2010/2011 TEAM NEWS
03 May 2011

11/06/11 PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
West Ham United Ladies celebrated the end of another successful season with a trophy laden presentation night in the Paolo Di Canio Suite at Upton Park last night attended by over 300 players and guests.
Under 12 team award winners:
Players’ Player of the Year (joint winners): Lotte Wubben-Moy
Players’ Player of the Year (joint winner): Sindi Kanto
Players’ Player of the Year (joint winner): Olivia Smith
Manager’s Most Improved Player of the Year: Amber Bahra
A gallery of photos of the evening can be found at:
www.flickr.com/photos/krisslee

23/05/11 TEAM MANAGERS END OF SEASON REPORT
Colin Bennett, West Ham United Ladies Under 12s team manager, presented the following end of season report at the club's Annual General Meeting last night:
From the trials we went with a fourteen girl squad. One player remained form last years under 12’s and seven stepped up from the Under 10’s with six new players joining who were all under 12’s. So we had an even split of seven Under 12’s and seven under 11’s.
We played one League Cup game which we unfortunately lost. We won our league which only ran until December and our record was P10 W8 D1 L1. We then played friendliest from January to April and our record against under 12 opponents was P5 W5 and against under 13 opponents P2 W2.
In total we P18 W15 D1 L2 – GS 137 GA 17 – Clean sheets 8. Our top scorer scored 38 goals.
The girls played a style of football that was pleasing to watch and we always attracted approving comments from anyone who watched. The girls were challenged to think about the game and develop their play and to be self analytical. We feel that the older under 12’s have developed well enough to have a really good chance of progressing to the under 14’s and that the younger under 13’s have sufficiently developed in terms of technique and tactical knowledge to make the under 12’s an outstanding team next season.

21/04/11 END OF SEASON PRESENTATION NIGHT
West Ham United Ladies end of season presentation night will be held at Upton Park on Friday 10th June.
All players and club officials are admitted to the evening free of charge but there is a £7.50 charge for all guests. Tickets must be ordered and paid for in advance as the event is always sold out.
Ticket order forms will be issued via team managers shortly.
The evening begins at 7.30 and presentations will commence at 8.15 with a disco to follow.

16/01/10 CORRINGHAM IN CUP
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s finally found out their opposition in the quarter final of the Essex County Girls League Cup and will travel to Corringham Cosmos on Sunday 30th January.
The Hammers received a bye in the first round but have been waiting several weeks to find out their opponents as Corringham's game at Ashingdon was postponed several times before finally producing a 3-2 win for the Cosmos today.

14/12/10 XMAS BREAK DETAILS
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s last training session of the year at Beckton will be on Friday 17th December.
Training will recommence after the Christmas break on Wednesday 5th Janaury 2011.

07/10/10 LEAGUE CP DRAW
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s have been awarded a bye in the first round of the Essex County Girls League 9 A Side Cup and will meet the winners of the Ashingdon Youith versus Corringham Cosmos tie in the quarter final on Sunday 30th January.
There are four first round matches with the winners advancing to join the four teams who received byes into the quarter finals.
The first round ties will be played on Sunday 12th December.

03/09/10 LEAGUE FIXTURES RELEASED
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s will begin their league season with a trip to Writtle Minors on Sunday 19th September after the Essex County Girls Football League fixtures were released today.
Alongside the Hammers in the six team A Division are, Little Thurrock Dynamos Diamonds, Tigers Black Sox, Assandun Vikings, Ashingdon Youth and Writtle Minors.

29/06/10 PRE SEASON TRAINING
West Ham United Ladies return to training in early July as both the senior and junior sides prepare for the new season ahead.
Junior training for the Under 10s, 12s 14s and 16s will commence on Friday 2nd July at Beckton. Existing players and those invited after the summer trials should be ready for 7.00 pm start (ensuring they have any outstanding forms, photos and training fees with them if not already sent).

2009/2010 TEAM NEWS
08 Jun 2010

11/06/10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
West Ham United Ladies celebrated the end of another successful season with a trophy laden presentation night at East Ham Working Mens Club last night attended by over 300 players and guests.
The Under 12s award winners were:
Players’ Player of the Year: Libby Patten
Players’ Player of the Year Runners Up: Amber Stokes
Manager’s Player of the Year: Kelsey Kiely
Manager’s Player of the Year Runner Up: Shellie Sumpter
Parent’s Player of the Year: Aleah Headley

