Northop Hall Girls F.C.

NHGFC
Full name Northop Hall Girls FC
Founded 2008
Ground The Pavilion
League
Website Club home page

Coordinates: 53°10′22″N 3°08′36″W / 53.172796°N 3.143388°W / 53.172796; -3.143388

Northop Hall Girls FC is a girls only football club based in Northop Hall, Flintshire in North Wales. The club's senior women's team joined the top level Welsh Premier League in 2011–12. The club withdrew from the league midway in the 2013/14 season because of a lack of players.[1] but are now playing in the North Wales league again.

History

Northop Hall Girls FC was formed in 2008. Northop Hall Girls FC play in the North Wales Girls Football League and play their matches along the North Wales Coast, from Aston Park all the way to Pwllheli. Although the Ladies team withdrew from the National League in 2013-2014, they are now playing in the North Wales league and the club has over 100 girls and ladies as playing members.

Achievements

In just one season they firmly established themselves as one of the strongest clubs in the North Wales Girls Football League with their girls claiming success in the Tesco Cup and both league and cup honours. Northop Hall Girls FC are one of the only "female only" Football Clubs in Wales that provide a continuous pathway in Football where a 7 year old can progress all the way through to Ladies Open Age.

For season 2015-16 the club has teams at the following age groups: U8, U10, U11, U12, U14, U16 and Ladies open age. They cater for girls as young as 7 years old all the way up to ladies open age. Over 100 girls and ladies are members of the club. The club kit has been sponsored in the 2014-2016 seasons by GAP, who are also strongly involved in another couple of local clubs including Gap Connahs Quay.

The club play at The Northop Hall Pavilion, Llys Ben, Northop Hall, Flintshire CH7 6HS.

Honours

 u12 cup winners 2014-2015
 u12 league runners up 2014-2015

References

  1. ↑ http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/news/WPL95730.ink
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