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Parkwood Ladies DNA:  Team History Part Two

Parkwood Ladies DNA: Team History Part Two

andrew morton14 Jun 2018 - 17:45
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The Open Age (Adult) Years

We are fortunate enough to have had a successful seven years in the SECWFL, and are one of the few clubs to have risen from the bottom of the Kent division to the pinnacle of the premier division and beyond.

We joined the SECWFL in 2010 and started our career in this league, as league and cup champions and ended our career in this league as back to back league champions and as league and cup champions in 2017.

We joined the Kent Division in 2010 and became "history makers" by becoming the first team to win the league and Kent Divisional Cup in an augural season.

We moved up to Division One East,and in 2013, we become the lowest ranked team to reach the 1st round proper, with a shock results of beating higher opposition Anchorian's , (SECWFL Premier) Crawley Wasps (L&SERWFL) and Crystal Palace (L&SERWFL) before losing to Colne Valley in the 1st round proper.

Later that season we come 2nd in the league, earning us a play off with Division One West side, Hayward's Heath & Wivelfield LFC. We went on to win the final, 6 -3 on the day. This not only gained us promotion to the SECWFL: Premier Division but also a private audience with the Mayor of Bexley after she heard about our achievements, and we also received the accolade of LFA Female club of the Year award.

In our first season in the premier division, we missed out on promotion to the L&SERWFL by one point, however we did eventually win the league in 2016 two seasons later.

The general consensus at the time was, we felt we were not ready both on and of the pitch to go up and we declined promotion. The following year, money was invested in ground improvements to meet the requirement of the L&SERWFL.

On the pitch the team retained the league title and won the League Cup in their final match of their tenure in the South - East Counties Women Football League,and became "History Makers" again as we are the first team this millennium to have won back to back championship titles a feat las achieved in 1999 by Gillingham Ladies.

Also during our time in the league, we won their fair play awards twice and their Club Assistant of the Year awards were won our own Mark Goodall - in every division.

In 2017, we accepted promotion to the London & South East Regional League and in our first season finished a respectable 4th and League Cup Semi -Finalists.

Southeast Counties Women's Football League
SECWFL: League Cup: Champions 2017
Premier Division: Champions 2017 (Promoted)
Premier Division: Champions 2016.
Premier Play Off Winners 2013 (Promoted)
Division One:Runners Up 2013.
Kent Division: - Champions 2011 (Promoted)
Kent Divisional Cup - Winners 2011
SECWFL: Fair Play League Runner up 2012
SECWFL: Most Sporting Club 2013

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