Bedford Ladies & Girls Football Club, has in excess of 50 years experience in the management team of developing Girls and Women's Football. The Club was founded in 1996 as part of the boys club West End FC. It soon became apparent that the objectives of boys’ and girls’ football was very different and we wanted to focus on the needs of the girls and so Bedford Ladies and Girls Football Club was born.
We are the most successful all female football club in the County. With an impressive trophy cabinet to show for it.
When our girls reached open age, and were too old to play youth football, we formed our first ladies team which quickly won promotion through the County and Regional leagues to the Eastern Region Premiership, tiers 3 of the Women's Pyramid. Bedford Ladies and Girls Football
In 2013 we won a £126k Lottery Grant to help refurbish Allen Park our home ground, where we are shared stakeholders with Cricket.
In 2014 we won promotion to the FA Women's Premier League Div 1 which is tier 2 of the Women's Pyramid. We have also entered our Reserves team into the FAWPL.
This season we have 13 teams, eleven youth teams from Under 8s plus Ladies Development and First Team. We involve players from age 6 to adult. We also have partnerships with several local schools where we run after School Coaching and three Wildcat centers. We are very proud that one of our Wildcats centers was selected to be in the Womens Cup Final parade at Wembley.
We group train twice weekly concentrating on not only having fun but also in developing skill, promoting a healthy lifestyle, improving fitness and wellbeing. Our aim is to develop girls to play at the highest levels within our Club.
Parents are encouraged to get involved and this gives the Club a unique family atmosphere.
The older girls are encouraged to act as mentors to the younger ones and to take up coaching, refereeing and to run teams themselves.
The Club is run by volunteer Club Officials, Coaches and Parent Helpers. It is a Charter Standard Development Club and is fully affiliated with the Bedfordshire FA, we are also a Nike Partner Club.
For 2018/19 we have joined Bedford Town family and our First Team plays their matches at The Earie.
We are passionate about Girls and Women's Football and the development of players.
Our aim is to develop our own players through our youth system to play at the highest level in our Ladies First Team.
We are the most successful all female football club in the County. With an impressive trophy cabinet to show for it.
When our girls reached open age, and were too old to play youth football, we formed our first ladies team which quickly won promotion through the County and Regional leagues to the Eastern Region Premiership, tiers 3 of the Women's Pyramid. Bedford Ladies and Girls Football
In 2013 we won a £126k Lottery Grant to help refurbish Allen Park our home ground, where we are shared stakeholders with Cricket.
In 2014 we won promotion to the FA Women's Premier League Div 1 which is tier 2 of the Women's Pyramid. We have also entered our Reserves team into the FAWPL.
This season we have 13 teams, eleven youth teams from Under 8s plus Ladies Development and First Team. We involve players from age 6 to adult. We also have partnerships with several local schools where we run after School Coaching and three Wildcat centers. We are very proud that one of our Wildcats centers was selected to be in the Womens Cup Final parade at Wembley.
We group train twice weekly concentrating on not only having fun but also in developing skill, promoting a healthy lifestyle, improving fitness and wellbeing. Our aim is to develop girls to play at the highest levels within our Club.
Parents are encouraged to get involved and this gives the Club a unique family atmosphere.
The older girls are encouraged to act as mentors to the younger ones and to take up coaching, refereeing and to run teams themselves.
The Club is run by volunteer Club Officials, Coaches and Parent Helpers. It is a Charter Standard Development Club and is fully affiliated with the Bedfordshire FA, we are also a Nike Partner Club.
For 2018/19 we have joined Bedford Town family and our First Team plays their matches at The Earie.
We are passionate about Girls and Women's Football and the development of players.
Our aim is to develop our own players through our youth system to play at the highest level in our Ladies First Team.
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In 1999 when we separated from the boys club we were very keen to gain our own Charter Standard which we achieved, the same year.
To comply with the FA Charter Standard all our Coaches are fully qualified not only in Coaching, but also in First Aid, Safeguarding Children and enhanced CRB checked. All these standards have to be kept updated annually. In 2006 we were proud to achieved Charter Standard Development Club status which is a higher standard. |
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