Brockham's annual open youth football tournament had it's biggest ever trophy this year.

The FA Cup was on display for the first day of the tournament. With the support of Surrey FA, the legendary trophy stood proudly, all day, on the podium at Brockham's Big Field, with the sun glinting off its highly polished lid. And for anyone who doubted that this was the real trophy that gets handed over each year at Wembley, the dents from some of the over-exuberant victory celebrations were there for all to see.

Players, friends and families were able to take their photo standing next to the Cup - and the winning teams collected their own medals and trophies alongside it.

It was one of the highlights of a memorable weekend at Brockham 09 as, once again, 192 teams with over 1500 players and around 5000 visitors came to our fourth annual event on the picturesque National Trust land in the shadow of the North Downs.

Once again there was a fanstastic friendly and sporting atmosphere, as players of all ability competed in a European Championship theme. Teams hbrought flags and had their faces painted. Some clus abandoned their traditional shirts and wore shirts of their 'adopted country' for the weekend. You can read more comments from those who were there by clicking here.

Tournament Director, Jason Rabbetts says, "Thank you - what more can I say? Once
again everyone involved in Brockham 09 ensured the event surpassed expectations.

So, on behalf of the club, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to:

the face painters who did over 400 faces;
the bar staff and the BBQ team who lost at least a stone in the heat of the weekend;
the army of car parking marshals;
the set-up and take-down teams without whom there would be no competition
village;
the Competition Centre crew who produced results and league tables for more than 500 games;
the Elliott Jones deli gang who added some "health" to the catering on offer; the Tuck Tent girls who filled the kids with sugar and kept the tea flowing; the mums at home who contributed cakes
the match officials who donated their weekend and their body in scorching sun to make the decisions that count;
the goal gang who assembled and collapsed 704 pieces of goal;
all the many other unsung volunteers;
our sponsors and community supporters who have either funded or donated equipment and resources;
and last but not least of course the boys and girls, without whom the whole event would be pointless."

No fewer than 534 games were staged over the weekend of Brockham 09 . And you can read and download the results from every single one (except Under 8s), including all the final group stage league tables, by clicking here. The list of winners, runners up and Fair Play Awards is here.

A gallery of pictures capturing the atmosphere of the Tournament, from the pitches to behind-the-scenes, has been uploaded to view on Flickr. Click here to view the full set (and feel free to leave your comments under any of the photos on the site).

It seems like the Brockham tournament has only just started - but already we're up to our fourth annual event. And we're pleased to confirm that the dates have been set for our fifth tournament Brockham 2010. It will take place on 12th and 13th June 2010.

This year's event was fully booked with long waiting lists. Several age groups were full within a week of general registration opening. All teams who took part this year or were on the waiting list are already on the Mailing List for next year - and in pole position to get advance registration details for Brockham 2010.

If you didn't take part this year, but would like to be added to the Mailing List and receive Registration Details as soon as they are available (January 2010), please send an email to brockham2010@brockhambadgersfc.co.uk.