Bluefin Insurance Women's Cup Programme

Bluefin Insurance Women's Cup Northumberland FA Newcastle United Women Development v West Allotment Celtic Ladies

Welcome from our Chairman Steve Ord

As Chairman of Northumberland FA, it's my pleasure to welcome you today to Whitley Park for what I hope will be a great Cup Final.

I know all of our clubs take a great pride in reaching a County Cup Final and I'd like to congratulate both teams today in getting this far in the competition.

I'd also like to personally thank the match officials - officiating a County Cup is recognition for all their hard work and dedication across the season.

We hope today's final here at Whitley Park will be a memorable occasion for everyone and we wish our finalists the very best of luck.

@NorthumFA @NorthumberlandFA @NorthumFA @NorthumberlandFA

Safeguarding information

Safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults is at the heart of everything we do at Northumberland FA.

We are firmly committed to ensuring grassroots football is safe and enjoyable for everyone, and we prioritise the well being of these groups above everything else.

As well as addressing any concerns in the game, we provide training and support to our clubs and leagues to ensure their approach meets - and exceeds - best practice.

If you have any safeguarding concerns today, please report them to the safeguarding officer on duty (details posted around the ground) or any member of Northumberland FA staff.

You can also contact: safeguarding@northumberlandfa.com or 07736924862

Today's Match Officials

Referee: Darren McCall

Assistants: Emma Hunt, Ellen Hasson

Fourth Official: Simon Workman

100% Inclusive

We recently launched ‘100% Inclusive’, our new Inclusion Strategy that seeks to eliminate many of the barriers to participation in sport and provide support to people involved in grassroots football in our area.

Grassroots Football is part of the fabric of our society and now more than ever before, our clubs are becoming vital hubs of their communities. In recent years, we’ve seen a growing trend of clubs using the power of football to bring people together and positively influence their local community –examples include offering free meals in school holidays, waiving monthly subscriptions when families fall upon hard times and even offering to open up as warm hubs in the current cost of living crisis.

The challenges faced by our communities are likely to increase over the coming years and therefore, we must take positive action to address these. We need to be proactive and innovative, working together with various stakeholders in our region to help eliminate the barriers faced in accessing services. ‘100% Inclusive’ seeks to do just this.

Finally, we’d ask that you promote this strategy within your clubs – if anyone needs to access any of the services within ‘100% Inclusive’ then please, get in touch at any time.

Newcastle United Women Development

1st Round BYE

2nd Round

Alnwick Town Juniors First Women 2 - 3 Newcastle United Women Development Quarter Final

Newcastle East End Reserves Women 0 – 12 Newcastle United Women Development

Semi-Final

Ponteland United Women 0 - 7 Newcastle United Women Development

Newcastle Un Women Development Allotment Celtic Ladies

West Allot wn Ladies Quarter Final

Cramlington Town Juniors Ladies V West Allotment Celtic Ladies (Away Win - walkover)

2nd Round

Haydon Bridge United Ladies v West Allotment Celtic Ladies (Away Win - walkover)

1st Round

West Allotment Celtic Ladies 5 - 2 Wallsned B.C. Womens Development

West Allotment Celtic Ladies

Newcastle United Women Development

Players

Frankie Hackett

Ellie Brown

Mel Brooks

Libby Corney

Sharna Wilkinson

Emily Bloomer

Georgie Leech

Molly Wilcock

Lucy Gilbert

Jessica Spark

Ebonie Knox

Ailsa Swinburne

Emma Wallis

Georgina Spraggon

Amy Hargrave

Jas McQuade

Rosie Hepburn

Anna Mason

Lily Phipps

Ellen Packham

Jane Harland

Rebecca Ferguson Strip: Black & White Shirt, Black

Shorts, Black Socks

Coaches & Staff:

Courtney Vacher

Thomas Gallagher

Dean Montague

Chris Stygal

Tony Dunn

Mark Craggs

How you can support our 100% Positive campaign

Let’skeepgrassrootsfootball100%positive–that’sthe messageofournewcampaignwhichasksparents, spectators,playerandcoachestokeeptheircomments encouragingandupbeat.

We’reappealingtoourwholegrassrootscommunityto displaypositive,supportivebehaviour–bothonthe pitchandonthesidelines.

Thecampaignwaslaunchedaftersomeofouryoungest refereescomplainedaboutthecommentsandnegativity theywerefacingatfixtures.Webelievethatfootball shouldbeafun,inclusiveandenjoyableactivityfor everyone. Everymonth,werewardthebestexamplesofpositive behaviour.Visitourwebsitetofindouthowyoucan nominateacoach,team,playerormatchofficial,and howyoucanhelpuskeepfootball100%positive.