Bradford City Women’s Football Club
vs Doncaster Rovers Belles FA Women’s National League Sunday 31st March 2019, kick-off 2pm
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THECLUB THE HONOURS
THEPROGRAMME
Yorkshire and Humberside League Champions: 1988/89 1995/96
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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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Today’s Opposition: Looking at today’s opponents, Doncaster Rovers Belles
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
10-11 FAWNL Preview: Looking back at last weekend’s fixtures 12-13 Juniors: All about our U16s & U18s with James Wright and Luke Norris 16
20ish Questions: We get to know defender Zoe Roberts
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Last time out: Read up on the Bantams’ last outing as they travelled to Hull City
THE PERSONNEL Chairwoman: Sally Thackray Treasurer: Allyson Matthews Manager: Steve Winterburn Coaches: Luke Norris, Dan Nicol Physio: Riz Khanom Committee: Adam Lee, Andrew Fox, Matthew Kermode, Mark Hird, Paul Rogers
THE ISSUE Editor: Matthew Kermode
Photos: Paul2Paul Photography
Email: info@bradfordcitywomensfc.co.uk Website: www.bradfordcitywomensfc.co.uk Twitter: @bcwfc Facebook: /bcwfc Instagram: @bcwfc
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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 Doncaster Belles. A warm welcome to all players, club officials and spectators who have made the journey from Doncaster for today’s match. We continue our League action today, resuming the battle for our first league points of the season. Aside from the away match earlier this season, we last played Doncaster Belles in an FA Cup match some years ago, narrowly losing 1-0 , when Sue Smith was still playing for Belles. Belles have had a difficult season , as like us, they lost a lot of players following their resignation from the WSL, and have had to undertake a major rebuilding exercise. We will be trying to build on the improvements seen in our recent matches, and I expect a competitive encounter today, with both clubs striving for the valuable three points. Elsewhere we are working with Bradford City men’s team, to be involved in their Kick it Out/Inclusion activities, hoping to have a strong presence at Valley Parade at their home game on 22nd April. Also Amnesty International are hoping to involve us in a couple of initiatives for Amnesty International weekend ( 28th April). Get behind the girls today, they need your support. Enjoy the game!
Sally
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Match Preview: BCWFC vs Doncaster Rovers Belles Bradford and Doncaster have both had difficult seasons, and find themselves bottom and second-bottom respectively. Doncaster have at least enjoyed three wins this season, including a 2-0 victory over relegation rivals Sheffield FC, and a 5-1 victory at home to Bradford back in November. When these two sides last met, Belles dominated and took the points thanks to goals from Chloe Bethell, Emily Brett, Isabelle Whittle, and a brace from Abby Watkinson.
Charlotte Sales in action when these two teams last met
In a season of real turmoil for Bradford, only five of the 14 players that travelled to Rossington Main that day are still at the club.
City’s scorer on the day, Shirley Murphy, is one of the remaining nine to have left. Hannah Shuttleworth was in the Bradford side that day, and has since signed for Belles.
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Today’s opposition: Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Rovers Belles began life in 1969 as Belle Vue Belles, and after two years of playing smallsided local games they changed their name to Doncaster Belles. In 1983 the Belles lifted the Women’s FA Cup after a 3-2 win over St Helens. They then went on to lose in the final for three successive seasons before winning back the trophy in 1987, again beating St Helens. The Belles continued their hold on the cup, with wins over Leasowe Pacific and Friends of Fulham in 1988 & 1990.
FA Cup at the quarter final stage.
Up until 1991 Belles had been playing in the Notts League and North East League, winning 14 out of 15 titles in total. Then in the 1991/92 season they became founder members for the Nation League, winning with PAW Premier League undefeated, coupled with a 4-0 win over Red Star Southampton in the Women’s FA Cup.
The Belles came up against a rising Arsenal side, losing in both the league and cup to the Gunners. But in 93/94 they clinched the title back from the London side, finishing four points ahead of their new rivals. The South Yorkshire side then reclaimed the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Knowsley Utd. The club started the new millennium with a 2-1 loss to Croydon in the FA Cup final. They then finished second in the league for three successive seasons behind a dominant Arsenal side, although Doncaster enjoyed a 4-0 win over the champions, as well as knocking them out of the
2005 was a momentous season for the Belles, having formalised their partnership with Doncaster Rovers, and they now share the Keepmoat Stadium for home games. 2009 saw the formation of the FA Women’s Super League, and Doncaster were one of the eight teams in the new competition. But in 2013 Belles were replaced by Manchester City in the top tier of the WSL, and found themselves in WSL 2. They narrowly missed promotion back to the top division in 2014, finishing as runnersup to Sunderland. In 2015 Doncaster won 14 of 18 games to reclaim top spot in WSL 2, only to find themselves dropped back down to WSL 2 after a season impacted heavily by injuries and fixture disruption. In 2018 the Belles finally claimed the WSL 2 crown, winning the trophy with two games remaining in the season.
