MFC PROG 2526-03 KNT (TFM) by tracecreative

from the chair

AsweheadintothelastweekofSeptember,ourclubseasonisnowfullyunderway, with all our teams having started their campaigns. I’m proud to say that we have begun the 2025/26 season with a club record of 9 teams representing Minster FC. Along with some new youth additions, we are delighted to confirm the return of women’s football to Minster. Known as “The Hinds”, the new women’s team is managed by Steph Meek, who is perhaps familiar locally from her previous time at MargateFC Stephhasworkedtirelesslybehindthescenestoarrangesessionsand get the team off the ground, and we’re thrilled to have her as part of our club leadership. Paige Godden is Head Coach and has known Steph for many years through their football journeys, from playing to coaching. Steph and Paige are supportedbytwocoacheswhohavebeenwithMinsterFCforsometime:AndyLong, whohaskeptgoalforallouradultteamsovertheyears,andNelsonWere, oneofouryouthteamcoaches.Theteamwillplaytheirhomematches onSundayafternoonsatMinsterRecreationGround.

Formepersonally,thisrepresentsahugestepforMinsterFCandthe returnofwomen’sfootballtothevillage-afterthedaysinthe1960swith ourfirstfemaleteamandthentheemergenceoftheThanetBluebirds fromthisteaminthe70s.

Sowearestillonthemoveandlookingforwardtothis historicseason.Enjoythegame!

from the boss

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A busy few weeks then and we are now well into the season for all of our senior teamsandwecontinuetofieldthreefullseniorsquadseachweekend intheKCFLPremier,KCFLDivision1andCDFLPremierdivision.Whenyou combinethiswithourveterans,youthandwomen'steam,wehaveover ahundredplayersrepresentingtheclubeachweekendwhichis fantasticandhugelypleasingintermsofthegrowthoftheclub

WehopetoseeyouagainatHartsdownParkintwoweeksforour firsteverfixturewithMeridianFC.

Thankyouforyoursupportasever andenjoythegame!

our main sponsors

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Elliot is no stranger to the football club having played for them as part of his introduction into adult football. He would go onto play in the KCFL for East Kent College Bears under our 1 Team assistant manager, Liam Morris. Elliot is also a registeredplayerfortheMinsterOldBoys(Vets)side. st

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welcome to minster fc

Youwillhaveseenfromtheclubcrestthatweareover100yearsoldwithonlyWorld Wars getting in the way of continued existence – a matter not taken lightly as club players and staff fought for their country during these difficult times. If you get a chance take a look at the club photos at our pavilion main hall that reminds us of ourhistoryandthegenerationsofplayersthathaverepresentedourclub

Throughouttheseyearstherehavebeensuccessful teams – most notably in the 1960s – that have playedthegameintherightspiritandhavesetthe foundations for future generations to continue A difficult time in the early 1980s saw the club – with onlyasingleteamatthetime-almostfailtofinish a season in the Thanet League due to lack of playersandsupport.

My father Ralph (also known locally as Colin) stepped in to gather as many eligible youngsters–includingmyself–toregisterand playthosefinalmatchestokeeptheclubalive.

The results didn’t matter – there was a much largermotivetokeepthecontinuityoftheclub.

For us 16/17 year old lads at the time we were finally playing for Minster – a team we had watchedfromthesidelinesformanyyears The following seasons saw the club continue to buildfromtheverybottomupwards.

Ourclubhasnowgrownveryquicklyintheselast11-12yearsaswehavebuiltonthe success of a very young team – managed by Ian Wallace - that have progressed through the Canterbury & District League and further into the Kent County Football League to the Premier Division where we have consolidated our standing in this division. Two further adult teams were added in 2019/2020 and during these last 5 yearswehaveseenourclubdevelopapathwayforyoungplayerswithintheareato progresswiththeirfootball.Ourveteransteamcontinuetoenjoytheirfootballinthe locallenMartinThanet&DistrictLeague.Wearealsoreallyhappytonowhavefour youth teams represent Minster from U15 to U18 age groups and our previous youth teamshaveprovidedplayersintoouradultssquads.Thisseasonalsosees theclubdevelopawomen'sfootballteamforthefirsttimesincethe1960s whenMinsterwereoneoftheoriginalfemaleteamsinthearea.

Whilstwehavehadgoodfortuneonthepitchtheselastfewyearsbacked byahugeamountofeffortawayfrommatchdays,wecontinuetobea clubthatseelongtermfriendshipsandasenseofcommunityspiritas beingthereal“winning.”

Avillageteamthatwillcontinuetousefootballtobuild competitivespiritalongsidefriendships thatwilllastalifetime.

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