Garston Ladies
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Garston Ladies
Football Club
G
arston Ladies FC was formed in 1996 as Garston Girls. We joined
forces with Everett Ladies in 2002 and have since gone from
strength-to-strength, growing rapidly to become one of the biggest all-
female grassroots clubs in the country.
We’re just coming to the end of
another successful season for the club
and we’re already looking forward to
next season - our 23rd. The 2017-2018
season has seen the club reach three
County Cup Finals (at Under 12, Under
15 and Under 16) and with a month or
so to go, we’re still in contention for a
number of league titles. We’re hoping
for more of the same next year.
The phenomenal growth in women’s
football over the past ten years has
undoubtedly played a major part in the
growth of Garston Ladies. Much of our
focus has been on building a solid base at
the younger age groups and developing
a pathway for players to progress within
our club, while at the same time, helping
the more ambitious players to seek
opportunities outside the grassroots
game. A number of our players have
gone on to play for Watford Ladies and
other semi-professional teams.
We have gained an excellent
reputation in the local community and
have been recognised for this both
by Watford Borough Council and by
the Hertfordshire FA. As a grassroots
club, we strongly believe in the idea of
football for all; we don’t turn players
away and we never hold trials.
The biggest challenge we’ve faced
over the past few years is one of
capacity; with 25 teams and more than
300 players on our books, we’ve now
reached a point at which it’s difficult for
us to continue growing. We don’t own
our own ground, and although we have
an excellent relationship with our hosts,
Bushey Sports Club, this means that we
have to share the facilities with other
clubs - and even other sports.
Our winter midweek training
sessions are held at five different
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