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Chair Chatter: Chairwoman Sally Thackray gives her thoughts ahead of this afternoon’s game
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Match Preview: Everything you need to know about today’s fixture
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Reserves: The Bantams’ second string welcome Durham this afternoon
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Juniors: Qasim Akhtar takes a look at how our younger teams are doing so far this season
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Today’s Opposition: Looking at today’s opponents, Derby County
THE HONOURS Yorkshire and Humberside League Champions: 1988/89 1995/96 Yorkshire Plate Runners-up: 1989 Yorkshire Cup Winners: 1996 Northern Division Champions: 1996/97 FA Cup Quarter Finals: 1998 Premier League Cup Semi Finalists: 1998 North East Premier League Champions: 2006/07 County Cup Champions: 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
THE DETAILS First Team Home Venue: Eccleshill United, Kingsway, Bradford. BD2 1PN Training Venue/Reserves Home Venue: Rawdon Meadows, BD10 0NN Email: info@bradfordcitywomensfc.co.uk
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Website: www.bradfordcitywomensfc.co.uk
SSE Womens FA Cup Round-up: How the FAWNL clubs faired in last weekend’s cup games
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18-19 FAWNL Preview: Looking ahead to this weekend’s league matches
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20ish Questions: We get to know midfielder Jenny Clark
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Last time out: Read up on the Bantams’ last outing as they
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Chair Chatter: Sally Thackray ahead of today’s game Good afternoon to everyone for this afternoons FA Women's National League Premier North League fixture against Derby County Ladies. A warm welcome to all players, club officials and spectators who have made the journey from the Midlands for todays match. We return to League action today continuing the battle for our first league points of the season. Derby have made a solid start, taking 3 points from half of their 12 fixtures so far, sitting in a comfortable 6th position in the League, with 20 points. There were some promising signs in the second half of the FA Cup match last week, and we will be looking to build on that , making every effort to take all three points. Elsewhere today our Reserve Team are due to meet Sheffield Utd Reserves at Sheffield, we wish them luck as they also strive for a good performance today. Off the field I can report that a large part of the senior squads training kit has arrived at last. We should already have begun distributing this , to those players who have secured a sponsor or have made arrangements to pay their subs. Those who haven't please sort this out without delay, so you can also receive your kit. Get behind the girls today, they need your support. Sally
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Match Preview: Bradford City vs Derby County LFC It will be a very different looking Bradford City Goals from Laura Elford and Ellie White for side that face Derby County today. City forced the tie into extra time, but an Andrea Bell hat-trick was enough to put Derby Only Zoe Roberts remains from the 13 that fell through. to a 2-1 defeat last October. City finally got revenge in the return league The Bantams and The Ewes faced each other game at Mickleover Sports Ground, with three times last season, with Derby winning Elford’s solitary goal giving City the points. two of the three games. This season Derby currently sit sixth in the The teams met at the Mitton Group Stadium FAWNL, but have lost their last three league in early October, and goals from Georgia games, away at Huddersfield and Sunderland, Hewitt and Kelly Kennaugh were enough to and then at home to the runaway leaders take the points. City’ consolation came from Blackburn Rovers. Abi Lee. The Ewes enjoyed a 2-0 SSE Women's FA Cup The sides met again three weeks later in the win at Guiseley last weekend, and have been cup, and it was Derby who came out on top drawn to face against local rivals Stoke City on again. the next round.
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Match Preview: Bradford City vs Derby County LFC
Hannah Campbell dives in as Zoe Roberts looks on. Photo courtesy of Derby County LFC
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Reserves: Resilience in the face of adversity
Bradford City Women’s Development team have encountered a number of different challenges this season but have come through with flying colours. “No matter what challenges are thrown at the players, they have demonstrated the attitude and resilience to face it head on and work hard as a team” remarks Luke Norris. This was typified in the previous match against Middlesbrough Women’s FC. The team went down to 10 players early in the match and instead of feeling sorry for themselves, the team adapted and frustrated Boro for large parts of the game. “The team
showed great self-discipline and commitment by continuing to play the Bradford way and providing 100% effort throughout. The base is there and once we cut out the little mistakes, the performances will transfer into results.” The team were unlucky to end the game losing 5-0 as they hit the crossbar and had one saved on the line. The commitment of the club is epitomized by the contribution of the under 18s stepping up into the development team. Next up for the reserves are Sheffield United Women FC at Steelphalt Academy, FA Women’s National League Reserve North Division 1, 2pm kick off.
