History


Sawston Girls FC - Club History (last updated 280518)

Sawston Girls FC were established in 2009 with the aim of providing quality, safe opportunities for girls of all ages in our community to play and enjoy football regardless of ability, religion or ethnic background. Encouraging a healthy lifestyle and helping players to reach their potential, develop personal skill and confidence.
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Season 2018-19
5 teams; U8, U9, U11 ,U13, U14

Our 10th Anniversary !!
Maintained Charter Standard Development status.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Graham Pearl
Treasurer: Jo Gruby
CWO: Alun Bedding

U8s Coach/manager Graham Pearl
U9s Coach/manager Graham Pearl
U11s Coach/manager Billy O'Connell
U13s Coach/manager Phil Searle
U14's Coach/manager: Phil Edwards

Player Awards:

U14
Parents Player: Selina Vaughan
Managers Player: Elsie Barker
Players Player: Selina Vaughan

U13
Managers Player: Ella Cumsky
Players Player: Kaia Purdie
Most Improved Lucy Graham

U11
Managers Player: Sophie Facerova
Players Player: Tilly Barker

U9/U8 combined
Managers Player: Kiera Hancock
Players Player: Mika Fowling
Most Improved Hanna Witherley

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Season 2017-18
5 teams; U8, U9, U11 ,U12, U13

Maintained Charter Standard Development status.
Richard Stock, Mark Gilbert, Billy O'Connell and Pete Barker joined the Committee. U16 team folder / Ended.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Graham Pearl
Treasurer: Helen Edwards
CWO: Francis Atiemo

U8s Coach/manager Graham Pearl
U9s Coach/manager Billy O'Connell
U11s Coach/manager Katie Welch/ Richard Stock
U12's Coach/ manager: Graham Pearl
U13's Coach/manager: Phil Edwards/Mark Gilbert

Player Awards:

U13
Parents Player: Niambh Martin
Managers Player: Leah Edwards
Players Player: Amy Gilbert

U12
Managers Player: Abi Markham
Players Player: Emily Facerova

U11
Managers Player: Freya West
Players Player: Tilly Barker

U9
Managers Player: Alisha Hill
Players Player: Imogen Heidel

U8
Managers Player: Kiera Hancock

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Season 2016-17
4 teams; U9, U11 ,U13, U16

Maintained Charter Standard Development status. U9s were a mixture of slightly older and younger ones. Start of the Sunday morning training sessions for new starters.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Graham Pearl
Treasurer: Helen Edwards
CWO: Francis Atiemo

U9s Coach/manager Graham Pearl/ Katie Welch
U11s Coach/manager Graham Pearl/ Katie Welch
U13's Coach/ manager: Phil Edwards
U16's Coach/manager: Justin Smart

Player Awards:

U16
Most Improved Player: Natasha Sweeney
Parents Player: Amy Smith and Yasmin Upson
Managers Player: Katrina Cloherty
Players Player: Chloe Drew

U13 (all U12)
Parents Player: Sanjana Duraikan
Managers Player: Elsie Barker
Players Player: Amy Gilbert

U11
Managers Player: Lois Atiemo
Players Player: Emily Facerova
Most Improved: Rosie Kiernan

U9
Managers Player: Julia Sargeant

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Season 2015-16
4 teams; U9, U10 ,U11, U15

Maintained Charter Standard Development status. Unfortunately the U13's managed by Katie Welch and the U18 managed by James Hayden folded during the early part of the season due to lack of numbers.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Graham Pearl
Treasurer: Helen Edwards
CWO: Sarah Borley

U9s Coach/manager Graham Pearl
U10s Coach/manager Graham Pearl
U11's Coach/ manager: Phil Edwards
U15's Coach/manager: Justin Smart

Player Awards:

U15
Most Improved Player: Megan O'keefe
Parents Player: Chloe Drew
Managers Player: Amy Smith
Players Player: Katrina Cloherty

U11
Most Improved Player: Milly Thompson
Parents Player: Milly Thompson/Giorgia Cinque
Managers Player: Niambh Martin
Players Player: Leah Edwards/Milly Thompson

U10/U9
Managers Player: Keely Cole
Players Player: Rose Chadwick

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Season 2014-15
7 teams; U8, U9 ,U10 ,U12, U14, U16 & U18/Ladies

Maintained Charter Standard Development status
Elsie Barker (U10) - joined Spurs FC at the start of the season

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Graham Pearl
Treasurer: Helen Edwards
CWO: Sarah Borley

U9s Coach/manager Graham Pearl
U10s Coach/manager Phil Edwards
U12's Coach/ manager: Katie Welch
U14's Coach/manager: Justin Smart
U16's Coach/ manager: James Hayden
U18s Coach/manager: Graham Pearl

Player Awards:

U18
Started in U18 league but due to lack of numbers reverted to the Flexi-league. No individual awards this season.

U16
Most Improved Player: Lauren Mitchell
Parents Player: Harriet Smith
Managers Player: Hannah Stanford
Players Player: Megan Evers

U14
Most Improved Player: Abi Carter/Jade Smart
Parents Player: Katrina Cloherty
Managers Player: Yasmin Upson
Players Player: Chloe Drew/Kathryn Borley

U12
Most Improved Player: Imogen Leivers
Parents Player: Abbie Keeler
Managers Player: Maisey Flack
Players Player: Jemima Fisher

U10
Most Improved Player: Jessica Smith
Parents Player: Giorgia Cinque
Managers Player: Niambh Martin/Amy Gilbert
Players Player: Georgia Puentener

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Season 2013-14
6 teams; U8, U9 (playing in U10 league),U11, U13, U15 & U18.

