Our girls-only football scheme started life in September 2008, when just three girls, two of them sisters, turned up to our very first session in Brixton.

Since then we have steadily developed girls’ football in Lambeth both on and off the pitch. In partnership with Lambeth Council and the Lambeth This Girl Can initiative we have run the Lambeth Secondary Schools Girls’ League and tournaments for girls in years 7 to 10 every year since 2010. We also select and manage the Lambeth London Youth Games squad every year. Our sessions take place on Saturday mornings at Ferndale Sports Centre, Brixton SW9 and Wednesday evenings at the Roupell Park Estate MUGA, Upper Tulse Hill SW2 (details below).

Our girls have won a number of tournaments down the years, including the Streetgames 5s Festival in 2013 and 2014, which saw our winning teams go on to compete in the national finals at St. George’s Park. Current Real Betis Féminas striker, Rinsola Babajide, was a member of the 2014 team. Our U6s team achieved the London County Saturday Youth League and Cup double in 2018. A number of young women have also achieved their F.A Level-1 and -2 coaching qualifications with us via our participant-volunteer pathway.

We have players who have barely kicked a ball before, and others who’ve trained with the female teams at Chelsea, Palace, AFC Wimbledon and Millwall. And in between, there’s room for everyone. For those looking to progress, we can provide a direct exit route into SMFC U15s team (2022-23) and the AFC Wimbledon Academy. As well as playing football, our members have enjoyed free trips out, including visits to the theatre, Streetgames events, Wandsworth Flipout, Nando’s, Wembley and the Emirates’ Stadium.

Our current coaching team consists of 4 young women who all came through the scheme as participants. Our lead coach started playing with us aged 14, went on to gain her F.A Level-1 & -2 coaching badges with us and plays semi-pro football. Want to emulate her? Then come on down!