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Juniors: Qasim Akhtar looks as the season so far Our junior set up is continuously improving and it is no surprise that all our teams recently progressed through into the next round of the West Riding Girls Cup. Our brand new U10’s is going from strength to strength every week under the fantastic guidance and coaching of Anthony and Kayley. Going into their third season of competitive football, our excellent U11’s are competing in the local Craven mixed league; where they play against some of the most talented boys and girls from the North/ West Yorkshire area. Our final team to make up the foundation phase of our club is the U12’s- being led by one of our new coaches, Marcus- are enjoying their second season in the West Riding Girls league.
Making up our Youth Development Phase are our ever improving U13’s to U16’s. The clear club philosophy is ever present with the players from these age groups, with many players stepping up an age group or two to compete. Improving the individual player and preparing them for first team football is the priority at Bradford City Girls, which is why we place so much value on the individual development of players.
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Our Under 18’s have enjoyed a positive start to their season in the West Riding Girls League. However, more impressively, we have had an impressive 10 U18’s stepping up to senior football this season; both for the Reserves and the First Team. The clear pathway from U10’s to the First Team is one we are very proud of as a club and we aim to provide as many girls with the opportunity of creating a career at Bradford City Girls as possible! Finally, we would like to say a massive thank you to our sponsors for the 2018/19 season. The financial support they provide us goes a long way in ensuring the sustainability of our club!
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Today’s opposition: Derby County LFC Derby County Ladies FC was formed in 1990. Since then the club has grown organically from just one senior team to be easily the largest Girls and Ladies club in the area, with teams at every age level from U9s upwards. In 2014 the club was chosen as the Charter Standard Development Club of the Year by the Derbyshire County FA and in 2015 and 2018 became FAWPL Club of the Year.
Last season saw the first team finish in seventh place in the FA Premier League Northern Division and with new head coach Sam Griffiths and a muchchanged first team squad they will be looking to make an impact in the newly re-branded Women’s National League this year.
The club makes excellent provision for junior players to move through the ranks to OpenAge football with over 60% of the current It was in 2008-9 that the First team completed senior team squads starting their Derby a League & Cup double to win the Midland County careers in our academy. Combination League and gain promotion to The Derby County RTC has also seen a number the FA Women’s Premier League for the first of talented players graduate through to both time in the cub’s history. This came thanks to the first and development team squads. an historic 4-2 victory over Crewe in the final League game which was played at Pride Park.
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Feature: The Origins of Womens’ Football in Bradford John Dewhirst is the author of a number of books about Bradford City. In this recent piece he has kindly given us permission to reproduce, explores the history of womens’ football in Bradford. This is the second part of the full article. The first women footballers in Bradford The origins and history of women’s football in Bradford has received scant attention. In the limited coverage of the subject, even so-called (or rather, self-proclaimed) leading historians of sport and leisure have fallen into the trap of taking historic mention of women’s football matches at face value. For instance Pendleton, whose book Kick Off! (2018) specifically examines the early history of women’s involvement in sport in Bradford, fails to recognise that in the nineteenth century and for much of the twentieth, women’s football matches were treated as showground spectacles rather than serious competitive fixtures. Yet this distinction is crucial in understanding the evolution of women’s football in Great Britain and of how it was shaped by social prejudices. Three separate accounts of women’s football matches in the Bradford district confirm the prejudice and misogyny that existed in relation to female participation, illustrating how games were staged for the amusement and titillation of predominantly male spectators, principally as shows of farce and mockery. Women’s football had novelty value, akin almost to a freak show or circus. The reports of games – all of which were association football – at Windhill, Shipley in 1881, Valley Parade in 1895 and Park Avenue in 1917 are consistent in highlighting that
those attending had not done so for the purpose of watching a serious game. One hundred years ago, at a national level few of those involved with the men’s game took women’s football seriously. In the Victorian era women’s football had been associated with exhibitionism and this continued to pervade attitudes. That few people could imagine otherwise was confirmation of the prejudice and social opinions that were then commonplace. Locally, players and officials from Bradford City AFC can be credited with having given assistance to women’s football with individuals involved with the game at Park Avenue in 1917. Similar goodwill was extended in 1921 towards the newly formed Hey’s Ladies. The support could equally be interpreted that women’s football was not Cont’d over FAWNL | BRADFORD CITY VS DERBY COUNTY LFC | 13
Feature: The Origins of Womens’ Football in Bradford considered a threat to the Valley Parade club, let alone to the men’s game.
