Heyhouses Girls defend The National League Trust Cup at Wembley

Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School represented AFC Fylde at Wembley as they successfully retained their National League Trust (NLT) Cup.

As a result of their latest trophy win, the girls have won a staggering eight NLT tournaments on the bounce, a period of dominance dating all the way back to November 2023!

They are currently the reigning Fylde regional, North West regional, Northern and National Champions, all for a second year in a row, talk about a golden generation...

The girls headed down to Wembley in their numbers, with family and friends making the long journey to the capital to create a memory for a lifetime.

Ensuring they got the full experience of travelling to Wembley, they rode the tube in and then proceeded to walk down the famous Wembley Way before getting ready for kick off.

The team is full of year 6 students, with half of the team having already won it the year before, they knew exactly what to expect and could implement an element of composure within the team.

After walking out of the tunnel Heyhouses came close early on with Robyn smashing the bar from a fantastic free kick.

Up against Southend's representatives, Mia had to be on form inbetween the sticks, but was that ever in doubt? Arguably one of the most impressive stats, throughout the last two years she has only conceded one goal!

Clara came off the bench and was able to dictate the play from up top with Violet taking control in the middle, proving it impossible to get the ball off her once again.

With four minutes to go, Lottie scored a fabulous volley assisted by Violet's throw in, which ultimately, ended up being the winner.

All footballer's dream of walking up those famous Wembley steps to get their hands on some silverware, which only a select few will ever be able to do, these girls can say they've lifted a trophy in one of the most prestigious grounds in world football.

No one can take that away from them, as they all move onto the next stage of their lives going to High Schools, these girls have etched their name into Heyhouses history, they'll be able to look back at this in years to come filled with joy.

Have they inspired the girls younger than them? Is this the end of an era or will we see a new team of stars come through and pick up their mantle?

Dan Monckton, our School Services Manager, has been with them more or less every step of the way and he said:

"These girls are phenomenal. There's no other way of describing them. Not losing a game of football in two years, only conceding one goal in that time, collecting every trophy and then retaining them all, is simply ridiculous.

"The most impressive part is, they are all a lovely bunch of girls. I've come to get to know them all very well, travelling up and down the country with them and they've always wore the badge with pride and made us equally proud of them whilst they have."

"It will be a shame to see them move on because they have provided us with some unbelievable memories that will last us a lifetime, I wish them all the best in their next chapters, and hopefully they continue to play football wherever they go!"

From everyone at AFC Fylde Community Foundation, AFC Fylde and AFC Fylde Women, we would like to say a huge congratulations to Heyhouses girls, and a massive thank you for being such great representatives of our badge.