2023
By March 2023, the WFLA had recruited more member leagues and the number now stood at 22
members.
The first WFLA National Cup was organised and the WFLA received 237 entries, a number far higher than was anticipated. The finals for the WFLA National Cup were to be played at Redditch Utd FC, home of the England Walking Football Community.
The second WFLA League Champions Cup and the WFLA Inter League Cup were arranged for the 20th and 21st May 2023, respectively. The League Champions Cup would be contested by 29 teams and the Inter-League Cup by 27 teams, both, more than doubling the 2022 entrants. The Finals for each were played at the excellent Redditch Utd FC ground. Both competitions were highly successful and received many positive testimonials.
In June, Hedley Austin resigned as Chairman due to conflicts of interest. Tony Norton volunteered to be the Acting Chairman until the forthcoming AGM and Mick Hill as Vice Chairman. Two new members of the WFLA Management Committee were appointed, Mick Geraghty of the Middlesex FA WFL and Colin Strong of the Birmingham County WFL.
The total membership now stood at 26 FA affiliated leagues.
In September, 44 teams across 6 age categories, which included Women’s Over 40s and Over 50s, contested the first WFLA National Cup Grand Finals at the Redditch Utd FC ground.
The third WFLA AGM was held on 9th October 2023. This was a virtual meeting attended by five Officers and five league representatives. Tony Norton was confirmed as the WFLA Chairman and Mick Hill as the Vice Chairman. Three new additions to the Management Committee were appointed at the meeting, Wendy Benson, John Cooney and Steve Sanderson. All three were also appointed to the Tournament Committee along with Mick Hill and Bill Murney.
Registration forms for the three WFLA tournaments were emailed to all member leagues on 25th October 2023. At the deadline date of 20th December 2023, 295 teams had registered for the National Cup. The WFLA league membership now stood at 27 FA affiliated leagues.