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The official X account of Wingate & Finchley Football Club. Formed in 1991. #WFFC 💙
Joined February 2009
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 . Wingate & Finchley Football Club is proud to reveal our new badge — a refined, modern design that embraces the future while staying rooted in our tradition. #WINGATE #WFFC @IsthmianLeague
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Here’s the moment you’ve been (secretly) waiting for, the goal line scramble vs @DulwichHamletFC - as mentioned on @btsportscore by @JeffBrazier. HOW did we not score?! 🙈
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In all seriousness, is this the greatest footballing comeback EVER?! . We certainly think so. 😉
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We are delighted to announce our new management team: Nicky Shorey and Glen Little!. Read more :
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We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former player, Spencer McCall at the age of just 26, this week. The thoughts of everyone at Wingate & Finchley are with Spencer’s friends and family at this awful time. Rest In Peace, Spencer.
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NEW SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 . We are delighted to announce the signing of exciting forward Camilo Restrepo. Camilo goes straight into the squad for Saturdays home match vs Horsham. Please join us in welcoming Camilo to Summers Lane. #WFFC #newsigning
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Due to overwhelming demand we have opened the second turnstile for the first time since August 1957
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of @marcweathers (Manager) and @ahmetrifat (Director of Football) as our new management team. The two spent over a decade playing together for the club and will now work together to guide the club into our new future. #TeamWingate
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The club are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Wingate & Finchley striker, Marvin Morgan. Our thoughts are with Marvin's family and friends at this sad time. 💙
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WE’RE IN THE PLAYOFFS!. That’s it, that’s the tweet.
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Prince has now been discharged from hospital following scans on his head & neck. No damage thank goodness. He’s finally on his way home. Thank you for all the warm messages from supporters of our & other clubs, plus from teams in & outside of our division. #footballfamily.
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RELEASE: Please help your community football club to raise funds in these uncertain times. We are aiming to raise £10,000 to sustain our community-led football projects & improve the services we provide for children of all ages and our senior team. Link:
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The Spencer McCall we’ll all forever remember 💙.
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And then our @LoveourLove charity match Celebs v Arsenal Legends at the stadium on Sunday 29th September. Tickets £5: http://t.co/Pk0gZSWRHs.
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News on our keeper is that he is finally up and walking, but still very concussed. Still undergoing checks . Thanks for all the best wishes.
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Wingate & Finchley are pleased to announce Spencer Knight as our new manager. The former St Albans City, Chelmsford City, Canvey Island & Billericay Town midfielder has also spent time at Harlow Town as assistant manager, where he spent five years. Welcome Spencer! #TeamWingate.
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We are delighted to announce the biggest signing in north London this weekend, as @maurovilhete joins #TeamWingate. The 27 year old arrives in N12 after spells at Boreham Wood & Barnet, where he won the 2015 Conference title. Welcome, Mauro! #TeamWingate 💙. (📸 via @BarnetFC)
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Last night, Ahmet Rifat came on to break our all-time appearance record. In 460 games he's had plenty of ups and downs, seen players, managers and friends come and go, won trophies and battled relegation. There really is only one Mr. Wingate. Long may his reign continue. 👑
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Record breaker, history maker! A huge congratulations to @marcweathers, who today becomes Wingate & Finchley FC’s highest ever appearance holder (452), surpassing the record of club legend @danny_niels!. On behalf of all at the club, #ThankYouWeathers
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WE ARE STAYING UP! 💙. Congratulations to Ahmet and the lads! 🙌
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FULL TIME: @WinFinchleyFC 4-2 @Official_BHTFC. WE ARE STAYING UP!. Goals from Mendy (2), @charlieruff04 and Ifil!. The #WingreatEscape is up!.
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He’s coming home. A big welcome back to Wingate for @marcweathers who we re-sign after a two year absence!. The returning centre back, who has made over 430 appearances for Wingate, joins us from @DulwichHamletFC.
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Here's the winning (losing?) penalty from Cockfosters. Andrea Pirlo, eat your heart out.
