Bradford City Women’s Football Club
vs Sheffield FC Ladies FA Women’s National League, Sunday 17th February 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, Sheffield FC Ladies
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View From The Dugout: With manager Steve Winterburn
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Juniors: All about our U12s & U13s with coach Marcus Matthews & Qasim Akhtar
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
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
12-13 Clart & Amber Through and Through: Meet the BCWFC players supporting Bradford City AFC too 14-15 FAWNL Preview: Looking back at last weekend’s fixtures 16
20ish Questions: We get to know midfielder Jess Dunlop
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Last time out: Read up on the Bantams’ last outing as they played host to Nottingham Forest
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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 Sheffield FC Ladies . A warm welcome to all players, club officials and spectators who have made the journey from Sheffield for todays match. We continue our League action today, resuming the battle for our first league points of the season. We have known Sheffield FC for many years, and during their spell in the FA WSL have frequently played friendlies against them. They had an unfortunate start to the 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 last weeks match, and I expect a competitive encounter today, with both Clubs striving for the valuable three points. After today we wish Sheffield well for the rest of the season. Planning for next season is already underway, there will be more announcements soon, but we already know we will need to fill several Committee roles next year. Watch this space!
Sally
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Match Preview: Bradford City WFC vs Sheffield FC Ladies These two sides last faced each other back in September, with Sheffield running out 2-0 winners in a close-fought game. The home side started strongly, and took the lead after 12 minutes with a goal from former City player Ellie White. The Bantams’ young side held their own for long periods of the game, and Shirley Murphy went close on a couple of occasions. The game was settled not long after half-time though, with Megan Tinsley scoring a second for the home side on 48 minutes.
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City looked to find a way back in but the Sheffield defence did their job and Bradford went home empty-handed. The Bradford team that kicks off today will very different to the one that started the previous game, with at least five players having left the club. Bradford City: Routledge, Jakeman, Wisher, Clark, Roberts, Murphy, Norde, Gill, Shuttleworth, Taylor, Pringle Subs: Khan, McNulty, Wright
Today’s opposition: Sheffield FC Ladies The Ladies First Team, now in its 16th season after forming in the summer of 2003, started life at the bottom of the women's football pyramid but experienced a remarkable rise, including six league titles in eight seasons. In 2015, the club became the first to earn promotion on merit to the FA Women's Super League having won the inaugural FA Women's Premier League Championship Play Off Final. Following the Club's decision to withdraw from the FA WSL due to the rapidly escalating
financial demands of playing in the top two tiers, an exodus of players and staff resulted leaving the club facing a huge rebuild. The process starts with the new look first team commencing the 2018/19 season in the Northern Division of the FA Women's National League. This season Sheffield find themselves in a real relegation scrap with Doncaster Rovers Belles, One point splits the two sides, with the Belles having played one game more.
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View From The Dugout: With Steve Winterburn Firstly I’d like to welcome Sheffield FC Ladies to the Mitton Group Stadium this afternoon, two teams with great histories meeting at the wrong end of the table, we’re both looking to turn our fortunes around and get back to where we belong. My time back at Bradford City WFC has had a tough start, but I’m starting to see some real positives on and off the pitch. We’ve lost a few players, but it was fantastic to start with to new signings last weekend against Nottingham Forest.
I want to take the opportunity in this column to publicly praise the players who are attending training on a regular basis and are showing a great attitude and willingness to work hard through these tough times. Things are improving and things will get better!!
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BCWFC Girls: U12s with Marcus Matthews Coach’s Questions Favourite club? Manchester City Favourite player? David Silva Favourite moment in football? Agueeeeeero!! How long have you been at BCWFC? 8 months
Highlight of the season so far? Brayton away. We were unplayable at times. Biggest moaner in your team? They all have their moments!! Summarise your team in one word… Determined.
Tell us about your team... A fantastic, great bunch of girls with a drive and determination to improve all the time. They have. Each player is working hard to get better and we try play football in what we believe is the right way.
The result is irrelevant at this age, however some the games the girls have shown great resilience and a desire to play regardless of conditions and opposition. Playing against boys teams and other well established girls teams the girls always show up, There have been many highlights so far this season, to name a few HSM at home was a great collective performance. Brayton away where we completely dominated from start to finish and showed great composure throughout.
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BCWFC Girls: U13s with Qasim Akhtar A big part of our club philosophy is Favourite Club: Bradford City the development Favourite Player: Kevin De Bruyne of the individual Favourite moment in football: player, however Chelsea 2, Bradford City 4 we do still put How long have you been at BCWFC: some emphasis 2 and a half years on the collective Highlight of the season so far: Ryburn United development of the group. The at home … a top performance girls have shown Biggest Moaner in the team: Mia on numerous occasions this season how well Summarise your team in one word: Energetic they are also improving as a team, which is a Tell us about your team... credit to their attitudes both on and off the pitch. Taking on the U13’s this season has been a great challenge and one of the best decisions I The girls have been a pleasure to coach this made. The standard of football in the league season and we will continue to work hard and is really high which motivates the girls to improve on every aspect we can. consistently work hard in training week in week out. Personally, I feel we have some of the best individual players in the West Riding for their age and this is portrayed on a weekly basis through their performances on a match day.
