Honours & Awards
We have been consistently recognised and are very proud of our reputation. The awards below belong to every volunteer, coach, player and family who has been part of Abbeymead Rovers since 1997.
3x Gloucestershire FA Club of the Year
3 Star England Football Accredited Club
2025 Thriving Community Club
Accreditations
2025: Thriving Community Club
We were invited to apply to become a 'Thriving Community Club', and we were successful. This opens up a wealth of new initiatives and funding that we are excited to explore.
2022: England Football 3 Star Accredited Club
Awarded when the FA upgraded the Charter Standard scheme.
2011: FA Charter Community Club
The highest possible classification a grassroots Club can have. We have kept it ever since.
2004: FA Charter Standard Club
Only given to Clubs that show a high level of quality, not only in the football tuition they deliver but also in the administration of the Club. We have kept this status (or its equivalent) ever since.
Club Awards
2024: Gloucestershire FA Club of the Year
The 3rd time we have won this coveted award, and we are over the moon.
2018: Gloucestershire FA Charter Standard Club of the Year
This made us one of the very few Clubs to have won this sought-after accolade twice.
2018: Community Club of the Year, Gloucestershire Live Sports Awards
Several members of the Club attended to happily collect the trophy.
2014: Gloucestershire FA Community Club of the Year
Won for the second time, an honour we are immensely proud of.
Walking Football
2017: FA Mars 'Just Play' Walking Football Centre of the Year
National recognition for our Walking Football section, just two years after Stuart Langworthy created our first team in 2015.
On the Pitch
2011: Stroud & District Football League Division 1 Champions
Our Men's 1sts won the league and were promoted to the Glos Northern Senior League.
Volunteer awards
Our Club is run entirely by volunteers, and we are proud when they are recognised.
| Year | Name | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sallie Lavis, Club Welfare Officer & Vice Chairman | Highly Commended, Positive Behaviour (Gloucestershire FA) |
| 2025 | Harry Cummings, Referee & trainee Groundsman | Highly Commended, Young Volunteer (Gloucestershire FA) |
| 2024 | Josh Hudd | Young Volunteer of the Year (Gloucestershire FA) |
| 2024 | Mark Wolstencroft | Highly Commended, Grounds Team of the Year (Gloucestershire FA) |
