AFC BOURNEMOUTH’S over-70s walking football team ‘stands a good chance’ of taking home the national title as it takes on the best teams in the country.
As reported, the team, which is run and coached by the AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust, won the Southern League for the second year in a row, after the league was founded just three years ago.
Dave Lander is the team’s captain, said the team ‘stands a good chance of winning’ at the national finals in Nottingham at the end of August, with a ‘really good team’ up against seven other clubs.
“Six of the nine in the photo have played at international level for England and eight of the nine have played at county level for Dorset,” he said.
The squad consists of players aged from 70 to 76, with Dave also captaining the Dorset side.
They won the league by four points ahead of Cove, beating six other teams including sides from Exeter and Fleet…
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Author: The Walking Football
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