Mike Berry (Club Founder, President)
Mike founded the club in 2008 and coached our ‘founding’ team from Under 9s right through to Under 16s in 2015; winning the East Berkshire Youth League championship in his final season as manager. Mike is a lifelong Brighton & Hove Albion supporter and season-ticket holder. Having finally stepped down from a coaching role in 2015, Mike is our Club President, and presents an annual award to the player at the club who has best demonstrated our key club value of Respect.
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Richard Garland (Club Chairman)
Richard had been involved in football in the village for many years in a number of different roles. Having been a player for the original Pirbright men’s team he also played a key role in reforming this team in 2016 bringing adult football back to the village. Richard continued his role in the team when he became chairman of the newly merged men’s and youth football clubs at the start of the 2020/21 season. Richard is also the groundsman for the club, officiates at local youth football and works for the Surrey FA.
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Lee Sawkins (Level Two FA Youth Coach, Club Welfare Officer)
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Carl Large (Development Team, Treasurer)
Carl coaches the development team who play in the Guildford & Woking Alliance. He established the team in the Under 16 age group and the team has gone from strength to strength, being promoted to the SPL Premier Elite league finishing no lower than 3rd and winning the league cup. Carl has been involved in Grassroots football for 15 years, plays weekly in a 5 a side team and is a lifelong Portsmouth supporter. In addition to being a Pirbright coach, Carl also holds the position of Treasurer and has been with the club since 2019.
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Lloyd Wye (Coach U17)
Lloyd has an impressive CV – A 26 year semi-pro playing career with 508 appearances for Woking’s first team over a 13 year period, during his career he also won 3 FA trophy finals at Wembley.
After his plating career Lloyd went on to be Asst Manager at both Walton & Hersham and Guildford City before moving on to coach both Girls & Boys teams over the last 16 years.
FA Level 1 Qualification.
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Gareth Rowlands (Coach U17)
Gareth has been a dedicated member of the local football community since 2015, when his son first joined Pirbright Youth Football club. Gareth has been a member of the coaching team, helping the squad win back to back league titles in the under 15 & 16 age groups. A true football enthusiast, he was brought up in Sussex and is a lifelong supporter of Brighton & Hove Albion.
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Glen Iceton (Pirbright Girls FC)
The recent success of England’s Lionesses has encouraged more girls than ever to take up football, and we have seen this desire at Pirbright. Glen has been instrumental in helping establish our girls’ team for the 2023/24 season, and it has been so successful that we now have several teams.
Glen’s philosophy is that all players continue to learn whilst having fun playing the game that they love. When not coaching, Glen’s passion for football is often seen through his support for Arsenal, England the Lionesses.
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Jennifer Lavender (Pirbright Girls FC )
Jennie supported Glenn in starting up the Pirbright Girls teams. She’s passionate about what sport can do for an individual, not only in skills and ability, but in personal confidence and growth. Jennie loves that this football club brings the chance for sport to support so many local girls. When not dealing with PGFC she can be found supporting chelsea – men’s and women’s.
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Rob Cummins (Coach U12 Boys)
Rob has played in various local teams over the last 20 years and really enjoying coaching the u10s team. The focus of the Sunday sessions are fitness, inclusivity and teamwork. I live locally and I’m keen to develop the team and join a league shortly.
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Dave Gifford
Dave is a key volunteer within our junior age groups, providing invaluable coaching and logistical support. He joined us in 2014 and also sits on our committee. Dave is a fan of Bristol Rovers.
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Pirbright Youth FC 