Football (Men's)
Play for fun | Join a league | Join the club
About men's football
Play for fun
If you don’t fancy the commitment of joining a team, then come along to Active Campus Football where you can turn up and play for fun.
It doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced player or have never played before, Active Campus is for everyone and all abilities. Our friendly sport co-ordinators will be on hand to welcome you and guide you through the session.
Join a league
Compete against friends, flatmates and course mates in our 5-a-side and 11-a-side football campus leagues. You’ll play against other teams at Manchester Met as well as teams from the University of Manchester and the University of Salford, in weekly fixtures at our Platt Lane Sports Complex and Hough End Leisure Centre.
Our campus leagues are a great way to play the sport you love in a social but competitive environment, and without the commitment of the BUCS teams. There are trophies and prizes at the end of the year for the winning team.
If you don’t have a team, please contact us and we’ll find a team for you if and when spaces become available. You can register your interest via the link at the bottom of this page.
Fixtures take place on Wednesdays and Sundays between 1pm - 7pm.
Join the club
Manchester Met Men’s Football is a student-led club with four teams competing in the BUCS leagues. The team train on Monday evenings and play their home fixtures on Wednesdays at Platt Lane Sports Complex.
Gareth Smith is the head of our football programme and coaches the first team whilst overseeing the sport as a whole. Gareth is supported by a team of fully qualified coaches who all strive to improve the skills of each individual player and provide them with a positive sporting environment.
BUCS level
Men’s 1st – Northern 1A
Men’s 2nd – Northern 4A
Men’s 3rd – Northern 4C
Men’s 4th - Northern 6
Trials
Trials take place at the start of the year. You must register for these in advance. Club trials are aimed at students who:
- Play in a National League System feeder league below Step 6 (e.g. Manchester Premier League).
- Have experience of playing representative football (e.g. county squad).
If you play at Step 6 and above in the National League System or have experience playing in a professional club academy aged 14+ then you can apply for our men’s football performance programme. For more information on our performance programme, please see below.
Men’s football performance programme
If you play at Step 6 and above in the National League System or you have experience playing in a professional club academy aged 14+, then you are eligible to apply for our performance programme. This is a bespoke support package to help you improve your game on and off the pitch. This includes the following:
- Weekly team training sessions
- Personalised strength and conditioning programme
- Physiotherapy
- Personalised sports science support
- Nutritional support
- Performance analysis
- Lifestyle support
Apply for the performance programme using the link below.
For any questions please email Head Coach Gareth Smith on [email protected].