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The History of Westfields F.C.

Westfields Football Club commence the new 2021/2022 season again in the
UHL Hellenic Football League having had the pleasure of playing in the
previous two seasons although both seasons have been claimed null and
void due to the coronavirus situation.
Westfields enjoyed their first season in the league and were 13 points clear
when it was curtailed due to the coronavirus and then last season, we only
played 5 games and again the season was curtailed.
Last season was a slight disappointment, not only in the fact that the league games were
kept to a minimum of only 5 and we did not make the progress that we wanted in the FA
Cup or the FA Vase.
Furthermore, we were beaten In the HFA County senior challenge cup final at Edgar Street
by our near neighbors Hereford lads Club.
However, this season we are looking to have a full season with the programme set out by
the Hellenic league and the management structure of Phil Glover along with assistant
manager and coach Paul Willetts, assisted by our new club coach Tony James and Richard
Thompson will I’m sure will be anxious with the players to gain a promotion place.
The management team are ambitious and enthusiastic as they wish to try and continue the
historic rise of Westfields Football Club of 1966 when the club was formed to continue and
progress hopefully into the Southern league South and West.
During the last 55 years Westfields have enjoyed a meteoric rise throughout the West
Midland league to the Midland Football League and along the way have finished runners up
twice in the Midland Football League and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Southern
league South and West having finished runners up to Gresley Rovers and Stratford Town in
previous seasons.
Westfields celebrated their 50 Anniversary season in the 2016/17 with an amazing giant
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killing run in the FA Cup which saw them go through to the first-round proper before losing
to Curzon Ashton following a Match Of The Day game at Allpay Park in the first round proper,
which also featured Westfields appearance on Football Focus and prior to that Chief
Executive Andy Morris had appeared live on the FA Cup first round draw as a studio panel
guest in Manchester.
In fact 2016/17 also saw Westfields celebrate the 50 Anniversary with a celebratory dinner
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at the Three Counties Hotel Hereford, and Andy Morris was also a guest at the Non-league
paper luncheon at Chelsea Football Ground where he was given a lifetime achievement
award for 50 years’ service as secretary of Westfields Football club.
Other accolades were received during the season as presentations were made by the
Herefordshire Football Association to the Midland Football League, Ladbrokes, and the
Midlands FA Cup committee to celebrate the tremendous that Westfields had enjoyed in their
FA Cup run which gave them wins over Stourport Swifts, Tividale, St Ives Town, Highgate
United, Walton Casuals and Leiston before they drew Conference North side Curzon Ashton
at home and then lost in the replay 3-1.
Westfields have enjoyed tremendous support financially by being sponsored firstly by their
ground sponsor Allpay Ltd who for the first 15 years were the shirt sponsors at the club.
This has now been taken on by CJ insurance who have enjoyed fantastic support and
coverage in the last 2 seasons during our period in the Hellenic Football League.
We are delighted that CJ Insurance have continued their support to Westfields Football Club
again this season and along with Metclad of Nottingham and support from Life Member Ron
Marshall who continues to support the club Westfields can go forward with a sound footing.
Westfields are a club geared up for success with a very strong committee which has been
well established over many years and with a ground with an E certificate for higher-graded
football and a recently re-furbished club room, bar, and dressing rooms.