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📽⚽️ Early Goal-of-the-Season contender? @_Olumide8's opening strike at @Bowerspitseafc. 🚀💥. #TeamWingate
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✍️ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐧𝐨.𝟓! ✍️. Welcome to Wingate & Finchley, Ruben Carvalho! 💙 . The 22 year-old attacking midfielder will add flair and creativity to our squad. 🤌. #WFFC 🔵⚪️
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BREAKING NEWS ! . Ricky is back ! We are delighted to confirm @ahmetrifat & our first signing ✍️ of the summer. Ricky Machel has returned to become our first team head coach. Welcome back to Summers Lane Ricky. #WFFC 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️ #PRIDEofFINCHLEY
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Goal of the season, surely?! 🔥😍. Everything about this is simply SUBLIME. 😮💨. 🚀 What a hit from our number 10, Vas! 🚀
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Here he comes. Rifat is on and breaks the club’s all-time appearance record with his 460th cap - huge congratulations to @ahmetrifat!.
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We are delighted to announce the signing of @charlieruff04, an attacking midfielder from @HertfordTownFC. Charlie made 28 appearances for Hertford last season, scoring 7 goals. Welcome to Summers Lane, Charlie! #TeamWingate.
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Our shirt is on its way to you @JordanShirts - and was given a warm send-off by our U16 and U11 sides last night. RIP #Sinnott25 💙
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Wingate & Finchley can confirm that @N_Mavila has left the club and will be joining a National League side next week. We are proud to have developed a player that has garnered huge interest from numerous clubs, who will move up two divisions. Good luck for the future Nathan!.
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The clip you’ve all been waiting for…. 98 minutes on the clock…. VASILIOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!! QUITE UNBELIEVABLE 💙💙💙
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We are delighted to announce the signing of Lewis Putman (@lewisputts) from Dorking Wanderers. The striker has also had spells at Met Police, Oxhey Jets and Wealdstone. His record stands at 165 goals in 153 career appearances. Welcome to Summers Lane, Lewis! #TeamWingate
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A beautifully observed minute's applause for Spencer McCall, prior to kick-off 💙. #TeamWingate
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Wingate & Finchley are delighted to announce the return of @FreddyMoncur for his third spell at the Club - and this time it’s not a loan!
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Our journey ends in Enfield. Thanks for the unbelievable support this evening 👏
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We’d like to wish a very, very Happy Birthday to a Wingate legend, off the pitch! 🎉. The man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Pete Barker! 👑 . Drop a ‘💙’ below to show our Pete some birthday love! 👇🏼 @petebarker7459
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NEW SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 . Welcome Lonit Talla. He becomes our 4th signing of the close season. Lonit is a central midfielder, who joins us from Harrow Borough, we are looking forward to seeing him play in N12 next season. #WFFC 🔵⚪️ #PRIDEofFINCHLEY @IsthmianLeague
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Owners that care. Fans that matter. Prices that you can afford. No VAR. Pints by the pitch. Community. Find us at N12 0PD. #TeamWingate 💙
BREAKING: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham have agreed to join a breakaway European Super League.
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NEW ✍️ NO.3. We are delighted to announce the signing of Michael O’Donoghue @odmikey3 who spent last season winning the @IsthmianLeague at Hornchurch. Hestrengthens our defensive line up & will be a natural down the left hand side. #WFFC 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️ #PRIDEofFINCHLEY.#NEWSIGNINGS
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Might want to add another 50 onto the shirt, @ahmetrifat! 👀. Heartbeat of the side. Welcome to the 4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ club, legend! 💪. #TeamWingate
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A wonderful evening tonight for the official opening ceremony for our Barnet Lane Training Centre. Many thanks in particular to the Mayor of Barnet, @GeoffShreeves, @HarryWinks, @9smudge and @wagamama_uk
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✅ 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑/𝟐𝟒 𝐈𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧!. 👋 Welcome, @DulwichHamletFC, @ConcordRangers, @cheshuntfcscore, @hashtagutd, @ChathamTownFC, @HawksFCOfficial!
