Welcome To Wandsworth Lions FC (WLFC)

Wandsworth Lions Football Club (WLFC) is an FA Chartered Standard football club based in Wandsworth.

Our mission is to provide a home where young players across Wandsworth and surrounding communities receive high-quality coaching, learn the game the right way, and grow both on and off the pitch.

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At WLFC, a Lion’s Heart means never being scared – being brave on the ball, confident in yourself, and ready to work hard for your teammates. We want every player to trust in their ability, take risks with creativity, and hunt relentlessly for the ball when out of possession.

Our club philosophy is built on The Lions Pillars – Our Core Values, which shape how every player trains, behaves and represents WLFC:

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Champions Mentality – Believing in yourself, being resilient through adversity, pushing to reach your potential and improving every day – even when it’s tough.

Life-Long Learner – Staying coachable. Players who listen, adapt, try new things, ask questions, embrace feedback, and understand that learning never stops.

Optimistic – Having belief that anything is possible. Setbacks are stepping stones. We don’t fear mistakes – we learn from them.

Technical Proficiency – Being comfortable on the ball under pressure, using both feet, making good decisions, and playing the game with speed, control and creativity.

Helping Hand – Being a supportive teammate, encouraging others, giving assists, helping tidy up equipment, and knowing that everyone is part of one family.​

Hard Working – Committing daily to your best effort physically and mentally. Work rate, discipline, consistency and a love for the grind are what separate good from great.

Efficient Mover – Knowing how to move with and without the ball. Good body shape, agility, mobility, positioning and transitions are key to top performance.

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At WLFC, we believe that technique is the foundation of excellence:

“Technique is not being able to juggle a ball 1000 times. Anyone can do that by practising. Then you can work in the circus. Technique is passing the ball with one touch, with the right speed, at the right foot of your team-mate.”
– Johan Cruyff

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We are here to be Brave With The Ball, brave in our decisions, brave in our learning and brave in our ambition.
Welcome to Wandsworth Lions – where players grow into footballers, leaders and champions for life.