Football

Staff member in charge: Mr David Leggett

1st XI Coach: David Leggett is a UEFA B qualified coach. There are a number of staff who assist with the training, many of whom hold formal qualifications. Simon Gough is attached to Brighton and Hove Albion as a coach.

Facilities: Four full size football pitches. A Gym is available for strength training and an Astro turf pitch for wet weather training.

Number of teams: Nine teams are selected in various age groups for midweek and Saturday fixtures. There are 4 open teams, two U/15 teams and three U14 teams. An U16 team is selected for the county and ISFA cup.

Fixtures: An extensive fixture list is played in the Autumn term against the top public schools in England. These include Eton, Charterhouse, Millfield and Lancing. St Bede’s also enters the National 6-a-side tournament, the Sussex Cup, the ISFA cup and the ESFA cup. A Senior and Junior side play throughout the spring term through to Easter. For a more detailed fixture list please feel free to view the School calendar.

Dress: The school plays in Green and White hoops.

Notable achievements: Dan Harding (1999-2002) selected for England U21.

More recent achievements include James Aldred who captained the Independent Schools U18 England side and both Matthew Aldred and Zac Attwood who were also starting members of the same side in 2007.

A number of our players across the age range represent Sussex County and the 1st Xl were Southern Independent Schools League winners and Sussex County Cup winners in 2007.