While Springfield Stadium is proudly home to the Jersey Bulls, it is first and foremost a community pitch — welcoming people of all ages, abilities and sporting backgrounds throughout the year.
Community football is a core part of Springfield’s weekly usage, from the Jersey FA’s Walking Football sessions supporting older adults to stay active and social, to recreational fixtures and grassroots football taking place throughout the week.
Walking Football
Walking football is still a relatively new form of the game, encouraging older adults or those with injuries the opportunity to either get back into the sport or continue playing later into life.
Competitive Walking Football is played on Sunday mornings at Springfield. For those looking to enjoy the social side of walking football, without league points being on the line, the JFA runs hour-long recreational sessions three days a week working in partnership with Jersey Sport.
Find out more about Walking Football.
Youth programmes
Young players regularly take to the pitch as part of Jersey FA programmes and club football, giving children and teenagers the opportunity to play, develop skills and build confidence on a full stadium pitch.
The pitch also hosts holiday fun weeks and after school sessions organised by the JFA.
Nearby primary schools host sports days on the pitch, as well as playing football. The secondary school’s football inter-insular matches were held at Springfield on March 22nd.
Muratti’s
Springfield has long been the home of representative football in Jersey. The Muratti Vase — one of the island’s most historic sporting competitions — has deep roots at the stadium, with the first final held there in 1905. The first Muratti final took place at Springfield on 27 April 1905. Since 1930 Muratti matches have been regularly held at Springfield with few exceptions.
Both men’s and women’s representative teams continue to use Springfield, reinforcing its role as a venue for island‑wide pride and participation.
This year Springfield is hosting the Men’s Muratti on Saturday 16th May and the Women’s Muratti on Saturday 23rd May. It hosted the under-18s Muratti on Sunday 19th April.
Charity Matches
Springfield regularly hosts football matches in support of charities.
The next charity football match at Springfield is on the 31st May with the Jersey 4 Africa Challenge Trophy 2026, organised by Jersey2Africa for Football. This will be the eighth edition of the tournament, which started in 2017. Over 70 corporate teams have entered, raising in excess of £50,000. The funds raised help contribute principally to the purchase of footballs and equipment in Africa, transportation of kits from Jersey to Africa and sponsorship of grassroots tournaments in Africa.
The café at Springfield also sees regular groups of friends meet up for a coffee and a chat after their pitch activities.
From walking football sessions to schools’ sports days, historic finals to community participation, Springfield Stadium remains a shared space — shaped by the people who use it. Its story is not just about one club, but about a whole island community coming together through sport.