Dynamos, the news came through this week that both Millie and Mia can continue for at least one more year with their team as The Manchester Football Association agree to allow them both to play Under 12s football in the 2009/ 2010 season with Failsworth Dynamos after Dynamos requests had been granted by the Football Association in London. This follows an extended trial of mixed football up to U14’s level by the association in Wales. Great news for Millie and Mia and great news for Dynamos for two of their great female players. Watch out for a feature about the girls and women’s football in the next couple of weeks. 

Here is the photo of Jamie Blood (manager of our Under 11’s ) picking up his Charter Standard Coach of The Year award from Frank Hannah of the Manchester County Football Association. The award recognises Jamie’s input across the last year not only to Failsworth Dynamos but to the Failsworth community in general, running many initiatives at the Failsworth Soccer Centre together with Lee Folkard including the ground breaking ‘Friday Night Project’ where Jamie and his colleagues created a Friday night league that has not only successfully kept lots of teenagers off the streets on a key night of the week but created a fun league of mixed age groups and clubs that the kids absolutely love. Jamie has now moved on into a new role at Oldham Athletic and we can only expect to see more and more exciting initiatives from this young and up and coming influence in football. I am sure his team and all at Dynamos would join me in saying ‘Well Done Jamie’.

Our very own Zak Lees of our Open Age Sunday team is the M.E.N.’s Face of Manchester 2009.  Zak shared the honour with Barrister Sophie Robinson as the judges were unable to pick an outright  winner from them both so they decided to make it a double. Zak (20) and Sophie (24), beat hundreds of hopefuls from across Greater Manchester. The judges - including celebrity hair stylist Nicky Clarke, John Lewis regional managing director Maggie Porteous and Nemesis model booker Sam Coulson - were unable to choose one ahead of the other. Zak, described by the M.E.N. as a ‘Vernon Kay lookalike from Failsworth’ was entered for the competition by his mum Kath. He said: "I'm absolutely ecstatic’ Hosted by Manchester model Alex Leigh, the catwalk finale at John Lewis in the Trafford Centre saw eleven finalists battling it out. The two winners landed a model contract with Nemesis, a makeover with Nicky Clarke, a chance to be the face of Manchester-based Duty Free Jeans - and a series of photo shoots in the M.E.N. Nice one Zak - who just happens to also be a great footballer for Dynamos.

The club would like to wish one of its sons all the very best in his new job. Jamie Blood, player for over 10 years and  manager of our U10's A team has moved on from his role in The Failsworth Soccer Centre and has now become Development Co-ordinator for Oldham Athletic Football Club within their Community Trust. His role will evolve heavily around local clubs and more specifically charter standard clubs. His aims are to build a close relationship with Oldham Athletic for all the local clubs including his old club of Failsworth Dynamos. I am sure that you will all join me in wishing Jamie all the very best for the future in his new role. STOP PRESS - Saturday 6th June and we have just been notified that Jamie has been selected for the Charter Standard Coach of The Year award from the Manchester FA for 2009 and will receive the award this week. Watch this space for further news once the presentation has been made.

During the course of this week, the club will be paying tribute to a handful of managers / coaches who will be leaving the club in the coming weeks. With any club, every year sees changes in personnel as personal situations amd committments change and people need sometimes to take a back seat from their involvement. One such change is our good pal Steve Hankinson. Steve has been heavily involved at Dynamos for the last four years and has managed the present U13's team since they were 9 and 10 years old. He has always played a major part in club events as too have his whole family, wife Jo, eldest son Fraser (Assistant Manager) and youngest son Joe (Goalkeeper)  helping out at tournaments and on presentation evenings. Steve has always gone the extra mile with his team too not just running them as a football team but always offering them something extra and doing things for them across the year. Recently, we were all delighted to hear that Joe had been taken on by Rochdale but this has meant that Steve had to plan for next year supporting Joe properly and with work committments can't be with the team. Not to worry though the club is rallying round and we hope to find someone soon to take the team on. For the moment though we could like to thank Steve, Jo, Fraser and Joe for all their efforts for the lads and wish Joe all the very best in his future career. They won't be going far though as we hope to still see them at future events as they have been great supporters of the club. All the best Steve from all at Dynamos.

