Eight players in a Sunday league football team became fathers in 2022, cementing the number as a lucky charm for the group.
Chapeltown Royal British Legion FC, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, are delighted with their little mascots, with all but one of the octet being first-time parents.
The members posed for an adorable picture with their babies – in order of oldest to youngest – at the club’s bar on Ecclesfield Road, Chapeltown, after the youngest of the clan arrived just before Christmas.
Assistant manager Dave Adams, 41, welcomed baby Jaxon on May 1, and manager Adam Todd, 36, became a dad to Edie on December 19.
Eight players in a Sunday league football team became fathers in 2022, cementing the number as a lucky charm for the group
The team’s top scorer Mitch Savage, 33, already had two children but was also overjoyed with baby Lennie born on November 12.
The group has been excited to see their growing families at matches over the past year.
‘It’s been really nice,’ Adam admitted. ‘There’s a bit of a creche forming on the sidelines at matches now with so many mums and babies out to see their dads play.’
He explained that it all began with ‘a nice surprise’ when one of the players posted a picture of a scan with their news in the club’s group chat.
(L-R): Dave Millen with baby Mason, Ash Gray with baby Otis , Josh Savage with baby Elias, Mitch Savage with baby Lennie, Matt Bruck with baby Ada, Dave Adams with baby Jaxon and Adam Todd with baby Edie
Assistant manager Dave Adams, 41, (pictured with his little one) welcomed baby Jaxon on May 1
The members posed for an adorable picture with their babies – in order of oldest to youngest – at the club’s bar on Ecclesfield Road, Chapeltown, after the youngest of the clan arrived just before Christmas
The group, pictured with their babies, has been excited to see their growing families at their matches over the past year
Eight has been a magic number for the club, as the team have also enjoyed an unbeaten season since September
‘Then over the year there just came more and more,’ the manager continued. ‘One of the things we’ve tried to do as a club is be more family friendly and it’s really added to that.
‘We have a big pool of players so all the dads taking time off didn’t stop play.’
Other new fathers in the clan included defender Dave Millen, 26, with Mason, born June 13, the team’s captain Josh Savage, 29, with Elias, born on July 10, and midfielder Ash Gray, 30, with Otis, born on September 2.
Midfielder Adam Simpson, 35, welcomed Jack born October 13, and defender Matt Bruck, 35, with Ada, born on November 7.
Eight has been a magic number for the club, as the team have also enjoyed an unbeaten season since September.
CRBL FC has won eight out of eight matches in the Sunday League and have won both of their matches so far in the latest cup, while also winning the Blades Super Draw Division Two title last season.
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