Our ‘Hart of Our Club Youth Alliance’ was launched in August 2021 with an aim of re-establishing links between the Club and grassroots football clubs within the town, to help re-establish local community relationships and create new pathways for youth boys and girls football.
The Youth Alliance sees grassroots clubs benefit from ticketing initiatives designed to engage young fans, opportunities for the young players to be ball boys at HUFC games, coaching development support for grassroots coaches, player appearances at community events amongst other partnership initiatives. The Alliance will also provide the building blocks of future youth football development programmes.
With support from the “Hart Of Our Club 1908” the Club are now partnered with Seaton Carew FC, St Francis FC, Pools Youth FC, Greatham FC, Wolviston FC and FC Hartlepool.
Since its inception, hundreds of tickets have been given away to grassroots Clubs on our annual Youth Alliance days, and last season our inaugural “Her Game Too” day specifically for girls teams in the town.
The Youth Alliance initiative is also be open for other grassroots clubs to be involved in the future. To register your interest, e-mail supporterliaison@hartlepoolunited.co.uk
Pools Youth FC
Pools Youth were formed in 2006 and since then have become one of the largest youth set ups in the town.
With a total of 651 players (260 female) and 42 teams (17 female) their motto is “The Family Club”. They also run free sessions through the FA such as Wildcats and Just Play.
You can follow them via Facebook
Hartlepool St Francis 2000
Hartlepool St Francis FC was formed in the late 70s and was reestablished in 2000 with the name Hartlepool St Francis 2000. Over the past number of years St Francis has grown from strength to strength, going from 3 teams to now 17 teams with the structure to grow and develop further. With the introduction of the ladies team our aim is to grow the girls section based on the success of our grassroots mixed and males teams.
The club is under a structured development plan within, and has worked hard, gaining a wider development committee to drive the club forward on all areas such as facilities, a club house, more teams and more although the focus has always been, and will continue to be, the development of our players giving them the foundations to grow. With this we would like to share two of the success tories that gives us pride in what we provide:
Jayden Jones
Jayden came to the club at the age of 7 joing in a development session looking to establish new teams he established himself over the years within a very good team that progressed to the top division competing each year for silverware, with this jayden promoted and showed desire drive also great ability this promotes what St Francis is about with jayden going on to gain a trial and signing for Middlesbrough accadamy with recently playing at Barcelona winning the tournament netting 7 goals and 8 assists.
Ella McDermott
Ella is flying the flag for the club as a female player she started at st francis as a tot over 5 years ago with quickly settling to our u6s team that’s now u10s with competeting in the top divisions Ella plays in a mixed team and her ability and character shines with her game been a goal threat and hunger to win the ball this was recognised within the girls teams and development with her recently signing for Durham girls also been recognised from her school in her achievements to go in the pride book at Grange primary school.
Seaton Carew FC
Seaton Carew F.C juniors, is a local grassroots football club based within Hartlepool. Our aim is to continually improve the opportunities for everyone to play the world’s most popular game “football”. We currently offer football for Girls, Boys, Ladies, Men and Pan Ability,.. making us one of the most inclusive clubs in the region. Regardless of physical or mental impairment, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic background. We promote inclusion for all, with help from our dedicated volunteers.
Football at Seaton Carew F.C is about being part of a team, standing together and enjoying the journey. Looking to produce stars of the future, whether that be on the field of play or within our community in Hartlepool. Inspiring and shaping our future players in the hope they become positive pillars in which we live.
You can follow Seaton on Facebook