To provide the opportunity for children, young people and adults to play, train, develop and compete in football in the Ashfield District Council area, particularly but not exclusively to Suton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. This is an area that has faced a struggle financially since the pit closures and we have areas of severe deprivation, so we help those that struggle with the costs attached to playing. Football can improve your fitness, self-esteem, social life and sense of well-being.

Children, young people and adults who play for Ashfield FC develop a feeling of belonging to the club based at Ashfield School. We help to improve health, fitness, teamwork, and keep the individual focused upon a sport they love to play. The cliche is that it keeps people off the streets, but it is true!

We hope to increase the number of teams we operate to increase from 7- 10 by 2014 and increase the membership 120 to approximately 150 by the same point in time.