Mon 22nd May 2023 @ 12:00 AM
20 YEARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
Put a finger down if you've played in Goals Sheffield's competitive league program for 17 years without winning 1 single league title...
Introducing KAG FC:
In 2003, Zander Mills started a 5-a-side team with his university pals Adam Oxley and Dave Murphy. Shortly after graduation, they took their team kitted out in yellow and black stripes to Goals Sheffield when it first opened in 2006 and joined in on weekly, competitive league matches.
KAG FC promotes playing the beautiful game to keep fit and keep a healthy body and mind whilst being a great place to make new friends and remain social. They opt for playing league matches, rather than simply hiring pitches for friendlies due to the competitive nature motivating them to return each week. Impressive team fact: KAG FC has never cancelled a fixture!
You might be wondering how they have managed to maintain the same team throughout the 20 years of play; the answer is, they haven't. KAG FC has seen more than 60 players wear their strip with just the core group of original players as the team's glue. Zander and Adam are the 2 remaining dedicated players, but, they welcome back all former players for a game whenever they are in the local area.
The self-declared longest-running 5-a-side competitive team in the UK has had many opponents but very few wins. Despite being promoted to higher division leagues throughout the years, they have yet to experience that league title-winning feeling. But, Zander says:
“We are proud to still be competitive as we enter our 40s and still play because of the desire to prove ourselves each week and because of a love of the game, regardless of the level we are playing at.”
Zander in a recent interview with Goals explained that the team's most memorable games are those that keep spectators, figuratively speaking, on the edge of their seats and those that end in the biggest goal difference by the final whistle. Their first-ever match at University resulted in a 42-2 loss and their biggest defeated league season at Goals Sheffield was 21-3, but they have also won 22-1 themselves. Astonishingly, they have managed to keep a record of all their player statistics since they were first established; Adam is their all-time best goal scorer with more than 853 goals in 699 appearances!
The team are a true reflection of the saying, "The most important thing is not about winning but taking part" and shows us that your playing ability doesn't dictate the love and commitment you have to the sport. But, will KAG FC ever get the big W? Keep up-to-date with them on Facebook or Twitter to find out as they celebrate their 20th anniversary later this year.
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Corrie Kane-Thom
National Marketing Manager
GOALS
Tel: 01355 340 260
corrie@goalsfootball.co.uk
