North and North East England
Deaf Friendly Football Clubs
Below is a list of clubs who have signed up to the NDCS Deaf Friendly Football Club Pledge and agree to make their club ‘deaf aware’.
Most clubs in this section will be running mainstream teams for children and young people. Their coaches will have received basic deaf awareness training through the Coaching Deaf Footballers Course.
Some of the clubs are our DFFC Partner Clubs and are listed as such. These clubs may be running deaf specific coaching sessions for children and young people.
Please feel free to contact any of the clubs to find out how you can get involved, either through playing or coaching!
*Sunderland AFC - Partner Club
SAFC Foundation
Stadium of Light
Sunderland
SR5 1SU
Tel: 0191 551 5318
Mobile: 07808 300 983
Email: Kevin Darke
Website: www.safc.com
NDCS webpage: Sunderland Deaf Youth Football
Contact Name: Kevin Darke (Inclusion Officer)
Bowburn Youth FC
FA Charter Standard Development Club - Durham CFA
Tel: 0191 377 9289
Mobile: 07886 176 079
Email: Jayne Kushnirenko
Website: www.freewebs.com/bowburnyouthfootballclub/
Contact Name: Jayne Kushnirenko (secretary)
North Shields Junior AFC
FA Charter Standard Development Club - Northumberland CFA
Ground: John Spence Community High School,
Preston Road, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE29 9PU.
Mobile: 07825 204 879
Email: Club email
Website: www.northshieldsjuniorsafc.co.uk
Contact Name: Simon Brown (secretary)
Teesside Athletic Junior FC
FA Charter Standard Community Club - North Riding CFA
Ground: Green Lane, Redcar, TS10 3RW.
Email: Kev Fryett
Website: www.clubwebsite.co.uk/teessideathleticjuniorfc
Contact Name: Kev Fryett
Deaf football clubs
Deaf football clubs usually have adult teams that play regular fixtures in local leagues, as well as competing in deaf specific cup competitions such as the British Deaf Cup. Some will have youth sections, particularly for older children, so please contact each club for more details.
Rutherford Deaf AFC
The club is based in Rutherford and were formally know as Whitley Bay Deaf FC. They compete in local leagues and national Deaf Cups.
Please contact info@rutherfordafc.co.uk for more details.
County Football Associations
County FA’s are the governing bodies for the game in their area. They may know of some activities and clubs that are suitable for deaf footballers.
North Riding FA
North & NE England
Broughton Road
Stokesley
Middlesbrough
North Riding
T59 5NY
Tel: 01642 717774
Email: Info@northridingfa.com
Contact: Steven Wade
