Player Pathway
Supporting Progression.
At Weston-super-Mare AFC Academy we understand the importance of creating pathways for our players to support progression. Therefore we have developed a partnerships with Weston College which can enable players in our Football Academy to progress into semi-professional football.
The Club's philosophy is to recruit players of great potential that can be nurtured into future first team regulars. The football academy prepares players of the future and enables them to progress as individuals both on and off the field. Thanks to this partnership, our football academy can continue to offer outstanding education opportunities that can lead to limitless career opportunities in sport and other industries
Weston-super-Mare AFC have worked in partnership with Weston College for over 15 years. The partnership prepares players of the future for the club and enables them to progress as individuals both on and off the field, we can offer outstanding education opportunities that can lead to limitless career options within the sports industry.
Our programme allows the student to choose from a wide variety of courses and still have the timetable flexibility, to play in one of the Weston-super-Mare AFC academy squads.
Weston College and Weston-super-Mare AFC are well established and leading providers of education and sport in the south west.
“I have enjoyed every minute at Weston-super-Mare AFC, I progressed through the
academy playing for the under 18s and 19s. I’m proud to be the longest serving
player in the current 1st team squad. Although I have had lots of interest to move on to
professional football, playing for my local club who are semi professional, enables me
to continue with my full time work as a teacher. I am looking forward to being an
important part to the Club’s progress towards National League Football over the
coming years.”
Luke Purnell
“I had a great experience at Weston Academy, I was at Weston-super-Mare AFC from the age of 16 and played in the Under 18s and 19s before breaking into the 1st team in 2009, when I was 18 years old. I was ever present in the 1st team squad until my transfer this year (2018) to Forest Green Rovers playing over 300 games for the seagulls.”
Dayle Grubb
“My time at my local club Weston-super-Mare AFC is a definite highlight of my career, to have
been able to progress through the junior and academy structure, into the first team, shows
the standard of coaching available at the Club. I have always had the right attitude and
dedication to football and that along with the coaching has helped me progress to full time
football with Barnsley FC.”