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Yaya Toure is set to join a club in London (not @WestHamUtd or @CPFC) So which club is it? @SpursOfficial ? @Arsenal ? @ChelseaFC ? @FulhamFC ? or @WatfordFC ?
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BREAKING NEWS ! . Well done to AHMET RIFAT and HIS TEAM AS HE WINS MANAGER OF THE MONTH !. The Vita Risk Solutions Insurance @IsthmianLeague Manager of the month is @ahmetrifat . #WFFC #PRIDEofFINCHLEY
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Good luck & thank you to @Goreygk1, who has been released by #TeamWingate. A stalwart in our historic play-off season & FA Trophy run, Gorey won player of the year three times in his four seasons. We wish him all the best & look forward to him visiting us as a friend of the club.
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Our notifications haven’t slowed down all day - with millions of views across all platforms! We’re glad you enjoyed our inability to convert sitters; we’re relieved to have won in the end. #TeamWingate.
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NEW SIGNING ✍️ ANNOUNCEMENT !. Welcome Ogo Obi to Wingate & Finchley. @ogoobi9 is a striker with an eye for goal. He played at Chesham last Season in their championship winning side scoring 18 goals. #WFFC 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️ #PRIDEofFINCHLEY.#NEWSIGNING.@IsthmianLeague
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We are pleased to welcome highly rated young goalkeeper Matteo Salamon to the club from @QPR on a short-term loan agreement. #WFFC 💙.
A loan switch for Matteo 🧤. @QPRAcademy goalkeeper Matteo Salamon has joined Wingate and Finchley for a month 🔄. He could make his debut on Saturday when they visit Hendon in the Isthmian League Premier Division 🔜. Good luck, Matteo 💪
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DOUBLE MILESTONE !. OUR Gaffer @ahmetrifat reaches a double milestone this weekend. Firstly our win over Dartford was his 100th match in charge & it’s exactly 2 years to the day that he was appointed. He’s 2 years include reaching the Play Offs last season. #WFFC #100up 👏🏻👏🏻
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Midfielder @HenryOchieng_ has departed the Blues for Irish Premier League side, @CorkCityFC. We are proud to have helped Henry back into the professional game and wish him all the best for his future!. Read more:. #TeamWingate.
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👋🏽 We’re signing out for the day, a rather overwhelming day in fact. A few hundred people have joined us on our journey, and a few million have become aware of our ‘Little’ club in Finchley. Stay tuned tomorrow, when we find out our opponents in the next round of the #FATrophy!
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Relive this STUNNING moment! 🤩. Our Goalkeeper & Captain, Ben Goode, draws us level in 94th minute! Sensational! 😍🔥. #COYB 💙
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What a treat we have for you tonight! We take on 2021/22 @premierleague side @NorwichCityFC in our 6th preseason fixture! We can’t wait to welcome them to the The Maurice Rebak Stadium. Get down to show your support! .#NonLeague #PremierLeague .⌚️19:45pm.📍Summers Lane, N12 0PD
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The Club are delighted to announce we have #SignedTheTring, @samtring11! A defender, 20, joins from Kings Langley and was recently on loan at Northwood. Welcome to the Blues! ⚽️🔵. #TeamWingate
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✍️ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐧𝐨.𝟏! ✍️. Young centre-back, Bobby Webb, is a Blueboy! 💙. He joins from London Colney after massively impressing so far in pre-season. Welcome aboard, Bobby! 🙌. #WFFC 🔵⚪️
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We are delighted to announce that @stcclarks will assume the position of First Team Manager, assisted by Danny Foster, @cicco_piazza and Gavin King. @DavidNorman18 will take up the position of Technical Director. Full piece + news on retained players:
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Wishing our Gaffer @ahmetrifat the Happiest of Birthdays . Have a great day 🎂 🥳 🎉 . #wingatefamily 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️
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Sam Cornish capping the night taking home the big one - Player of the Season. What a campaign from Sam, let’s have more of the same next year 💙. #WFFC
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Great to see @marcweathers & @ahmetrifat back leading the team today for the start of our preseason. We are so proud to have two club legends leading the team, we can’t wait to see the progress we make this season! 🔵🔵
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✍️ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆!. 🇬🇭 Ghanaian midfielder, Christian Frimpong, has signed from Needham Market! The 24 year-old impressed in last season’s FA Cup First Round! 💪. Welcome to Wingate, @cfrimpong6! 🔵⚪️
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If you’ve discovered us today, welcome! We play in the @IsthmianLeague (Level 7 of English Football), in North London, and would love to welcome you to a game one day! We can’t promise the same entertainment but a lovely pitch, loyal players/staff & try to play the right way 👌🏽.
