FC Bucklebury Cougars
FC Bucklebury Cougars are a fun and friendly football club based in Bucklebury and Thatcham in West Berkshire. We welcome boys and girls of all abilities who are keen to play regular football, and also run an adult ladies team.We have teams in the Reading and West Berkshire League and the Peter Houseman Youth League. All our teams play home and away fixtures on Sundays and run additional training sessions during the week. Please see our team pages for more details on times and locations. We are a non-profit community football club run entirely by volunteers.
This Week For FC Cougars
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FA Accredited
We are fully insured for public liability and for youth football personal accident.
All our managers and coaches have active enhanced DBS checks and safeguarding qualifications, and we help all coaches gain suitable FA qualifications.
NEWS: Club Shop
06 Nov 2025
We are now using Pendle as our supplier for additional optional training kit purchases.
We are very grateful to McDonalds who supply the primary playing kit for all our teams across the whole club. Playing kit is supplied as part of your club membership to all players registered for matches.
If you would like to buy a training shirt or other additional club wear then please use the club shop link on your website. PLEASE NOTE: We are no longer being supplied by West Berkshire Clothing - please do not place orders through their shop.
NEWS: Spaces Available
11 Sep 2025
We have limited spaces for new players - please contact us to find out more if your child would be interested in playing for any of our teams.
Our teams, and their school years from September 2025, are as follows:
- Under 6s (year 1) - SPACES
- Under 7s (year 2) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 8s (year 3) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 9s (year 4) - SPACES
- Under 10s (year 5) - FULL
- Under 12s (years 6/7) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 13s (year 8) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 14s (year 9) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 16s (years 10/11) - FULL
- Sabres Women (Women aged 16+) - SPACES
NEWS: Club AGM
09 Jul 2025
The club AGM and managers meeting will be held on Tuesday 15 July at 7:30pm at The Cottage Inn, Upper Bucklebury. Please contact the club secretary if you would like to attend.
NEWS: McDonalds Sponsor FC Cougars
04 Dec 2020
We are delighted to announce that McDonalds have become a key sponsor of the club. McDonalds have supplied our U13 team kit, training kit, and will be helping FC Cougars to provide FA qualifications for our coaches and volunteers.
"As a local McDonald's Franchisee and as someone who played on the very same pitches as a child, I'm extremely proud to sponsor FC Cougars and support them with the kit and access to coaching qualifications they need to get all the fun and enjoyment that is possible from grassroots football" - Richard Forte, Fortress Operations Ltd.
Thank you to our club sponsors:
