Football Focus Issue 73 | Page 51

Hull City Ladies Mark has been familiar with Hull City Ladies due to his work as a School Games Organiser in the city. Mark has a good relationship with the manager Rachel Gay at Hull City Ladies FC and they regularly work together on school football and rugby league projects. Mark always has positive feedback about the club and feels they contribute massively to the development of girls and women’s football in the local area. Mark says, “Congratulations on all the outstanding work so far, good luck in the future with developing football with women and girls in Hull and the East Riding”. America on Scholarship and one long term player going into the Army. We have an amazing team spirit and with our new additions I am sure we will be pushing for that promotion again this year as well as hoping for a good run in the FA Cup, which we love entering as it gives us the opportunity to be tested against higher opposition.” Talent “It is always really tough to pick out a few players, as they all have their qualities on and off the pitch that make the team successful. Ellice Jackman our centre back and Rebecca Beech our top goalscorer are our longest serving players at the club and it’s great to see them sign on again as they are key to where we want to be. We have many talented youngsters at the club who are learning all the time, in particular Emma Westmorland and sixteen year old Alice Stewart, who just seem to get better week in week out. The signing of Hope Knight from the WSL is going to be an exciting one; she has proved already in the last few weeks that she is going to be a real asset for us, as well as Liberty Bott who has just returned from three years playing out in Miami. Our squad is looking really good and I cannot wait for the season to start now.” St Marys's College Hull Women's and Girls Football Proud supporters of Hull City Ladies 01482 851 136 | www.smchull.org Cranbrook Ave, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU6 7TN Community