Community club in make and in sport

The team, whose men's senior side play in the West Midlands Premier Division, are developing on and off the pitch.

And club bosses want more people to be part of their developing success story.

They have expanded their youth set-up with the launch of a new Under-14s side as well as a new Under-18s team.

That's as well as improving ground facilities at their Great Wyrley home, the aptly-named Pride Park on Hazel Lane.

Bosses are keen to get more local people involved at all levels of the club.

And first-team manager Andy Paddock said: "When I came here in January there were two teams, the first team and the Under 21s.

"Now we have four. We have just set up an Under-14s team and we have taken over the running of Cresswell Wanderers Under-18s, who we are looking to put into a Sunday Under-21s league.

"We have about 14 players in that side but we are keen to bring in more. The Under-14s is a new team and it is made up of players that haven't been getting in other sides.

"There are probably 10-12 who train on Friday night and they will soon be playing their first friendly. It's all about enjoyment. Let the kids enjoy it and build right from the bottom.

"We have got some really good coaches at the club so it is all there for anybody who wants to get involved.

"we never turn away anybody if they are prepared to put the commitment in. We put the ability to one side.

"If they put the effort and time in we will work with them and try to make them better - and that runs from top to bottom."

That inclusive ethos also governs the first team, which play their games on predominantly on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

But it remains an ambitious side nonetheless and, having avoided relegation by ten points last season, they are targeting bigger and better things this time around.

Paddock said: "The aim is to improve on last season and the club has never qualified for the FA Cup before, so that would be a dream to have this squad do that.

"It would be huge for the club as a whole to give the people that put that much time into it some big exposure and to show how far the club has come."

To do that, the team will have to finish in the upper echelons of their league and they remain on course for such an achievement so far.

They have won three of their opening six games to sit in a top ten position early on.

The club, which formed in 2001, is sustained by a small committee and a dedicated coaching staff of around a dozen people in total headed by chairman John Quarry.

They have overseen a major overhaul of the ground in the last 18 months with improvements.

They included floodlights, altering of the pitch size, creating a female referees changing rooms and adding more sheltering for supporters as well as putting new fencing up.

Paddock has also strengthened the first team with a core of experienced players to bolster a young supporting cast.

He said: "We go for people that really want it and can commit to Saturdays and Tuesdays.

"If you get the right characters in the team that pushes everybody on and we are improving."

Enjoyment may be the key but the club can also help players get a leg-up into the higher levels of the non-league game as they did with Ethan Delaney, who joined Rushall Olympic recently.

Pritchard said: "I am speaking to two players now who have played at Hyde and clubs like that, where we can say maybe you ain't made it, but take a step back and we'll see if we can get you there."

The club is currently looking for sponsors. For details or information about joining a team email wolvessporting@yahoo.co.uk or call 07710 402 235.