HCJFC
Season 2000/2001

CALDERDALE  LEAGUE      
GIRLS UNDER U14 TEAM  .

    Ground  --
Batley Sports Centre

Managers

    Graham Walker

Emma
Walker   

Tel 01924 440603

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Presentation Night 2001
Managers Player of Year - Kirsty Glyde
Players Player of Year - Sara Whitehead

CLOUGH GIRLS WIN CALDERDALE LEAGUE CUP FINAL 3-1
League Runners - up 2000-01

GIRLS
SOCCER COACHING
Coaching sessions for girls will be taking
place outdoors, on
grass behind Batley Sports & Tennis Centre.
The first session will take place on Sat 7th July 2001
10-00 to 12-00hrs
FA Qual Coach.
Fun, soccer skills and a game.
Drinks provided.
Cost £1.50 a session.
Ring Yvonne on 01924 440603 to book a place.
Graham Walker 01924 440603 or MOBILE 07879471363.

CLOUGH WIN SEMI (28 Jan)
Calderdale Cup Semi - Final
Howden Clough Girls marched on to the cup final with a sudden death penalty shoot out victory over Hopwood Girls.
This close encounter saw the home side exert early pressure but a well worked counter attack saw Clough break and Hayley Holt thumped the ball into the bottom corner.
Clough were still celebrating as Hopwood kicked off and grabbed an equalizer.
The restart saw Hopwood pressure Cloughs defence who held out well but Hopwood took the lead midway through the half.
Clough never stopped battling and were unlucky hitting the cross bar and post, but a last minute strike from Helen Wagstaff somehow squeezed a way past the keeper grabbing the equalizer.
Extra time saw both teams cancel each other out with neither team managing to score the "golden goal".
Penalty shoot out all square, sudden death saw Emma Rutherford sending the keeper the wrong way and Clough keeper Victoria Larkin making a stunning save to put Clough into the final on 1st April.
CLOUGH WIN THE CUP
Howden Clough Girls 3-1 Hebden Royd
Clough Girls won the Calderdale League Cup with a victory over Hebden Royd 3-1.
From the start Clough put early pressure on Hebdens defence and went close to taking the lead but were denied by an inform keeper making several saves.
Hebden weather the storm and came close to scoring but for keeper Victoria Larkin stopping well.
Clough took the lead just before the interval but it took a fine individual effort from Helen Wagstaff to break the deadlock.
Second period saw Clough string several good moves together switching defence into attack and increased their lead with Hayley Holt latching onto a defensive error.
Holt made it three after good work from Emma Rutherford giving Clough breathing space, but Hebden battled to the end grabbing a late consolation goal.

STRIP
We've now got a great strip which is thanks to MARK MONK of toellandback.com

GIRLS NEWS (19 Nov)
The newly appointed West Riding Women's Football Development Officer Julie Chipchase attended the girls training session and was impressed by the girls commitment  and skill. She has promised to coach the girl's for a session and donate a signed Women's England shirt to the team. We are now sporting our new kit which is great, especially after having hand me downs , and we are having our official team photo soon so watch this space. Thanks again to Mick Monk of toellandback.com for sponsorship and we hope to see him soon to show our appreciation.

Girls pictured after games with USA Team Palo Alto Pelicans

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Howden Clough 0-1 Bradford City
The words "You weren't meant to score " ran true as Clough Girls lost out to Brad City 1-0.
Cloughs Hayley Holt and Helen Wagstaff got the better of midfield, creating chances and striker Heidi Halloran working hard latching onto every loose ball plus the piercing runs from full back Emma Rutherford should have given Clough a comfortable interval lead but the net seemed forbidden territory.
Second period - Cloughs keeper Victoria Larkin made an impressive save and stout defending from Kirsty Glyde , Helen Blakeley , Natalie Gray and Sara Whitehead weathered a brief City storm. Just as a draw seemed to be on the cards Clough were dealt the unkindest of blows scoring an own goal from a city corner to give Bradford the victory.

Howden Clough 1-0 Lightcliffe
Clough Under 14 Girls had a good win over Lightcliffe.
Both sides battled well in the first half and put together some quality passing moves.
Helen Blakely, Kersty Glyde and Sara Whitehead worked well in defence with Vicky Larkin producing some excellent saves.
The decisive goal came when Emma Rutherford showed skill and determination to score before half time.
Clough continued to perform well - Haley Holt and Helen Wagstaff impressed in midfield while Natalie Gray had some excellent shots at goal.

Howden Clough 4-0 Bradford City LEAGUE CUP 1/4 FINALS
Clough Girls booked a Semi-final place by beating Bradford City 4-0.
Clough started slow but soon went up a gear and took an interval lead 2-0 with both goals scored by Emma Rutherford.
Second period saw Bradford launch several attacks but the Clough defence weathered the storm.
Clough then settled and created several chances with some good work in midfield from Haley Holt and Helen Wagstaff who set up Emma Rutherford to score two more goals to make her tally 4 goals.
Clough's defence of Kirsty Glyde,  Sara Whitehead and Helen Blakeley were superb and keeper Victoria Larkin was always ALERT.
When called on both Heidi Halloran and Natalie Gray played well in defence. 