26/05/10 TEAM MANAGERS END OF SEASON REPORT
Luke Berry, West Ham United Ladies Under 12s team manager presented the following end of season report at the club's Annual General Meeting at Upton Park last night:
Moving on from the success last season on the mini pitch, it was going to be a challenge moving to the bigger junior pitches. Changes were made during the pre season and new faces were brought in to improve the side. After trials were done, Aleah Headley, Shellie Sumpter, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Ocean Lewis were added to the side. Kelsey Kiely was training with the West Ham side last season and she was also added to the squad. We had friendly fixtures against top sides - to give us a test on what we can expect from the upcoming season - Senrab under 13s, QPR and Crystal Palace. All the sides had played on a junior pitch the previous year, so with that I thought it would be a great idea to play these teams and we did well and learnt loads from the games which lead us into our season. The start of the season went well for us as we were unbeaten leading up to Christmas and more important was that we were playing great football and learning loads every game. After Christmas when the bad weather hit we didn't have a game for about eight weeks and the news that we lost our captain Charlie Devlin to Millwall’s Centre of Excellence was a massive blow to the club and the setup of the team, but in fairness to the midfielders Aleah Headley and Amber Stokes they took on the task of running the midfield. We lost two games in January, which cost us the league, but the most important thing for me this season was to get the girls ready for the under 14s and get them playing the game the right way and I feel that we have done that. I feel that the players know their roles in games when we have the ball and when we don't. I can say that the defence knows the defensive line and know when to cover players and mark.
We finished the season second in the League and in won the League Cup final, which I would say was a good season before the season started and the football we play proves to me that it has been a good season. I know we didn't win the league and the girls were disappointed about that, but knowing that they have improved as a team and as individual players makes me a happy manager. I would like thank Tracey Duxbury who has been brilliant this season in the way that she has watched my coaching and helped me improve that and also watching the girls play and pointing out things that I can improve them on. I would like to thank Dave Maslen, Ray Wood and Jim Maycock for all they help during the season whilst at training at Beckton and coming to support the girls when they can. I feel that we were a great group of coaches this season and work well together in swapping ideas and problems and I feel that this made the junior section stronger. Lastly my parents need a massive thanks as they are brilliant and give me and the girls 100% support and they willingness to drive all across Essex to see their daughters play is credit to their commitment. Also their willingness to let me do the coaching on match days and not shout out at the girls and confuse is a massive help and helps the girls concentrate on what I have asked them to do.

11/04/10 RUNNERS UP SPOT
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s completed their Essex County Girls Football League programme with a 3-2 victory at Redbridge to finisih the season in the runners up spot.
The Hammers will have a chance to land some silverware though when they face Leigh Ramblers in the League Cup final on 23rd May.

28/03/10 CUP FINAL NEWS
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s will meet Leigh Ramblers in the Essex County Girls Football League Cup final on Sunday 23rd May. The final wil be held at Runwell Hospital Sports Ground in Wickford.
Leigh Ramblers reached the final after a tense 3-2 victory time win over Little Thurrock Dynamos in their semi final

31/01/10 LEAGUE CUP SEMI FINAL LINE UP
West Ham United Ladies will have to wait a week to find out their opponents in the Essex County Girls League Cup semi finals after some of the quarter final ties failed to beat the weather this weekend.
The Hammers entered the last four courtesy of a 3-1 win over Tigers and wil meet either Colchester Villa or Springfield in the semi final on Sunday 21st March.
The full semi final draw:
Little Thurrock Dynamos White v Leigh Ramblers or Chigwell
West Ham United v Colchester Villa or Springfield

16/12/09 CHRISTMAS BREAK
The last training session at Beckton for junior sides will be on Wednesday 23rd December, when it is hoped some of the ladies first team squad will be helping with the session.
Junior training will recommence on Wednesday 6th January 2010.

14/12/09 TIGERS NEXT IN LEAGUE CUP
West Ham United Ladies walk over win in the Essex County Girls League Cup has seen them pitted against Tigers in the quarter final draw.
The match is scheduled for Sunday 31st January.
Full Draw:
Little Thurrock White v Snaresbrook
Leigh Ramblers v Chigwell
West Ham United v Tigers
Colchester Villa v Springfield

12/12/09 HAMMERS IN QUARTERS AFTER LATE WITHDRAWAL
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s advanced to the quarter finals of the Essex County Girls League Cup in unfortunate circumstances as Gallow United withdrew from the competition shortly before their first round tie this weekend.
The late withdrawal left the side without a game after the frustration of several weeks of postponements due to the weather.

7/11/09 HOME TIE FOR LEAGUE CUP
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s have been given a home draw the opening round of the Essex County Girls League Cup and will meet B Divsion side Gallow United on Sunday 13th December.
Full Draw
LTD Whites v Snaresbrook
Hutton Girls v Redbridge Ladies
Leigh Ramblers v Barking Ladies
Chigwell v Brentwood Town
West Ham United v Gallow United
Clacton Athletic v Tigers
Colchester Villa - bye
Soringfield - bye

26/09/09 WRITTLE WRANGLE
A wrangle between Writtle Minors and various leagues and football administrators has led to West Ham United Ladies Under 12s being without a fixture this weekend.
Scheduled opponents Writtle informed Hammers manager Luke Berry after training late on Friday evening that they had been suspended from the Essex County Girls League as a result of their registration with another league and were therefore not allowed to participate Sunday's match.
Hammers club secretary Jim Maycock explained, "The call on Friday night was the first we heard of any of this and our girls now find themsleves withouth a game that they had no doubt been looking forward to all week, which is a real shame, but from our point fo view there is nothing we can do about it."