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View From The Dugout: With Steve Winterburn
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Ellie Edwards & Maisie Norde celebrate with goalscorer Falone Sumaili after her goal at Hull.
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FAWNL Review: Sunday 24th March
Last Sunday saw five fixtures in the FAWNL, with the chasing pack looking to take advantage of Blackburn’s slip up the previous weekend when they were finally beaten in the league, 3-0 at Sunderland.
In the final game of the day, mid-table sides Huddersfield and Stoke played out a 1-1 draw.
Boro kept touch with the top two thanks to a 3-0 win on the road at Fylde, while Derby kept up their unbeaten run to move into fourth place thanks to a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.
will be looking to catch Sheffield with a win of their own.
This weekend sees another full round of fixtures. Blackburn could clinch the title if The red & whites made the most of their they win at home to Derby and Sunderland chance, running out 4-1 winners at home to lose to Stoke. Guiseley, to close the gap at the top to 10 Meanwhile the bottom two sides face off as points, while pulling away from north-east Bradford City still look for their first points neighbours Middlesbrough. of the season at home to Doncaster, who
Blackburn put their defeat behind them, with a 5-0 win at Guiseley mid-week, followed by a 2-1 victory at Hull City. Rovers still look well set to take the title, with a 10 point lead and two games in hand over the two sides directly below them.
Fixtures Blackburn Rovers v Derby County Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers Belles Fylde v Guiseley Vixens Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest Sheffield v Hull City Stoke City v Sunderland
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2018-19 FAWNL Northern Division: The Standings
Table correct at March 25th, excluding mid-week games
POS
P
W
D
L
GD
PTS
1
Blackburn Rovers Ladies
18 17
0
1
71
51
2
Sunderland AFC Ladies
20 13
2
5
44
41
3
Middlesbrough WFC
20 11
3
6
16
36
4
Derby County Ladies
19 11
3
5
15
36
5
Huddersfield Town Ladies
17 10
2
5
20
32
6
Fylde Ladies FC
18 10
2
6
11
32
7
Stoke City Ladies
20 9
4
7
14
31
8
Guiseley Vixens WFC
19 8
3
8
4
27
9
Hull City Ladies
21 7
2
12 -17
23
10
Nottingham Forest Ladies
20 6
4
10 -19
22
11
Sheffield FC Ladies
20 5
2
13 -16
17
12
Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC
20 3
5
12 -40
14
13
Bradford City WFC
20 0
0
20 -103 0
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BCWFC Girls: U16s with James Wright
Coach’s Questions Favourite club? Bradford City Favourite player? Andrew Robertson
Favourite moment in football? David Weatherall header against Liverpool How long have you been at BCWFC? 17 months Highlight of the season so far? Reaching the County Cup semi-final Biggest moaner in your team? Charlie S Summarise your team in one word‌ Frustrating
Tell us about your team... Bradford City U16's have players who play for both the U16's and U18's. The ages in the
squad range from 14 to 16 years. One of the younger players makes frequent appearances for the U18's and scored two goals on her debut. A couple of the players have also been invited to a training session with the first team and the girls who went enjoyed the experience. The girls reached the Semi final of the County Cup and after a thrilling 3-3 draw, coming back three times to lose 4-2 on penalties. For a team who don't have a proper goalkeeper, players frequently play out of position and low attendance at training, the girls always play with enjoyment and always come off with a positive attitude whatever the result is.
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BCWFC Girls: U18s with Luke Norris
Coach’s Questions Favourite club? Liverpool Favourite player? Steven Gerrard
Favourite moment in football? Liverpool’s Champion’s League win, 2005 How long have you been at BCWFC? One season Highlight of the season so far? Seeing U18s players in the first team Biggest moaner in your team? Robyn Summarise your team in one word… Resilient
Tell us about your team... It has been a challenging season for this young U18s team for various reasons. However, no matter what has been thrown their way, they have pushed through it.
A prime example was during a difficult game against Nidd Utd where we had various challenges during the game but with 15 minutes left, the players rallied together in a huddle and fought for the win. The team are starting to relax on the ball, play some beautiful football, and show great team spirit. They have also been very welcoming as highlighted by the number of 16s that have played and enjoyed playing in the 18s team. Overall, the group have matured and developed as individuals and footballers over the season and it has been a pleasure to work with them.
