For the second time this season the current National Champions at under 16 (Mill Lane Yellows) and under 15 (Mill Lane Blues) took to the field as opponents in the East Riding Girls Under 16 Football League.
75 girls teams from across the North East of England arrived at the Brayton Belles tournament in Selby in advance of what turned out to be a great showcase for girl’s football.
On a typically wet and miserable morning, Mill Lane United and Hessle travelled to Bishop Burton College for the eagerly awaited East Riding Girls Football League Plate final.
Paul Bryant the American Football coach once said; ‘there is no substitute for guts. That quote succinctly sums up the attitude of the Mill Lane United girls on Saturday
On a day when only two matches were played, both on all-weather pitches, both sets of players could have been excused if they had not committed fully to the match in cold and difficult circumstances.
The first cup tie of the season saw Hessle Town travel to Walkington for an eagerly anticipated Lassa Tyres Cup tie. Surprisingly, Hessle had been placed in Division two this season; however, the home side were under
Mill Lane United Blues arrived at Ferriby looking to build on their victory against Brayton the previous week in the East Riding Girls Football League. From the kick off Mill Lane knew they were in for a tough match as Ferriby produced a typical workmanlike performance to deny their younger
Mill Lane United arrived at Costello for their final summer tournament with a ten player squad comprising of Goal Keeper Jessica Wright and defenders Skie Wyatt and Captain Olivia Nassau.
On a bright and breezy morning Mill Lane travelled to West Yorkshire for the penultimate tournament of their summer tour. With the organisers limiting teams to only nine players, Mill Lane travelled