Murch pupils win Cardiff City FC’s Texaco Community Cup (From Penarth Times)

Murch pupils win Cardiff City FC’s Texaco Community Cup

8:10am Thursday 4th February 2010

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PUPILS from Murch Junior School are celebrating after winning Cardiff City FC’s Texaco Community Cup!

The Dinas Powys youngsters battled it out against teams from across South Wales, beating Penarth's St Joseph’s RC School on penalties to claim victory in the final on Friday, January 29.

And the dream of running onto the pitch at Wembley got a little closer for the rising football stars, who took part alongside more than 250 schoolchildren in 32 six-a-side squads from Cardiff, the Vale, Merthyr, Caerphilly and RCT.

The day was staged thanks to a £3,000 donation from partner Chevron, owners of the Texaco brand, to help support Cardiff City’s community development programme. The Under 11s competing in the tournament were hoping to follow in the footsteps of Glyncoed Primary from Cardiff, who represented the Bluebirds in 2009 and scored the ultimate prize – the glory of playing at Wembley – after battling their way through a series of regional rounds.

Karen Parry, area sales manager for Chevron, said: “The Texaco brand has been supporting Cardiff City through its sponsorship of the Championship for the last two seasons, and when we heard the club needed support for their community programme and the Community Cup, we were delighted to help out.”

Headed by former Bluebirds player, Scott Young, The Cardiff City Football in the Community Programme aims to engage with schools across south Wales to increase the participation and broaden access to football for young people.

Scott Young said: “The Community Cup is a key part of our ongoing commitment to use football to assist young people to improve their health and educational attainments, whilst raising personal aspirations and self esteem.

"It’s great to see so many schoolchildren were able to take part in this year’s challenge, and we’re exceptionally grateful for Texaco’s support in making the day a success.”

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