On what started out on a cool drizzly day, MK Walkers FC gathered at Sport Central in Milton Keynes for our annual charity tournament. In a change to the usual 11-a-side match we decided on a ’round robin’ league tournament – four smaller teams playing in games lasting 12 minutes, playing each opponent twice. We also had another first – mixed teams, with each squad having a player from our own MK Walkers Ladies team. Due to unforeseen circumstances the teams were a little unbalanced but in true MK Walkers spirit we made the best of it, and after the pre-match photos were taken the sun broke through the clouds and we had nothing but beautiful skies for the rest of the day, and battle commenced. The teams were:
The games were played with great spirit under the watchful eyes of our referees for the day Fiona and Stu, and were very close. Each team was fairly evenly matched, with no-one team dominating the entire day. In fact, it wasn’t until the end of the tournament that we discovered that a single goal was the only difference in who won the day! The team in White were the tournament winners on the day, and a look at the final standings tells all the story you need of how close the whole tournament was….
The winning White team
Once play had finished we all retired to the clubhouse for some well deserved refreshments and a lovely buffet lunch. We then presented the annual awards as nominated by the club members. Here are the winners:
Runner Of The Year (Comedy Section) – This award is for the player who was voted that blatantly and flagrantly repeatedly broke the “walking” part of Walking Football
Awarded to Maz Dervish
Best Dressed Player Of The Year (Comedy Section) – This award is for the player most voted for that brings style and sophistication to the training ground
Awarded to Jason Heenan
Most Improved Player – The player who has been voted as showing promise and the most improvement since joining MK Walkers FC
Awarded to Sandra Hardy
Player of The Year – The player voted as contributing to the team, is good to play football with and stands out most on the pitch
Awarded to Sharon McHale
Clubman Of The Year – The player voted as contributing most to the club, gives their time and helps motivate players to play walking football.
Awarded to Rick Green
As in previous years all members who play in the tournament are asked to donate £10 to take part, and a lot of our very generous players donate regardless of whether they play or not! Others donated items for the raffle, and all of the proceeds are donated to the two charities most nominated by the club members. This years recipients are ‘Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide’ (SoBS) and the ‘Campaign Against Living Miserably’ (CALM). Both of these amazing charities have helped the club and it’s members in the past and are very important to a lot of us, and will be receiving shared donations once the tally is complete.
As always, this club means everything to our members so being a part of it means more than just playing football, as the generous time and donations show again and again. Thank you to all who organised, arranged, took part or donated raffle prizes or donations to make this a great day.
We Are One Club – MK Walkers FC.
9th March '25 - M&J Kempston Mini- Tournament

On a beautiful bright and sunny Sunday the MK Walkers over 50’s team took part in a very well organised mini-tournament, simply for fun. There were no prizes, no medals and no awards – it was simply for the love of the game. Our starting line-up was:
GK – Paul Cox
CB – Rick Green
CB – Bryan Mounch
CM – Ron Perkins
CF – Terry Haggis
CF – Jason Heenan (Captain)
Sub – An unexpected Steve Smith!
Manager – Paul Sutton
Moral Support & Kitman – Chris Pierce
Game 1 – M&J Kempston Reds 0, MK Walkers 1 (Heenan)
Game 2 – Bedford Blues 0, MK Walkers 1 (Heenan)
Game 3 – M&J Kempston Golds 0, MK Walkers 2 (Heenan, Perkins)
Game 4 – Bedford Whites 1, MK Walkers 0
Game 5 – M&J Kempston Clarets 1, MK Walkers 0
Game 6 – Northampton 0, MK Walkers 0
We had a great time, with the final results being 3 wins, 2 losses and a no-score draw. We scored 4 times and only conceded 2, one of which was (obviously) a slightly dodgy penalty. A special shout-out to Paul C. who was simply superb all day. A great way to spend an afternoon with your mates, and we finished (as all good matches do) in the bar. Cheers to Chris (no, the other one) and Martin to popping in and supporting the team.
A chilly night saw the MK Walkers Under 60 team take on MK Irish at the Leon Centre in Bletchley last night. It was a close and hard fought battle played in a competitive nature with the Walkers going down 4-3 at the end.
We took an early lead with a cracking shot from John McHale, but Irish fought back and we were down 3-2 at the half, with Jason Heenan slotting another home just before the break.
The second half was a lot closer fought, with the Irish scoring another and keeping John Rattigan in the Walkers goal busy with some superb saves. A clear foul drew a penalty for us, with J Mac smashing it home. The Walkers came close to drawing level on several occasions but it was not to be.
Cheers to Tel for captaining us last night, and thanks to Paul for organising, managing and yelling at us at half time. Also, thank you to our evening cheerleaders – DC, Stevie T and Kief.
Linda and Sue from the Ladies MK Walkers FC team played in the over 40s Ladies FA Cup Final for Nottingham Forest at St. Georges Park. Both played a key part in helping the team lift the trophy.
This is the first time the FA have run an FA Cup for Walking Football and their Nottingham Forest Vets team are one of only 6 women’s teams who have won through from regional competitions. It’s especially prestigious for the women’s team as they were only formed in 2023 but have gone from strength-to-strength since their inception.
Well Done Linda and Sue!
On a very pleasant Monday night MK Walkers over 60s played MK Irish over 60s in a friendly match at Leon school. Mk Walkers took along a very strong squad and every player who wanted to play took part. The final result was MK Walkers 6, MK Irish 0. Golden boot winner of the night was young Eddie Lindop who scored five times, with Ron Perkins netting another.
Looks like another match ball for Eddie.
Great squad performance and our Graham kept a clean sheet.
The club would like to say a special thank you to Paul Sutton for arranging the match, and to Chris Pearce coming along to support and help manage the squad. It was also great to see Martin Smith supporting the team.
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