We've seen some great players at Failsworth Dynamos over the years but none better than young Joe Rathbone who is a member of our current Under 10's squad run by Jamie Blood and Neil Artus. Joe played his last game for Dynamos on Saturday as he now signs for Oldham Athletic permanently and joins their ranks next season. He will be a sad loss for the club and we know that Jamie, Neil and all his team mates will miss him terribly but we all celebrate this brilliant young lads success and the great performances he has given his team for the last five years since he joined the club following in the footsteps of his brothers Sam and Ben  who have also come through the ranks at Dynamos to go on to sign for Oldham. Maybe one day we could experience the fantastic sight of three brothers all ex Dynamos playing for Oldham Athletic. How great would that be? Anyway best of luck to Joe. Go get em mate (see also a lovely tribute from the Hollister family on the guestbook page and have a look in the gallery above where as a tribute to Joe we are downloading a large photo of the famous Joe and team mates picture when they dived in the mud).

In terrible conditions, the club's Under 16's ended the season by winning the Rocdale and Oldham U16's League Cup in tremendous style and a superb 2-1 win at Castleton Gabriels. Dave Merrington's lads never looked in any trouble as they played some fantastic football in heavy rain and what ended up a mudbath of a pitch. Many congratulations go to this side who have endured a tough season but have come up with the goods yet again. Well done lads and well done also to Dave Merrington and Geraldine Sidlow who have been tremendously supportive and hardworking for this team.

We all take our hats off to U11's Coach Ben Lawson and U11's Mum, Karen Wetton who today in torrential rain took on the 10K Bupa run through the streets of Manchester and Salford and came home triumphant. This was a fantastic achievement by these two great people who ventured into the unknown and volunteered to run this event in aid of the Matty D fund. Both Ben and Karen, pictured here proudly bearing their Matty D shirts after finishing in central Manchester with Karen's son Michael, both told of the encouragement they received throughout the run from bystanders shouting 'Come on Matty D' which they both said kept them going and made them even more determined to get to the finish line. Well done to both Ben and Karen who received a huge personal  thanks from Gary and Joanne Dalton who were on the scene today with Chairman Leo Turner in Manchester city centre to congratulate them both on their magnificent achievement after they had finished.   

Dynamos U11, Michael Wetton, running in aid of the Matty D Fund, today completed a hat trick of BUPA runs when he completed the 2.5K BUPA race at the City of Manchester Stadium. To cap off a great day for Michael and his family, at the finish line he bumped into Dynamos team mate Michael (Psycho) Sidebottom who had also just completed the run. Both Michael's pictured here at the finish line have done the club proud in a first class event that Dynamos are now considering entering all their players under the age of 14 into next year. Also spotted on the run were U13's player Kane Wallwork and former Under 11's player Rabanne Murray. Well done to all the lads and well done on the hat trick for Michael. Now to tomorrow when U11's Assistant Manager Ben Lawson and Michael's Mum Karen Wetton take on the 10K BUPA race in City centre Manchester. Good luck to you both, we are proud of you already just for entering.

What a fantastic day for our Under 11's who stormed through to win the Avros 11 -a-side Tournament today (Sunday 26th April) after eight matches and some solid performances. Many congratulations go to Wayne Kennedy Jnr and Ben Lawson and the kids who are pictured above with their trophies. I can only echo Charlie's Dad's comments on the guestbook about this squad who are so typical of the Dynamos ethos of 110% effort but with a great team spirit. Well done Kids you have done Wayne, Ben and your parents proud this season. 

Massive Congratulations to the Under 14's Juniors who under the guidance and leadership of Phil Aitken and Alan Neatis and the captaincy of Mike Berrisford secured their Tameside league title with games to spare and remain unbeaten in the league this season. They also appear in the League Cup Final on 10th May At Ashton Uninted's Ground to go for an amazing double. Well done lads and good luck on the 10th.

Huge congratulations to our Under 9's A and Under 9's B who today both clinched their League Cup Titles on the final day of the season. This was an amazing double for the Under 9's and achieved with great football all played in a superb spirit. The club would like to congratulate all the players of both teams on their fantastic achievements and a massive thanks goes to Managers, Tony Tapper, Phil Millward and John Cooper on bringing this all together. The club is extremely proud of all of the people involved and we are sure the parents are very proud of all the kids who have been just brilliant all season. Well done to all. Look out for a few of the above photos on the main gallery page.

