๐จWe are currently struggling to get referees appointed to our fixtures due to team behaviours and social media comments.
Please remember no ref, no game.
Any reports of abuse towards referees appointed to our fixtures will be taken very seriously - please respect your referee.
The league are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Amber and our thoughts & condolences go out to her family and friends at this time.
We shall be asking that all teams hold a minutes silence in memory of Amber before their kick-offโs next weekend.
Yesterday, Amber from our Under 9 Girls team passed away peacefully after the most courageous battle. We will celebrate Amber's life and strength at next weekend's matches, details will be with team managers during the week ๐
We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Gemma Wiseman. Gemma played for various clubs within the NWGFL & was a talented footballer playing for Team GB & England Deaf Squads. Our thoughts & prayers are with Gemmaโs family and friends.
Weโre very proud of our partnership with
@HerGameToo
, and we want all females involved in our league to feel safe in what they do ๐โฝ๏ธ๐
#footballisagameforall
Yesterday evening two of our longest serving committee members Alison (our Chairwoman) and Netti (our Secretary) were presented with 15 year service awards at the annual
@NorfolkCountyFA
Volunteer Awards.
As a league we couldnโt be more proud of them, thoroughly deserved ladies๐๐ป
NWGFL LEAGUE UPDATE:
This evening the email below has been sent by our League Secretary to all of our member clubs and their team managers.
Any decisions having to be made by us in these still unprecedented times are not easy and we hope for your continued support:
A NEW ERA - Introducing the new look for
#NWGFL
!
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new League branding! More details will be revealed in the coming days as to what that means for each club. Stay tuned for more info...
#WeAreNWGFL
#thisgirlcan
We respectfully ask that all of our teams playing over the course of this weekend take part in a minutes applause before kick off in memory of Amber
#ClapForAmber
๐
This weekend we're asking you to
#ClapForAmber
. Whether it's
#ncfc
away to
@Coventry_City
in the 8th minute, or before kick off at your
#grassrootsfootball
match.
Our teams will be sporting a sunflower armband, and all our match fees will be donated to
๐ฃ๐๐
We are pleased to announce that due to overwhelming support from our clubs we will be holding our first ever NWGFL awards evening.
More details will follow over the next couple of weeks regarding award categories and how you can nominateโฆ
... The amount of time taken by her to do this season upon season around her day job cannot be under-estimated, without her efforts the season just wouldnโt happen.
So thank you Netti, you are an absolute star! โญ๏ธ๐
Runners up in the
@4sportsgroup
U14โs Challenge Vase yesterday were Sprowston.
A lovely gesture was made by the team who had a beautiful bouquet of flowers made for Lenny Bobbyโs wife๐โฝ๏ธ
๐ ๐ป๐The
@NWGFL
would like to wish all players, coaches, managers and club volunteers a very Merry Xmas and best wishes for the festive period - if Santa brings you anything football related let us know and weโll give you a retweet! โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธ๐
Many Congratulations to
@lauren__hemp
who has been awarded an MBE
Youโre an inspiration for 100s of girls every weekend across Norfolk and Suffolk!
#OneOfOurOwn
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#Proud
A huge thank you to
@AylshamYouthFC
for another awesome
@NWGFL
Youth Cup Finals day, we cannot thank you enough!
Thank you too to all of the teams and supporters that attended today, we hope you all enjoyed the day as much as we did, there was some great football on show! ๐๐โฝ๏ธ
๐จ ANOTHER BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! ๐จ
We are very pleased to announce that we will be offering all teams a 40% discount off the cost of entering the NWGFL for the upcoming season.
This will apply to all teams who pay their entry fees before 31st August so make sure you get in quick!
Following a meeting with
@NorfolkCountyFA
this evening and in coordination with
@FoxInTheBox05
we are putting plans in place for a
#mentalhealthawareness
evening to be held early 2019 to help to educate & support all of our club members.
Further info about this event to follow...
๐ฃ In line with other local leagues this weekend ALL NWGFL MATCHES ARE TO BE POSTPONED due to the adverse weather - Your Divisional Secretaries are contactable for any queries that you may have in this regard.
