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Westside Football Club was estab-     ment, good pitches and the love of God.
      lished in May 1996 and is a Christian    In August 2004 and 2007, Westside FC
      Club based at West Side Church,  took a squad of 23 players and support staff
      Wandsworth.                           to Senegal in West Africa.  The trip was ar-
      While we are a Christian based club, we  ranged in conjunction with WEC Interna-
      welcome players who are not Christians.  tional and the purpose was to run coaching
      Our aim is to enjoy playing football in the  clinics for local youngsters, play matches
      right spirit, with as much class as possible  against local sides and to work with local
      and to pass on the great news of God’s Free  Churches to show how football can be used
      Gift of Eternal Life to all those who want it!  to spread the Gospel.  It was supported by
      The club’s management is made up mainly
      of committed Christians who endeavour to
      run the club on this basis.
        We ask our players to be sympathetic to this
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      aim and we have a strict Code of Conduct to
      which all players are asked to commit them-
      selves to before signing for the club.
      We try to maintain a highly professional
      standard in everything we do. We believe  Surrey County FA who donated equipment,
      that this attitude enabled us to win the  that was gifted at the end of the mission to
      Sportsmanship award twice in four years,  the local Churches and football clubs so that
      which is one of our main aims for every  they could continue to run these activities.
      season. We have a vision to expand to be a    In addition to our work in Senegal, we
      multi-team club and to play in the highest  have established a link with two clubs – FC
      standard possible.                    Lamin and FC Tonny – in Sierra Leone and
       In 2003 we achieved Intermediate status  in January 2006 the players of Westside FC
      and in 2004 we achieved full FA Charter  donated unwanted football kit and equip-
      Standard Status.                      ment which was taken out to Sierra Leone
        As a Christian football club, Westside also  and given away to needy kids and the two
      undertakes overseas Missions and gives sup-  football teams.  We now have in place a con-
      port to those who love football but are not  tinuous collection of unwanted football kit
      as lucky as us to have ready access to equip-  which we will send or take to both Senegal
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