Camberley Town FC
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On Saturday 18th May, we will be holding our annual trials and looking to add players to our already talented youth team set up for the 2024/25 season.
Camberley Town operate at very successful youth system and next season will be running a team again in the Isthmian Youth League and the Allied Counties Youth League. No other team in the area has such access to these leagues. We firmly believe that the Isthmian Youth League is the best level of football out side of professional academy football and that combined with the ACYL team it makes it an excellent combination to enhance the careers of talented individuals.
In the 2018/19 season NINE of the U18 squad represented the first team in the Combined Counties. In the 2019/20 season EIGHT youth team players featured for the first team. This demonstrates our clubs culture of ‘giving youth a chance’, then again in the 2020/21 season despite a distrupted 1st team campaign due to Covid-19 we saw another SIX players step up and feature for the 1st team. In the 2021-22 season EIGHT youth team players made their first team debuts. Then again in 2022-23 we had TEN U18 players represent the club at 1st Team level. Our proven pathway was once again on display again in the 2023-24 season when we had EIGHT players play in the Combined Counties Premier Division. We firmly believe that if you are good enough you are old enough and our First Team set-up, has demonstrated this. The number of graduates into our first team, is significantly more than any other team in the area or at our level, in terms of this there is no other rival to Camberley Town.
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Actions speak louder than words. We give youth a chance. Book your place on our trials, perhaps you could be the next player to shine in our system.
2018-19 - Seven of the nine graduates: Pictured above are the seven players who stepped up from the youth team to play for the first team. From Left to right. Josh Stepney, Dionis Pipero, Sam Whitehead, Ryan Green, Dean Rule, James Baxter and Billy upton (Youth Team Captain)
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2019-20 - Seven of the eight graduates: Pictured above are the seven players who stepped up from the youth team to play for the first team. From Left to right. Archie Mills (Captain), Leo Spicer, Jordan Marsh, Luke Benton, Milse Davis, Kie Plumley, Peter Day
2020-21 - Six of the graduates: Pictured above are the six players who stepped up from the youth team to play for the first team. From Left to right. Adam Poynter, Archie Mills (Captain), Jordan Marsh, Keane Anderson, Leo Spicer, Jordan Marsh, Tom Hennah
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2021-2022 - Eight of the graduates: Pictured above are the eight players who stepped up from the youth team to play for the first team. From Left to right. Adam Melville, Ethan Jones, Macauley Martin, Ollie West (Captain), Stan Jones, Callum Wiltshire, Luis Hamblin, Josh Lepkowski
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2022-2023 - of the graduates: Pictured above are the ten players who stepped up from the youth team to play for the first team. From Left to right. Josh Lepkowski, Mackenzie Clayton, Ollie West (Captain) Xander Ewing, Stan Jones, Callum Wiltshire, Luis Hamblin, Jadyn Dundas, Jack McCart, Alfie Edmonds
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Why Camberley Town?
2023-2024 - Seven of the Eight graduates: Pictured above are seven of the eight players who stepped up from the youth team to play for the first team. From Left to right. Hayden Stedman, Jadyn Dundas, Mackenzie Clayton, Josh Ewing, Jude Sullivan, Stan Pickup, James Wells.
Coaching Staff
Our Youth Team coaching staff have extensive experience of this level. Our Youth Team Head Coach, Craig Green, will be in his 17th year at the club. He has no family member playing and has no allegance to any one player, he just acts with the best interests of the club, this makes Camberley different to 9/10 Youth Teams. In his time at Camberley, Craig has a proven track record of getting players through our Youth Team and in to our First Team, since 2011/12 he has overseen 90 players make the step up into our first team to play in the Combined Counties and 109+ players into senior football. He will be supported by a whole host of other experienced coaches, some new and others exisiting. One thing is for certain, no other team in this area, will have a coaching staff more expereicneced than ours at leading and preparing a team at this level.
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Darren Jenkins has been part of the set up for 5 years now and is an experienced coach at this level. Darren also managed several other CTYFC age group teams. Darren has been one of the key cogs of the set up for many years and proven winner with a great track record.
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Billy Ludlow joined the staff as U23 manager in the 2021-22 season and stepped up to be the First Team Coach and acts a link between the U18's and the 1st team as Billy is often seen on the touchline coaching the U18's.
