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Football (Men's)
Play for fun | Join a league | Join the club
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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. Compete 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, with trophies and prizes at the end of the year for the winning team.
If you don’t have a team, please contact us and you will be assigned a team if and when spaces become available. You can register your interest via the link at the bottom of this page.
Fixtures will take place on Wednesdays and Sundays between 1:00 - 7:00pm.
Join the club
Manchester Met Men’s Football is a student led club with four teams competing in the BUCS leagues, the team train at Platt Lane Sports Complex on Monday evenings and play their home fixtures at Platt Lane on a Wednesday.
Gareth Smith, is the head of our football programme at Manchester Met and coaches the first team whilst overseeing the sport as a whole at the university. Gareth is supported by a team of fully qualified coaches who all aim 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 7A
Accreditations
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BUCS Football Accreditation
Football at Manchester Met has received a 3 star accreditation - the highest level achievable.