Michael Wetton is running again in the Greater Manchester Junior Run on Saturday 16th May. This time though he is being doubly supported by his manager Ben Lawson and his Mum Karen Wetton who are also running in the Greater Manchester 10K Run the day after on Sunday 17th May. All three of them are doing it in memory of Matty Dalton for the Matty D fund and the club would like to wish them all the very best in their preparations and on the day itself. This is a wonderful gesture from our Under 11's player, manager and parent and if you would like to sponsor them, please download the sponsorship form on our downloads page.  Best of Luck Michael, Karen and Ben you are all a credit to the club.

Dynamos would like to pay tribute to Gary Henderson and his entire family for the wonderful Gala Dinner held at the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday. If anyone needed any further evidence that Dynamos is a family orientated club then this was a perfect example as the entire Henderson family was involved in making this evening a massive success. Gary lead from the front in organising the whole event with support from wife Sue, Sister in Law Jane, Sister and Brother In law Karen and Bernard and Daughters Olivia and Claudia along with their friends keeping all the events of the evening moving along. A first class meal was accompanied by two great singers Sherry Dale and Victor Michaels (who took the evening by strom with his classical style) and a very funny comedian Denny Waters. All of this was littered in between with some very well organised fund raising events. Gary even found time to make sure that main sponsor John Wilson of Quoteline Direct was presented with a framed Dynamos / Quoteline shirt to thank him for his continued support of the club.  The club would like to thank Gary and all his family for this wonderful effort on behalf of the children and adult players of Failsworth Dynamos. Well done Gaz!

The club's fourth Annual Gala Dinner headed by Vice Chairman Gary Henderson is to take place in the Citizen Suite at the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday 21st March. This superb evening will include a 3 course meal and first class entertainment from cabaret artistes and a comedian.  Anyone wishing to purchase individual tickets or a table, please contact Gary on 07974572118.

All managers, coaches, officials, players and supporters of the club and their family members are invited to momentous occasion for the club and Oldham Town Football club on the evening of Monday 2nd March. That night will see the official launch of the intended merger between the two clubs at Oldham Town's clubhouse at the Whitebank Stadium in Hollins. The evening begins at 7.30pm with a special announcement at 8.30pm to offically see the project launched that plans to build a £5m complex in the local area within the next 2/3 years. All enquiries regarding the evening should go to either Leo Turner (FDFC) on 07725407839 or to Ken Hughes (OTFC) on 0161 624 2689.

Two huge bits of news for the club this week. Firstly of the discussions between Failsworth Dynamos Football Club and Oldham Town Football Club of a merger that will see the newly formed club build new £5Million facilities in the local community which will include a fantastic stadium, floodlit training facilities, clubhouse and function rooms amongst many other incredible facilities. Watch out for more news on this incredible development shortly. The second bit of fantastic news is that we now have a date for the fourth club Gala Dinner which is to be held on Saturday 21st March at the City of Manchester Stadium. Top class entertainment and a three course meal is on offer for £30 per head. Tickets are available from the event organiser, Vice Chairman, Gary Henderson on 07974572118 or from your team manager at Dynamos. Please help us make the event, which is always of a fantastic standard, a complete sell out. More news on the content of the evening later this week.

The club would like to wish all our players and officials and their familes and friends and our wonderful sponsors and supporters a very happy New Year. Lets make 2009 a great year for everyone and put the focus on making sure that everyone enjoys being part of this great club. The clubs objectives for the year include making significant progress in both their projects on Lord Lane and on Broadway to ensure that the players and other youngsters in the Failsworth area get the best possible facilities to play football and other sports. Anyone out there who would like to get involved in these great projects or get more information about what these are all about, use the 'Contact Us' button at the head of the website to get in touch with us. In the meantime have a great start to 2009.

On behalf of the club, we wish all our players, managers, coaches, officials, sponsors, parents and supporters and all their families a very happy and peaceful Christmas and here's to a great 2009.  

Some of our new Under 6's for the 2008/2009 season made their club debuts last Sunday playing a series of friendlies against a very well organised Heaton Mersey Vipers Under 6's at the Failsworth Soccer Centre. Manager Matt Ross said that the kids had done the club really proud as they found their feet and improved as each game went on. It won't be long before the teams i