Club History
S.F.C. Stormvogels
The S.F.C. Stormvogels were founded in the Summer of 2009 from the remnants of Foley F.C.'s Under 12s side. The side toured Holland in the April and finished runners-up in the prestigious Amsterdam Trophy held at the ground of the Ij.V.V. Stormvogels based in Ijmuiden on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Upon returning to the UK the side decided to go it alone and form a new club. After coming to this decision the new club secretary Steve Miller made contact with the Ijmuiden outfit to see if there was any way to become associated with the side. Stormvogels secretary Geert Strijland response was better than expected as the club declared it an honour to link up with our side and thus the S.F.C. (Staffordshire Football Club) Stormvogels were born.
With Paul Hodgkinson as chairman and Under 13s manager in their inaugural season the 'Vogels' went on to achieve their highest ever Potteries league finish of 6th in the top division. With strong child-centred morals and an ethos which pushes activities outside of football the Vogels have gone on to develop a strong reputation as one of the up and coming names in junior football in Stoke-on-Trent.
By the Spring of 2011 the Stormvogels had now completed a tour to Spain and were looking to push the club to new levels.
By the summer of 2011 the Stormvogels welcomed level 2 coach Glen Rammell to the club who went on to set up his own Under 9s team whilst the club as a whole have been looking into the possibility of developing their own soccer school and owning their own ground.
During the 2011/2012 season the U15s and U9s forged ahead with extremely successful seasons whilst the new soccer school, named the 'Stormvogels Academy' bore two new sides in the U6s and U7s managed by Matt Cooke and Ryan Shaw. Not only were these two sides created but it also allowed access to high quality football coaching for tens of children in the Longton area who otherwise may have struggled to get involved in the game.
Now going into 2012/2013 the club have the 4 age groups as well as the continuing academy which has worked with a new project of girls football over the summer and will no doubt continue its good work getting the children of Stoke-on-Trent playing football in the right manner and ethos for the foreseeable future.
The Stormvogels may have a long way to go to compete with the big names in the area to provide what we would ultimately like to for local children but we have come a long way since our creation just two years ago. As long as our players are enjoying what they do and continuing to develop as footballers we feel we are doing it the right way... and if you want to look at results, 3 players picked up by Stoke City over the last season can't be a bad thing.
Ij.V.V. Stormvogels
For those interested in the origins of the Dutch outfit read on. In the June of 1912 the Stormvogels were formed and spent their early years in the lower non-league divisions of Dutch football. After developing a good name for themselves during the 1950s they merged with another local side, VSV, calling themselves Telstar after a communications satellite. The side entered the 4th division of the KNVB (equivalent to our league 2) although the Stormvogels name was continued in the amateur ranks until 2001 when a full merger was complete under the name Stormvogels Telstar.
During it's most successful period the club has had many big names playing for it as it competed at the highest level of Dutch football in the Eredivisie playing sides such as Ajax and PSV. Players who may be known to English fans include ex-Chelsea striker Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, ex-Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal and ex-Ajax manager Henk ten Cate. In Holland though more famous names include Heinz Stuy who won the European cup 3 times with Ajax in the 1970s, Piet van de Kul who played 40 times for Holland in the 1950s and Reinaldo who gained 29 caps for Brazil in the 1970s.
With the Stormvogels side of the club largely concentrating on youth development it became a drain on resources and at the end of the 2007/2008 season financial difficulties saw the Stormvogels split from Telstar. Telstar continued in the second tier of Dutch football whilst the Stormvogels returned to the lower echelons of the Dutch league. Since then the Vogels have slowly worked their way up the amateur ranks and promotion in 2010/2011 sees them sit in the Eerste Klasse which is the 4th tier of Dutch football (albeit still amateur in Holland).
The S.F.C. Stormvogels were founded in the Summer of 2009 from the remnants of Foley F.C.'s Under 12s side. The side toured Holland in the April and finished runners-up in the prestigious Amsterdam Trophy held at the ground of the Ij.V.V. Stormvogels based in Ijmuiden on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Upon returning to the UK the side decided to go it alone and form a new club. After coming to this decision the new club secretary Steve Miller made contact with the Ijmuiden outfit to see if there was any way to become associated with the side. Stormvogels secretary Geert Strijland response was better than expected as the club declared it an honour to link up with our side and thus the S.F.C. (Staffordshire Football Club) Stormvogels were born.
With Paul Hodgkinson as chairman and Under 13s manager in their inaugural season the 'Vogels' went on to achieve their highest ever Potteries league finish of 6th in the top division. With strong child-centred morals and an ethos which pushes activities outside of football the Vogels have gone on to develop a strong reputation as one of the up and coming names in junior football in Stoke-on-Trent.
By the Spring of 2011 the Stormvogels had now completed a tour to Spain and were looking to push the club to new levels.
By the summer of 2011 the Stormvogels welcomed level 2 coach Glen Rammell to the club who went on to set up his own Under 9s team whilst the club as a whole have been looking into the possibility of developing their own soccer school and owning their own ground.
During the 2011/2012 season the U15s and U9s forged ahead with extremely successful seasons whilst the new soccer school, named the 'Stormvogels Academy' bore two new sides in the U6s and U7s managed by Matt Cooke and Ryan Shaw. Not only were these two sides created but it also allowed access to high quality football coaching for tens of children in the Longton area who otherwise may have struggled to get involved in the game.
Now going into 2012/2013 the club have the 4 age groups as well as the continuing academy which has worked with a new project of girls football over the summer and will no doubt continue its good work getting the children of Stoke-on-Trent playing football in the right manner and ethos for the foreseeable future.
The Stormvogels may have a long way to go to compete with the big names in the area to provide what we would ultimately like to for local children but we have come a long way since our creation just two years ago. As long as our players are enjoying what they do and continuing to develop as footballers we feel we are doing it the right way... and if you want to look at results, 3 players picked up by Stoke City over the last season can't be a bad thing.
Ij.V.V. Stormvogels
For those interested in the origins of the Dutch outfit read on. In the June of 1912 the Stormvogels were formed and spent their early years in the lower non-league divisions of Dutch football. After developing a good name for themselves during the 1950s they merged with another local side, VSV, calling themselves Telstar after a communications satellite. The side entered the 4th division of the KNVB (equivalent to our league 2) although the Stormvogels name was continued in the amateur ranks until 2001 when a full merger was complete under the name Stormvogels Telstar.
During it's most successful period the club has had many big names playing for it as it competed at the highest level of Dutch football in the Eredivisie playing sides such as Ajax and PSV. Players who may be known to English fans include ex-Chelsea striker Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, ex-Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal and ex-Ajax manager Henk ten Cate. In Holland though more famous names include Heinz Stuy who won the European cup 3 times with Ajax in the 1970s, Piet van de Kul who played 40 times for Holland in the 1950s and Reinaldo who gained 29 caps for Brazil in the 1970s.
With the Stormvogels side of the club largely concentrating on youth development it became a drain on resources and at the end of the 2007/2008 season financial difficulties saw the Stormvogels split from Telstar. Telstar continued in the second tier of Dutch football whilst the Stormvogels returned to the lower echelons of the Dutch league. Since then the Vogels have slowly worked their way up the amateur ranks and promotion in 2010/2011 sees them sit in the Eerste Klasse which is the 4th tier of Dutch football (albeit still amateur in Holland).
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