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THECLUB THEPROGRAMME THE PEOPLE Club Chair: Sally Thackray Club Treasurer: Allyson Matthews Coach Liaison: Jess Pearson Player Liaison Officer: Jess Pearson Football Development Officer: Charlotte Stuart Club Secretary: Sally Thackray Media Officer: Amee Ruszkai Photographer: George Wood Senior Coaches: Charlotte Stuart, Lee Harrison, Declan Smith, Chris Birks, Sarah Lowden Junior Coaches: Charlotte Stuart, Shauna Legge, Adam Fox, Andy Uttley, Joe Bray, Paul Scott, Georgia Clipson, Danny Barker, Samir Butt, Amee Ruszkai, Antonia Butcher, Qasim Akhtar THE HONOURS Yorkshire and Humberside League Champions: 1988/89 1995/96 Yorkshire Plate Runners-up: 1989 Yorkshire Cup Winners: 1996 Northern Division Champions: 1996/97 FA Cup Quarter Finals: 1998 Premier League Cup Semi Finalists: 1998 North East Premier League Champions: 2006/07 County Cup Champions: 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 THE DETAILS First Team Home Venue: Eccleshill United, Kingsway, <strong>Bradford</strong>. BD2 1PN Training Venue/Reserves Home Venue: Rawdon Meadows, BD10 0NN Email: info@bcwfc.co.uk Website: www.bcwfc..co.uk Twitter: @bcwfc Facebook: /bcwfc Instagram: @bcwfc 5 Chair Chatter: Chairwoman Sally Thackray gives her thoughts ahead of this afternoon’s game 6 Match Preview: All you need to know about today’s fixture 8-9 Lucy Sowerby: Scorer of the winner in midweek, the striker speaks of the impact of that result 11 Reserves: <strong>City</strong> take on Leeds this afternoon , looking to bounce back from defeat last time out 14 Today’s Opposition — <strong>Blackburn</strong> <strong>Rovers</strong>: Just who are this afternoon’s visitors? 15 ‘A’ Team: It’s league matters, finally, for <strong>City</strong> today 16-17 The FA Women’s Premier League: Look ahead to this afternoon’s fixtures and view the standings 19 Our Home of Football — Eccleshill United: Catch up with our ground-sharers 20-21 Last time out: Read up on the Bantams’ last outing, as they welcomed Huddersfield Town 22 Stuart McCall’s Bantams: Plenty of players are returning from injury for the in form side 23 Fixtures and Results: The club’s full schedule for the season THE FACTS <strong>City</strong>’s last beat <strong>Blackburn</strong> <strong>Rovers</strong> in April 2014. In their six meetings in the FAWPL, these two have produced an average of 3.83 goals per game. <strong>Blackburn</strong>’s top scorer this season, Ella Toone has eight goals in two games and will head to the World Cup with England’s under-17s at the end of the month. THE ISSUE Editor: Ameé Ruszkai Photos: George Wood, Alex Daniel Print: Staples (<strong>Bradford</strong>) 3