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After over 275 appearances for the club, we can announce @Mr_Willionaire has departed Wingate & Finchley. Ola represents the Club’s ethos perfectly - to provide opportunities for local, young players - and was a member of the club’s treble famous winning side! Thank you, Ola 💙
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📽 Antonis Vasiliou's stunning strike from last night's outstanding 4-1 win at home against @ETFCOfficial 🔥🎯. #TeamWingate
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Congratulations to @ahmetrifat who today levels with @marcweathers at the top of the Wingate & Finchley appearance leaderboard (since the merger in 1991). 4️⃣5️⃣9️⃣ Weatherstone.4️⃣5️⃣9️⃣ Rifat.4️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ Nielsen. 💙.
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FT: Blues 2-0 @DulwichHamletFC. A super brace by Laney is enough to send us through after a solid display. We’re in the hat for the Second round of the FA Trophy for the first time in our history!.
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Some new faces will be on show this afternoon! Come down and see them in action ⚽️ . Tickets available on the gate. Welcome to Wingate boys!
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📽⚽ Here’s @BSayoud_'s late, late goal from today’s win @BSFCTheBlues 😍 FT Result: Bishops Stortford 0-1 Wingate & Finchley. #TeamWingate
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We were all very sad to learn of the passing of Joe Kinnear, who successfully managed Wingate FC from 1978-81. A distinguished player for Spurs, he went on to have an excellent managerial career at the highest level. Our thoughts are with all of Joe's family at this sad time 💙.
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And finally, Luke Ifil’s piledriver which proved to be the goal that booked our place in the First Round.
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45’ - ANNTTTTOOOONNIIIISSSSSSS. Vasiliou gets the ball 30 yards out, drives at the goal and hits an absolute swazzer beyond the stranded keeper. Unreal hit . 💙3-0 🟩.
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Captain @ahmetrifat was presented with this shirt by chairman @aronsharpe in recognition of his 400 appearances for the club👏🏻 #legend
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We are happy to announce the signing of centre-back Chris Forino-Joseph! The former Colchester and Brentford youngster joins the squad and will be available for selection this weekend.
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FT 5 - 0 . What a performance from the boys today. Quality all round. Five goals, clean sheet, 3 points. Unbeaten in 2022. #TeamWingate.
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This week is #NationalVolunteersWeek in the UK. Our club is run by a team of dedicated volunteers all year round and, to them, all we can say is thank you! #TeamWingate 💙
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👀 Our new look for 2020/21!. Our home kit will be sponsored by @RogersRemovals again for the new season, while @Sue_Ryder will be sponsoring our brand new away kit thanks to the generosity of @DMAC102. #TeamWingate
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The club are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Wingate & Finchley midfielder, Paul Linger. Paul passed away at the age of 46, having battled pancreatic cancer. Our thoughts are with Paul's family & friends at this time 💙
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The club would like to announce that Lee Protheroe & Franco Piazza have both departed the club. We would like to express our gratitude to both for their hard work and commitment over the years. Everyone at Wingate and Finchley FC wishes both the very best of luck in the future.
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Congratulations to our Man of the Match, and our record appearance holder on 477 @ahmetrifat 👏💙
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Wingate and Finchley FC are delighted to announce the signing of @BarnetFC Winger Antonis Vasiliou on a permanent contract. Vasiliou enjoyed a successful loan spell with us last season where he made 12 appearances scoring 5 goals and assisting 1 for the blues 🔵⚪️ #Welcomebackvas
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#TeamWingate remember the 6 million Jews who lost their lives in the Holocaust. #HolocaustMemorialDay
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