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, the Peter Houseman Youth League, and the Oxford 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
| Age | Date | Time | Type | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U15 | 20 Sep 2026 | 12:00 | League | Home | |
| Adult | 20 Sep 2026 | 14:00 | League | Away | |
| U17 | 23 Sep 2026 | 18:30 | Training |
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: Season 2026/2027 Place Availability
17 Sep 2026
We have limited spaces for new players - please contact us to find out more if you or your child would be interested in playing for any of our teams.
Our teams, and their school years from September 2026, are as follows:
- Under 6s (year 1) - SPACES - NEW TEAM
- Under 7s (year 2) - FULL
- Under 9s (years 3/4) - FULL
- Under 10 Red (year 5) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 10 Black (year 5) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 11s (year 6) - FULL
- Under 13 Red (years 7/8) - FULL
- Under 13 Black (years 7/8) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 13 Stripes (years 7/8) - SPACES
- Under 15s (years 9/10) - PLEASE ENQUIRE
- Under 17s (years 11/12) - SPACES
- Sabres Women (Women aged 16+) - SPACES
Our Under 6 team will soon begin training - get in touch and we can add you to our group for information on getting started.
If you or your child is interesting in training with any of our teams please get in touch by contacting the Club Secretary, Graham Loader, on graham@fccougars.com
NEWS: Club AGM
14 Jul 2026
The FC Bucklebury Cougars Club AGM and managers' meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 July 2026 at 7:30pm at The Cottage Inn, Upper Bucklebury. If you would like to attend please notify the club secretary in advance.
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.
Thank you to our club sponsors:
