GIRLS 7 A-SIDE AREA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT – RICHMOND TEAMS EXCEL! 

Mr Beresford, cover supervisor and one of Richmond School’s Girls Football Development Coordinators, recently accompanied two teams down to Bedale to compete in the above competition. He provides this report: 

“Last week, the Year 7/8 and Year 9/10 Hambleton and Richmondshire Area 7-a-side girls football tournament took place at Bedale Football Club.  

The sun was shining ready for a fantastic day of football. The format of day meant that the Year 7/8 team and the Year 9/10 played against the same schools at the same time.   

Round 1: Northallerton   

Year 7/8: 1-1 draw. Goal scored by Liv. 

Year 9/10: 2-0 win. Goals scored by Jorge and Freya.   

Round 2: Bedale  

Year 7/8: 5-0 win. Goal scored by Liv x3, Charlee, Freya.  

Year 9/10: 2-0 win. Goal scored by Jorge and Ava.    

Round 3: Y7/8 vs Stokesley & Y9/10 vs Queen Marys   

Year 7/8: 3-0 win. Goals scored by Liv x2 and Freya.   

Year 9/10: 3-1 win. Goal scored by Freya x2 and an own goal.     

Round 4: Easingwold   

Year 7/8: 1-0 win. Goal scored by Liv. 

Year 9/10: 2-0 win. Goal scored by Chloe and Freya.   

Round 5: Cundall Manor   

Year 7/8: 2-0 win. Goals scored by Liv and Freya. 

Year 9/10: 3-0 win. Goals scored by Freya x2 and Ava.   

Round 6: Wensleydale   

Year 7/8: 2-0 win. Goals scored by Liv x2. 

Year 9/10: 1-2 loss. Goals scored by Sarah.   

Round 7: Thirsk   

Year 7/8: 2-0 draw. Goals scored by Liv x2. 

Year 9/10: 0-0 draw.     

All of the girls showed fantastic determination and teamwork to play some truly brilliant football, maintaining their focus and intensity throughout all seven games. 

The Year 7/8 girls finished in first place with a fantastic 19 points out of a total of 21, winning 6 games and drawing 1 and conceding only one goal in the entire tournament. Area Champions! 

The Year 9/10 team finished 2nd on goal difference having won 5 games, drawn 1 and lost 1, scoring 13 goals and conceding 3. A really tough way to just miss out on 1st place but the girls should take real credit from the way they played. Area runners up – so close!” 

Photo of both teams: 

From left to right:  

Front Row: Ava Suryodinigrat-Dinsdale, Ellie Buchanan, Madi Leighton, Charlee Stead, Pippa Gibbon, Orla Noone, Annie Holliday and Phoebe Willis  

Middle Row: Eleanor Dinsdale, Freya Atkinson and Liv Rogerson  

Back Row: Sarah Nolan, Chloe Hanratty, Isla Jenkinson, Katie Smart, Emily Jones, Jorge Lumley, Freya Wilford and Bea Corrance.