business, the promotion of a women’s football team offered considerable commercial opportunity through brand In Bradford new sides had exposure and awareness. By emerged. They were not the contrast, whilst Dick, Kerr’s (or pioneers in West Yorkshire Lister’s of Manningham Mills) however; the Huddersfield would have enhanced their Atalanta club had been company profiles and raised formed in November, 1920 employee identity / morale (non-works related, through sponsorship of comprising middle class women’s football, the direct membership). First came the commercial benefits were less Manningham Mills Ladies’ obvious. The heritage of Dick, side in 1921 (also known as Lister Ladies) Kerr for example was railway and tramway whom Dick, Kerr Ladies defeated 6-0 at Valley equipment and whilst football would have Parade in front of 14,000 on 13 April. The day enhanced the profile of the firm, the link with after, Dick, Kerr Ladies repeated the victory selling locomotives could have been no more over Lister’s at Millmoor, Rotherham by 7-0 than indirect. with a crowd of over ten thousand. In August, 1921 the recently formed Hey’s Ladies Like Dick, Kerr’s who were understood to have (another works side based in Manningham, raised as much as £70,000, the games of Hey’s being that of the eponymous brewery) played Ladies were advertised for the purpose of Dick, Kerr Ladies in Leeds but were defeated 0 generating funds for charity. Therein was a -9 and a week later Dick, Kerr’s again defeated similarity with the local origins of men’s sport Lister’s Ladies, this time by eleven clear goals. because charity fundraising had been a driving In October, 1921 Hey’s Ladies met Dick, Kerr factor behind the impetus for athletic sporting Ladies at Valley Parade and the score was events in Bradford in the 1860s. By the 1920s, more respectable, a defeat by only 1-4. (The such had been the track record of football crowd of that game has been variously that most people in Bradford would have reported as 4,070 and 10,000 and stated been cynical at the suggestion that the sport attendances may have been exaggerated for could be a bastion of charitable support. As I effect.) have written in my books, the record of men’s football in Bradford at charity fundraising had What is distinct about the sponsorship by been poor but this could have made people Hey’s Brewery is that, as a consumer-facing responsive to the efforts of Hey’s Ladies by 14 | FAWNL | BRADFORD CITY VS DERBY COUNTY LFC
Feature: The Origins of Womens’ Football in Bradford virtue they were unsullied by professionalism and epitomised a fresh innocence.
showground spectacle and something that tended to be ridiculed.
Prior to the emergence of either Manningham Ladies or Hey’s Ladies there was little mention of local women’s football in the local press. In fact, I have found no evidence that women’s football was played in Bradford on a competitive basis but this is not surprising in the context of the time. For a start, women tended to enjoy less leisure time than men and were wholly responsible for household duties and childcare. There were also cultural restrictions arising from the expectation of modest clothing being worn which precluded playing football.
Even though Hey’s Ladies were crowned Yorkshire Champions in 1921, of four games played against Dick, Kerr Ladies in that year, all ended in defeat and the aggregate score was 1-18. Hence without seeking to trivialise the game, it is a fair assumption that footballing standards were poor and it would be foolish to over-estimate the quality of women’s football. It is also questionable whether women’s football had become more competitive and whether the participation of women had increased. On 13th April, the Sheffield Daily Telegraph ventured that women’s football had been a product of the Standards of endurance fitness among young war and that a majority of the clubs formed women were probably also relatively low, an had by then disappeared. Indeed, women’s inevitable consequence of limited physical football comprised only a limited number of training and exercise. Not only would this teams and of the 67 games played by Dick, have made football more of a daunting Kerr Ladies in 1921 no fewer than 13 had physical challenge but it would have been been against St Helens Ladies and a further 16 significant in dictating standards of play, were played against five other sides, of which irrespective of skills. Similarly, the dominance Lister’s three times and Hey’s, four times. In of rugby and shortage of playing fields in 1921 Dick, Kerr Ladies went unbeaten in Bradford effectively crowded out the games against 33 different sides (of which at possibility of other games being played, least 10 had names implying scratch whether men’s soccer or women’s football (by representative teams). which I refer to both rugby and association codes) and the lack of available opposition Most of the momentum of women’s football would have been another factor. Besides, surrounded the phenomenon of Dick, Kerr women’s football was considered a Ladies who became the face of the women’s Cont’d over
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Feature: The Origins of Womens’ Football in Bradford game. In that sense maybe the nearest modern equivalent is that of the basketball side Harlem Globetrotters (albeit without the theatrical routines). The timing of the Football Association ban served to arrest that momentum and by denying access to Football League stadia, restricted the possibility of large crowds attending exhibition matches of women’s football which limited its visibility. (Hey’s Ladies for example staged a subsequent game with Dick, Kerr’s in January, 1922 at the Wakefield Trinity RLFC ground at Belle Vue and later adopted the Greenfield Stadium at Dudley Hill). However, by banning the use of pitches registered with Football Association affiliated clubs, the options for where women’s football could be played were further curtailed. The FA also banned its registered referees and linesmen from officiating over women’s football.
