Arden Forest Football Club
TGA Kingshurst is proud to support Arden Forest FC in growing grass roots football provision in North Solihull to serve the entire community
TGA Kinghurst is proud to support the local community by making its facilities available for community use and establishing strong links between the school and partners to ensure clear exit pathways for students to take part in sport. The academy has a 3G football pitch, pavilion, floodlit tennis and netball courts and an innovative outdoor centre.
KEY FACTS:
In 2015, obtained grant to build first Football Foundation funded 3G pitch in Solihull
A second 3G pitch was built at TGA Solihull
Increased number of football teams from 15 to 84 since 2025
Increased participation from 150 to over 1000 members in 2024
Collaboration between Arden Forest FC, TGA Kingshurst and Birmingham County FA
KEY FACTS:
2nd largest football club in the Midlands area
Increased Sunday youth teams playing in the CWYFL from 15 to 49
Entered Saturday Midlands Junior Premier league, to provide our players and our 8 teams (aged from U9-U18) with the opportunity to compete at the highest level of grassroots football
In 2022, first ever adult football team in the Saturday Birmingham AFA League
Now offer the full male football pathway from youth to adult
KEY FACTS:
In 2020, Arden Forest established its first girls’ team
Now have over 250 girl players aged from 4 to 67 years!
10 Girls teams, aged from U8 – U14, competing in the Saturday CWYFL
Girls development centres for all ages
FA Wildcat Centre for 5–9-year-old girls
HerGame centre for 10–16-year-olds
Ladies leisure centre for open age women
Walking women’s football centre for over-35s
Two new over-35s Walking Women Football Teams
TGAK becoming the central playing venue for the newly formed WWF league
WWF has grown from 7 to 16 teams competing in 2 divisions
KEY FACTS:
2024 – set up Arden Forest Lionsgate FC – a pan-disability football group, called Lionsgate
Based at Pan Disability Centre, TGAK
5 Pan disability teams aged from U8 – U16 with over 40 playing members
TGAT, in partnership with Birmingham County FA, provides affordable pricing at TGAK to ensure usage is affordable and ensures the sustainability of the 3G through a ‘sink fund’ to cover pitch replacement in time.