Local walking football club, Kingston Walking Football Club (WFC) was awarded the 2025 RBK Sports Team of the Year award this month.
The club was presented its award at a ceremony in the Guildhall on 17 November.
Walking Football is the fastest growing sport around the world.
In the UK, it is said that there are already over 1,500 clubs and 90,000 participants, and it is still growing in capacity. It is football but slower. Simple rules: no running or physical contact is allowed.
It is a win-win situation. Players get to exercise without feeling they are exercising and get to socialise with like-minded individuals who are also in denial about their age.
RBK Sports Team of the Year
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In 2023, a group of 70-year-olds got together and decided to form a team, which is known as Kingston WFC 70+. Firstly, a Mission Statement was created to encompass the ethos of:
1. PHYSICAL WELLBEING: Physical activity, exercise and to maintain and develop their football skills, whilst improving their fitness and health.
2. MENTAL WELLBEING: To have regular social interaction to combat loneliness, create friendships and have something to look forward to post-retirement.
Kingston WFC became affiliated with the Surrey FA and entered its 70+ League with opponents operated by large well-known local London professional clubs such as Chelsea and Fulham, and Semi-pro clubs within the Surrey area.
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As minnows and unfunded, and without a ‘real’ base (to offer hospitality to visiting teams) or with club support or sponsorship, the club has achieved a lot in the last three years.
In 2023, its first year, the club won the Surrey FA League and the League Cup. It also entered the prestigious 2023 WFA National Cup competition which covers the whole of England. In 2023, Kingston WFC was beaten in the Semi-Final.
In 2024, the club’s second year, it won the Surrey FA League and the League Cup again and won the 2024 WFA National Cup competition.
In its third year (2025), Kingston WFC won the Surrey FA League and the League Cup again and won the 2025 WFA National Cup competition again…
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