MATES FC
Sunday League
Welcome to MATES FC Sunday
Playing in the Chelmsford Sunday League, this team is a set, signed up squad.
This team fly’s the flag for MATES and MATES FC and promotes positive mental health to the wider football audience, encouraging people to speak up and to support each other.
Having the name MATES FC out there and having the MATES logo on the kit helps spread awareness of what MATES is all about.
Taking the same brand, ethos and ethics of the MATES mission statement, MATES FC Sunday has been created to provide an opportunity for our more advanced players to join in a competitive football team.
Unlike MATES FC Saturday, commitment is key as we are looking build a fresh new club from its foundations. We want to build a home for our players and become a regular name throughout the Chelmsford Sunday league for the foreseeable future and proudly raise awareness of MATES and helping our community.
We want to lead by example and break the mold by being a club that supports each other, encourages each other, realizes the other team are not the enemy or bad people and to show them respect and not damage an individuals mental health.
We want people to feel energised and happy after being out on that pitch!
Stay in the know!
Playing in Division 2 of the Chelmsford Sunday League, you can keep up with all of our fixtures, results and stats across all competitions on the FA Full-Time website:
Where do we play?
MATES FC Sundays play our home fixtures at the Great Baddow Recreation Ground:
Great Baddow Recreation Ground, Baddow Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RL
A massive thank you to the Great Baddow Parish Council for allowing us space at the Rec for the 2023/24 season!
MATES FC Sunday Achievements
2021/22 Season
The MATES FC Sunday team was formed in 2021, with our first competitive football being played in the 2021/22 season of the Chelmsford Sunday League Division 5... and what a debut season it was!
A massive thank you to Baddow Spartak FC for allowing us to use their pitches as our home ground for our opening Sunday League season.
Below is a list of achievements from our debut season:
Chelmsford Sunday League Division 5 Unbeaten League Winners!
Position: 1st
Points: 46
Played: 16
Won: 15
Drew: 1
Lost: 0
Goals for: 70
Goals against: 8
Chelmsford Sunday League Division 5 League Cup Winners!
Round 1 - BYE
Quarter-Finals - MATES FC vs FC Vilomah (HWO)
Semi-Finals - MATES FC vs Essex Police (2-1)
Final - MATES FC vs East Hanningfield Athletic (7-0)
Tiptree and District Charity Cup Finalists
Quater-Finals - FC Vilomah vs MATES FC (1-2)
Semi-Finals - Beacon Hill Rovers vs MATES FC (1-2)
Final - Kenson FC vs MATES FC (1-0)
The Peter Gillott Trophy Semi-finalists
Round 1 - MATES FC vs Stock United (2-1)
Round of 16 - MATES FC vs Essex Police (4-0)
Quarter-Finals - Boreham Tigers vs MATES FC (AWO)
Semi-Finals - MATES FC vs Ongar United (0-3)
Essex Sunday Junior Trophy Third Round
Preliminary Round - BYE
Round 1 - Reach Every Generation vs MATES FC (0-3)
Round 2 - May & Baker EC Sunday BSL vs MATES FC (2-3)
Round 3 - Rayleigh Sunday Reserves vs MATES FC (3-2)
2022/23 Season
After an unimaginable first season, the MATES FC Sunday team were rewarded with a double promotion from Division 5 of the Chelmsford Sunday League, up into Division 3!
The following season proved to be a rather tricky one as the boys tried to find their feet amongst new opposition, but ultimately pulled together and continued to battle, securing safety come the end of May 2023.
See below a list of achievements from our second season:
Chelmsford Sunday League Division 3 League Cup Finalists
Round 1 - BYE
Quarter-Finals - MATES FC vs Anchor Athletic (3-2)
Semi-Finals - Ongar United vs MATES FC (AWO)
Final - Writtle vs MATES FC (1-1) (Pens 4-2)
Chelmsford Sunday League Division 3 League Survival
Position: 7th
Points: 17
Played: 18
Won: 4
Drew: 5
Lost: 9
Goals for: 34
Goals against: 40
2023/24 Season
Surviving a relegation fright in Division 3 the previous season, a reshuffle of the Chelmsford Sunday League in 2022 saw our MATES FC Sunday team playing in Division 2 for the most recent campaign!
See below a list of achievements from our second season:
Chelmsford Sunday League Division 2 - 4th Place Finish
Position: 4th
Points: 27
Played: 18
Won: 8
Drew: 3
Lost: 7
Goals for: 48
Goals against: 44
The John Coward Challenge Cup Quarter-finalists
Round 1 - BYE
Round of 16 - MATES FC vs Waltham United (5-2)
Quarter-Finals - MATES FC vs Priory Sports (0-1)
Essex Sunday Junior Trophy (County Cup) Round of 16
Round 1 - BYE
Round 2 - MATES FC vs Coppice Row (2-0)
Round 3 - Harwich & Parkeston Social Club vs MATES FC (1-2)
Round of 16 - MATES FC vs Beret (1-3)
Want to play for MATES FC ?
We are always on the look out for new talent! If you are interested in playing for our Sunday team, please email us at weareyourmates@gmail.com
Why not get involved with MATES FC as soon as possible!? Come and have a kick about with us on a Thursday or a Saturday this week!...