Association in 1922 by 22 clubs meeting in Bradford, the leading local side Hey’s Ladies played few games after 1922 and by 1925 had ceased to exist. (Likewise there is no record of Lister’s Ladies after 1921). Exhibition games of women’s football continued to be staged in Bradford on an ad hoc basis. The above cutting for instance is from November, 1932. Similarly the reputation of the former Dick, Kerr side endured and as Preston Ladies they played an exhibition match against a Belgian representative side at Odsal Stadium in August, 1939. (Thanks to Kieran Wilkinson for this information about the Odsal game.)
All of the effort relating to women’s football in Bradford had been concentrated in the two Manningham works sides as distinct from attempts to encourage grass-roots participation by women at playing the game. In 1926 the Dick, Kerr Ladies side was It seems highly unlikely that any local reincarnated as Preston Ladies and links with women’s sides ever existed. There were no the company were severed. Whilst the league structures and the Bradford & District reasons for this were not disclosed there was Football Association which had been inference that the team’s administrator (who established in 1899 to promote soccer – and had been an employee) had been diverting was evangelical in doing so – played no role in monies for his own financial benefit, encouraging the women’s game. In all essentially substantiating the original probability the phenomenon of females allegations from 1921. The club had been at playing football – if at all – was confined to ad the centre of the orbit of women’s football hoc, informal street or playground games and arguably suffered disproportionately from among schoolgirls which is a long way the FA ban. Within a few years of the ban the removed from organised team football. team’s profile had become diminished as had Judging from press coverage there appears to public interest in women’s football. Despite have been much greater participation among the formation of the English Ladies Football 16 | FAWNL | BRADFORD CITY VS DERBY COUNTY LFC
SSE Womens FA Cup : Sunday 2nd December In an all National League North showdown Fylde showed their grit to down Sunderland 31 as two strikes in the first half sunk the Black Cats.
Ellie Hawcroft put the hosts ahead with a near finish from ten yards out, before a defensive mix-up enabled Edwards to gather the ball and fire in.
Captain Danielle Young lashed in a free-kick to slot the opener after 13 minutes, before Sophie Charlton tapped in on the stroke of half time to double the lead.
Ellie White restored Sheffield’s lead, but the visitors didn’t give in easily and Edwards magnificently drew her side level with a fine looping shot from distance.
Substitute Katie Barker reduced the deficit with a cross turned shot late on, but Fylde restored their two-goal advantage in added time as Emily Hollinshead tucked home to ensure her side’s progression.
Then Edwards clinched her hat-trick ten minutes from the end with a tidy finish to put Forest in the hat for the next round.
Meanwhile, Derby County booked their place in the third round with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Guiseley Vixens. It took the Ewes 20 minutes to take the lead as Cara Newton swung a ball into the box for Nikki Ledge to head home for her 30th career goal. Then Derby sealed the win with 13 minutes to go as Stephanie Smith struck home with a deflected effort to advance to the next round without a mishap. Leeds United sparked a major upset by beating Doncaster Belles 4-3 after extra time despite Emily Burgin forcing an additional 30 minutes with a 94th minute equaliser. Nottingham Forest came through a thriller with Sheffield FC as they battled back from 2-1 down to progress 3-2 thanks to a hat-trick from Ashleigh Edwards.
