Football

After a few disrupted years, it was great to see the football season up and running. As a relatively new sport to Emanuel, I would call this the first genuine football season. For many pupils, this was their first season of playing football for the school, and excitement was building nicely as they prepared for their opening set of fixtures.

With a total of 100 games played, 30 wins, 13 draws, and 57 losses, 2022 has been a great learning curve for all pupils. Whilst the programme is still in its infancy, we had over 300 pupils represent the school across all age groups.

Highlights include the U12Bs beating St Paul’s in a 1-0 thriller. The U13As & U13Bs beat Cedars convincingly 6-2 and 10-0. Another highlight was the U11As finishing their incredible season undefeated. They played fixtures against The Roche, West Hill, Dulwich Prep, and The Dolphin School.The U14As and U14Bs had a fantastic season with hard-fought wins against a strong Cardinal Vaughan opposition. Finally, the U15As and U15Bs had a brilliant season with fantastic wins again Fulham Senior School and Cedars.

I would like to thank every staff member who has helped with football this year, with special thanks to Mr Osiguwa for his incredible efforts when coaching during his time at Emanuel; he pushed every pupil to achieve their best. We wish Mr Osiguwa all the best for his future career.

It was a great pleasure to start the girls’ after-school football club. During the 2020/21 season, pupils from Year 6 to Year 8 participated in training and fixtures. The training was well attended with pupils enjoying the new experience of football during the summer term. A highlight of the season was the U12A beating St Dunstan’s 5-0 in their opening game.