ROSS JUNIORS FC
Official Nike Partner Club • Herefordshire Junior Football League Club of the Year 2022 •Three Star FA Accredited Club
GIRLS FOOTBALL
Ross Junior Girls started training in August 2011, prior to this the girls had been part of the boy's section. Since then this section has flourished making the club one of the largest girls' clubs in Herefordshire, and building a reputation regionally with on and off-the-field activities and achievements. As it currently stands we can proudly boast 11 of our players going on to join WSL academies such as Bristol City, Aston Villa, Birmingham City and WBA. Mary McAteer and Amelie Curtis have both gone on to represent Wales in their respective age group.
2016-17 saw another successful season for our girl's section, the stand-out event being the Under 10's becoming FA National Futsal Champions for England, after successfully winning the regionals and county heats. To put this into context the other National age group winners were Tottenham Hotspurs, AFC Wimbledon, and Crystal Palace girls.
The 2017-18 season saw the club running 8 junior teams. A successful Isle of Wight tour took place as well as club visits to support England Women's games. We also have an ever-expanding female section giving our girls a complete pathway from junior to adult football. We have 30 ladies currently training with many ex-junior players being part of this. We also started our Wildcats programme which was a great success with over 30 Wildcats attending.
2018-19 was another fantastic year with many teams reaching respective finals and our U12s winning the Gloucester Girls League and becoming FA National Futsal Runners Up, second in the whole country! The girl's section also went on tour to Paris and performed brilliantly against Parisian sides.
The 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons saw limited football due to Covid. 2021/22 thankfully saw a return to football with more teams being added to the club and the season finished on a real flourish with 3 County cups being won and 110 of us watching the Lionesses triumph at Wembley in the Euros Final.
The 2022/23 season offers the club more optimism with a great lineup of talented and committed child-focused coaches and ever-increasing players. This season sees the creation of a female main pitch and a new Women's team in the Midwest Counties League, the majority of the players being with the club since 2011 and our formative years of the girl's section. A real pathway in action.
The aim is to carry on increasing numbers and teams and the club welcomes players from all over. Currently, the squad boasts players from Ross, Hereford, Ledbury, Abergavenny, Monmouth, raglan, Newent, Tewkesbury and the Forest of Dean. Each season's success on the pitch is equalled by friendship and memories off the pitch.
U6 Wildcats
Our Wildcats were created following our successful 2021 Wild cats programme and are for girls in reception to year 1 who are either too young to play in a league or just want to train and play occasional games.
Training is Monday from 6-7 pm, and the plan is for the girls to train occasionally with other teams/clubs as they build their skills and play up.
With Georgeanna and Holly, the girls are in good hands and are always having fun.
Under 8s Colts
a brand new team for this season, the girls who are all year 2 will be playing up a year in the Herefordshire Girls League.
Coached by the experienced duo of Richard and Ian the team is looking forward to playing their first ever gamers and having lots of fun.
The club would like to thank the Beauty Rooms for their amazing support in providing a brand new kit.
Under 8s Juniors
Ross Juniors Under 8’s Colts also train Mondays 6-7 pm and are very excited to be starting their 2nd season in the Herefordshire Girls Under 8 League on Sundays this season. Made up of year 2 girls the team is coached by Dave and Greg.
The club is delighted to announce that Morgan Boseley Fencing, BituChem and Command Alkon will be continuing to sponsor the girl's kit and are delighted to welcome Natra Tex as new sponsors for the 2022/23 season.
Under 10s Colts
Ross Juniors Under 10 Colts train Mondays 6-7 pm and play in the Herefordshire Girls Under 10 League on Sundays.
All the girls are current year 4's and most came from our wildcats programme. Managed by Ainsley, Martin and Alison. Last season the girls were runners-up in the League County cup at Edgar Street.
The girl's home kit is generously sponsored by Beyond Storage and Animind Studios .
Under 10s Juniors
Ross Juniors Under 10’s Colts train Tuesday evenings and play in the Herefordshire Girls Under 10 League on Sundays. The girls did superbly last season and were runners-up in the Girls League Cup.
With many new girls in this age group, we have a vibrant and enthusiastic section, the U10s are managed by Tony and Tim and the kit is kindly sponsored by the Stevens family in memory of club legend, Big Dave.
Under 12s Colts
The Under 12 Colts are all-year 6 girls who are the current holders of the Herefordshire Girls League U10's Cup after an immense season.
The girls have really grown as a team and are looking forward to this season, they are managed by Louise and Spud.
The teams train on Wednesdays 6-7 pm and games are on Sunday Mornings in the Herefordshire Girls League. The girls are kindly sponsored by Salvagnini.
Under 12 Juniors
The team are managed by Shaun and Darren
The girls are all going into year 7 and have now played as a team together for the last four seasons.
The teams train on Thursdays 6-7 pm and play games on Sunday mornings.
The team is sponsored by Rutherford Cancer Centres and Baylis Vauxhall.
Under 13s Juniors
The Juniors are a great bunch of year 7 and 8 girls managed by Nick and Dave.
They play in the Gloucester County Girls League in September as U13s and have enjoyed a busy pre-season of team bonding, tournaments, and friendlies.
The home kit was generously donated by Adam Stansfield Foundation and the away kit by Vanstone Construction. Hoodies are sponsored by Command Alkon and Rainjackets by M3 Floodtec
Under 15's Juniors
Ross Juniors Under 15's are managed by Alison, Nicola and Steve and are made up of year 9 and 10 girls.
The team have had a great season recently in the Gloucester County League and won the Herefordshire U14 County Cup.
The team is now looking forward to a successful 2022/23 season in the newly formed U15 league and has grown its squad significantly recently with many more girls joining.
Under 16 Juniors
This team are looking forward to the forthcoming season again in the Gloucester County League. Managed by Debbie, Gavin and Carl the team have been together for 7 years now.
Former FA National Futsal Champions and current U16 Herefordshire County Cup Winners the girls train Monday evenings at JKHS and play Sundays. The team has attracted players from Hereford, Forest of Dean and Abergavenny and are looking forward to a strong season.