Thank you โฝ๏ธ
๐ฃ Following our AGM on Tuesday evening we currently have 131 Youth teams and 39 Adult teams entered into the
@NWGFL
for the upcoming season which is phenomenal!
We also have 2x Ladies 7โs divisions for the first time EVER! ๐
#growingthefemalegame
#norfolkfootballispositive
Amazing to see so many of our teams attended the
@Lionesses
match at Carrow Road yesterday, what a great day for local grassroots football & promoting the female game ๐๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
#HerGameToo
#thesegirlscan
#rolemodels
To all of our footie mumโs involved in the NWGFL whether a player, coach, manager, volunteer or parent we hope you have a lovely Motherโs Day and thank you for helping to keep female football being played in Norfolk ๐โฝ๏ธ
#enjoyyourday
๐
๐ Good luck to our Ladies teams
@MulbartonLadies
and
@DH_Women
who play in the Semi-Finals of this seasons
@NorfolkCountyFA
Womens County Cup competition today.
Wishing you both the best of luck and we hope you do us proud! ๐โฝ๏ธ
Following the recent news of Lennyโs passing please could we ask that all of our teams playing over this weekend observe a minutes silence and/or applause in recognition for all that Lenny did for the local football community. Thank you.
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay2019
to all our players, coaches, mums and committee members. Without you we would not be making such fantastic progress in the beautiful game โฝ๏ธ โค๏ธ
๐ฃ As we head into the new NWGFL season this weekend just a reminder to respect the person in the middle of the pitch - without them your fixture wouldnโt go ahead so please respect their decisions, itโs not an easy job ๐โฝ๏ธ
๐We would like to wish all of our club members, volunteers, managers, coaches & players a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for the festive season ๐ ๐ปโฝ๏ธ
Very proud to have been recognised as Highly Commended in this category. Congratulations to the Winner, our friend and
#HGT
Ambassador
@NicolNicholls
๐๐
Can we ask that all of our teams mark their respect for Remembrance weekend with a minutes silence before kick off - thank you
#remembrance
#lestweforget
#respect
๐บโฝ๏ธ
After last years successful Awards Evening, we are delighted to announce the date of this years Awards Evening! It's now over to you to use the link below to nominate the very many marvelous people who contribute to our wonderful league!
Winners of the
@GiveToLocalUK
U14โs Challenge Cup yesterday were Bungay.
A lovely gesture was made by Bungay who dedicated their winners trophy to Bure Valley U14โs ๐โฝ๏ธ
Our biggest thank you of the day however must go to
@AylshamYouthFC
and all the people associated with the club who made todayโs finals such a really great day ๐
All the extras and additional touches provided, weโll definitely be back again next season!
Cheers guys ๐๐๐ป
Darren was such a great character and we will miss him tremendously. Nothing was too much trouble for him on our Adult Cup Finals day and he would always go that extra mile for us. Our thoughts are with family, friends and all at
@NorwichUtd
#RIP
๐๐ป๐๐ป A huge congratulations to
@MulbartonLadies
on reaching the
@NorfolkCountyFA
Womenโs County Cup Final yesterday.
Commiserations to
@DH_Women
who put in a valiant effort, you should be very proud of what you have achieved - we certainly are! ๐ช
๐ Wishing everyone involved with the NWGFL a very Happy New Year in whatever capacity you hold, without you all we wouldnโt exist!
Letโs hope for a much better 2021 and the speedy and safe return of grassroots football ๐ค
Till then please all stay safe โฝ๏ธ
๐ And last but not least the second round draw for our ladies 11โs sides:
Horsford v FC Viking Valkyries
Thetford Town v Thetford Bulldogs
Sprowston v Bungay
Stalham v KLSC
UEA v Shrublands FC
Gorleston v Long Stratton
Beccles v Mulbarton
Red Rose v Fakenham
๐ And finally itโs time for our Ladies 11โs, hereโs how the teams were drawn for the first round ties:
Sprowston v North Walsham
Thetford Town v Loddon United
Caister FC v Stalham Town
Dussindale & Hellesdon v Mulbarton
Long Stratton v Freethorpe
Red Rose v Thorpe St Andrew
Club Secretaries will receive an email shortly with more detailsโฆ.