Unbeaten Blackburn Rovers continued their perfect start to the season with a 4-0 triumph over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bethany Donoghue and Alex Taylor both scored from Lagan Makin crosses and an own goal ensured the visitors went into the break 3 -0 up. And Jess Holbrook smashed in from 20-yards out to cap off a fine display from the Rovers. Results—Sunday 2 December: SSE Womens FA Cup Chester le Street Town 2-0 Stoke City Guiseley Vixens 0-2 Derby County Hudds Town LFC 7-1 Bradford City Leeds Utd 4-3 Doncaster Rovers Belles Long Eaton Utd 0-5 Hull City Middlesbrough 1-0 Stockport County Sheffield FC 2-3 Nottingham Forest Sunderland 1-3 Fylde Wolves 0-4 Blackburn Rovers FAWNL | BRADFORD CITY VS DERBY COUNTY LFC| 17
FAWNL Preview: Sunday 9 December
This weekend sees seven games involving FAWNL teams, but only three are in the league. Bottom side Bradford City are back at home after two away games at Fylde and Huddersfield. The Bantams are still searching for the first point of the season, and play host to Derby County who will be looking to end their own losing run the league. The Bantams will have one eye on the game at Rossington Main, as their relegation rivals Doncaster Rovers Belles and Sheffield FC battle it out. A win for Rovers would put them back in touch with Sheffield and Nottingham Forest, who have a game in hand over the two clubs directly below them. The final league game sees Fylde travel to Guiseley. The Vixens currently have a number of games in hand over the clubs above them, and will be keen to halt Fylde’s progression up the division. Fylde meanwhile can leapfrog Stoke into fourth place with a win. There are a further three ties in the FAWNL Cup, with league leaders Blackburn Rovers hosting Sunderland, Stoke City take on Leeds 18 | FAWNL | BRADFORD CITY VS DERBY COUNTY LFC
United, and Nottingham Forest visit Huddersfield Town. In the FAWNL Plate Middlesbrough make the cross-country trip to Morecambe. First plays third this Sunday, but in the FAWNL as Sunderland make the long trip to Blackburn in search of silverware. Stoke City host Leeds Utd, who enjoyed an FA Cup victory at Doncaster last weekend.
Fixtures—Sunday 9 December: FAWNL Bradford City vs Derby County Doncaster Rovers Belles vs Sheffield FC Guiseley Vixens vs Fylde FAWNL Cup Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland Stoke City vs Leeds United FAWNL Plate
Middlesbrough vs Morecambe
2018-19 FAWNL Northern Division: The Standings
POS
P
W
D
L
GD PTS
1
Blackburn Rovers LFC
10 10
0
0
56
30
2
Huddersfield Town LFC
12 9
0
3
20
27
3
Sunderland AFC Ladies
11 8
0
3
21
24
4
Stoke City LFC
12 7
1
4
12
22
5
Fylde LFC
10 6
2
2
16
20
6
Derby County LFC
12 6
2
4
-4
20
7
Middlesbrough WFC
11 5
2
4
1
17
8
Hull City LFC
13 5
1
7
-8
16
9
Guiseley Vixens WFC
9
4
1
4
4
13
10
Nottingham Forest LFC
11 3
1
7
-14 10
11
Sheffield FC Ladies
12 3
0
9
-15 9
12
Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC
12 2
0
10 -36 6
13
Bradford City WFC
11 0
0
11 -53 0
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20ish Questions: With Jen Clark About you... Name: Jenny Clark Age: 30 Position: Full-back, left or right Team you support: Leeds Utd Favourite player growing up: Gary Kelly after meeting him when I was young First ever match: I can't remember, I'm a bit old now! Ha ha! Your game... Shirt number: 3 Most anticipated game of the season: Doncaster Rovers Belles Pre-match routine: Usually porridge and then a pre workout before the game Best goal: Last season playing for Leeds Utd. I scored the equaliser to stop us getting relegated. Favourite game played in: When I played at Elland Road in front of over 1,000 people Most embarrassing football memory: Putting my shorts on the wrong way round and not realising until I was already on the pitch!