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Feature: Claret & Amber Through and Through
Bradford City WFC is a diverse club with a wide range of players, from a North Yorkshire firefighter to a Burundi international. BCWFC is 100% amateur, meaning everyone who puts on the claret & amber shirt does so because they want to play for this great club. Our players also support a number of different professional sides, but at the heart of our club are a core who are Bradford through-and-through. Without a game last weekend we took some time to talk to Ellie Edwards, Ellen Kennedy, Jess Dunlop, Maisie Norde & Rhianna Wright about life as a City player, and a City supporter… First up we asked them what a Bantams 5-aside team would look like, based on players from their time watching City. Two names went straight to the top of the list – Richard O’Donnell and Rory McArdle. After that came a discussion about Darby, Caddis and Warnock. In the end Caddis made the cut.
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Apart from Rhianna Wright who suggested Lewis O’Brien, the clear choice for No.4 was history maker Gary Jones, and Maisie Norde summed up the choice for striker, she said “David Ball, 100%”. So the final line-up: O’Donnell, McArdle, Caddis, Jones, Ball. Next I asked the players what life is like as a Bradford City supporter… Maisie and Ellie immediately summed it up with one word, “unique”. “We never know what to expect”, said Maisie. The question of the most memorable game was much more straight-forward. Everyone named the same three matches – vs Northampton in the play-off final, Billy Knott vs Leeds, and the Capital One Cup Final. “It was devastating but also one of my best”, said Ellen Kennedy of the Swansea defeat. Rhianna added the Chelsea win too, she was one of the lucky ones who got to witness history.
Feature: Claret & Amber Through and Through
Oppposite page, left to right: Jess Dunlop, Maisie Norde, Rhianna Wright This page, left to right: Ellen Kennedy, Ellie Edwards
We asked Maisie what it means to play for the club she supports, and she summed it up neatly with two words – pride and sentiment. The last question I left them with led to plenty of discussion – if the stands were named after former players/managers, who would it be. And who deserves a statue? There were a couple of personal choices – Rhianna (a graduate of One In A Million) went for Wayne Jacobs, and Ellie Edwards named her great grandfather, a true club legend in Bryan Edwards. There was a clear theme through all the others named, players who have given their all for the shirt in their time at Valley Parade. Stephen Darby, Stuart McCall, David Wetherall, Dean Windass and Gary Jones. Maisie felt Bobby Campbell, one of City’s all-time greatest goalscorers (121 goals in 274 appearances) was the most deserving of a statue.
Former Bradford City legend Bobby Campbell, who passed away in November 2016
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FAWNL Review: Sunday 10th February
Last weekend saw seven fixtures for FAWNL In the FAWL Plate Middlesbrough made the sides, in three different competitions. long trip to Merseyside, where they lost 2-0 to WPL Div.1 side Liverpool Feds. Blackburn Rovers continued their march towards the league title with a 2-1 victory at home to second-placed Sunderland to open up a nine point lead with a game in hand. Derby County put on a dominant performance to beat Hull City 7-2 to move up to sixth, while Hull dropped closer to the ongoing relegation battle. Nottingham Forest leapfrogged the Tigresses with a 2-0 win at Bradford City, while Fylde earned a 3-1 win on the road at Guiseley Vixens. Elsewhere, in the SSE Women’s FA Cup two FAWNL sides had differing fortunes against WSL2 teams. Huddersfield Town beat Charlton Athletic 5-4 on penalties after holding them to a 3-3 draw. Stoke City’s cup run came to and end with a 2-1 defeat at home to Aston Villa. 14 | FAWNL | BRADFORD CITY VS SHEFFIELD FC LADIES
At the time of writing there are still five mid -week FAWNL games to play, with Guiseley Vixens vs Bradford City already postponed on Tuesday night.
Fixtures—Sunday 17th February: FAWNL Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough Bradford City v Sheffield FC
Derby County v Fylde Doncaster Rovers v Guiseley Sunderland v Hull City FAWNL Cup Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City SSE Women’s FA Cup West Ham Utd v Huddersfield Town
2018-19 FAWNL Northern Division: The Standings
Table correct at February 12th
POS
P
W
D
L
GD PTS
1
Blackburn Rovers LFC
13 12
0
0
60
39
2
Huddersfield Town LFC
14 10
0
4
21
30
3
Sunderland AFC Ladies
14 9
1
4
29
28
4
Stoke City LFC
14 9
1
4
18
28
5
Fylde LFC
13 7
2
3
18
26
6
Derby County LFC
14 7
2
4
11
26
7
Middlesbrough WFC
14 7
2
5
8
23
8
Guiseley Vixens WFC
12 5
2
5
3
17
9
Nottingham Forest LFC
14 5
2
7
-11 17
10
Hull City LFC
16 4
1
10 -15 16
11
Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC
17 3
2
12 -40 11
12
Sheffield FC Ladies
16 3
1
12 -23 10
13
Bradford City WFC
15 0
0
15 -79 0
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20ish Questions: With Jess Dunlop About you...
