RETURN TO THE 2008-2009 Website
Welcome to the CMB Newlaithes FC Website
A BRIEF HISTORY OF C.M.B. NEWLAITHES F.C.
THE CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 AFTER A SCHOOL TRAINING SESSION ATTRACTED LOTS OF CHILDREN, SUGGESTING THERE WAS SCOPE FOR A TEAM AT U10 LEVEL.
INITIALLY WE PLAYED AT NEWLAITHES SCHOOL IN THE CARLISLE YOUTH U12 LEAGUE.
THE FOLLOWING SEASON, WHEN WE MOVED UP TO U14, WE CHANGED GROUNDS TO RICHARDSON STREET TO ACCOMMODATE PITCH SIZE
BETWEEN YEARS 1994-1998 WE DEVELOPED NEW TEAMS
RANGING FROM UNDER 10’S TO UNDER 16’S
IN 1998 NEWLAITHES MERGED WITH A LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM CALLED C.M.B. TO FORM C.M.B. NEWLAITHES, THIS GIVING US SCOPE TO BRANCH OUT AND DEVELOP ALL AREAS OF THE FOOTBALL CLUB WITH C.M.B. WHO WHERE ALREADY THE OWNERS OF OUR PRESENT FOOTBALL GROUND RICKERBY PARK,
WHICH NOW BOASTS 4 JUNIOR AND 2 FULL SIZE FOOTBALL PITCHES!
OUR OWN FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL IS HELD HERE EVERY YEAR AND IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TOURNAMENTS IN CUMBRIA, IF NOT THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.
IN 2003 C.M.B. NEWLAITHES F.C. WERE AWARDED THE F.A. CHARTER STANDARD COMMUNITY CLUB AWARD, WHICH WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE HOLDERS OF.
TO DATE WE ARE NOW RUNNING 16 TEAMS 11 BOYS TEAMS RANGING FROM U7 TO SENIOR AND THE GIRLS SECTION WHICH CONSISTS OF 5 GIRLS TEAMS RANGING FROM U10 TO U16.
AND NOT FORGETTING THE COACHING STAFF THAT STANDS AT WELL OVER 30 F.A. QUALIFIED COACHES, WHICH IS STILL DEVELOPING AS WE SPEAK.
CMB NEWLAITHES F.C. CLUB STRUCTURE 2006
CHAIRMAN
VICE CHAIRMAN
FREDDIE GILL
SECRETARY
TREASURER
CHILD PROTECTION &
CHARTER STANDARD CO-ORDINATOR
DEREK OLDHAM
GIRLS SECTION SECRETARY
DOUGIE BURNS
GIRLS SECTION CO-ORDINATOR
JULIE SWORD
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
SHIELA McGARVA / LUCY OGILVIE / LORNA BURNS / APRIL OSTRICH
GROUNDSMAN
FREDDIE GILL
ASSISTANT GROUNDSMAN
TOM COWAN