Stoke Hill School to represent CCT in regional competition

Good luck to footballers from Stoke Hill Primary School who will represent Exeter City Community Trust in a regional football competition in March.

Stoke Hill progressed to the regional stages of the Utilita Kids Cup competition, run by the EFL, after beating St Nicholas Primary School 3-1 in the local final earlier this month.

The Utilita Kids Cup is a tournament for junior footballers which offers children the once in a lifetime opportunity to play at Wembley Stadium.

The competition comprises of a six-a-side competition for U11 schoolchildren and culminates in three finals across the Sky Bet EFL Play-Off weekend in May. 

The clubs are first split into 3 divisions, in line with each club’s divisional status, before being again split into two groups, north and south. The winners of the divisional northern and southern finals will then qualify for the chance to play before the Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Final of the relevant division. 

Many clubs play the final of their local competition at their home stadium before a first team game. The winners of that competition then go on to represent the club in the area, regional and national phases of the competition, where they will face schools representing other league clubs.