Most embarrassing football memory: When I used to wear a really big head band … I was about 10
Age: 17 Position: Attacking Midfield Team you support: Bradford City
One rule you'd change: Shouldn’t get booked for swearing at the ref.
Favourite player growing up: Nakhi Wells
Your club... Toughest player: Harriet
Your game... Shirt number: 10
Most skillful player: Maisie
Most anticipated game of the season: Blackburn Rovers
Biggest joker: Me!!
Pre-match routine: Wake up in time to eat my porridge around 4 hours before the game, some fruit and a glass of fresh orange. Then some sugar sweets just before I play to give me the energy.
Player you'd least like to share a car with: Paris, she’d kill u Who's in charge of the playlist, and who shouldn't be? Charlotte’s in charge, Sophie shouldn’t be! Questions from the fans...
Best goal: Mine from the halfway line (vs Hull City)
Who is your favourite band or singer? (From Bethany Kermode): Drake
Favourite game: Last season for the Reserves vs Huddersfield. We won 5-4 with a last minute goal
Who would you like to be stranded on a desert island with? (From Paul Rogers): Sophie
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Last time out: BCWFC vs Nottingham Forest City fell to another defeat on Sunday, but should’ve taken at least a point from a game that they dominated for periods. Visitors Nottingham Forest started strongly, attacking uphill on a boggy Eccleshill Utd pitch, and won a corner in the first minute. But City stood firm and Charlotte Sales cleared the danger. City enjoyed a great deal of possession early on, but were unable to create any clear chances. New signing Sophie Parrish kept Forest at bay with a last-ditch block from close range as the visitors looked to find an opening. Bradford went close not long after, Ellie Edwards picked up the ball outside the box and hit a looping shot that Forest keeper Thomas held onto. City continued to press, Norde and Rosie Gill combined well to create an opening for Jen Clark, whose shot was easily saved. Zoe Roberts was next to test Thomas, with a thundering trademark effort from long range that had the Forest stopper scrambling to clear from under her own bar. Not long after that City manager Steve Winterburn was forced to make his first change of the afternoon as Clark limped off to be replaced by Falone Sumaili. The rest of the half was fairly uneventful and the teams went in level at half time.
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Sumaili having two good opportunities the break the deadlock. First her longrange shot was smothered by Thomas, and then not long after she slipped when through on goal and the keeper gratefully held onto the ball. On the hour mark Roberts went into the book with a cynical challenge as Forest looked to catch Bradford on the break. City failed to properly clear their lines and Ashleigh Edwards coolly chipped the ball over the stranded Aimee Routledge in the Bradford goal. On 72 minutes, Sophie Parrish brought down Hickingbottom on the edge of the box, and after a consultation with the assistant, referee Charlotte Phillips changed her decision from free-kick to penalty, much to the consternation of the City players. Routledge came up with more heroics, diving full length to tip the ball round the post to keep the score at 1-0 and give Bradford an injection of self-belief as they tired on the heavy pitch. But four minutes later Edwards made up for her poor spot kick as she broke free from the City back line to finish calmly under the City keeper. Winterburn made a final throw of the dice, bringing on Kate Donnan and Paris Durrant to replace Sales and Gill, but it wasn’t enough and the game ended 2-0 to the visitors.
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TODAY’S SQUADS Vs. Sheffield FC Ladies, Sunday 17 February 2019, Kick-off 2pm Aimee Routledge Bethany Walker Cas Omboyi Charlotte Sales Ella Jacobs Ellie Edwards Emily McNulty Falone Sumaili Harriet Jakeman Jenny Clark Jess Dunlop Kate Donnan Keegan Lambert Khloe Cooper Maisie Norde Mollie Cliffe Paris Durrant Phoebe Tomlin Rhianna Wright Rosie Gill Sophie Moulden Sophie Parrish Zoe Roberts
Jade Butcher Megan Clarkson Lisa Giampalma Leigha Goodwin Molly Havard Ellie Hawcroft Jessica Heald Millie Herbert-Clarke Elizabeth Hobson Holly Housley Emma Johnson Molly Johnson Ruth Likara Rosa Neary Jennifer Pearson Ellie Russell Lauren Santoro Hannah Smith Megan Tinsley Paige Wainwright Ellie White Milly Wortley
MATCH OFFICIALS Referee — Darius Bradley
Assistant Referees —Emma Taylor & Lewis Elliott