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20ish Questions: With Zoe Roberts About you... Age: 23 Position: Full back or centre back Team you support: Liverpool Favourite player growing up: Steven Gerrard First ever football match watched: Leeds vs Liverpool (2004) Your game... Shirt number: 2 Most anticipated game of the season: Probably Guiseley Pre-match routine: Always got to have a bowl of Coco-Pops before a game! I have to put my left shin pad on first also! Best goal you ever scored: Toughie between a free kick against Guiseley in county cup semi final in 2017 or free kick against Huddersfield this season! Favourite game played in: Middlesbrough at home last season winning 9-2 Most embarrassing football memory: Being in net and a penalty rebounded off the post and hit me straight in the face, wasn’t happy! One rule you’d change: Not getting booked for tactical fouls Your club... Best & worst trainers at the club: Best is probably Maisie
Toughest player: Firefighter Harry Most skillful player: Gonna have to go with Maisie again!
Player you’d least like to car share with: Jen just cos of her playlist!! Who’s in charge of the team playlist and who shouldn’t be? Sophie is and Jen should be nowhere near it! Questions from the fans...
Where’s your favourite holiday destination? (From Bethany Kermode): Definitely Benidorm If you went back in time, which famous person from history would you be? (From Paul Rogers): I’m going to go with George Best, what a player he was!!
Zoe is sponsored by Oakhill Disney Villa, see page 14 for details. In our last 20ish Questions of this season we’ll be talking to Khloe Cooper
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Last time out: BCWFC vs Hull City LFC It was a tale of two halves as Bradford City WFC went down 3-1 away at Hull City LFC on Sunday. Coach Luke Norris again took charge looking for his side to carry all the positives from last Sunday’s battling performance at Derby into this game against seventh placed Hull. And he got his wish, after only 11 minutes Harriet Jakeman made an excellent run down the right and picked out Falone Sumaili who slotted home from close range. In extremely windy conditions at the University of Hull, Bradford battled hard in midfield. Norris brought in Ellen Kennedy for her first team debut to give the side more width and pace, and she proved effective on the left for City, making some excellent runs in behind the Hull defence. Sophie Parrish also came back into the team after missing the Derby defeat, and she formed a solid partnership with Zoe Roberts in the middle of defence.
The majority of the rest of the first half was uneventful, with most of the exchanges taking place in the middle of the field, Aimee Routledge in the Bradford goal enjoyed an unusually quiet 45 minutes as Bradford defended their lead resolutely. It was a different story in the second half. Hull came out fired up, and grabbed an equaliser on 50 minutes as Rebecca Beech was gifted a tap in from close range. Hull then went ahead on the 59th minute as Amy Kay pounced on a cross from Beech to finish from only a couple of yards out.
Falone Sumaili scores for City. Photo courtesy of Paul2Paul Photography
On 66 minutes Norris made his first change of the afternoon, bringing Paris Durrant on to replace the tired Kennedy. But four minutes later he was forced into a second unexpected substitution as Zoe Roberts was clattered by a late challenge and had to be carried off. Louise Willoughby came on to make her first senior appearance. Roberts left the stadium after the game on crutches, and Bradford will be waiting nervously for news of their experienced defender. The disruption and injury seemed to unsettle Bradford, who were visibly tiring in the swirling winds. On 79 minutes Routledge looked to have conceded a penalty as she brought down Knight when clean through on goal, but the referee waved away the Hull appeals. Then with only four minutes remaining Misty Russell thumped the ball goalward, and Routledge was helpless to stop the ball as it was caught by the wind and nestled in the corner to take the game away from Bradford. Bradford line-up: Routledge, Roberts (Willoughby, 70), Clark, Parrish, Edwards, Kennedy (Durrant, 66), Sales, Donnan, Norde (c), Jakeman, Sumaili
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TODAY’S SQUADS Vs Doncaster Rovers Belles, March 31st 2019 Aimee Routledge Bethany Walker Cas Omboyi Charlotte Sales Ella Jacobs Ellen Kennedy Ellie Edwards Emily McNulty Falone Sumaili Harriet Jakeman Jenny Clark Kate Donnan Keegan Lambert Khloe Cooper Maisie Norde Mollie Cliffe Paris Durrant Phoebe Tomlin Rhianna Wright Sophie Moulden Sophie Parrish Zoe Roberts
Abby Watkinson Aimee Hickingbotham Ashleigh Edwards Chloe Bethell Chloe Gray Ellie Parkin Emily Batty Emily Burgin Emily Cahill Georgia Marshall Holly Dodsworth Imani Todman Isabella Trevillion Issy Williams Izzy Whittle Kirsty Smith Lois Schofield Nadia Khan Olivia Cook Sheldon Ashton Zoe Belding
Manager - Steve Winterburn
Head coach - Zoey Shaw