FIRST XI FOOTBALL

what has been a very special AGSB team and season.

I am extremely proud of the boys and have nothing but praise for them and how they have played and conducted themselves this year. Head coach Mr Cammack has also been excellent in organising and managing us this year, making it extremely enjoyable to be part of a team with a such a great bond all round and with a desire to win every game. I hope that the boys sticking around for another year or two carry on and maintain the culture that has been revived for First team football at AGSB and that they can bring even more success to the school over the years to come.

T Graves

This season has been nothing short of excellent from the boys. From minute one of the pre-season, everybody bought into training, run-throughs, and games to make the season as successful as possible. The English Schools’ Cup was the target for the team this year and after hard-fought wins against teams such as St Ambrose, MGS, and Wilmslow we found ourselves in the last 16 of the competition playing Shrewsbury School. Shrewsbury had a lot of quality but so did AGSB. It was a close game, finishing 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t meant to be, and the team went out on penalties. It was

76/88 gut-wrenching loss as on another day the outcome would have been different. Shrewsbury even went on to reach the final however ended up losing and falling short in the end. This shows that playing in the final and possibly winning the tournament and being the best school team in England was a real possibility. Despite the loss, there was still a job to do in the Greater Manchester Cup. The final was played against Canon Slade and despite numerous chances for AGSB it again finished 1-1 after normal and extra time although this time we finished on the winning end of the shoot-out, lifting the trophy. It was a much-deserved piece of silverware for

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