Rothwell Town Girls 2-2 Howden Clough Girls
Clough Girls lack of match practice clearly showed as they made a slow start, finding themselves two down at the interval to a sharper Rothwell Town , this could have been more but for keeper Victoria Larkin making two superb saves.
The restart saw Clough a lot sharper stringing several good moves together and pulled a goal back through a hard working Helen Wagstaff.
Cloughs confidence grew after intense pressure on the Rothwell goal grabbed a well earned equaliser from Hayley Holt.
To their credit Clough searched for a winner but were denied by the cross bar in the last few seconds.

Howden Clough Girls 2-0 Hebden Royd (3/12/00)
Clough Girls completed their first double of the season over Hebden Royd 2-0
Clough started well and early into the game a good kick from keeper Victoria Larkin found Emma Rutherford who struck a fierce shot passed the oncoming keeper.
Hebdens determination launched several raids on the Clough goal but were thwarted by an impressive Helen Blakeley in central defence and keeper Victoria Larkin in fine form.
At the restart Hebden continued to press but then Clough took over and started to dominate play with Helen Wagstaff as hard working as ever.
Late on Hayley Holt ran full length and hit a superb cross for debut girl Sara Ellis to tap in, ensuring Clough remain top of the league.
Girl News
West Yorks Schools have recently held trials to form a representative team and we are please to announce that one of our players Hedi Halloran has been selected.
Well done and good luck from your team mates and all of us at HCJFC

Howden Clough Girls 12-0 Honley Girls
Clough Girls rang in the new year with style by beating Honley Girls 12-0.
Clough pressured the Honley defence from the start and soon took the lead with a well placed goal from Helen Wagstaff'
Clough strung several good passes together with Honley finding it difficult to win possession with Clough taking an interval lead of  8-0.
The restart saw Honley battle well with some well taken shots but Clough were by far the stronger team scoring a further four goals.
Scorers were Helen Wagstaff 7
Hayley Holt 4
Heidi Halloran 1

Howden Clough Girls 3 - 3 Hopwood
The two leaders of their respective divisions met in an inter-league game and drew 3-3.
Cloughs slow start enabled Hopwood to exert early pressure hitting the woodwork and forcing the Clough defence into their own area.
The visitors took the lead midway through the half before Clough turned the game round to equalise through Helen Wagstaff. Both teams were well matched making several chances but were unable to break down good defensive play going into the interval all square.
The re-start saw Clough the better side with Helen Wagstaff completing her hat-trick to take a 3-1 lead but good teams never give up and Hopwood clawed their way back with two late goals to make the final score 3-3.

Howden Clough Girls 3 - 0 Norristhorpe
Clough Girls ran out winners over a useful Norristhorpe 3-0.
From the start both sides were evenly locked with Norristhorpe nearly taking the lead from the keepers long clearance
Clough then settled and started building attacks from the back and a superb run from Helen Wagstaff resulted with Emma Rutherford opening Cloughs account with a tap in.
The restart saw Clough taking the edge and their efforts were rewarded with a fine individual goal from Hayley Holt.
Norristhorpe to their credit battled hard to get back into the game but a shot from long range by Helen Wagstaffe sealed the points for Clough.
Debut girls Angela and Toni Lines settled in well.

Lightcliffe 1-2 Howden Clough Girls
Clough girls were victors over Lightcliffe 2-1..
Cloughs slow start cost them dear despite several good saves from keeper Victoria Larkin when Lightcliffe were awarded a corner and took the lead with a well placed header.
Clough then picked up a tempo and a throw in by Emma Rutherford resulted in Hayley Holt heading the ball home
Shortly after a well placed effort from Helen Wagstaff enabled Holt to grab the winner from a rebounded off the keeper after saving well.
The re-start saw Lightcliffe launch several strikes at the Clough goal but could not convert their chances.
Clough dug in well determined to protect their lead and were unfortunate not to increase it after well worked counter attacks.


Lepton 2-2 Howden Clough Girls
Clough girls could only manage to draw against a strong Lepton side.
Clough played their second game of the weekend attempting to catch up lost games which showed early on as a long clearance from the Lepton keeper enabled her team mate to tuck the ball home giving Clough keeper little chance.
Clough stepped up a gear and a superb left foot volley from Heidi Halloran levelled the score.
Shortly after the restart a good run from Emma Rutherford resulted with Clough taking the lead through Hayley Holt.
Lepton battled well and leveled the score after a mix up in the Clough defence.
Clough had chances to take the lead but were denied by an informed keeper who made several quality saves.

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