โMaking Female Football in Norfolk Stronger, Together!โ
#NorfolkFootball
@HerGameToo
๐ฃ May we respectfully remind ALL managers that you may not approach other teams players without a 7 day approach before 01 June.
All players become โfree agentsโ on 31st May each season as they are then no longer registered.
Thank you โฝ๏ธ
โฝ๏ธ So tonight at our monthly committee meeting we gave a massive thank you to our league secretary Netti Champion for her tireless efforts in sorting this seasonโs fixtures...
The NWGFL would just like to thank all of the teams and supporters who attended today to make it a really great day of football.
A brilliant attendance for the Ladies Cup Final filling the stands!
#nwgfl
#cupfinals
#supportinglocalfemalefootball
๐
๐ ๐ป๐ We would like to wish all of our grassroots volunteers, managers, coaches & players a relaxing and restful Christmas - enjoy your festive break!
๐Donโt forget itโs the turn of our Youth teams this Saturday at their Cup Final day being held at
@AylshamYouthFC
.
The action kicks off at 10am with 9 finals in store, why not come along for another great day of football!! โฝ๏ธ๐
We certainly could not put on a weekend like the one weโve just had without you guys - you truly are amazing and your efforts are certainly really appreciated by the
@NWGFL
committee.
We will definitely be back next year, a great venue run by some even greater volunteers! ๐๐๐ป๐๐ป
Well the last final of the weekend didn't disappoint going all the way to sudden death penalties!! Thank you to everyone
@NWGFL
for letting us be a part of it all !!Special thanks to all our volunteers who give up their time to make our club what it is !๐ See you all next year!
๐
@NorfolkCountyFA
recently produced the graphic below showing how much the female game is growing in the county - some of these stats are awesome!!
We shall continue to work together to get these figures even bigger! โฝ๏ธ๐
#norfolkfootballispositive
#growingthefemalegame
To mark Remembrance Day we respectfully ask that teams hold a minutes silence prior to kick off before all games this weekend.
#RemembranceDay2023
#NorfolkFootball
๐ Donโt forget to head over to our website where youโll find team registration forms for next season (21/22).
From U8โs through to U18โs, Ladies 7โs and 11โs - help us to grow the female game even more in Norfolk! ๐ชโฝ๏ธ
๐ 5 days to go till Ladies Finals Sunday being held at Plantation Park in Blofield, home of
@NorwichUtd
- 3 cracking matches in prospect with the first game kicking off at 11am.
And all for only ยฃ2 entry!
Come and enjoy a great day with us celebrating female football โฝ๏ธ๐
๐ฃ Please could we remind all of our member clubs who run development age teams, i.e U8 to U11 that all fixtures played in these age groups are non-competitive.
Therefore please kindly refrain from publishing any scorelines and/or results from these fixtures.
Thank you.
Good luck to all our teams starting their season today in our youth section. You never know, we might, just might have the next generation of
@Lionesses
playing out there today! Itโs going to be a hot one. So keep safe and hydrated! โฝ๏ธ
#NorfolkFootball
#GirlsFootball
Good luck
@Lionesses
in the quarter finals of the
#FIFAWWC
Weโre right behind you! Here is a little message from one of our clubs
@BlofieldFc
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๐ฃWe also held a meeting last week with clubs to discuss providing an U18โs provision for next season which we look to do every season.
This was also met with positive feedback and looks like it will happen for the 2021/2022 season, team entry forms can be found on our websiteโฝ๏ธ
Brilliant first day at our Cup Finals. Fantastic to see so many happy faces regardless of the results. Players have clearly enjoyed the occasion!
#FootballWon
Photos to follow by the talented
@shayporteruk
Itโs the turn of the adults tomorrow! Big thank you to
@aylsham_fc
And weโd also like to send another massive thank you to ex-committee member
@chrisjfynn
for his tireless efforts in making both our Ladies and todayโs Youth Cup Finals another great success this season.
Thank you Chris! ๐๐ป๐
๐Despite the unwanted but expected news that we all received yesterday we want to wish all of our clubs, managers, coaches, players & volunteers a relaxed and peaceful festive period - and donโt forget to complete our survey while youโre digesting that Christmas dinner! ๐ ๐ปโ๏ธ