For far too long, women’s and girls’ football has been overshadowed by the men’s game. We want to change that in our community.

Stour Wanderers FC was founded in May 2025 by Liz, Andy, Jade, and Aimee. Established as a girls’ football club our mission is to create a safe, inclusive space where local girls can thrive and enjoy playing football.

Competing in the FA Suffolk Girls and Women Football League, Stour Wanderers FC is a girls’ football club based in the Stour Valley on the Suffolk-Essex border. Our players mainly come from nearby towns and villages in Suffolk and North Essex. 

We believe grassroots sport, such as football, is about more than just the game. It provides a platform for local girls to forge friendships, boost self-confidence, cultivate healthy physical and mental habits, navigate their emotions, and ultimately grow into strong, happy, and confident young women.

We believe that we can no longer raise young girls in an environment where it’s acceptable for their football to come second to their male counterparts. 

By working alongside organisations, like Suffolk FA, and celebrating achievements of female football players and teams, we can send a clear message to local girls – you and your football matter. 

Our goal is to build a Club that players and their families feel proud to belong to. As we grow, we aim to provide even more local girls with the opportunity to play and enjoy football, from childhood through their teenage years and beyond.

Our ultimate goal is to establish a dedicated home ground complete with a modern clubhouse facility. We believe our players deserve nothing less, and we remain committed to turning this vision into reality.

Our message to girls is clear – you and your football matter!

Every grassroots football club thrives on the dedication of passionate individuals, and we’re no exception. We’re fortunate to have an incredible team of volunteers who share our vision and consistently go above and beyond to support our mission.

Whether it’s running and managing a team, assisting with training, driving to games, cheering from the sidelines, providing the half-time snacks, securing training facilities and equipment or raising funds, each and everyone plays a vital role in our Club. 

Our team of volunteer coaches advocate good sportsmanship, encourage players to be supportive towards each other and to have a positive attitude in their approach to training and matches

Like those on our committee all our coaches volunteer their time to support our Club and our players.

It’s not until you’re involved in running a grassroots football team that you can truly appreciate just how much work and commitment is involved. We are very appreciative of all our coaches and volunteers, because without them, we just couldn’t do it.

We are fortunate enough to have 18 coaches, seven female and eleven male, plus supporter volunteers too. We believe it’s important for our players to have positive male and female role models – adults who lead by example and stand up for what is right.

All our coaches hold valid DBS checks and have completed or are in the process of completing the FA’s First Aid and Safeguarding training.