22/08/09 LEAGUE FIXTURES RELEASED
West Ham United Ladies Under 12 side will play in the Essex County Girls League A Division for season 2009/2010. Seven other teams will compete with the Hammers with each team playing a home and away game with each other. In addition their will be a League Cup competition including the sides in the B division.
The full lists of sides is:
A Division
Colchester Villa
Leigh Ramblers
Little Thurrock Dynamos White
Redbridge
Springfield
Tigers
West Ham United
Writtle Minors

2008/2009 TEAM NEWS
21 Jun 2009

07/06/09 HAMMERS GET TALENT
West Ham United Ladies Under 12s quick stepped from Upton Park today as immediately they finished playing in the tournamnet at the Boleyn ground they travelled to meet Britains Got Talent winners Diversity at their nearby Dance Studios.

06/06/09 PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
West Ham United Ladies celebrated the end of the most succesful season in their history with a trophy laden presentation night at East Ham Working Mens Club last night.
With over 300 players and guests in attendance the awards were presented by West Ham United's Commercial Executive Jon O'Neil and Media Manager Paul Stringer, with the Ladies first team manager Tony Marshall comparing the evening.
The under 12s recipients were:
Players Player of the Year:
Danielle Sillitoe
Players Player of the Year Runners Up:
Georgie Hodges
Managers Player of the Year:
Danielle Sillitoe
Managers Player of the Year Joint Runner Up:
Ciara Bland
Managers Player of the Year Joint Runner Up:
Chelsea Martin
Coachs Award:
Courtney Peverill
Coachs Award Runner Up:
Georgia Richards

19/05/09 TEAM MANAGERS END OF SEASON REPORT
Ray Wood, West Ham United Ladies Under 12s team manager gave the following end of season report at the club's Annual General Meeting at Upton Park last night:
The Under 12s have completed their season finishing in a respectable second place. Despite drawing the top two teams in the cup, the girls still managed to reach the semi final. Having only 3 or 4 girls coming up from last season Under 11s, many new players had to be sought before the start of the season, only having four to six weeks training together to gel as a team before the start of the season, and with this in mind, they have competed well and worked hard through out the season.
Towards the end of the season we undertook a trip to Ireland to take part with thirty other teams in the Shelburne United Tournament which was a great success with the girls finishing 3rd over all and only losing one game to the Irish national champions.
I would like to say a big thanks to Jeff Richards for his linesman duties through the season and all the parents for helping out with the nets etc on match days.
I would also like to thank Jim for his support and advice throughout the season and of course my wife Jane for all her hard work, and Dave Maslen for his help at training sessions.

28/04/09 LAST TRAINING SESSION
The final training session of this season at Beckton will be on Friday 15th May.
All current players are reminded they should attend trials on Sunday 14th June for which they have been pre registered.

25/03/09 FLANDERS PAVILION ALMOST READY: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
West Ham United Ladies were delighted to be given the news that the new pavilion at Flanders Playing Fields, home ground for all our junior teams, will become fully operational from April 4th.
In preparation on Saturday 28th of March from 10am till around 4pm the managing body of the grounds are holding a workday to help ready the new facility for final use. This will possibly involve:
Preparing & Planting around car park
Putting up fencing / netting to protect front of pavilion
Fixing of picnic benches & boot scrapers
Installation of TV aerial & TVs
Relocating metal fence panels
Installation of some internal fixtures & fittings
If you can, please volunteer a few hours to help as the Ladies section joins with all the other users of the pavilion and grounds to put the finishing touches to the splendid building. The day will end with a BBQ for all helpers.
Coaches, players and parents should note that from April 4th access to the playing fields will be via the new pavilion entrance in Napier Road and not through the current gates.

28/10/08 LEAGUE FIXTURES ANNOUNCED
With the seeding matches now complete the West Ham United Girls Under 12s can look ahead to their league competition proper.
With them in the 8 team A Division are:
Catholic United
Little Thurrock Dynamos Doves
Valley Green
Tigers
Senrab
Colchester town
Writtle Minors
The Hammers open their campaign with a visit from Valley Green on 16th November

18/08/08 LEAGUE GROUPINGS ANNOUNCED
West Ham United Under 12s have been placed in a six team group for their opening round of league fixtures in the Essex County Girls Football League for the 2008/9 season.
Competitng with the Hammers for a top three finish to gain entry into the top seeded league for the second stage of the season along with the highest placed teams from the other two qualifying leagues will be:
Redbridge Ladies North
Redbridge Ladies South
Senrab
Tigers
and
Hutton
League fixtures will commence on Sunday 21st September.

08/08/08 BOOT DEAL WITH UNITED SPORTS
United Sports at Ilford have teamed up with West Ham United Ladies to provide senior and junior players with a terrific deal on new boots for the 2008/9 season.
Players will receive a 20% discount on new boots and other purchases made with the boots as well as a 10% discount on any future sporting equipment bought at their Cranbrook Road store.