Founded 1928 West Allotment Celtic F.C. is a football club based in Longbenton, Tyneside England.
They joined the Northern Alliance in 1983 and won the title 8 times before joining the Northern League in 2004. The club then won the Northern League Second Division at the first attempt, gaining promotion to Division One, where they remain to this day. West Allotment have reached the 4th round (the last 32 stage) of the FA Vase twice in their history, in successive seasons 2003-04 and 2004-05. They entered the FA Cup for the first time in 2005-06, but lost their extra-preliminary round match.
Would moving kids' football to a summer game help improve the development of young footballers?
Yes - better pitches mean a better chance to develop technique/skills
No - wouldn't make any real difference to development
Maybe - but I'd be worried about more injuries on firm pitches
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What would you do to improve the next generation of British footballers?
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