WARRINGTON now has a team playing in a national soccer league – Yellow Lion FC
The Warrington Yellow Lion FC (WYLFC) was established in 2021 but only played its first home game earlier this month.
Its core members are immigrants from Hong Kong, although a few locals and Japanese players are also in the club.
Their main aim is to bring together friends who have a passion for football, play the sport in their leisure time and make new acquaintances.
They have 50-60 active members and about 170 members in their WhatsApp group.
Most of them live in Warrington, although there are a few from outside the town. They firmly believe football can unite people.
They hold football activities every Friday but also organise family oriented events.
In May last year, the club collaborated with Tranmere Rovers to host a tournament with a Hong Kong theme
The event attracted seven teams, and WYLFC performed well, finishing in third place. This tournament marked the first-ever collaboration between an English professional club and a Hong Kong-based team.
Now WYLFC is taking part in a six month Hong Kong league with seven Hong Kong teams. The season will run until around March next year.
The club’s first home game – at Birchwood High School – was against Konger Legend – a team associated with Konger FC, a Hong Kong-based team registered with the English FA.
Currently WYLFC sit comfortably mid-table of the England Hong Konger League
