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WFA Survey 2020 Headlines

These are just a few of the findings from the WFA's 2023 survey:

"Over 50% or respondents are between 60 and 70"
"Over 70% play for the social interaction"
"Over 50% of people have been playing more than 4 years"
"Nearly 60% discovered the'sport through a friend"
"Over 85% or players want to play in tournaments"
"Over 90% are comfortable playing in mixed gender games"
"Over 70% of clubs are running sessions twice a week or more"
"Over 1300 people say they play walking football because they love football/team sports"

Full report can be viewed here



First recorded walking football match - 1932!

Derby Railway Veterans v Crewe Railway Veterans took place at Derby County's Baseball Ground on Saturday 14th May in 1932. The Derby Telegraph described the match by writing ‘Bald heads, white moustaches and red faces were the order of the day, while one man played in spectacles. The Derby teams combined age was 741 and Crewe 733 while the referee, Steve Bloomer, Derby County’s all-time leading goalscorer was aged 58. The score ended in a one all draw.

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