Maintained Charter Standard Development status
U13's team League and League Cup runners up.
U9s league runners up in the U10 league.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Graham Pearl
Treasurer: Helen Edwards
CWO: Graham Pearl

U8s Coach/manager Graham Pearl
U9s Coach/manager Phil Edwards
U11's Coach/ manager: Katie Welch
U13's Coach/manager: Justin Smart
U15's Coach/ manager: James Hayden
U18s Coach/manager: Graham Pearl

Player Awards:

U18
Most Improved Player: Emily Harvey
Parents Player: Rea Ashton
Managers Player: Abigail Davies
Players Player: Clara Ziana

U15
Most Improved Player: Paige Rayment
Parents Player: Ellie Hayden
Managers Player: Harriet Smith
Players Player: Megan Evers

U13
Most Improved Player: Yasmin Upson/Jade Ball
Parents Player: Chloe Drew
Managers Player: Katie Seagrave
Players Player: Katrina Cloherty

U11
Most Improved Player: Helena Graham
Parents Player: Millie Gray
Managers Player: Maisey Flack
Players Player: Abbie Keeler

U9 (playing in U10 league)
Most Improved Player: Leah Edwards
Parents Player: Isobel Bennet
Managers Player: Giorgia Cinque
Players Player: Milly Clarke

Season 2012-13
Formed a fifth team at U8 age group, who will train and play non competitively to run alongside our U16, U14 and U12 & U10 sides.

Awarded Charter Standard Development club of the Year (Jan 2013)
U12's team League and League Cup double winners
Sawston beat St Ives Rangers in the League Cup final 3-0. Mia Cinque scoring two to take her tally for the season to 80 goals!
U16's League Cup finalists and runners up in the League.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Paul Evans*
Assistant Secretary: Sue Sentence*
Treasurer: Helen Edwards
CWO: Paul Evans*

*Paul and Sue stood down mid season and were replaced by Graham.

U8s Coach/manager Phil Edwards
U10's Coach/ manager: Stefano Fachechi & Katie Welch
U12's Coach/manager: Gemma Evers
U14's Coach/ manager: James Hayden
U16s Coach/manager: Graham Pearl

Player Awards:

U16
Most Improved Player: Carrie Evans
Parents Player: Georgia Southby
Managers Player: Megan Evans
Players Player: Ellie Woodley

U14
Most Improved Player: Amber Murray
Parents Player: Megan Evers
Managers Player: Hollie Turner
Players Player: Scarlett Morrow

U12
Most Improved Player: Katrina Cloherty
Parents Player: Hattie Frost
Managers Player: Mia Cinque
Players Player: Hattie Frost

U10
Most Improved Player: Vasilia Stock
Parents Player: Millie Gray
Managers Player: Leah Harper
Players Player: Abbie Keeler

Season 2011-12
Formed a fourth team at U9 age group, who will train and play non competitively to run alongside our U15, U13 and U11 sides.

U11s managed by Gemma Evers won the league Cup beating Cambridge City 2-1 in the league Cup final in May 2012. Mia Cinque scoring both goals.

U9s won the fair play award at the Comberton Development Festival in May 2012.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Sue Sentance
Treasurer: Wendy Marshgreen
CWO: Justine Stanford
U9's Coach/ manager: Stefano Fachechi
U11's Coach/manager: Gemma Evers
U13's Coach/ manager: James Hayden
U15s Coach/manager: Graham Pearl

Player Awards:

U15
Most Improved Player: Christie Foster
Parents Player: Sian Lea
Managers Player: Georgia Southby
Players Player: Angelica Fachechi

U13
Most Improved Player: Eleanor Hayden
Parents Player: Holly Turner
Managers Player: Megan Evers
Players Player: Holly Marshgreen

U11
Most Improved Player: Chloe Drew
Parents Player: Kathryn Borley
Managers Player: Hattie Frost
Players Player: Mia Cinque

U9
The under 9 team were awarded squad trophies in recognition of their commitment to a full season of training and playing non competitive games. The U9s will form the nucleus of the U10s and U8s teams next season.

Season 2010-11
Formed a third team at U10 age group, run by our first female coach, Gemma Evers.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Fiona Morrow
Treasurer: Jayne Springham
CWO: Justine Stanford
U10's Coach/manager: Gemma Evers
U11's Coach/ manager: James Hayden
U13s Coach/manager: Graham Pearl

U14
Most Improved Player: Georgia Southby
Parents Player: Sian Lea
Managers Player: Rachael Rhodes
Players Player: Jess Stringer

U12
Most Improved Player: Hannah Stanford
Parents Player: Phoebe Osborn
Managers Player: Emily Huxter
Players Player: Holly Marshgreen

U10
Most Improved Player: Caitlin Irwin
Parents Player: Isobel Evers
Managers Player: Kathryn Borley
Players Player: Alex Ball

Season 2009-10
The club was established in 2009. We ran a series of summer coaching sessions pre the 2009-10 season at which we averaged over 20 girls of various ages to each one. From those attending we were able set up two teams, one at U13's and one at U11s, both playing in the Cambridgeshire Girls Football League.

The U13's were winners of the County FA Fair play award presented to us at a Cambridge United home game. The U13s were presented with a individual medals and a cheque for £200.
Graham Pearl recipient of the County FA Coach of the Year Award.

Committee members:
Chair: Graham Pearl
Secretary : Fiona Morrow
Treasurer: Jayne Springham
CWO: Justine Stanford
U11's Coach/ manager: James Hayden assisted by Alan Rigby
U13s Coach/manager: Graham Pearl

U13 Player awards:
Most Improved Player: Sian Lea
Parents Player: Angelica Fachechi
Managers Player: Jess Stringer
Players Player: Sophie Morrow

U11 player awards:
Most Improved Player: Lauren Mitchell
Parents Player: Megan Evers
Managers Player: Scarlett Morrow
Players Player: Holly Marshgreen