Junior football has been played on and off in the village for many years, but the present Winterslow mini soccer set up has been running in much the same way since 1993. It was originally started by a few keen 'Dads' (probably trying to relive past glories!!!), but the founder members have now moved on (as their children have grown up) and the club has continued on a 'hand-me-down' basis over the years. The club has always tried to maintain close links with the adult teams in the village.

In June 2001, despite healthy numbers in the under 10's and below age groups, the club was struggling with players for its Under 11's team, and the decision was made to rename the club in the short term to Clarendon Juniors in an attempt to recruit new players from the surrounding areas who didn't want to join a village they didn't come from. (Clarendon Way links Winterslow with Salisbury and Clarendon was deemed a suitable name)

The decision paid off and despite the Under 11's having to move out of the village soon after due to lack of playing pitches, the club grew massively. Had the name not changed the club was on rocky grounds and may well have folded.

At the end of the 2003/2004 season the club had some 80 children at the club, with teams being run at Under 14, Under 11, Under 10, Under 9 and Under 8 age groups while 6 and 7 year olds were taken for training in the 'Academy group'.

The Under 10's and below were able to play in mini-soccer in the village, while the Under 14's and Under 11's were forced to play home matches in Salisbury.

Success
The 2003/2004 season saw the under 14's and Under 10's both win their league's while the Under 9's came runners-up in their league. The Under 8's finished joint third in their first season in league football, while the Under 11's found it hard to adjust to stepping up from 7-a-side mini-soccer to 11-a-side full size pitch football and finished 12th.

2004/2005 Season
The club broke the 100 members mark for the first time by running six teams in 2004/2005 at the following age groups:

Under 15's - Under 12's - Under 11's - Under 10's - Under 9's - Under 8's - While the academy catered for 6 year olds.

The Under 11's and Under 9's won their leagues, while the Under 10's came runners-up in their league.

The following season was even more successful with over 125 players on the clubs books. Teams were ran from Under 8's through to Under 13's and a team of Under 16's.

The Under 8's won their league, while the Under 11's did the league and cup double. The Under 9's, Under 12's and Under 16's came runners-up in their respective leagues while the Under 12's also got to the cup final. Four of the Under 16's squad were selected to represent the Testway league in a representive match, while two players in the club had trials with football league clubs.

A similar number were registered with the club for this season with the Under 9's, Under 13's and Under 18's finishing as runners-up in their leagues and the other teams finishing in the top 5.

Three teams reached their cup finals, while various players were selected to play for Wiltshire and one Under 18's player was selected for England Under 16's trials!

The club holds training sessions on Saturday mornings during the football season while the teams compete in The South Wilts Youth & Minor Badger League, the Testway Andover League, The Winchester District Girls League and The Southampton Under 18's league. Most of the matches are played in and around Salisbury and Andover, while the Girls travel around Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth and the Under 18's travel all around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

We have 15 qualified coaches as well as numerous adult helpers assisting across the age groups. With the club's stature continuing to grow we also have a club welfare officer and a Club Development officer as we aimed towards FA Charter Standards.

The club was awarded the FA Charter Standard Mark in May 2007.

With the club continuing to grow in numbers and teams, the much needed new recreational facilities are now being used with the changing facilities currenly be erected in readiness for the start of the new season. Most of the teams play at the Barry's Field Sports Ground with several matches also taking place at the Recreation ground. The under 18's train at Hudsons Field in Salisbury, while playing their homes games in Sherfield English near Romsey.

With exciting times ahead we again look for more success this season, however we can not stand still in our progress and we are always requiring new members. For the first time the club will also be having a girls team this season.

The 2007/2008 season sees us running teams at:

• Under 8's
• Under 9's
• Under 10's
• Under 11's
• Under 12's Boys
• Under 12's Girls
• Under 14's
• Under 18's