MATTY DALTON TOURNAMENT 2010

DATES ANNOUNCED

The club is proud to announce the dates for its sixth  Annual Tournament and the fifth dedicated to the memory of our dear player Matty Dalton who passed away in August 2005.

Enquiries are already flooding in with clubs keen to get booked in for this ever increasingly popular event which this year will take place over the weekend of Saturday 19th June and Sunday 20th June 2010  this time at Paddock Lane School playing Fields in Failsworth.

This year the tournament will simply be a mini soccer tournament and further details will be posted on this website in the next few days.

Age Groups will be for the 2009/2010

The two days will culminate with a spectacular and emotional balloon release in memory and celebration of Matty's life which will be organised by his mum, dad, family and friends.

We aim to make this years event even better than previous years and that is always a tough target (see balloon page).

Want to enter the tournament? Want to buy some balloons? Well you won't have to wait long as you will soon be able to download the entry form and balloon details from our downloads page (see left of screen)  Go to the bottom of the page and make sure you select the 2010 form in the next few days.

Failing that, contact Tournament Co-ordinator, Leo Turner on 07725407839 or email him at leomturner@aol.com or leoturner@failsworthdynamos.co.uk

Tournament History

The Tournament first took place in 2005 and was co-ordinated by the clubs Child Protection Officer (amongst many other roles), Dave Shenton.

Following on from the great success of that first year, Phil Evans, the clubs U10’s manager and Mini Soccer Co-ordinator, took over the reigns and produced a tournament that is being talked about as one of the best in the Manchester area catering for U7’s as they prepare for their first season in football and also for U8’s and U9’s at mini soccer level.

Last season’s tournament was renamed the 'Matty Dalton Tournament' in memory of our dear player and the weekend took on a whole new approach as clubs came from far and wide to help pay tribute to Matty and see the balloon release on the Sunday (see Balloon page). 2006 Also saw the launch of U10’s and U11’s at eleven as side. One of the few tournaments that cater for this type of football playing short 15 minute games encouraging attacking play with extra points for goals scored.

The tournament is fully affiliated with Manchester County, is aimed at the enjoyment of youngsters with the right blend of competitive junior football but with medals for all who take part at Mini Soccer level (see above for entry details)

Matty D - A Dynamo Forever

See below for past winners