Sunday 15 November 2026
If you’ve got a four, five or six-year-old in Molesey, Mini Moles is well worth knowing about, whether they already love football or have never kicked a ball. Run by Molesey Juniors FC, one of the largest and oldest clubs in Elmbridge, it gives boys and girls in Reception and Year 1 a fun, relaxed first taste of football every Sunday morning. Sessions take place at The Wilderness, the club’s leafy home ground, and are all about games, getting active, building confidence and making friends. Here are five reasons to sign your little one up.
1. Fun Sunday Morning Football for Little Ones
Mini Moles trains once a week on Sunday mornings from 10am to 11am, which makes it an easy fit around busy family weekends. The sessions are designed to be engaging and inclusive, with lots of variety, plenty of games and, above all, an emphasis on fun. The club’s focus is on players’ wellbeing and enjoyment of football, so nobody is expected to be a superstar from day one. Along the way, children build their technical skills, grow in confidence and form friendships with others from their school year. For many local children it’s the very first step into team sport, and it’s a lovely way to start a Sunday.
2. Separate Groups for Boys and Girls
Mini Moles is open to both boys and girls, who train in separate groups at the same place and the same time, which is handy if you have children of both sexes. The groups are then split by school year, so Reception children play with Reception children and Year 1 with Year 1, keeping everything pitched at the right level. Girls’ football is a real strength at Molesey Juniors, which runs girls’ teams from Under 7 up to Under 13 and is keen to start even more. Mini Moles Girls is the natural starting point, so it’s a great choice for daughters who want to kick a ball about with friends.
3. A Beautiful Home Ground at The Wilderness
Sessions take place at The Wilderness, which the club describes as arguably the most picturesque home ground of any junior football club in Elmbridge. It sits on 18 acres of green belt land surrounded by the rivers Mole and Ember, and it was bequeathed in trust to the club to be kept for grassroots sport for future generations. Molesey Juniors has been providing football to local children for more than 70 years, having been founded in 1953, and it is an FA Charter Standard club with England Football two-star accreditation. The club is also fundraising for a new clubhouse at the ground, so it’s a community that’s still growing.
4. Run by Parents, Backed by Professional Coaches
Like the rest of Molesey Juniors, Mini Moles is run by parent volunteers with professional coach support, and the club’s coaches are FA qualified. You don’t need any football experience to help out, as the club provides training and mentoring, and at this stage enthusiasm matters more than tactics. Getting involved has a bonus too: when places are full, children whose parents volunteer to coach are first in line for the waiting list. For extra practice at home, the club’s Mini Moles Diaries are a series of fun, skills-based videos made by Coach Robbie, teaching tricks such as the Cruyff turn and the rainbow flick.
5. Affordable, With a Pathway Into Real Teams
Mini Moles costs £125 per season for Reception and £100 for Year 1, reduced depending on when you join, and the club can usually accept players throughout the season until places run out. There are no free trials, but if your child isn’t enjoying it, you can get a full or partial refund if you let the club know within the first two sessions. Towards the end of Year 1, boys who want to carry on are put into teams, generally in similar ability groups, while girls can move up into the club’s girls’ teams. The season ends with a football festival and trophy presentation, pencilled in for 15 May 2027.
How to join
Who: local boys and girls in Reception and Year 1
When: Sundays, 10am–11am, term time
Where: The Wilderness, Molesey
Cost: £125 per season (Reception), £100 per season (Year 1), reduced depending on when you join
Remaining 2026-27 dates: 8 November – 13 December 2026, 3 January – 7 February 2027, 21 February – 28 March 2027 (subject to change)
Please note: Year 1 boys is currently full, so join the waiting list. Places go first to children of volunteer coaches, then local children, then by date of joining.