Match Preview: Under 18 County Cup Final
This evening, the Under 18 County Cup Final kicks off the traditional ‘Youth Weekender’ with 3 days of Finals coming up!
The Under 18 trophy heads to Frenchfield Park, the home of Penrith AFC in the first of five Finals over the weekend.
Following the three senior Finals over the past couple of weeks, attention now turns to the Youth Finals once again. To support Under 16s with exam preparation, the Under 16 County Cup Finals took place in March rather than be included in the Youth Weekender with Carlisle Lionesses (Girls) and Workington Juniors Blacks (Mixed) lifting the respective Trophies!
Workington AFC won the Fred Conway Cumberland Cup, Penrith AFC Ladies lifted the Women’s County Cup and Parkside FC won the Sunday Cup in their first season!
Workington Juniors U17 Whites v Whitehaven AFC Juniors U18
Frenchfield Park, Penrith
Friday 10 May 2024
7:00pm
Please note NO ALCOHOL, PYROTECHNICS OR FLARES are allowed to be brought into the ground and in line with FA regulations action will be taken against Club’s if this occurs at the Final
Referee: Trevor Bethwaite
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitfield & Sarah-Jayne Smith
4th Official: Paul McDermott
DOWNLOAD PROGRAMME
The programme includes some local football information, a message from our Chair, as well as team news ahead of the Final!
Thanks to our partnership with Veo Camera, the Final will be recorded with teams able to access the analysis tools following the fixture.
If you can’t attend the game, follow us on X @CumberlandFA and we will be providing updates on the #CFAU18CountyCupFinal2024
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THE TEAMS
Workington Juniors U17 Whites team have had a season to be proud of, playing in the double age band Under 18 competitions.
The team were runners up in the West Cumbria Youth League, U18 Division, winning 12 of their 16 league fixtures and reached the semi-final of the League Cup.
The Whitehaven AFC Under 18 team were originally formed in 2012 as a new Under 6 team, with 7 players who took part in their 1st ever training session still involved.
The team finished third in the West Cumbria Youth League Under 18 Division.
In two Previous Meetings this season, the teams played out a 1-1 draw while Whitehaven AFC U18’s won the other 3-0 .
The Final is likely to be a close affair with both teams looking to add some silverware to top off a good season!
Read more in the programme that can be downloaded HERE.
Cumberland FA would like to wish both teams the best of luck in the Final this evening!
The Under 18 County Cup Final kicks off the now traditional Youth Weekender with five Finals over the course of the weekend. Find out all the details HERE
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