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Sam Frizzel joined the staff midway through the ​2023/24 season and has added a depth to our coaching team, Sam has extensive experience with the local Aldershot & Farnborough District schools network and has led the current U15 team to two National Cup finals, one of which is this season.
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Andy Sullivan joined us at the start of the 2023-24. Andy had previously been our U16 manager in the 2022-23 season and has an unrivaled knowledge of the local scene. He is a highly experienced attacking coach and loves a conditioning session.
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Claire Benton rounds off our team, she is our amazing physio.
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We know what it takes to be successful at this level, we know the challenges that we will face this season, that sets us ahead of the start up teams who are making a fresh start. Why risk your future with someone or a team new to this, when you could join our team and be in the safe and experienced hands of our coaches?
The Club and it's History
Camberley Town have one youth teams entered into the Isthmian Youth League (Ryman Youth League). We are the only team in the area to operate at this level. There is no doubt that the Isthmian Youth League is the best league at under 18 level, it physically and technically prepares our payers for first team football, in a way that no other league can. So being the only team in the area and only one of two Combined Counties League sides to have spots in this league, we are uniquely place to provide the structure and opportunity for player progression. This makes our Youth set up unrivalled in the area. We routinely play full time National League academies in the Isthmian League. We consistently punch above our weight in the challenge we take on.
In the Isthmian Youth League we have finished in the top four, five times out of the eight times we have been in the league, finishing as runners up with a record points total in 2013-14 and winning the league in 2018-19. In the last three seasons we have finished inside the top two.
On the pitch in the FA Youth Cup we’ve regularly reach the first round proper of the FA youth Cup. We have taken Dover (National League) and Bristol Rovers (league 2 at the time) to extra time and been drawn away to Colchester United. We have been the last Combined Counties Club in the FA Youth Cup seven times out of the last nine seasons. In the 2020-21 season we reached the 2nd round proper for the first ever time and beat Bristol Rovers (League 1) away 3-2.
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In the 2021-22 season we won the Hampshire Cup Final beating Havant & Waterlooville 2-0 in the final, the team also won defended the Ranyer Challenge Cup and finished runners up in the Isthmian Youth League.
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In the 2022-23 season, the team won; the ACYL Central Division, the ACYL Champions of Champions Cup, the ACYL League Cup, the Hampshire Cup and defended the Rayner Challenge Cup.
At the time of writing the U18's are having another great season in 2023/24. We are well placed (2nd) in both leagues, with two sides in the Semi Final of the Hampshire Cup and in the ACYL SCUP and Rayner Challenge Cup.
Your education
You can study A-level’s and still play for Camberley as this is not a related to an education course. We are totally independent of any post 16 football scheme and are just a semi-professional football club run with a professional mind set and attitude.
You can follow whatever education path that you would like to do. Our coaching staff are well connected in the local area. We have provided references for job applications and USA scholarship applicants and also have supported the production of their UCAS references.
Your education is important to us and we will support you in any way we can.
Frequently asked questions about our trial
What time do the trials start?
10AM. If you are running late on the day please call Craig Green on 07528336290 to warn him.
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What do I need to bring to the trial?
To the trial please bring appropriate footwear, the trial will take place on grass. You will be provided with a shirt to wear, but you should wear football shorts, shin pads and socks. Water refreshments will be on offer, but you might also wish to bring a drink. There are showering facilities on site so should you wish to have a shower after the trials please bring a towel.
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What if I cannot make the trial?
If you cannot make the trail but would very much like to be part of the Camberley Town Youth set up, then please speak to Craig Green and he will arrange for you to trial at another time. If you are shielding from Covid-19 or dont think it is safe yet to train, this is not a problme, please get in contact with Craig Green and he will organise a trial at another time.
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When will I hear if I am invited to Preseason training?
After the trial the coaches will meet and you will be emailed ASAP with information. This normally takes a week to do, please bear with
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Which team will I play for if I do get in?
You will play for both, there will not be two teams but one squad and which team you play in will be decided by a game by game basis.
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Does it cost money to play for Camberley Town?
Unfortunately it does. We have to cover the cost of our competition entry fees, the use of our training facility, the cost of match officials etc. Additionally the players will be given a players holdall, training kit and club tie.
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If I join Camberley is there a college that I must attend?
No, we are obviously interested in your education and hope you do well, but you follow whatever education path that you wish to follow at whatever college to want to attend.
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