JTC Jersey Wanderers Football Club
Secretary: Bob Lawrence, Bois de Chene, Langley Park, St Saviour, JE2 7ND
www.jtcjerseywanderers.com/About
Sponsored by the JTC Group, we have 12 teams. Our mens' 1st Team play in the Jersey Football Combination Premier League. We also have mens' Reserve and Over 35's teams, and a Ladies team. Our Junior Section has boys' teams playing at Under 12, Under 13, Under 14 A&B, Under 15 and Under 18 levels. In addition, we run a mini soccer academy for boys aged 5 to 10 years old.
The Jersey Wanderers Football Club, known as the Wanderers, was formed in the season of 1894 -1895 by the Bainbridge brothers, Reg Stevens, George du Salis and Frank Fleury.
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In 1898 Wanderers were one of six teams who came together to form the Jersey Football League. The Club colours have always been red and white stripes and in 1896, Wanderers played in the first ever 'big' inter-insular games against Guernsey teams. Watched by more than 2,000 spectators, Wanderers beat Rangers 2-1. Over the years, the Wanderers have had great success and have won the 1st Division on 25 occasions and the Upton Park Trophy (Chanel islands Champions) on 11 occasions. Many of the Wanderers players have played for Jersey in representative games and have won 370 Muratti caps.
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In the Wanderers 75th anniversary year, the club hosted a visit by Wolverhampton Wanderers, losing 9-0 in front of 1,700 spectators at Springfield Stadium However one of the greatest nights in the club's history was the centenary dinner when 15 members of the 1966 England World Cup winning squad joined club members and supporters to celebrate one hundred years of Jersey Wanderers.
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Another key event in the history of the Wanderers was the acquisition of the lease for the Hockey Club ground in 1993. The Club has now fully taken over these facilities and has developed the club house to provide changing room and shower facilities for the players and a bar/social area for functions and refreshments. The club has always strived to achieve high standards of performance and behaviour , both on and off the field, throughout its history. It has also been supported by a loyal and dedicated band of people who have worked tirelessly in many ways to keep the club running.
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There are many roles to be filled in running a successful football club and the loyalty of the membership over the history of the club has been its mainstay in the past and, is one key element of building and developing the club for the future.Categories: Football, Sports & Social Club.