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Your club... Best & worst trainers: Maisie's the best. I can't say there is a worst, everyone's at different stages Toughest player: Harriet Most skillful: Smurf Biggest joker: Aimee Player you'd least like to share a car with: Rosie, ha ha!! Who's in charge of the playlist, and who shouldn't be? Usually me, but also sometimes I shouldn't be! Questions from the fans… Favourite position (from Kate Donnan): Fullback or winger Who is your footballing inspiration? (from Sharne Steele): I don’t really have one. I just love playing the game and always have When can I get a dog? (from Aimee Routledge): No chance yet! What football trophies have you won? (from Bethany Kermode): Over the years I’ve won manager’s player, players’ player, league winner’s trophies and many more … but I have been playing a while What’s your most painful tattoo (from Paul Rogers): The most painful was the one on my foot and when they did my elbow on my sleeve. Finally, who should we ask next? Aimee Routledge
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Last time out: Huddersfield Town LFC vs BCWFC Bradford City WFC crashed out of the SSE Womens FA Cup at the first attempt after a 7-1 defeat away to local rivals Huddersfield Town LFC. Huddersfield currently sit second in the FAWNL, and it was they who started strongly, taking a second minute lead as Kate Mallin fired past Aimee Routledge in the City goal. The hosts continued to pile on the pressure as City struggled to find any rhythm on the heavy pitch, and in the 11th minute they doubled their lead as Sarah Dobby’s overhead kick dropped into the far corner as City failed to clear their lines from a corner. In the 17th minute Mallin scored her second and Town’s third with another long range effort, then a minute later former Bantam Laura Elford shot past a helpless Routledge to put Huddersfield 4-0 up. Sophie Moulden went close for City, but was denied by a fine save, before Lucy Sowerby rubbed further salt into City’s wounds with a fifth just after the half hour mark, before Mallin completed her hat-trick just before half time. The second half was an entirely different story, whatever City coaches Jamie Grand & Meg Lawson said to their players at the interval had an impact, as they came out looking an entirely different side to the one that had trudged off the sodden pitch 15 minutes earlier.
Huddersfield looked certain to score again. A number of crunching tackles from Zoe Roberts and Hannah Shuttleworth summed up City’s determination to go down fighting. The Bantams defence was finally breached again in the 80th minute, as the ball ran free and Arianne Parnham - another former City player – rounded the City keeper to fire into an empty net. City had the final word though, with Zoe Roberts marking her return with a superb free kick that found the top corner of the Huddersfield goal to give the Bantams a well-deserved consolation. Although disappointed by the result, coach Meg Lawson was delighted with her team’s second half performance. She said: “In the first half we failed to problem solve within the game, but the second half was the best we’ve play (all season). Everyone applied themselves and it didn’t feel like we’d just been beaten 7-1 in the changing room afterwards”. Meanwhile City’s young Development side lost 5-0 to Middlesbrough at Rawdon Meadows. The Bantams finished the game with 10 players after Khloe Cooper was given a straight red card.
Coach Luke Norris was pleased with how his young side dealt with the challenging game. He said: “Despite the challenges that occurred prior to and during the game, the players remained focussed and showed great attitude throughout. We went down to 10 players early on, but adapted well and There was a determination about the Bantams that frustrated Middlesbrough whilst also creating has seldom been seen this season. Jess Dunlop chances, including hitting the bar and seeing a shot made way for Bryony Hanson after picking up a cleared off the line. I saw plenty of positives to knock in the first half, and it was Hanson’s link-up build on for future games”. play with Shirley Murphy that had Town on the back foot early in the second half. Huddersfield continued to put the City goal under almost constant siege, with countless long range efforts, but skipper Harriet Jakeman marshalled her players and they thwarted the Terriers time and again. Player of the match Routledge in the City goal made a number of excellent saves, including a reflex tip onto the bar when 22 | FAWNL | BRADFORD CITY VS DERBY COUNTY
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TODAY’S SQUADS Vs. Derby County LFC, Sunday 9 December 2018, Kick-off 2pm Jade Brindle
Sarah Morgan
Jenny Clark
Amy Sims
Mollie Cliffe
Camilla Newton
Jess Dunlop
Emily Joyce
Rosie Gill
Grace Harrison
Bryony Hanson
Karagh Tate
Robyn Harris
Cara Newton
Harriet Jakeman
Stephanie Smith
Keegan Lambert
Andi Bell
Emily McNulty
Hannah Ward
Sophie Moulden
Jodie Redgrave
Shirley Murphy
Callan Barber
Maisie Norde
Leah Kellogg
Demi Pringle
Nikki Ledgister
Zoe Roberts
Rachael Ball
Aimee Routledge
Kirsty Allen
Charlotte Sales
Monique Watson
Hannah Shuttleworth
Moriah McIntosh
Falone Sumaili
Louisa Abbey
Olivia Taylor
Olivia Mitcham
Phoebe Tomlin Sian Wilson Rhianna Wright
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Meg Lawson & Toni Butcher
Sam Griffiths