Former England player attends mini football tournament for Banbury schoolgirls

Banbury United were proud to welcome Fern Whelan at the Women’s World Cup Festival Day for girls in school years 3 and 4 at the Banbury Plant Hire Community Stadium on Tuesday, April 25.

The event was funded by the National League Trust and was a part of the Weetabix Wildcats initiative, which is designed to encourage girls aged 5–11 to get involved with football.

Teams from Bloxham, Deddington, and Hanwell Fields primary schools were represented, and around 30 girls took to the pitch in the tournament.

The guest of honour for the day, on behalf of the National League Trust, was Professional Footballers’ Association representative Fern Whelan, who had a long career playing for Liverpool, Everton, Brighton and Hove Albion, and England at youth and senior level and now works as an equalities officer for the Women’s Game.