Albion teams victorious in pan-disability cup
Two BHAFC Foundation teams lifted trophies at a pan-disability football tournament in London last Sunday (7 July). We sent three teams of youngsters up to the Pan-Disability Gunnersbury Cup in London, hosted by the Brentford Community Trust. Two of our teams – the Under-12s and the Under-16s B Team – were victorious and finished in
How Albion players supported the Foundation in 23/24
Players from across Albion’s men’s and women’s first teams, as well as scholars in the academy, showed their support for the Foundation throughout the 2023/24 season. It all began back in August last year, when players from across the club came together to help us spread the word about our name change (from Albion in
£72k raised for Foundation at Albion golf day
A recent golf day raised around £72,000 for the Foundation. Teams were joined by former Albion players for an 18-hole course at Mannings Heath, a stunning 500-acre estate near Horsham. Dozens of golfers were joined by club legends Glenn Murray and Guy Butters at the event, which was sponsored by Group 1 Brighton BMW. Money
Participant’s family gifted incredible holiday by British Airways
Albion partners British Airways have gifted the holiday of a lifetime to a Foundation participant. Sam Brooker and his family were invited to the Amex Elite Football Performance Centre in the belief that he’d won a tour. Little did he know British Airways had other ideas. Having been shown around the training facilities, the family
Young man saved after collapsing at Foundation session
Seán Coakley was playing at a Foundation disability football session earlier this year when he collapsed mid-game. Seán, 22, had a seizure on the pitch and collapsed, before having a cardiac arrest shortly after. Becky, a student nurse, was watching the game and ran over to perform CPR on him, ultimately giving Seán enough time