Balham FC has been formed in 2011 for the 2011-2012 season and will be playing in the Surrey South Eastern Combination League, Junior Division 1. Balham FC has been launched in order to provide player progression into open age football for the hugely talented, high achieving age group teams of Balham Blazers FC.
Our Youth team, formed last season, will be playing again in the Southern Youth League, where they had a fantastic first ever league campaign in 2010-2011, finishing as Runners Up in the Central Division. Both the BFC First Team and BBFC Youth Team are part of the same club and are managed and run by the same committee.
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Following a tight first half dominated by Balham but in which Bedfont Sports also drew two superb saves from Balham keeper, Tom Jelliffe, a stunning first quarter of the second half won this game for the Blazers.
Forty-five minute wonders, that’s what the Youth team appear to be. For the fourth time this season they sailed comfortably into a two goal lead, taking the opposition to pieces, only to squander the lead and come away with nothing.
Balham started this game much as they had done the previous one, playing some lovely incisive football which resulted in two goals being scored, both by Roger Nkoa, who is on fire at present, having scored seven in his last two games.
A spirited St Andrews side put in a good performance and made things difficult at times for Balham, however the home side dominated the game in terms of territory, possession and chances created.
Having not had a game since November 23rd the BBFC Youth team were keen to get back in action and get back in action they certainly did with an excellent all round performance that yielded five goals to the good..
Balham started the New Year in fine style putting in an excellent all round team performance and playing some great football to beat St Andrews 5-0.
On paper this was a Christmas cracker between Balham, top of the league and Old Boys Clapham, tucked in four points back but with two games in hand, in third place.
A cracking game and a close contest is what you’d expect from the two teams currently first and second in the league table and that is what this was.
Balham deserved more than the one goal, an opportunist finish from Julian Fuller, that they had to show for a very good first half showing.
n terms of performance this game was a mixed bag. Balham were certainly much better with the ball than without it and every time they decided to up the tempo they looked very good and either converted or created chances.
If only this game could have finished at half time or after seventy minutes Balham would have won 2-0 and been comfortably through to the quarter finals of the Southern Youth League Cup.
An excellent first half display paved the way for victory in this League Cup second round tie away to Shirley Town. Two brilliantly created and taken goals from youth team player, Julian Fuller, playing in his preferred role up front, for the first time this season and an equally clinical finish from Niah Burke, another youth team player, gave Balham a three goal lead.
Floodlight failure after sixty minutes meant this league game had to be abandoned with Balham leading 2-1 at the time,
Two clinically finished first half goals from Chris Ita, playing his first game of the season and a third before half time from Esteban Serna, paved the way for a comfortable victory for Balham.
Both Romelle Amos and Eliot Garcia missed the mini bus to Cranleigh so Balham had a squad of twelve only for this second round league cup tie. The twelve on show however put in a superb all round clinical and professional performance, running out 6-0 winners.
For the first time this season Balham's First team had a very bad day at the office. Things started ok and Niah Burke put Balham 1-0 up, after a mix up in the Norton defence.
(3-0 on pens)
This was an incredibly exciting Southern Youth League Cup first round tie between two in form teams. Three Bridges started the better of the two teams but, against the run of play, Dan David gave Balham an early lead. Three Bridges responded well, scoring twice before half time to lead 2-1.
Balham had a very comfortable win in the first round of the League Cup. 2-0 up at half time thanks to a brace of smart finishes from Marlon McFarlane, five more were added after the break.
Balham played some excellent pass and move football on a hard, bumpy pitch in winning a high scoring game 5-3.
Another excellent all round performance from Balham who have now scored fourteen goals in their last three league games.
At the end of this strange second round London Cup game I don't think anyone concerned could believe that Balham hadn't won comfortably.
A good, solid performance from Balham who cruised into a 3-0 half time lead thanks to goals from centre forward, Jermaine Townsend and two from right winger, Dan David.
A severely under strength Wilf Kroucher team were taken apart by an especially young Balham side, featuring six youth team players in the starting line up.
First Team
& Youth Team Players
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It was a glorious night for BBFC on Tuesday May 15th as the Youth team produced another eye catching display of pass and move football to win the SYL Invitational Plate Final.
Having come through the group stage unbeaten and winning their Semi Final v Sandhurst Town on Tuesday May 8th 4-1, the BBFC Youth team are through to the final of the Southern Youth League Invitational Plate.
It was a sky blue Friday at Chestnut Grove on May 11th in the annual Old Fellers tournament prior to it being a sky blue Sunday on May 13th in the Prem.
We have a coach from Barcelona at Balham Blazers FC and now we have added one from Madrid - Raul Sanchez de La Fuente. As a teenager Raul was a player in the Atletico Madrid Academy and he has played at a high level.
Youth Team player, Alec Fiddes, recently returned from a tour to Portugal playing for the England ISFA team against Primeira Liga teams only to be invited to train with Fulham.
Daniel Forde, BBFC Youth team centre forward in 2011-2012, has had an exceptional first footballing season at Cambridge University.
The second annual Old Fellers Tournament, an important fundraiser for the club, will take place on Friday May 11th.
U16 Athletic captain, Louis Farquharson, who has been in brilliant form, became the fourth U16 player this season to play for the Youth team.
Following Saturday's horrific events at White Hart Lane, the Balham FC Medical Department, back room and coaching staff, continue their hard work to support all players over 15 years old at the club in undertaking their free cardiac screening health check.
Having scored an all important equaliser recently against Huddersfield Town, BBFC Coach, Robin Shroot, continued his fine form, netting against Exeter City.
It was a great night for BBFC at the Active Wandsworth Sports Awards on Thursday March 8th.
We are delighted to announce that long standing Balham Blazers player, Aaron Mitchell, who has been at QPR this season on schoolboy terms, has been offered a two year scholar’s contract at the Premiership Club.
Former Balham Blazers Coach, Robin Shroot, scored a late equaliser on Tuesday February 28th, for Stevenage Borough at home to high flying Huddersfield Town.
We're pleased to announce a new range of branded goods available for you to buy. Support the Club and look good while you’re doing it. Check out our online shop. All profits will go directly to the club.
We are delighted to announce that Marçal Trulls Sevillano has recently been added the coaching roster at Balham FC and Balham Blazers FC. Coming as he does from Barcelona, it’s no surprise to find that Marçal shares the same playing ethos and philosophy that we espouse at our club.
Many thanks to the Murwill family, who are very generously sponsoring our Club Physio/Medical Director, Darren Gregoire and the Balham Blazers Medical Department. The Murwills heard about our club through Kate Sheehy and Richmond Physiotherapy and we are all incredibly grateful for their help and support.
Congratulations to Youth team players, Alec Fiddes and Tom Read, who were
both selected for the Independent Schools Football Association South of
England team to play the North in Derby on Sunday November 27th.
BBFC General Manager Greg Cruttwell and BBFC Committee Members, Louise Eyeington, Mike Allen and Mark Chaudoir were all invited by Cllr Mrs Jane Cooper, The Worshipful Mayor of Wandsworth, to attend the Mayor's Annual Civic Dinner and Presentation of Civic and Community Awards.
Balham Blazers FC won both the London Football Association Award as Charter Standard Club of the Year for 2011 and the Regional Award as Charter Standard Club of the Year too.
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