Lytham St Anne’s High School triumphed again in Blackpool FC Community Trust’s EFL Girls Cup!
This week Blackpool FC Community Trust (BFCCT) delivered our biggest-ever EFL Utilita Girls Cup event for girls in Years 7 and 8. Over 150 girls attended, comprising 18 teams battling it out for the chance to represent Blackpool FC at the Under 13s Girls Cup Northwest Finals in January!
There was a fantastic amount of talent on display, with High Schools from all over the Fylde Coast in attendance. The final ended with a nail-biting encounter between Lytham St Anne’s (LSA) and Carr Hill, finishing in a 1-1 draw. In a tense penalty shootout, LSA took the win after a save from their exceptional goalkeeper.
All players, teachers and staff also held an impeccable minute’s silence mid-tournament to pay respect on Armistice Day.
Andy, the Female Football Development Manager at BFCCT said,
“It was great to see so many girls enjoying football. Part of my role is to use the badge of Blackpool FC to inspire local girls and to use Blackpool FC to encourage girls to stay active and enjoy playing football. Hopefully, we will see lots of these girls now having the confidence to go to join their local grassroots teams.
“We are delighted for LSA to represent Blackpool FC in the next round of the tournament again. In three years LSA has been successful in the next round of the Northwest tournament twice and qualified for the Northern Finals, eight teams from all over the North of England! We are excited to see how far they will get this year.”
In the next round of the tournament, LSA will play against schools representing other EFL clubs including Fleetwood Town, Preston North End, Carlisle, Accrington Stanley, Blackburn Rovers, and more.
Andy added,
“We also use these tournaments to highlight the most talented players from the Fylde Coast, and further afield. BFCCT deliver the FA Girls’ Emerging Talent Centre, which is our elite female football programme, and these tournaments are a great way to identify exceptional players to add to our elite programme.”
BFCCT would also like to thank Blackpool Sports Centre and Active Blackpool for allowing us to use their 3G pitch at Stanley Park to deliver these tournaments each year. Good luck to LSA in the next round of the tournament!
If you would like more information on any of our female football programmes, then please email femalefootball@bfcct.co.uk for more details.
